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  • Looking In A Mirror

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 28, 2021
     | 1,681 views

    Here is part of a story by Gabrielle Moss? I've been known to waste massive amounts of time using mirrors to do respectable, adult things, like trying to straighten my bangs. Surely you've had the pleasure of breaking a mirror and having some helpful person inform you that you have now ...read more

  • The First Approached The Elephant, And Examined ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 1,947 views

    -The First approached the Elephant, and examined his broad and sturdy side. He said this elephant is very much like a wall. -The Second, feeling of the tusk, said “So very round and smooth and sharp? To me it is mighty clear this elephant is very much like a spear!" -The Third ...read more

  • The Year Was 1920. The Scene Was The Examining ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,006 views

    The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, “Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open a door of ...read more

  • When Examining A Precious Stone, Gemologists ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,598 views

    When examining a precious stone, gemologists often look at it in the sunlight. When I was selling Rainbow cleaners, I would shine a bright light in the room to reveal dirt floating in the air. So how do our spiritual lives stand up to the sunlight? Are they ...read more

  • A New York Times Examination Of Lottery ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,603 views

    A New York Times examination of lottery documents, as well as interviews with lottery administrators and analysts, finds that lotteries accounted for less than 1% to 5% of the total revenue for K-12 education last year in the 23 states that use lottery money for schools. Most of the money raised by ...read more

  • Self Evaluation  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 23, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,407 views

    ILLUSTRATION - Self Evaluation -------------------------------- State employment officials in Tucson, Arizona, posted an interesting sign over a full-length mirror. Directed to all job hunters, it read, “Would you hire this person?” In another office a mirror and sign posed this question: “Are you ...read more

  • Self-Destruction

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009
     | 2,610 views

    SELF-DESTRUCTION The same way a lot of people have destroyed what the Lord rightly gave to them with their own hands. The case of a governor of one of the states in Nigeria is a very good example. He jumped bail in England and was removed on coming back home. There was also the case of one boy who ...read more

  • On Self-Control  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,246 views

    ON SELF-CONTROL When I’m at the pizza buffet and I’ve already had more than enough to eat, and I know there’s a good chance another slice will make me miserable for the next 3-4 hours and I eat it anyway .... I lack self control. When I decide to stay up late and play video games or surf the ...read more

  • On Self-Control

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 14, 2011
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    ON SELF-CONTROL Daniel Akst in a secular article called, "Whose in Charge Here?" wrote: "Life in modern Western cultures is like living at a giant all-you-can-eat buffet offering more calories, credit, sex, intoxicants, and just about anything else one could take to excess than our forebears ...read more

  • Self-Remedies

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011
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    SELF-REMEDIES Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63 year old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to be done. He ...read more

  • Self-Image

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
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    SELF-IMAGE There's a story about a girl who was the daughter of one of the royal families of Europe. She had a big, round nose that destroyed her beauty in the eyes of others--and especially in her own eyes. She grew up with this terrible image of herself as an ugly person. So her family hired a ...read more

  • Being Self

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016
     | 7,326 views

    A little boy named Adam wanted to be like his friend Bobby. Adam loved the way Bobby walked and talked. Bobby, however, wanted to be like Charlie. Something about Charlie’s stride and accent intrigued him. Charlie, on the other hand, was impressed with Danny. Charlie wanted to look and sound like ...read more

  • #8230;wickedness, When You Examine It, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 3,080 views

    “…wickedness, when you examine it, turns out to be the pursuit of some good in the wrong way. You can be good for the mere sake of goodness: you cannot be bad for the mere sake of badness. You can do a kind action when you are not feeling kind and when it gives you no pleasure, simply because ...read more

  • Some Might Think That A Sermon Examining Doctrine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Dec 17, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,894 views

    Some might think that a sermon examining doctrine is dry and boring. More than that, they might think that doctrine isn’t as important as something you can apply directly to your life situation. You might think, you want something that will help you with your marriage, with your other ...read more

  • When Researchers Examined Data From The Late ...

    Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006
     | 1,409 views

    "When researchers examined data from the late 1980s on 5,232 married adults, they found that 645 subjects reported marital dissatisfaction. When the unhappy spouses were surveyed five years later, those who had remained married were more likely than divorced subjects to state that they were happy. ...read more

  • After A Physical Examination, A Man Said, "Tell ...

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Jun 7, 2006
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    After a physical examination, a man said, "Tell me in plain language, Doc, what’s really the matter with me?" "Do you want it straight? "Yes." "Well, there isn’t a thing wrong with you except that you’re just plain lazy!" "Okay," drawled the ...read more

  • If A Man Carefully Examines His Thoughts He Will ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,774 views

    If a man carefully examines his thoughts he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. His well-being is always ...read more

  • Examine Your Hearts Today As You Partake Of The ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 7, 2007
     | 1,438 views

    Examine your hearts today as you partake of the body and blood of Christ. Repent of any thought, word, or deed that the Holy Spirit points out in your life that is not pleasing to God. Rededicate yourself to being His disciple, and receive the heart warming assurance John Wesley experienced on ...read more

  • Shirley Maclaine On Self

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,364 views

    SHIRLEY MACLAINE ON SELF Actress Shirley MacLaine said one time, "The most pleasurable journey you take is through yourself...the only sustaining love involvement is with yourself... When you look back on your life and try to figure out where you've been and where you're going, when you look at ...read more

  • Self Can Never Cast Out Self, Even In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 2,645 views

    "Self can never cast out self, even in the regenerate man. Praise God The death of Jesus, once and forever, is the death to self. And the gift of the Holy ...read more