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  • A Sisyphean Task (Sisyphus)

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    A SISYPHEAN TASK (Sisyphus) In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a brilliant rascal who sometimes played tricks on the gods to get what he wanted. He even used trickery to avoid death. Finally the gods had enough and condemned Sisyphus to eternal hard labor -- his punishment: rolling a boulder up a ...read more

  • Being Wanted  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    BEING WANTED I heard of a story this week that really moved me deep. It’s a story of a black girl who had cleft palate (bungi). She was the butt of jokes and was very unhappy. They called her names – ugly names that just drove her deeper into despair. Most people made no attention to her except ...read more

  • When Running The 2001 London Marathon, I Made ...

    Contributed by Gary Birch on Jul 25, 2008
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    When running the 2001 London Marathon, I made sure I had my name on the front of my shirt so as many people as possible would be shouting my ...read more

  • Pastor Dave Kinney Said, "From God's Fixed Place ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 26, 2008
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    Pastor Dave Kinney said, "From God's fixed place in heaven He can powerfully fix anything broken in the human heart, and because God still reigns, ...read more

  • Just Stay In The Race

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 29, 2008
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    JUST STAY IN THE RACE Charlton Heston had to learn how to drive a chariot with four horses for his part in the movie Ben Hur. After many weeks of chariot lessons he told the director, "I think I can drive the chariot all right, but I'm not at all sure I can actually win ...read more

  • 60% Of Gen-Y Members (Born Roughly Between ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    60% of Gen-Y members (born roughly between 1980-1994) want to hear from their managers at work at least once a ...read more

  • Who's Side

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    WHO'S SIDE During WWII a parade of well-trained soldiers was marching through downtown. The soldiers were trained and now preparing to leave for war. As they marched by one old lady's house she was so proud of the men. She grabbed her broom stick, placed it on her shoulder and started marching ...read more

  • Pass Your Wisdom

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Sep 28, 2008
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    Pass Your Wisdom You and I are supposed to be passing wisdom to each other... Here's the good news - every one of you can do that! Every one of you has the potential to pass on wisdom: To help someone grow, to help inspire someone, to champion someone ...to add value to their life. Every one of ...read more

  • There's A Great One Inside You  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
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    There's a Great One Inside You During a practice session for the Green Bay Packers, things were not going well for Vince Lombardi’s team. Lombardi singled out one big guard for his failure to "put out." It was a hot, muggy day when the coach called his guard aside and leveled his awesome vocal ...read more

  • One Woman Called Her Flight Agent To Book A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
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    One woman called her flight agent to book a flight to New York. She said, "I want to go and see the wonders of Hippopotamus, New York; please book me a flight from Dallas." The agent said, "I'm sorry Madame, but there is no such city. Perhaps you want Albany or Syracuse?" After ten minutes the ...read more

  • Manna To A Teen's Soul

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 16, 2008
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    MANNA TO A TEEN'S SOUL Mr. Redden was a part of the church of my childhood; he’s now with the Lord. One time he was a chaperone for our youth group. He was very much on the edge of a great spiritual defeat. I was only about 12 or 13, but Mr. Redden found himself sharing his tough time with me. I ...read more

  • Little Things

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 20, 2008
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    LITTLE THINGS Nearly every time we are out in public, Barbara will find a penny laying on the street or sidewalk. Most people ignore the pennies on the street because they think they are worthless; but, Barbara ...read more

  • Faith In What You Cannot See

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
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    Faith in What You Cannot See As I considered today's sermon, I reflected on the some of the stories my father would share with me. In his youth he carried a pilot's license, and once and a while he would rent a small Cessna and fly around with a couple friends. I once asked him what the hardest ...read more

  • There Is A Big Difference Between Batting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
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     | 1,623 views

    There is a big difference between batting practice and playing ball. It is common for pro-ball players to describe the overwhelming power of the of the sound of thousands cheering them on. In a sense our life is the game and the cloud of witnesses, heroes, our audience ...read more

  • Will Gives Out First

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    Will Gives Out First I can remember trying out for the cross country team at my high school. I could not understand how some of these guys did it. they could run and be fine at the finish line. I on the other hand was literally dying and giving up a mile short. The coach told me that the great ...read more

  • Despair And Depression—the News  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    DESPAIR AND DEPRESSION--THE NEWS Max Lucado, pastor and author describes the topic title best when he speaks of having "doubt storms". He said, "Sometimes the storm comes after the evening news. Some nights I wonder why I watch it. Some nights it's just too much. From the steps of the Supreme ...read more

  • Depression And Aloneness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    Depression and Aloneness Author Bernard Anderson in "Out of the Depths" speaks of this remembering the multitudes and the house of God and makes a worthy observation. He says, "This is not a longing for a one-to-one relationship with God in mystic solitude. The poet yearns to be surrounded by the ...read more

  • Depression Antidote

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    DEPRESSION ANTIDOTE Pastor and author Warren Wiersbe draws our attention to the 51 references of the writer (psalmist) to himself, his interests, desires, feelings, questions and plans. Wiersbe advises that a healthy antidote to depression is to stop looking at self and look at God; second, to ...read more

  • Don't Save It For The Funeral  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 19, 2008
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    Don't Save It For The Funeral An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way ...read more

  • You Will Be Queen Someday

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    YOU WILL BE QUEEN SOMEDAY When Queen Victoria was a child, she didn’t know she was in line for the throne of England. Her instructors, trying to prepare her for the future, were frustrated because they couldn’t motivate her. She just didn’t take her studies seriously. Finally, her teachers decided ...read more

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