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  • My Family Is Different Than Many Of Yours. My ...

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Dec 13, 2007
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    My family is different than many of yours. My parents hate my work and hate my relationship with Christ. As long as I never say anything, they will tolerate it but I can’t keep quiet about Christ. Since I became a Christian back around 2000, I have had to live with the fact that I was no longer ...read more

  • A Businessman From Time To Time Would Have To ...

    Contributed by A. David Hart on May 22, 2008
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    A businessman from time to time would have to write a report to the chairman of the board of his corporation. He would write the letter and would give it to his secretary, and she would read it, then type it for him on the company letterhead. To his approval she would correct grammatical mistakes ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, Executives Of The Time-Life ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 159 ratings
     | 10,093 views

    Many years ago, executives of the Time-Life publishing organization discovered that the company’s profit margin had shrunk to an alarmingly low level. Consequently, they began an intensive effort to try to cut costs. Efficiency experts suggested that substantial savings could be effected in the ...read more

  • It Is Good To Learn Early Enough That Suffering ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Kuzma on Feb 19, 2002
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     | 3,536 views

    It is good to learn early enough that suffering and God are not a contradiction but rather a unity, for the idea that God himself is suffering is one that has always been one of the most convincing teachings of Christianity. I think God is nearer to suffering than to happiness, and to find God in ...read more

  • The Fastest Growing Churches In America Since ‘80 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,970 views

    The fastest growing churches in America since ‘80 have been the mega-churches. According to Leadership Network’s NetFax there are about 20,000 of them, while traditional denominations are steadily shrinking. Why? Experts credit it to the pastoral mega-churches asking “What is value?” to a ...read more

  • In 1975 When I Assumed My Duties As The Pastor ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 2, 2006
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    In 1975 when I assumed my duties as the Pastor of a church in Indiana, I was delighted to see brand new Bibles placed in each pew. When I opened one to see what version it was, I was dumbfounded by what I saw. In large, red letters these words were stamped inside the front cover, ...read more

  • About "Amen"

    Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
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    ABOUT "AMEN" Then, of course, there is the Amen. It signifies faithful and true. Some suppose it is taken from the initial letters of adoni melech neetnem: My Lord, the Faithful King. In the Greek, it means, "So be it," or "Let it be so." The main point is that Jesus says to end our prayer with ...read more

  • What Team Are You On?

    Contributed by James R. Debusk on Mar 25, 2011
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    WHAT TEAM ARE YOU ON? At this time of the year, young men are signing letters of intent to play football to the various colleges that have recruited them. These young athletes are making a choice of where they will play football. In life we have a spiritual decision on which team we will be a ...read more

  • A Teacher Gave Her Class Of Second Graders A ...

    Contributed by Neil Chitty on Jan 23, 2008
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    A teacher gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The next day in a written test, she included this question: " My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?" When the test papers were turned in, the teacher was ...read more

  • What Would You Say?

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 16, 2010
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    WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? A number of years ago a couple traveled to the offices of an Adoption Society in England to receive a baby. They had been on the waiting list a long time. They had been interviewed and carefully scrutinized. Now at last their dreams were to be fulfilled. But their day of ...read more

  • Would You Hire Him?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2011
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    WOULD YOU HIRE HIM? A certain church found itself suddenly without a pastor, and a search committee was formed. In due course it received a letter from a man applying for the vacant position. The committee chairman read: "I am considered to be a good preacher, and I have been a leader in most of ...read more

  • Go To God €" He Is The Source Of Our Goodness On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    Go to God – he is the source of our goodness on this earth. Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Story: This story about Hudson Taylor – a well known ...read more

  • A Woman Missionary In The South Pacific Islands ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 28, 2003
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    A woman missionary in the South Pacific Islands was explaining to a group of children the custom and significance of giving gifts at Christmas. "Giving gifts," she said, "expresses love and reminds us of the perfect gift of love we received from God: Jesus." Later that week, a young native ...read more

  • Pastor Clifford S. Stewart Of Louisville, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    Pastor Clifford S. Stewart of Louisville, Kentucky, sent his parents a microwave oven one Christmas. Here’s how he recalls the experience: “They were excited that now they, too, could be a part of the instant generation. When Dad unpacked the microwave and plugged it in, literally within seconds, ...read more

  • In Perspective Bureau Of Labor Statistics And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    In Perspective Bureau of Labor Statistics and Current Population Survey data puts recent large-scale layoff announcements in perspective: Annually, job creation is still outpacing job elimination, and has since ’95; mass layoffs account for only 20% of unemployment—as they have for the past 5 ...read more

  • Life Is Difficult. You And I Know It To Be True. ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
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    Life is difficult. You and I know it to be true. Christmas can be difficult. Even life in which a person strives diligently to be kind, helpful, and close to God includes difficulty. For example, God walked and talked with Adam and Eve. After sin came in their hearts, God was still God, but ...read more

  • Love And Service--Mark Dever And J.c. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
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    Love and Service--Mark Dever and J.C. Ryle JC Ryle: “True greatness does not consist in being an admiral or a celebrity. It consists of devoting yourself, body, soul and spirit to the blessed work of making the people around you more happy and holy.” Mark Dever, at 9Marks Conference. This quote ...read more

  • Because You Are Mine

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 4, 2010
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    BECAUSE YOU ARE MINE Perhaps you remember the farm family who, many years ago, lived in dire poverty. One Christmas someone sent them their first mirror. The teen-aged boy saw himself for the first time. He said to his mother: "Mom, look how ugly I am. How can you love me when you see how dirty ...read more

  • Valentinus  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 18, 2010
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    VALENTINUS "Valentinus was the name of a young man who lived in Rome during reign of Claudius II when Christians were being persecuted. Although he was not a Christian, he helped them, but he was caught and put into prison. In prison he became a believer in Jesus. Because of this, Valentinus was ...read more

  • No One Missed Him

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
     | 2,246 views

    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