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  • I Am Absolutely Convinced That No Wealth In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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     | 3,456 views

    I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. ...read more

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  • Unemployed Longer: As Of November, About 1.8 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,707 views

    Unemployed Longer: As of November, about 1.8 million, or 1 in 5, unemployed workers were jobless for more than 6 months, compared with 1.1 million when the recession officially ended in November ‘01. Since the start of the recession in March ‘01, the average length ...read more

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  • The Progress Of The World Depends Upon The Men ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The progress of the world depends upon the men who walk in the fresh furrows and through the rustling corn; upon those whose faces are radiant with the glare of furnace fires; upon the delvers in mines, and the workers in shops; upon those who give to the Winter air the ringing music of the axe; ...read more

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  • Wrong Priorities Illustrated In The Book, In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    Wrong Priorities Illustrated in the Book, In the Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work Ancient church father Augustine of Hippo once said, “Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.” Until those folks in Jerusalem moved God from the bottom of their list of ...read more

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  • Preschool; Kindergarten; Primary And Elementary ...

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
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    Preschool; Kindergarten; primary and elementary education; Middle School and Junior High; High School and Technical/Trade School; College and University; and postgraduate work are all the American Way of learning. From 3 – 4 years of age through the teenage years into early adulthood and sometime ...read more

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  • Playing God

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
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    PLAYING GOD Have you ever felt like you were adrift in the ocean with no clue on how to get to shore? A lot of times in life we get a curveball when we are expecting a fastball. We get frustrated when we try to figure God out. Without knowing it a lot of times we even try to play God. When you ...read more

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  • The White Stone

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 29, 2008
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    The White Stone The overcomers at Pergamos were given a white stone, and in the stone a new name written.The people of Pergamos were familiar with a number of customs involving the use of a white stone. They used a voters urn in which if you approved of a candidate you placed a white stone bearing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Where Are You Going? A Franklin Covey Survey ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Where Are You Going? A Franklin Covey survey finds less than half of U.S. workers are aware or are committed to their company’s goals. Only 48% say their employers have a clear, strategic direction. 44% say their organization has effectively communicated its goals. 54% understand what they ...read more

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  • Roses In The Balken Mountains: Produce Some Of ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    Roses in the Balken Mountains: Produce some of the world’s finest perfume. In order to get the best fragrance the workers must pick them in the darkest part of the night. The start right after midnight and finish within two hours. Scientific study has shown that this is the interval where the ...read more

  • My Sister And Her Husband Pete Are On A Holiday ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 4, 2010
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    My sister and her husband Pete are on a holiday working their way through OUTBACK PLACES in Australia. Unfortunately they can't travel on the dirt roads at the moment because of an unexpected rainy season. They have to stick to the highways because if they get off the track they will sink in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Why Employees Stay: A 12/99 Survey By Randstad ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,555 views

    Why Employees Stay: A 12/99 survey by Randstad North America reports the top 5 reasons employees stay: 1. 71%-Like co-workers. 2. 68%-Pleasant work environment 3. 68%-Easy commute. 4. 65%-Challenging work. 5. 54%-Flexible work ...read more

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  • You Could Be Home With A Difficult Teenager, At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2005
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    You could be home with a difficult teenager, at work with a demanding boss or gossipy co-worker; struggling with a customer’s complaints. Whatever the interaction, remind yourself, “School is in session. I’m in God’s school, and this person is the curriculum. What can I learn about love? What ...read more

  • U.s. Retailers Are Expected To Add Up To 600,000 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    U.S. retailers are expected to add up to 600,000 people to their employment rolls between now and December. Target alone will hire 50,000 to 80,000 seasonal workers. Retail staffs increase an average of 5% during the holidays, but some stores boost employee rolls by as much as 50%, a number to ...read more

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  • Hearing God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
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    HEARING GOD The New York Times reports that during the attacks of September 11, the communication between rescue workers and their commanding officers was not good. Instead of reaching the workers by radio to warn of the imminent collapse of the Trade Center Towers, a messenger had to be sent ...read more

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  • I Ran Across This News From Austin, Texas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 24, 2007
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    I ran across this news from Austin, Texas recently: The headline read: MAN EXPERIENCES HEART ATTACK AFTER THE RAPTURE Herbert Washington, whom co-workers at Significant Plastics Inc. say was unduly concerned with the rapture and the second coming of Christ, suffered a serious heart attack when ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Love My Job: Gallup's Annual Work And Education ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,602 views

    Love My Job: Gallup’s annual Work and Education Poll finds most employed adults in the U.S. enjoy their jobs, including 59% who “like” and 32% who “love” them. Only 9% dislike or hate them. Non-profit organization, government, or self-employed workers are much more likely than those ...read more

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  • Americans Waste More Than 2 Hours A Day At Work, ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 10, 2009
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    AMERICANS WASTE MORE THAN 2 HOURS A DAY AT WORK, COSTING COMPANIES $759 BILLION A YEAR, ACCORDING TO SALARY.COM AND AMERICA ONLINE SURVEY Top Time-Wasting Activities 1. Surfing Internet (personal use) 44.7% 2. Socializing with co-workers 23.4% 3. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wisdom, Skill, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
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    Wisdom, Skill, and Virtue Someone once said: Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. (Everywoman’s Family Circle as found in Tan, Paul Lee: Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations : A Treasury of Illustrations, Anecdotes, Facts and Quotations for ...read more

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  • How Urgent Do We Approach The Harvest

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 13, 2017
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     | 6,595 views

    In Matthew 9:38 Jesus describes driving workers into the field with the urgency of a harvest that cannot wait. Yet, so often our churches have become ho-hum about God's harvest. How can revival come to our land when our churches are so Laodicean in attitude? How can our dying western ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • It Is A Funny Thing I Have Observed About Boys. ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
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    It is a funny thing I have observed about boys. They love to do things, and they especially love to do what ever they see their fathers doing. They want to help. And the wise father will figure out a way to let the son help out in some way that is consistent with his age and skill level. I saw ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ