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  • Deion Sanders Grew Up On The Mean Streets Of Fort ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 1,019 views

    Deion Sanders grew up on the mean streets of Fort Myers, Fla., where exposure to some would-be athletes spurred him to make a success of himself He explains: "I call them Idas. ’If I’da done this, I’d be making three million today. If I’da practiced a little harder, I’d be a superstar.’ They were ...read more

  • In The Middle Of A Forest, There Was A Hunter Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 4,461 views

    In the middle of a forest, there was a hunter who was suddenly confronted with a huge, mean bear. In all his fears, his attempt to shoot the bear was unsuccessful. He turned away and started to run as fast as he could. Finally, he ended up at the edge of a very steep cliff. His hopes were dim. But, ...read more

  • Adapted From "Can This Be Christmas?"  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,657 views

    Adapted from “Can this be Christmas?” Can this be Christmas? What’s all this hectic rush and fuss? Where do all these crowds go in such a hurry? They speed by so fast they look blurry! They sit at the lights getting ready to take flight! They dash into the store and then flash out the ...read more

  • The Distance Between Us And The Moon Is 250,000 ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Mar 17, 2008
     | 1,082 views

    The distance between us and the moon is 250,000 miles, but from here to the sun, it’s a whopping 93 million miles. To make it easier, they start talking light years and that’s where I get lost real fast. For instance let’s take 10 million light years. How far is that in laymen terms? Multiply 5 ...read more

  • Impersonal America

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,633 views

    IMPERSONAL AMERICA Here is how Max Lucado rates us as a society: "Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don’t call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear ear buds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our house ...read more

  • We Were On Shipboard," Relates A Captain's Wife, ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 6, 2007
     | 2,499 views

    "We were on shipboard," relates a captain’s wife, "lying on side from storm in a Southern harbor. We were obliged, first to make our way ashore. The waves were rolling heavily. I became frightened at the thought of attempting it, when one came to me, saying, ’Do not be afraid: I will take care of ...read more

  • Is Islam The Fastest-Growing Religion? Guess ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 21, 2008
     | 1,255 views

    Is Islam the Fastest-Growing Religion? Guess Again by Dinesh D’Souza Many people think Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. Not true. Islam is growing fast, but Christianity is growing faster. Indeed there are twice as many Christians as Muslims in the world today and the gap is ...read more

  • Some People Will Do Anything To Avoid ...

    Contributed by Alan Tison on May 26, 2008
     | 2,450 views

    Some people will do anything to avoid confrontation, I heard of a man who was going through a mid life crisis. He went out and bought a new car, but not just any car, but a new Corvette. As he pulled up on I-95 he noticed he was going 80 MPH, he thought boy that was easy. At that point, he wanted ...read more

  • Commitment

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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    Dave Hood tells the story of training to run a 5K run. Every time his wife and he would go running on their favorite trail, they’d walk a little faster, and with a little more gusto. One day, a half mile in and a young lady came at them sprinting towards them. They jumped out of the way so she ...read more

  • A Few Resolutions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
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    A FEW RESOLUTIONS Here are a few less-serious resolutions: “I have resolved not to do drugs anymore, because I get the same effect just standing up really fast.” “I have resolved to live in my own little world, because at least they know me here.” “I have resolved to stay married, because ...read more

  • When Architect Sir Christopher Wren Designed The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    When architect Sir Christopher Wren designed the interior of Windsor Town Hall near London in 1689, he built a ceiling supported by pillars. After city fathers had inspected the finished building, they decided the ceiling would not stay up and ordered Wren to put in some more pillars. England’s ...read more

  • I'm Going To Give You A Quick Quiz. Don't Worry, ...

    Contributed by Brian Stevenson on Nov 24, 2006
     | 2,594 views

    I’m going to give you a quick quiz. Don’t worry, it’s easy! I’ll give you a word and you give me the opposite. READY? The opposite of Fast is… Slow. The opposite of Long is… Short. The opposite of Cold is… Hot. The opposite of Young is… Old. The opposite of Soft is… Hard. The opposite of Sour ...read more

  • Power In Agreement  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    How much power can people in agreement have? The answer: the power of life and death. During the brutal reign of Joseph Stalin, who murdered 30 million Russians and bought godless communism to Russia, Stalin, let it be known that he planned to murder the Jews of Russia. When the believers in ...read more

  • Mama Eagles Are Caring Loving Creatures. ...

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Jul 23, 2007
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    Mama eagles are caring loving creatures. Somewhere along the line the mama eagle decides it’s time the baby eagles learn to fly. She takes the little eagle out of the next and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, and he falls fast. The fledgling has never ...read more

  • Fact: Since 1900, The Percentage Of The World's ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 7, 2007
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    Fact: Since 1900, the percentage of the world’s atheistic and non-religious peoples (agnostics, secularists, com­munists, and so on) has grown from 0.2 percent to 21.3 percent - in other words from less than one-fifth of one percent to over one fifth of the world’s population. This is the most ...read more

  • Q ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 16, 2009
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    QUOTE: “I tell the Lord my troubles and difficulties, and wait for Him to give me the answers to them,” said one man of God. “And it is wonderful how a matter that looked very dark will in prayer become crystal clear by the help of God’s Spirit. I think Christians fail so often to get answers to ...read more

  • Bill Hybels On Prayer As An Unnatural ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Bill Hybels on Prayer as an Unnatural Activity Bill Hybels begins his book Too Busy Not to Pray with these words: “Prayer is an unnatural activity. From birth we have been learning the rules of self reliance and self sufficiency. Prayer flies in the face of such deep seated values…. It is an ...read more

  • The Four Sham Pillars

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    THE FOUR SHAM PILLARS In 1689 the architect Sir Christopher Wren designed the interior of Windsor Town Hall near London. He built a ceiling supported by pillars. After city fathers had inspected the finished building, they decided the ceiling would not stay up, and so they ordered Wren to put in ...read more

  • Jesus And I

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 2,816 views

    When missionary Dan Crawford's body was found, a well worn New Testament was found in the coat pocket of that great missionary to Africa. Inside he had penned the words of a man unashamed of the testimony of His Lord: I cannot do it alone! The waves dash fast and high; The fog comes chilling ...read more

  • In The Movie, Remember The Titans, The Coach ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 21, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 3,107 views

    In the movie, Remember the Titans, the coach pushed the students to the brink of their abilities. Some accused him of trying to ruin them and break their spirits. But by pushing them - he made them stronger. It prepared them for a difficult season of football - and in the end they went ...read more