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  • Take That Vacation: The Families And Work ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    Take That Vacation: The Families and Work Institute released recent study revealing more than 25% of workers report they’ve passed up some of the vacation time to which they’re entitled because of job demands. The study found that those who don’t use their vacation time are far more likely to ...read more

  • Sometimes There Things That I React So Strongly ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 17, 2007
     | 1,435 views

    Sometimes there things that I react so strongly to not because there is a tendency in me but because I have strong emotional connection to the issue. The biggest example for me personally is sexual abuse of children. My parents were social workers in the child welfare system and even though I was ...read more

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Pickpockets On Board

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    PICKPOCKETS ON BOARD Dean Niferatos was riding the Number 22 Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago. The bus brimmed with dozing office workers, restless punkers, and affluent shoppers. At the Clark and Webster stop, two men and a woman climbed in. The driver, a seasoned veteran, immediately ...read more

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  • According To Nrf's 2007 Holiday Consumer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    According to NRF's 2007 Holiday Consumer Intentions, sales will rise 4% this year to $474.5 billion. U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $816.69 on holiday shopping, plus an additional $106.67 on special "non-gift" purchases by taking advantage of special promotions and discounts to treat ...read more

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  • If Have Cable Or Satellite Tv, You Likely Have ...

    Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
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    If have cable or satellite TV, you likely have hundreds of channels. Anything you can imagine at any hour of the day. But no matter where you are in the country, no matter what time of day you turn on the tv you’ll always find 3 things on… A reality TV show… Somebody selling gaudy jewelry, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Called To Be Faithful

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 12, 2023
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     | 1,334 views

    Mark Hatfield tells of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa minister to these ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Bridge That Wouldn't Break

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 8, 2024
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     | 585 views

    As the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed, an elaborate trestle bridge was built across a large canyon in the West. Wanting to test the bridge, the builder loaded a train with enough extra cars and equipment to double its normal payload. The train was then driven to the middle of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Birth Foretold  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2004
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    THE BIRTH FORETOLD About 500 before Jesus was born - a man named Buddha came along. He established a religion we know of as Buddhism, and many people gathered around him and tried to live by his teachings. But before he was born, nobody ever said: “Hey somebody is going to come along and he will ...read more

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  • Two Men Had An Argument. To Settle The Matter, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Two men had an argument. To settle the matter, they went to a judge to let him decide. The plaintiff made his case. He was very eloquent and persuasive in his reasoning. When he finished, the judge nodded in approval and said, "That’s right, that’s right." On hearing this, the defendant jumped up ...read more

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  • A Photographer For Cnn Was Assigned To Cover ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2007
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    A Photographer for CNN was assigned to cover southern California ’s wildfires last year. He wanted pictures of the heroic work the firefighters were doing as they battled the blazes. When the photographer arrived on the scene, he realized that the smoke was so thick it would seriously impede, or ...read more

  • Cnn: Anything For The Story  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 10, 2007
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    Subject: CNN-anything for the story A photographer for CNN was assigned to cover southern California ’s wildfires. He wanted pictures of the heroic work the firefighters were doing as they battled the blazes. When the photographer arrived on the scene, he realized the smoke was so thick it would ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kissing Promotes A Positive Attitude

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    KISSING PROMOTES A POSITIVE ATTITUDE If you want to be happy, healthy, successful, and live longer, give your spouse a kiss before you go to work each day. That’s the conclusion of a study conducted by a group of German physicians and psychologists, in cooperation with insurance companies. ...read more

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  • The Durability Test

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Jan 8, 2011
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    THE DURABILITY TEST Endurance is a quality that God expects us to manifest. If you go to an IKEA store, you will find somewhere in the chair department a glass box with what is called the durability test. They have a mechanism that simulates someone sitting on the chair, and they say the chair was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Risk-Taker For God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 31, 2011
     | 2,124 views

    A RISK-TAKER FOR GOD What does it mean to be a risk taker for God, for His Kingdom? 1. It means opening yourself up to change. 2. It is the acceptance of the fact that there is a need for change. 3. It is literally taking the behavioral steps necessary that will result in that change. 4. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Redefining "Deviancy"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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    REDEFINING "DEVIANCY" Alcoholism, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, abortion, homosexuality, school violence, child abuse, pornography, rape, robbery and murder pervade our nation. America is drowning in wickedness and immorality. For example, Oregon approved legalized physician-assisted suicide in 1994 ...read more

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  • Get In The Wheelbarrow!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 18, 2017
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    On June 30, 1859, one of the greatest tight-rope walkers in history, Charles Blondin, became the first man in history to walk across Niagara Falls. Approximately 25,000 people watched him walk a 1,000-foot line suspended above the raging falls without any safety nets. When he safely reached the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • For My Next Trick  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2002
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    FOR MY NEXT TRICK: A 31-year-old man from Santa Cruz, Calif., was walking outside town on a date when he happened across a rattlesnake. To "impress" his gal, he picked the snake up. "The snake was mature," said a rescue worker. "It had 10 rattles," which he knew because "the victim had time to ...read more

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  • Overcoming Evil  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2002
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    OVERCOMING EVIL Overcoming locked gates, tall fences and snapping dogs presents a challenge for us meter readers in rural Oklahoma, where we are required to read all meters: no estimates are allowed. One time a co-worker succeeded in getting past a particularly vicious watchdog tied to a chain ...read more

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  • Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines claiming women are leaving the workforce to become full-time moms have periodically appeared during recent years, but hard data just doesn’t back it up. The traditional family, with Mom at home full-time while Dad works shrank from 43% in ’80 to 27% in ...read more

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  • Senator Mark Hatfield, Former Governor Of Oregon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Senator Mark Hatfield, former Governor of Oregon and U.S. Senator for 30 years visited India and toured Calcutta with Mother Teresa. They visited the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to ...read more

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