Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"When we count on chance in lieu of law and labor, we weaken our healthy attitudes toward
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007
In the movie, “Hook,” Robin Williams plays Peter Pan, who had left Neverland and had grown up to be a corporate attorney.
He is completely focused on his job, and ends up neglecting his son over and over.
There is a line that he quotes from time to time in the beginning of the movie that sets the
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 31, 2005
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May 31, 2005 “Our Semper Fi Brother!” Matthew 9:18-26 Key verse(s) 22“Jesus turned and saw her. ‘Take heart, daughter,’ he said, ‘your faith has healed you.’ And the woman was healed from that moment.”
Nothing defines endurance better than a Marine. I have known a few Marines in my life; in
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Lutheran
Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 8, 2010
An old, rich man with a cranky, miserable attitude visited a rabbi who lived a simple life. The rabbi had an idea on how to get through to him about his negative attitude. He took him over to a window and asked him what he saw. “I see men and women and a few children.” Then the rabbi took him to a
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dan Brown on Nov 27, 2006
There was a family that had an antique vase that had been in the family for generations. One day as the parents came home from an evening out, they were met at the front door by thier teenage daughter.
She said "Mom & Dad, you know that vase that you
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Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 21, 2007
Went to Courageous Leadership Conference in Omaha where they talked about creating churches that don’t just reach the 1st generation but the 2nd and 3rd generations as well. It takes a generation of forward thinkers who will be
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Lutheran
Contributed by James Owens on Aug 29, 2001
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An Arab chief tells a story of a spy who was captured and then sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom of giving condemned criminals a choice between the FIRING SQUAD and the BIG, BLACK DOOR. As the moment for execution drew near, the spy was
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Church Of God
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 3, 2008
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"When my wife and I went to Italy to celebrate our 25th anniversary, we actually ate pizza alongside the tower of Pisa. The church bell tower was started 1,000 years ago. After building a few levels, the tower foundation sunk and it began sloping. They abandoned the project for a while, but then
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 4, 2001
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Automaker Henry Ford asked electrical genius Charlie Steinmetz to build the generators for his factory. One day the generators ground to a halt, and the repairmen couldn’t find the problem. So Ford called Steinmetz, who tinkered with the machines for a few hours and then threw the switch. The
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 11, 2007
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: To choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s way” (Viktor Frankl,
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Baptist