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  • A Look At The Future: Business Strategist B. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 924 views

    A Look At The Future: Business strategist B. Joseph Pine II sees a tectonic shift under way for businesses of all sizes. The ground rules are changing just as they did when the nation’s economic focus switched from agriculture to mass production. This time, the shift is from mass production to what ...read more

  • The Tater Family  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,423 views

    The Tater Family Some families make church their home. Others find other uses for the church. Take the notorious Tater family, for example. Perhaps you’ve met some of them. · The chief of the clan is old Dick Tater, who insists on running everything in church. · His brother Ro Tater keeps ...read more

  • How To Find Volunteers For A Ministry

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 31, 2008
     | 1,884 views

    How to find volunteers for a ministry: WHAT NOT TO DO: 1. Do not generally stand in front of your congregation and make a plea for help. 2. Never beg people to join your ministry. 3. Never invite someone to join your ministry team unless you’re confident in their abilities to fulfill the roles you ...read more

  • Sometimes People Think God Does Not Know What ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 21, 2008
     | 2,668 views

    Sometimes people think God does not know what they are thinking. But He knows that some people are just "using" God, but they really detest Him. At a tea for officers and their wives, the commanding general of a base delivered a seemingly endless oration. A young lieutenant grumbled to the woman ...read more

  • Patchwork World

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,437 views

    PATCHWORK WORLD Studdert Kennedy tells of an explorer who brought back a chameleon which his household affectionately named Billy the Lizard. The explorer left Billy in charge of his butler who showed him to his many friends and associates. When the explorer returned, he asked how Billy was. ...read more

  • Death And Vanity

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 29, 2022
     | 2,307 views

    A middle-aged, wealthy woman has a heart attack. While on the operating table she has a near death experience. She sees the angel at the gates and asks if this is it. The angel says no, she has another 30-40 years to live. She recovers, and decides to stay in the hospital and have a face lift, ...read more

  • Many Of You Know Charles De Gaulle As The Famous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,146 views

    Many of you know Charles de Gaulle as the famous French WWII soldier, statesman, author. What you probably did not know was that Charles and Evonne deGaulle were the parents of a very mentally handicapped child. She was a treasure and a great concern to them both. No matter how bad things were in ...read more

  • Why Forgive?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,734 views

    WHY FORGIVE? Two decades ago (1981) there was an attempt on the life of Pope John Paul. Fortunately, the Pope lived. After he recovered, he shocked the world when he made a visit to Rome’s Rabbibia Prison to see the man who had attempted to assassinate him on Christmas day. Millions watched on ...read more

  • If You Use An Alarm Clock To Wake ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,031 views

    Illustration: If you use an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning, you know what a snooze button is. When the alarm goes off, you can hit the snooze button and get nine more minutes of sleep. There are two problems with the snooze button: (1) If we continue to hit the button, we may end up ...read more

  • In 1914 On Christmas Eve During World War I, ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jun 25, 2006
     | 2,184 views

    “[In 1914 on Christmas eve during World War I, there was a unique] truce when, for a few hours, enemies behaved like brothers…The war was only five months old and already over 800,000 men had been wounded or lost their lives. Every soldier wondered whether Christmas Day would bring another round of ...read more

  • Death. Death Is Like The Sailing Of A Ship. The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,239 views

    DEATH. Death is like the sailing of a ship. The watcher on the seashore sees her spread her white sails to the morning breeze and start for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. We stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and ...read more

  • God Ain't Dead.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,422 views

    "GOD AIN'T DEAD." James DeLoach tells of a painting of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney...the charred debris of what had been that family's sole possession. In front of this destroyed home stood an old grandfather-looking man dressed only in his underclothes with ...read more

  • Christian Code Of Conduct  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 3, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,486 views

    CHRISTIAN CODE OF CONDUCT We should all commit ourselves to a code of conduct that glorifies the Lord no matter where we are at in life. Why? Because it will benefit those around us and make God look good. Here are few dimensions to the Christian Code of Conduct: (This code was adapted from a ...read more

  • Some Years Ago Before The Death Of Mother ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,678 views

    Some years ago before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a part of her daily life. It showed all the horror of the slums of Calcutta and her love for these destitute people. The producer interviewed her as she made her rounds in that ...read more

  • What Will You Give?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,979 views

    WHAT WILL YOU GIVE? On one of Matthew Rogers' recent work trips to the Dominican Republic, everyone in the group was encouraged to leave behind any clothes or gear they didn’t want, because someone there could certainly use them. He was just going to give away some of his old worn out clothes, ...read more

  • Dwight L. Moody Was A Poorly Educated, ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,180 views

    “Dwight L. Moody was a poorly educated, unordained, shoe salesman who felt God’s call to preach the gospel. Early one morning he and some friends gathered in a hay field for [prayer]. His friend Henry Varley said these words: ‘The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and ...read more

  • I Was Not One Of His Fans Personally, But For ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Apr 27, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 2,769 views

    I was not one of his fans personally, but for many NASCAR fans, the death of racing legend Dale Earhardt at the 2001 Daytona 500 is still fresh in their minds. On the final lap of the race, he crashed into the wall at a speed of around 180 miles per hour after being tapped from behind. I remember ...read more

  • There Was A Little Boy Who Built A Sailboat. He ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,959 views

    There was a little boy who built a sailboat. He built the sail and had it all fixed up, tarred and painted. He took it to the lake and pushed it in hoping it would sail. Sure enough a wisp of breeze filled the little sail and it billowed and went rippling along the waves. Suddenly before the little ...read more

  • The Bride's Attitude To Herself Is Summed Up In ...

    Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 19, 2006
     | 2,108 views

    The Bride’s attitude to herself is summed up in Song of Songs 1:5 ‘Dark am I yet lovely.’ In the BBC’s 1995 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice there’s a scene where Mr Darcy’s sisters are discussing with their brother the physical beauty or otherwise of Miss Elisabeth Bennett. The sisters negatively ...read more

  • There Have Been Times When We Have Gone To A High ...  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,448 views

    There have been times when we have gone to a high school football/basketball game and the kids asked for some money to buy candy. I gave them $5 and they returned with some candy. I ask for a piece and their answer is “no.” Here is what they don’t realize. First – I could take the candy away and ...read more