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  • Teamwork: The Big Picture

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 17, 2008
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    Teamwork: The Big Picture We've got to get together and work together to solve the problem. In his book Wind and Fire, Bruce Larson tells of a friend of his who lives near Hoyt Park in Madison, Wisconsin and who happens to be a great bird lover. Invariably, his yard is full of all kinds of birds ...read more

  • A Clear Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Sep 18, 2003
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    A CLEAR PICTURE There is a painting in a palace in Rome by Reni. It is painted into the ceiling of the dome, over 100 feet high. To stand at floor level and look upward, the painting seems to be surrounded by a fog that leaves its content unclear. But, in the center of the great dome room is a ...read more

  • The Bigger Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 23, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
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    Dave Bosewell tells a story about Earl Weaver, former manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Weaver had a rule that no one could steal a base unless given the steal sign. This upset one of his star players, Reggie Jackson, because he felt he knew the pitchers and catchers well enough to judge who he ...read more

  • Real Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Wheeler Jones on Dec 24, 2005
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    Real Picture During the long war years a boy looked frequently at a picture of his daddy on the table. He had left when the boy was a young infant. After several years the boy had forgotten him as a person but he would often look at the picture and say, "If only my father could step out of that ...read more

  • Picture Of Cheese

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 23, 2010
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    PICTURE OF CHEESE I heard a story about a man who had a mouse in his house and his wife wanted him to catch it. His problem was that he didn’t have any cheese (and did not want to buy it). So he cut a picture of cheese out of a magazine and placed it in the trap. He thought, "I’ll just fool the ...read more

  • No Picture Exists  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
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    NO PICTURE EXISTS On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait of a man with this inscription underneath. "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is ...read more

  • God's Picture

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
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    GOD'S PICTURE There's a story of a third grade student who was asked to draw a picture of what she thinks God looks like. The little girl showed the teacher - teacher said "Wait a minute, that looks like a man - that's not God!" And the little girl said "Well, I don't know what God ...read more

  • Dream Big

    Contributed by N A on Jan 2, 2010
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    DREAM BIG "I believe God wants us to dream, and to dream big, because He’s a big God who wants to do big things, and He wants to do them ...read more

  • The Big Sale  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
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    *The Big Sale* It was the day of the big sale. Rumors of the sale and an advertisement in the local paper were the main reasons for the long line that formed in front of the store by 8:30, the store’s opening time. A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back ...read more

  • No Big Deal

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 11, 2004
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    Robert Leroe stated: Moral relativism is becoming the norm. A group of college students were asked their opinions on the media, specifically the R-rated kinds of situations being shown on TV and the movies. When asked why sex and ...read more

  • Transfigurations Are Big ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    Transfigurations are Big Business The church calls this event the Transfiguration of Christ. Jesus was "transfigured": the figure, the image, the look that he had, the face that showed to others was changed over. The appearance of his face changed. Jesus had a different look. Transfigurations are ...read more

  • Big Ed

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 19, 2010
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    BIG ED When I was in high school, there was this girl -- let's call her "Edith". Everyone called her Big "Ed" because she was on the heavy side. She was the youngest of four sisters, the three older ones being very attractive. Edith accepted the nickname, showed no real signs of being injured ...read more

  • The Big Announcement

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2011
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    THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT We hear good news in lots of different ways, and I am glad that we got to hear the Easter story told by some of our children this morning. There is something about hearing a child tell this great story that gives it new power. I can no longer hear the Resurrection story ...read more

  • The Big Question

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    THE BIG QUESTION “What things are important and what things are trivial?” Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump ...read more

  • Big Hands

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 13, 2025
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    A boy and his mother walked into the corner drug store to buy a few things. And right there on the counter was a big glass candy jar—one of those old-fashioned ones, filled to the brim with all the colors a child’s imagination could want. The boy froze. You know how kids get—locked in, mesmerized, ...read more

  • Painting Pictures Of The Lost

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010
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    PAINTING PICTURES OF THE LOST A Bishop Tucker of Uganda was an artist, but how did he become a bishop? One day he was painting a picture of a poor woman, holding a baby, wandering homeless on a stormy night on the dark, deserted street. As the picture grew, the artist suddenly threw down his ...read more

  • There Is A Picture Mounted On One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a picture mounted on one of the original Norman pillars of our Church here at St Nicholas’ Church in New Romney, Kent, England. You will find it on the pillar closest to the war memorial at the back of Church and it is about a game of Chess. In the picture, Faust is engaged in a ...read more

  • Forgiveness: No Ugly Pictures

    Contributed by John Petty on Jan 18, 2008
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    FORGIVENESS: NO UGLY PICTURES I was approached by the station manager of a local television station in Pensacola, Fl to contribute a 50-second devotional for his program transition period. I was reluctant to agree, since I struggled to limit my sermons to even 30 minutes. But feeling impressed by ...read more

  • Big Book-Big Price- Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Big Book-Big Price- Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom by Michael Hawley weighs 130 pounds and retails at amazon.com for $10,000. ...read more

  • Big Spenders And Big Taxers Never Want To Face ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,280 views

    "Big spenders and big taxers never want to face the fact that wealth is not created by government, but ...read more