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  • Consumers Are Losing Faith In Many Companies They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Consumers Are Losing Faith in many companies they deal with, and companies aren’t doing much to stop it, says a new Datamonitor report. 86% percent of U.S. and European consumers have become more distrustful of corporations within the past 5 years. What do people trust? Word of mouth ...read more

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  • Men Aren't Equipped

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Men Aren’t Equipped A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight to Chicago. Not wanting to be the first to break the ...read more

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  • It Is Said That 16th C. Theologian Martin Luther ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It is said that 16th c. theologian Martin Luther once sat in his study for hours to meditate on this passage. For hours he sat oblivious to the world around him. Finally, someone heard him say, “God forsaking God . . . no one can understand that” and he went on about his business. The great 19th ...read more

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  • I Am Not Very Good At Puzzles – They Require A ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
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    I am not very good at puzzles – they require a fair amount of time and patience, not to mention putting pieces in certain places. You cannot force a piece to fit where it does not belong and if you are tempted to cut it so that it will fit, you will unleash a domino effect that will completely ...read more

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • In 1962, Billy Graham Was In Crusade In Seattle. ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
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    In 1962, Billy Graham was in crusade in Seattle. One night, he awoke from a sound sleep with a deep burden to pray for actress Marilyn Monroe. That burden never left him for several days. He told his associates, and they tried to get in touch with her through her agent. They said, "Mr. Graham wants ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Let Us Not Be Like Charles Chu Who While ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Nov 3, 2007
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    Let us not be like Charles Chu who while travelling on a tour bus in China during a snow storm witness ahead of him a bus skid and tip over on its side in a rice field. In his haste to help he ran and jump on top of the bus. He grabbed the handle of the emergency door and pulled but the door did ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Harriet, The Church Gossip And Self-Appointed ...

    Contributed by Arley Ellingson on Apr 2, 2008
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    Harriet, the church gossip and self-appointed supervisor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several were unappreciative of her activi-ties, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • A Young Man Accepted The Call To Become An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    A YOUNG MAN ACCEPTED THE CALL TO BECOME AN AFRICAN MISSIONARY BUT FOUND ON FURTHER EXAMINATION THAT HIS WIFE COULD NOT STAND THE CLIMATE OF AFRICA. IT MADE HER VERY SICK. HE WAS HEARTBROKEN, BUT HE PRAYERFULLY RETURNED TO HIS HOME AND DETERMINED TO MAKE ALL THE MONEY HE COULD TO BE USED IN ...read more

  • Think Of A Group That You May Belong To; A ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 26, 2008
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    Think of a group that you may belong to; a fraternity, sorority, political group, social club. Now suppose the members of this group never came together and most of them didn't even know each other. All business was done through mail. How much do you think this group would mean to its members? How ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • No Faith, No Power

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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    NO FAITH, NO POWER One night at dinner a man, who had spent many summers in Maine, fascinated his companions by telling of his experiences in a little town named Flagstaff. The town was to be flooded as part of a large lake for which a dam was being built. In the months before it was to be ...read more

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  • Bill Hybels States This About Prayer From His ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2009
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    Bill Hybels states this about prayer from his book Too Busy Not To Pray: “From birth we have been learning the rules of self-reliance as we strain and struggle to achieve self-sufficiency. Prayer flies in the face of those deep-seated values. It is an assault on human autonomy, an indictment of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Conductor's Job

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    THE CONDUCTOR’S JOB In a symphony orchestra, a violinist will not go around checking what a trombonist is playing, nor will an oboist worry about whether a trumpeter will come in on time. That is the business of the conductor. These people play their parts and the conductor puts it all together. ...read more

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  • Song Above The Noise

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    SONG ABOVE THE NOISE A man said: While walking along a busy street one day, I heard someone singing. His sweet voice was distinguishable even above the noise of the traffic. When I located him, I noticed that he had no legs and was pushing himself through the crowd in a wheelchair. Catching up ...read more

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  • An Angry Hospital Patient ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010
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    An Angry Hospital Patient Repents I read about a woman who was in the hospital when she got a bad report. She was so mad at God she went into the hospital chapel to tell God off. She was angry because she thought God had been fooling people by telling them he was a God of love. As she approached ...read more

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  • So Much For Paradise

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    SO MUCH FOR PARADISE Have you ever received a beautiful brochure of a vacation spot and it never felt that way when you go there? Years ago I went on a business trip to the Bahamas and the hotel and surrounding area looked beautiful. The first evening in the hotel as I was drifting off to sleep I ...read more

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  • Economy Funnies

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 16, 2012
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    ECONOMY FUNNIES Even as dark clouds of depression hang somberly above the American economy (is anyone not aware?), we do see some "silver linings" of humour in them. For instance take this self-deprecatory cartoon humour of a bulging, balding entrepreneur quite used to striking big business ...read more

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  • No One Missed Him

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
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    NO ONE MISSED HIM There was a story in the papers years ago that occurred in Hamburg, Germany. The skeletal remains of a man were found in his apartment, sitting in front of a TV set, with Christmas lights twinkling nearby. But the lights were from a long past year. In fact, the man had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Porn Stats

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 24, 2012
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    PORN STATS The Internet is a good tool but it can also be used to fuel heat of sexual lust. Statistics are truly staggering. This is from 2006 and worldwide statistics: According to compiled numbers from respected news and research organizations, every second $3,075.64 is being spent on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Visiting Preacher  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 13, 2014
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    A pastor went out visiting his church members on a Saturday afternoon. At one house, it was obvious that someone was home, but nobody came to the door even though the preacher knocked several times. Finally, the minister took out his church business card and wrote out "Revelation 3:20" on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Conformity

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016
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    I first noticed this in leading people to Christ. They were beautiful before they were “church broke.” Great young converts often start out as radiant Christians and end up only as carbon-copy Baptists. Great young ministers start out as adorable mavericks, but after a business meeting or two and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist