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  • What Is Not God's Will

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 7, 2011
     | 1,771 views

    WHAT IS NOT GOD'S WILL Sometimes we want things we know is not God's will. Jay Kesler wrote of a time when he caused an auto accident. He prayed that it did not happen, but it did. I know how the young Jay Kesler felt. I've done things that I wanted to undo and said things that I wanted to ...read more

  • Marketing Myth: There Is The Long-Held Belief ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,817 views

    Marketing Myth: There is the long-held belief that older TV viewers (ages 40 to 50) rarely change brand loyalty. Age Wave research company says boomers are, in fact, more open to new things such as new cell phone technology, Internet shopping, and other products. Marketers shouldn’t fall into ...read more

  • What Commitment?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jul 1, 2012
     | 4,119 views

    WHAT COMMITMENT? When I was in my first year of ministry, I walked into our District preachers meeting at the same time as Bobbie Potter, who was pastor of Munholland UMC in Old Metairie. He asked if I preach last Sunday which I did. Then he asked, "What did you ask them to commit to?" I said I ...read more

  • Title: What's In Your Heart? What's In Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,118 views

    Title: What’s in your heart? What’s in your wallet? Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: (illustration ) Let me tell you a story of 2 men. One, we will call Jim, and the other we will ...read more

  • Do You Believe?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,400 views

    DO YOU BELIEVE? Americans are three times as likely to believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus (83 percent) as in evolution (28 percent) Not only do 91 percent of [American] Christians say they believe in the Virgin Birth, but so do an astonishing 47 percent of U.S. ...read more

  • In A "Peanuts" Cartoon, Charlie Brown Says To ...

    Contributed by Mark Evans on Jan 7, 2004
     | 3,140 views

    In a “Peanuts” cartoon, Charlie Brown says to Linus: “Perhaps you can give me an answer, Linus. What would you do if you felt that no one liked you?” Linus replies, “I’d try to look at myself objectively, and see what I could do to improve. ...read more

  • What Is A Mother?  PRO

    Contributed by Jan Spencer on Mar 19, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 4,548 views

    WHAT IS A MOTHER? Somewhere between the youthful energy of a teenager and the golden years of a woman’s life, there lives a marvelous and loving person known as "Mother." A mother is a curious mixture of patience, kindness, understanding, discipline, industriousness, purity and love. A mother ...read more

  • Brands That Mass Customize, Take Control Of Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,318 views

    Brands that mass customize, take control of their distribution and understand the impact of emerging technologies will do well. “Those that create undifferen-tiated products and sell anything that walks will eventually go out of business,” says Scott Bedbury, CEO of Brand-stream. Frederich ...read more

  • What's The Demand?

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Feb 5, 2012
     | 3,694 views

    WHAT'S THE DEMAND? The magazine, Christianity Today, reported in its April 4, 1986 issue of a tool company that manufactured drill bits. Faced with financial losses, company executives gathered to discuss the problem: a declining demand for drill bits. The CEO challenged his men: "How can we ...read more

  • What Forgiveness Is Not

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 31, 2021
     | 1,870 views

    WHAT FORGIVENESS IS NOT by Dr. Larry Petton (excerpt from my book, "I CAN'T FORGIVE"). Text: Ephesians chapter 4 Ruth Bell Graham described a successful marriage as the "union of two great forgivers." Forgiveness has been described as, “Me not hurting you, because you ...read more

  • Notice What Captures Your Imagination. What Is ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,724 views

    Notice what captures your imagination. What is that you dwell on when you’re alone? The movie In the Line of Fire, Clint Eastwood is asked “what do you see in the dark when the demons come.” What is it that draws our attention to itself? It may be our families, work ...read more

  • What If There Was No Christmas?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,931 views

    WHAT IF THERE WAS NO CHRISTMAS? Lets ponder the what if - say- the antichrist powers would have defeated Christ at birth and therefore eliminated Christianity? what would have been lost? i. There would be no Christmas joy ii. There would be no kids smiles iii. There would be no Merry Christmas ...read more

  • Reward For Doing Right

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 3,813 views

    REWARD FOR DOING RIGHT Joseph told Israel of his brother's evil doings. He was faithful to reveal rather than conceal the matter. Certainly it took a great deal of courage to do what he did. The exercising of that courage showed forth faithfulness. He also was faithful to his job requirements. ...read more

  • Lucado Says God's Standard Is Perfection  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 4, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,170 views

    Author Max Lucado writes: All of us occasionally do what is right. A few predominately do what is right. But do any of us always do what is right? According to Paul we don’t. "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Rom. 3:10, NKJV). Some may beg to differ. "I’m not perfect, Max, but I’m better than ...read more

  • Generation Gap Many Of Today's Young People, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,153 views

    Generation Gap Many of today’s young people, unlike their parents, have never known anything but a world dominated by technology. Even their social lives revolve around the Web, iPods, and cellphones. So they dress down, talk loose, and reveal their innermost thoughts online. The result is a ...read more

  • Mindy Caliguire In Spiritual Friendship Says, ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
     | 584 views

    Mindy Caliguire in Spiritual friendship says, “What do you do when you can’t stand the thought of praying, when the words of the Bible seem plastic and false… when you have been doing everything ‘right’ and the bottom falls out? It’s at these times when it is the spiritual friends who throw ...read more

  • What's In A Name?  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,759 views

    WHAT’S IN A NAME? When the 1960s ended, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district reverted to high rent, and many hippies moved down the coast to Santa Cruz. They had children and got married, too, though in no particular sequence. But they didn’t name their children Melissa or Brett. People in the ...read more

  • Do Unto Others

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,179 views

    DO UNTO OTHERS There is a story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a Scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote the Bible, book, chapter and verse to okay his actions. He did all right with that until he began to fall in ...read more

  • What Is The Will Of God For Me?

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 8, 2009
     | 1,587 views

    WHAT IS THE WILL OF GOD FOR ME? I have said many times over the past 50 years of international ministry to God's people when asked, "What is the Will of God for me? and how can I know it and do it?" I have said that, in a nutshell, the Will of God is the Word of God--and the Word of God is the ...read more

  • No Matter What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,856 views

    NO MATTER WHAT "Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she dreamed of a better life in the city. One morning she slipped away, breaking her mother’s ...read more

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