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  • In '06, Nearly 30% Of Americans 65 To 69 Were In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,046 views

    In '06, nearly 30% of Americans 65 to 69 were in the workforce vs. 18% in '85, reports the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The increase in older workers reflects the erosion of traditional pensions, inadequate retirement savings and rising health care costs. But many simply don't want to quit. ...read more

  • A Perk For The Dogs: More Companies Are Offering ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,961 views

    A Perk For The Dogs: More companies are offering pet insurance on their menu of employee benefits. William M. Mercer recently surveyed 1,000 companies employing IT workers and found that those with pet-friendly policies had a half-percent ...read more

  • Should Christians Attend Church?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,258 views

    SHOULD CHRISTIANS ATTEND CHURCH? An old question: "Can I be a Christian without joining the church or attending worship?" Answer: "Yes, it is possible. But it is something like being: a. A student who will not go to school; b. A soldier who will not join the army; c. A citizen who does not pay ...read more

  • No More Sick Time: According To The Employers' ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,804 views

    No More Sick Time: According to the Employers’ Time Off & Disability Survey, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 42% of companies have switched from sick days to Paid-Time-Off policies, combining vacation with other types of scheduled time-off benefits, resulting in ...read more

  • Perhaps If There Were More Of That Intense ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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    “Perhaps if there were more of that intense distress for souls that leads to tears, we should more frequently see the results we desire. Sometimes it may be that while we are complaining of the hardness of the hearts of those we are seeking to benefit, the hardness of our own hearts and our feeble ...read more

  • Tame The Tongue  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,552 views

    TAME THE TONGUE Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her. Thinking of her ...read more

  • Teddy Stallard Was An Unattractive And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,347 views

    Teddy Stallard was an unattractive and unmotivated fifth grade boy. His teacher, Mrs. Thompson found him difficult to like due to his deadpan, expressionless, unfocused stare. She had to admit that down deep inside she took pleasure in marking his papers with red ink and making an F with a ...read more

  • Your Home Is The Number One Influence In The Life ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
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    Your home is the number one influence in the life of your child. They average church has a child 1% of his time, the home has him 83% of his time and the school for the remaining 16%. This does not minimize the need for churches and schools, but it establishes the fact your home is 83% of your ...read more

  • I Once Asked An Adult Sunday School Class To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 4, 2006
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    I once asked an adult Sunday school class to write a job description for Noah. This is what they wrote. Wanted: Person to build, maintain and sail a large ship. Must be civil engineer with experience as a zoologist. Must have experience in public relations, navigation and carpentry. Benefits: ...read more

  • The Beauty And The Harmony Of The Liturgy Find ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 21, 2009
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    “The beauty and the harmony of the liturgy find eloquent expression in the order by which everyone is called to participate actively. This entails an acknowledgment of the distinct hierarchical roles involved in the celebration. It is helpful to recall that active participation is not per se ...read more

  • Employed By The Human-Development Center Of A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,157 views

    Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her. Thinking of her ...read more

  • Mormons Out-Give Evangelicals By About 3 To 1. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,788 views

    Mormons out-give evangelicals by about 3 to 1. Mormons give an average of 7.5% of their income to the church compared to evangelicals 2.5%. Add to this the fact that all but 85 top LDS leaders are volunteers which frees up millions of dollars for their worldwide mission efforts. The average ...read more

  • More Men Out Of Workforce: While Men Lost Jobs ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,591 views

    More Men Out Of Workforce: While men lost jobs less frequently in the ’90s, those who did tended to remain out of a job longer. The economists estimate that some 40% of the growth in men no longer in the labor force reflected a rising number claiming to be ill or disabled -- a change that may ...read more

  • On The Steps Of The Altar  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 22, 2002
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    ON THE STEPS OF THE ALTAR C S Lewis in his "Screwtape Letters", the imaginary account of a senior devil giving the benefit of his experience to fellow tempters, has Screwtape saying: "Religion can still send us the truly delicious sins. The fine flower of unholiness can grow only in the close ...read more

  • Another Area That We Need To Exercise Care Is In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 1,889 views

    Another area that we need to exercise care is in our communication. Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in ...read more

  • Though A Friend Be But The Duplicate Of A Man's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Though a friend be but the duplicate of a man's self, yet there may often happen secrets to one, that may not be convenient to divulge to the other. If they be such as the disclosure of them to a friend shall not only not benefit him, but shall bring grief upon him, I cannot think it an act of ...read more

  • Flex Time: Almost 29 Million Full-Time ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,460 views

    Flex Time: Almost 29 million full-time wage-and-salary workers, or nearly 29%, have schedules that allow them to vary the time they begin and end their workday while working 40 hour weeks, according to the Labor Department. Flexible schedules are most common among executives, administrators and ...read more

  • Modest Gratitude  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
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    MODEST GRATITUDE In a sense, gratitude is an expression of modesty. In Hebrew, the word for gratitude - hoda’ah - is the same as the word for confession. To offer thanks is to confess dependence, to acknowledgment that others have the power to benefit you, to admit that your life is better because ...read more

  • Employed By The Human-Development Center Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,762 views

    Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the midwest, my friend trains employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her. Thinking of her responsibilities, she scolded, ...read more

  • Wasteful Americans

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,796 views

    "WASTEFUL" AMERICANS A woman fell out of a second-floor window and landed in a slow-moving garbage truck. Half-buried in the litter, she tried without success to get the truck-driver’s attention. A foreign diplomat standing on the sidewalk saw her and quipped, "Another example of how wasteful ...read more