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  • Every Morning In Africa A Gazelle Wakes Up. It ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 31, 2006
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    “Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes and it knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up, ...read more

  • Household Restructure: For The First Time In U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,319 views

    Household Restructure: For the first time in U.S. history, the traditional family―a married couple with kids at home―comprises less than 25% of U.S. households. Non-family households are nearly 1/3 of the total, a 50% increase since ’70. Multigenerational homes, with 3 or more ...read more

  • Home Schooling: Brian Ray, President Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Home Schooling: Brian Ray, President of the National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1 to 2 million children representing 2% to 4% of all U.S. school children are taught at home. 96% of colleges reported a steady or higher number of home-schooled applicants last year. In ’00 50% of U.S. ...read more

  • Definition Of Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,827 views

    Definition of Leadership There are lots of ideas of what leadership is. 1 : the office or position of a leader 2 : capacity to lead 3 : the act or an instance of leading - Merriam Webster "The art of leadership...consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary ...read more

  • Follow The Money The National Geographic Society ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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    Follow The Money The National Geographic Society (NGS) garnered front-page coverage when they recently unveiled a restored version of The Gospel of Judas--which asserts that Judas was Jesus’ closest friend rather than a traitor, and that he only did what Jesus asked of him: NGS has invested over $1 ...read more

  • My Testimony Of How I Gave Every Thing To God, ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 8, 2006
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    My testimony of how I gave every thing to God, then after a night of prayer He spoke to my heart after I gave Him my all and said “Now everything I have is yours. 1. God speaking me of do not worry over pensions and how our needs would be met when we are ...read more

  • Rick Warren Simply Defines A Servant As One ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2006
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    Rick Warren simply defines a servant as one “always on the lookout for ways to help others.” He continues with the definition. “Real servants maintain a low profile. Servants don’t promote or call attention to themselves. Instead of acting to impress and dressing for success, they “put on the apron ...read more

  • There Was An Item Printed In Newsweek ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 22, 2006
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    ILLUS: There was an item printed in Newsweek magazine a few years ago. It was a letter from the Greenville County, South Carolina, Department of Social Services. The letter was written to a dead person. It said: "To whom it may concern: Your food stamps will be stopped effective immediately, ...read more

  • Follow The Money The National Geographic Society ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,550 views

    Follow The Money The National Geographic Society (NGS) garnered front-page coverage when they recently unveiled a restored version of The Gospel of Judas--which asserts that Judas was Jesus’ closest friend rather than a traitor, and that he only did what Jesus asked of him: NGS has invested over $1 ...read more

  • Religious Tourism Is One Of The Fastest Growing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Religious Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism market, says Globus, an international tour company that offers 20 faith-based itineraries, up from 8 in ‘04. It has become a $1 billion industry. Driving forces are: 8 million more people identified as Christians and 45% more ...read more

  • Did You Know That An Impala Can Jump To A Height ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Did you know that an impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet they can be kept in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals won ’t jump if they cannot see what’s on the other side. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, ...read more

  • Dentist

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dentist Nobody likes a complainer. A dentist once heard a patient grumbling about his fee. “Two hundred dollars – just to pull out a tooth” she exclaimed, “And you only work for one minute” “Well, if you wish,” the dentist replied, “I can pull it out slowly.” 8) ...read more

  • During His Term As President Of The U.s., ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "During his term as President of the U.S., Lyndon Johnson was somewhat overweight. One day his wife challenged him with this blunt assertion: "You can’t run the country if you can’t run yourself." Respecting Mrs. Johnson’s wise observation, the President lost 23 pounds." And yet this story not only ...read more

  • Victor Frankl, The Jewish Psychologist Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "Victor Frankl, the Jewish psychologist who spent time in a Nazi concentration camp in Germany wrote, "They stripped me naked. They took everything -- my wedding ring, watch. I stood there naked and all of a sudden realized at that moment that although they could take everything away from me -- my ...read more

  • Top 10 Reasons Why People Worry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Top 10 Reasons Why People Worry Results of a national poll: Industry Week Magazine… 1. Own health and fitness - 73% 2. Lack of time for family or leisure pursuits - 49% 3. Their children’s problems - 43% 4. Job related stress - 43% 5. Personal investments - 39% 6. Estate planning - ...read more

  • A Line From A Poem, "The New Colossus," By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A line from a poem, “The New Colossus,” by the nineteenth-century American poet Emma Lazarus. “The New Colossus,” describing the Statue of Liberty, appears on a plaque at the base of the statue. It ends with the statue herself speaking: 1 Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning ...read more

  • I Choose Not To Be Arrogant Nor To Put My Hope In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Jul 27, 2007
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    I choose not to be arrogant nor to put my hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put my hope in God, who richly provides me with everything for my enjoyment. I choose to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. I choose to lay up treasures in heaven that ...read more

  • Ten Basic Statements About Ministry

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 9, 2007
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    Ten Basic Statements about Ministry Warren and David Wiersbe, said in their book: Making Sense of the Ministry 1. The foundation of ministry is character. 2. The nature of ministry is service. 3. The motive for ministry is love. 4. The measure of ministry is sacrifice. 5. The authority of ministry ...read more

  • One Of My Christmas Presents Was A Book: ‘a ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 5, 2008
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    One of my Christmas presents was a book: ‘A Bundle of Laughs’ by J. John & Mark Stibbe. Towards the end of the book comes their light-hearted ‘20 Rules of Wisdom’. Don’t worry; I’m only going to read four! 1.God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts! 2.Growing old is inevitable, growing up ...read more

  • Money Raised Online For Many Nonprofit ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,364 views

    Money Raised Online for many nonprofit organizations grew from virtually nothing only a few years ago to a median 27% increase an annual amount $362,485 from 7/1/05 to 6/30/06, according to a Convio study. Organizations with the most monthly unique Web site visitors built the largest e-mail ...read more