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  • Working Hard?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2002
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    WORKING HARD? Workers around America frankly admit that they spend more than 20 percent of their time (seven hours a week) at work goofing off. That amounts to a four-day work week across the nation. Almost half of Americans admit to chronic malingering, calling in sick when not sick, and doing ...read more

  • They Need A Father  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 31, 2003
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     | 3,820 views

    THEY NEED A FATHER ... “almost 75 percent of American children living in fatherless households will experience poverty before the age of eleven, compared to only 20 percent of those raised by two parents. Children living in homes where fathers are absent are far more likely to be expelled from or ...read more

  • Story Told By Shari Hanson) My Mother Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,124 views

    (Story told by Shari Hanson) My mother was baby-sitting my son, Dirk, at her house one day. When I stopped to pick him up, Mom told me that Dirk had followed her into the bedroom as she put some things away in the closet. “Grandma,” he asked, “what room is this?” “This is a closet, Dirk,” she ...read more

  • Power Of Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 18, 2004
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    1. Power of Prayer Story: From Preachers Stories a. A. T. Pierson relates the following story: "Some years ago in the great State of Minnesota, the Granary of the West, there came a scourge of grasshoppers that threatened to destroy the whole wheat crop. The Governor, who was a very devout ...read more

  • Ever Since Our Fathers Died, Everything Goes On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Harold Orndorff on May 25, 2004
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    "Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." This charge could be summarized by saying, "If Jesus is coming back, what’s taking Him so long?" This is a question that has been asked not only by skeptics, but by believers who have assumed that Jesus ...read more

  • Eric Reed In This Past Week's Leadership Weekly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 25, 2004
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    Eric Reed in this past week’s Leadership Weekly e-mail column related the following story. “After Easter last year, a woman approached a pastor I know and asked, "So what happened with Jesus after the Resurrection?" "Well, he ascended into heaven and he’s still alive," the pastor said. "I know he ...read more

  • On Your Knees  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004
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    In Touch and Live, George Vandeman wrote: "A young stranger to the Alps was making his first climb, accompanied by two stalwart guides. It was a steep, hazardous ascent. But he felt secure with one guide ahead and one following. For hours they climbed. And now, breathless, they reached for those ...read more

  • A Spiritual Mirage?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2004
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    A SPIRITUAL MIRAGE? In 1849 a wagon train was traveling through Death Valley to follow the gold rush into California. As this particular wagon train trudged through Death Valley, the hottest place in California, they looked ahead and saw a sheet of water they all believed was Owen’s Lake. But ...read more

  • Have You Heard People Use The Phrase: "This Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 30, 2004
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    Have you heard people use the phrase: "This is my cross to bear"? They’ll say, "I’ve got an unsaved husband, it’s my cross to bear." Or, "My kids are rebellious, it’s my cross to bear." Or, "My arthritis acts up on me; it’s my cross to bear." A tombstone in a cemetery in Ribbesford, Scotland ...read more

  • A Priest And A Rabbi From Local Parishes Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 17, 2004
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    A priest and a rabbi from local parishes were standing by the side of the road holding up signs. The rabbi’s read, "The End is Near!" The priest, on the other side of the road, held up a sign which read, "Turn before it’s too late!" They planned to hold up their signs to each passing car. "Get a ...read more

  • In A Certain Village In Europe Several Centuries ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 15, 2004
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    In a certain village in Europe several centuries ago, a nobleman wondered what legacy he should leave to his townspeople. He decided to build a church for a legacy. The completed plans for the church were kept secret. When the people gathered, they marveled at the church’s beauty and ...read more

  • A Man Started Out Through A Forest So Thickly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Dec 12, 2004
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     | 2,599 views

    A man started out through a forest so thickly covered with trees that one day he could not see the sun or sky. After travelling for a long time he knew it was getting night time, so started for what he thought was home. He was so certain that his direction was right that he did not look at his ...read more

  • In Their Book Your Work Matters To God, Doug ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 1,327 views

    In their book Your Work Matters to God, Doug Sherman and William Hendricks wrote: “God has made you with a specific design. As one of His creatures, He has given you personal resources – a personality, talent, abilities, interests and so forth – which can be used vocationally … It is clear ...read more

  • Speaking Of Heaven D.l. Moody Said, "We Believe ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002
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    Speaking of heaven D.L. Moody said, “We believe it is just as much a place and just as much a city as New York is, and a good deal more; because New York will pass away, and that city will abide forever. It has foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Classic Sermons on Heaven and Hell; ...read more

  • Listen To These Interesting Statistics And ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Alves on Jan 27, 2003
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     | 1,930 views

    Listen to these interesting statistics and comments recorded in a well known Canadian survey about the church: 81% of Canadians surveyed agreed with the following comment “I don’t think you need to go to church in order to be a good Christian” 70% agreed with this statement “My private beliefs ...read more

  • We Can Also Increase Our Faith By Praying To God, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ronald Thompson on May 20, 2003
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    We can also increase our faith by praying to God, about our hopes, desires, and needs. the following story is about a man whose faith was shown by his works. This man wanted to study the scriptures, but he could not read. He prayed for God to help him learn to read. In time a teacher came to ...read more

  • I Know Of A Priest Back In New York City Who Went ...  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,386 views

    I know of a priest back in New York City who went to Ireland to visit his relatives. While he was staying at his cousin’s farm, they decided to have some fun with him. After doing some chores in the fields, they told him to come in for dinner just as soon as he was through rounding up the sheep ...read more

  • In Ancient Rome, Military Commanders Who Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In ancient Rome, military commanders who had been victorious in battle, killing at least 5,000 enemy troops, were honored publicly in a huge civil and religious ceremony called a Roman Triumph. The “triumphator,” as he was called, was paraded through the city ahead of his troops. In front of him ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of Two Brothers Who On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a story of two brothers who on completing their apprenticeship decide to set up their own butcher shop. One day one of their customers invite the older brother to church. Some time later he asks for forgiveness for all his sins, and commits his life to following God. He continues working ...read more

  • Two Men Were Hunting In The Jungles Of Africa. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Two men were hunting in the jungles of Africa. Fear and trembling overtook both of them as they saw their first set of lion tracks. One said to the other, “Let’s split up. You find out where he went; and I’ll find our where he came from” Not aware he had been conned, the dummer of the hunters ...read more