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  • It's Not A Picture Of A Ceo Of A Church –– ...

    Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
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     | 2,875 views

    “It’s not a picture of a CEO of a church –– sitting behind a desk or in a boardroom, making decisions, tapping gavels, dispatching memos, and announcing edicts it’s not a picture of a dynamic speaker who can hold an audience in his hand and bring people to tears and it’s not even a learned scholar ...read more

  • My Part

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 3, 2004
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     | 2,629 views

    MY PART But, when you look at the reasons behind why Christ came, why he was crucified, he died for all mankind and he suffered for all mankind, so that, really, anybody who transgresses has to look at their own part or look at their own culpability. SOURCE: ...read more

  • James Fallow, Until Recently The Far Eastern ...

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004
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    James Fallow, until recently the Far Eastern correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, reports that Americans have exported this confusion of symbols. In one large Japanese department store he came across a display featuring Santa Claus holding the infant Jesus, behind a sleigh pulled by the seven ...read more

  • A Lady's Sick Of Her Husband's Drinking, So She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,728 views

    A lady’s sick of her husband’s drinking, so she decides to teach him a lesson. She dresses up like Satan, and when her husband walks in from being out all night, she jumps out from behind the sofa and screams. He says, ...read more

  • Researchers John And Sylvia Ronsvalle Report The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Researchers John and Sylvia Ronsvalle report the following in their book Behind the Stained Glass Windows. Some make major donations in order to control the institution. Many view their offerings as payment for services rendered by the staff and clergy. Others are buying a culture. Finally, many ...read more

  • What You Look Like

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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     | 3,939 views

    WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE There is a report that a major retail corporation put mirrors behind their customer service representatives so irate customers could see their own behavior. Their anger levels subsided and they negotiated their complaints more graciously when they could see what they ...read more

  • A Man Was Irritated By His Wife's Refusal To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    A man was irritated by his wife’s refusal to admit her hearing problem. Speaking with his doctor one day he asked, “How can I get my wife to admit that she needs a hearing aid?” “I’ll tell you what you need to do,” his doctor replied. When you get home peek your head through the door and ask, ...read more

  • I Heard About A Missionary Who Was Trying To Stir ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Dobbs on May 9, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,341 views

    I heard about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more

  • The Rapture: In The Twinkling Of An Eye By Tim ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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     | 3,871 views

    The Rapture: In the Twinkling of an Eye by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins ranked # 4 on The New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller List for 6/25. This is the 15th of 15 titles in the “Left Behind” series to appear on The Times list and is the 11th in the series to debut in ...read more

  • Learn To Listen

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 19, 2025
     | 333 views

    Learn to listen to others with the goal of understanding – NOT JUDGEMENT! Just ask this question, “What’s the story behind that tattoo?” Then, just listen. Try to learn about that person you just met. Then, tell them thanks for sharing. Until you are ready to share your story of becoming a ...read more

  • Honesty Ranking: Firefighters Top The Annual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Honesty Ranking: Firefighters top the annual CNN/USA Today Gallup Poll ranking the honesty, integrity and ethical standards of various professions. 90% of Americans rated them “high” or “very high.” Close behind firefighters in the ratings were nurses (84%), members of the military (81%), policemen ...read more

  • Which Horn?  PRO

    Contributed by Gale Lambert on Aug 23, 2010
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     | 2,689 views

    WHICH HORN? A young city boy went to the farm to spend time with his grandfather. While setting on the porch swing, the young lad noticed a cow behind the fence and asked grandfather, "What is that on the other side of the fence?" The grandfather replied, "A cow." "What is that on the cow’s ...read more

  • Hurricane Katrina Has Swept Away More Than New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Hurricane Katrina has swept away more than New Orleans buildings: According to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll 39% of New Orleans residents assisted by the Red Cross say they definitely or probably won’t move back. That is an astounding migration of an estimated 50,000 households that could change ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About A Missionary Who Was ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 14, 2007
     | 1,153 views

    I heard a story about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman, dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more

  • The Power Of Mom

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 14, 2014
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    A commander of an infantry unit in Vietnam was frustrated in his effort to make a soldier out of one particular PFC. The young man lagged behind on patrols, pretended to be ill, and managed to spend most of his time at headquarters. One day he changed his ways. When someone questioned the ...read more

  • Servant Of God

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jan 11, 2021
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    There was once a servant of God, who had gotten very depressed and tired and went to sleep. He had a vision of an ugly, unlikable frog coming towards him. In the beginning, he didn’t like it. However, the frog followed him, and, whenever he turned around, it was behind him. Finally, when man of ...read more

  • The Student Of A Great Philosopher Entered The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,211 views

    The student of a great philosopher entered the house of ill-repute. The teacher came to the door and asked him to come out. The student refused because he was ashamed. The teacher replied, "There is no shame in leaving the house of ill-repute, but there is great shame in staying." We ...read more

  • Nearly 75% Of All Americans Drink At Least ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 18, 2004
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     | 1,309 views

    Nearly 75% of all Americans drink at least occasionally 13 million people in America have alcohol problems 7 million people in this country are in some form of alcoholism 50% of fatal car crashes involve drunkenness 64% or murders are associated with alcohol 1 out of every 10 “social drinkers” ...read more

  • In Chile, I Remember, One Man Heading For The ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 31, 2006
     | 1,069 views

    In Chile, I remember, one man heading for the platform was stopped by a worker. He said he was god and how could we keep him off the platform. When he saw the policeman coming he took off. The next day in the newspaper there was a photo of him behind bars. The caption said something like god was ...read more

  • Infolust Consumers Are Lusting After Detailed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,831 views

    INFOLUST Consumers are lusting after detailed information on where to get the best of the best, the cheapest of the cheapest, the first of the first, the healthiest of the healthiest, the coolest of the coolest, or on how to become the smartest of the smartest. The driving force behind INFOLUST is ...read more