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  • Believe It Or Not, The Following Announcements ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,823 views

    Believe it or not, the following announcements actually appeared in various church bulletins. 1. Don’t let worry kill you -- let the church help. 2. Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow. 3. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community. 4. ...read more

  • The Contract Of ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
     | 1,660 views

    THE CONTRACT OF FREEDOM: Defining the Contract: A contract involves two parties agreeing on a focused intent. The two parties in this contract are you and God. If you are like most of us you don’t sign a contract without knowing ahead of time what you are signing. So what is this contract of ...read more

  • God Will Make A Way In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2009
     | 4,614 views

    God Will Make A Way in a Tragedy 2 Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. (NIV) In other words, as we depend on the Lord, then we persevere in loving each other like Christ did. As we depend on the ...read more

  • Billy Graham: Growing Old Has Been A Surprise  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 7, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,253 views

    BILLY GRAHAM: GROWING OLD HAS BEEN A SURPRISE Billy Graham, in his book "Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well" (pp. 1-2, Thomas Nelson), he writes: Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life. The young live for the here and now. Thinking ahead seems to be in the form of dreams ...read more

  • Failure Maybe Opportunity?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 12, 2020
     | 3,458 views

    REMEMBER FAILURE MAY BE BUT AN OPPORTUNITY---- GEORGE CAMPBELL MORGAN, 12/9/1863. He died May 16, 1945. He preached his first sermon at 13 years of age. In 1888 a young man named CAMPBELL MORGAN had made application to the WESLEYAN SCHOOL of ministry. Campbell was one of 150 men to apply ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago We Were At A Small Church In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,930 views

    A few years ago we were at a small church in Piggott, Arkansas. I was watching TV one afternoon and they had this segment called “in the garden” – it was right before the first freeze of the season. He looks straight at the camera and says, “If you to have tulips in the spring – you must plant them ...read more

  • Questions For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,763 views

    QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION Andrew Murray, whose devotional books are still popular nearly a century after his death, said this: "It is when we face ourselves and face Christ, that we are lost in wonder, love and praise. We need to rediscover the almost lost discipline of self-examination; and ...read more

  • Forget The Cup--Enjoy The Hot ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    FORGET THE CUP--ENJOY THE HOT CHOCOLATE A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering ...read more

  • Spiritual "boyle's Law"!!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 9, 2025
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    One truth related to lessons learnt in the subject of Science in our school days' applies to some core aspects of Christian Living also especially the inter-related Spiritual dynamics of Cross-bearing and Spiritual Growth (Rom 5:3-4). Now what is that Scientific Lesson??? Well, it pertains to ...read more

  • The 10 Essentials Of A Successful Consumer Direct ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,833 views

    The 10 Essentials of a successful Consumer Direct business: · Success depends on operating in and integrating all channels. · Targeted communications and partnerships will be more successful than mass marketing. · Older consumers can be won through younger family members. · Brands are power, but ...read more

  • Crime Doesn't Pay: For The 7th Consecutive Year, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,948 views

    Crime Doesn’t Pay: For the 7th consecutive year, the number of dishonest employees apprehended — and the dollars recovered from those apprehensions — increased over the previous year, according to the 13th annual Retail Theft Survey. The 30 U.S. retail companies responding to the survey lost more ...read more

  • * If You Were To Catch A Flight To Beijing, ...

    Contributed by John Perry on Feb 7, 2010
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    *** If you were to catch a flight to Beijing, China & preach the gospel – unhindered by authorities – to 1,000 people a day, we would sense great victory in doing so. After all ..... 1,000 every day hearing the gospel??? That’s fantastic, what a powerful ministry!!! After a year 365,000 people have ...read more

  • Ivp Bible Background Commentary States This About ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 13, 2010
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    IVP Bible Background Commentary states this about our passage in John 10:1-10: "The original text of the Bible had no chapter breaks; this passage continues Jesus’ words to the *Pharisees in 9:41. It is based on *Old Testament images of God as the shepherd of Israel (Gen 48:15; 49:24; Ps 23:1; ...read more

  • Honesty Ranking: Firefighters Top The Annual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,223 views

    Honesty Ranking: Firefighters top the annual CNN/USA Today Gallup Poll ranking the honesty, integrity and ethical standards of various professions. 90% of Americans rated them “high” or “very high.” Close behind firefighters in the ratings were nurses (84%), members of the military (81%), policemen ...read more

  • There Would Be No Islam

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011
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    THERE WOULD BE NO ISLAM A Hindu professor once found out that a man in his class was a Christian. The professor said to this student, "If you Christians were like Jesus Christ, India would be at your feet tomorrow." A learned Muslim who recently became a Christian said, "If Christians were truly ...read more

  • Can I Hug You?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard a story about a father who told his son when he reached 12 years old that he would only shake hands with him from now on. Finally, some 20 or 25 years later the son, now a grown man, said, “Dad can I hug you?” And the son and ...read more

  • You Must Tell Them A Recent Study Finds When ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 717 views

    You Must Tell Them A recent study finds when donors were asked why they did not give online, the single most common reason donors gave (after not having a computer) was that they were unaware the option existed. The finding mirrors similar studies of other forms of giving, where when ...read more

  • Children's Perspective On Mom

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 4, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,560 views

    CHILDREN’S PERSPECTIVE ON MOM. The following are different answers given by school-age children to the stated questions: "Why were mothers created?" 1. She’s the only one who knows where the Scotch tape is. 2. Think about it; it was the best way to get more people. 3. Mostly to clean the ...read more

  • The Person Of The Book  PRO

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 6,726 views

    THE PERSON OF THE BOOK GENESIS: Promised Seed EXODUS: Passover Lamb LEVITICUS: Scapegoat NUMBERS: Brazen Serpent DEUTERONOMY: Great Lawgiver JOSHUA: Prophet, Priest and King JUDGES: Judge of All the Universe RUTH: Kinsman Redeemer SAMUEL: Anointer of Kings KINGS: King of Kings & ...read more

  • Moses Wrote,

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 16, 2009
     | 2,114 views

    Moses wrote, “…The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” (Genesis 2:25) A Biblical marriage destroys thoughts of self-consciousness, they defeat shame, there is no fear of ridicule, no hang-ups, they can choose to avoid embarrassments and with Christ leading the marriage ...read more