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  • Doing Christmas Differently

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    DOING CHRISTMAS DIFFERENTLY Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, tells of his pastor in Portland Oregon at Imago Dei Community. He and some his friend decided they wanted to do Christmas differently. So he stood up in front of his congregation and challenged them not to go into debt that ...read more

  • The Durer Brothers: No One Makes It Alone

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2011
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     | 4,124 views

    THE DURER BROTHERS: NO ONE MAKES IT ALONE Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table for this big family, the father and head of the household, a goldsmith by profession, worked almost ...read more

  • Baptize The Wallet, Too

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 27, 2011
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    BAPTIZE THE WALLET, TOO A man who was about to be baptized by immersion was on his way into the pool when he realized that in his back pocket was his wallet. He stopped and was about to remove it when the preacher said, "Stop! Either I baptize you wallet and all or not at all!" Now the preacher ...read more

  • Tithe

    Contributed by Babatunde Bello on Aug 7, 2011
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    TITHE What is Tithe? Tithe is the tenth percent of our total income, which include basic salary, allowances and any other extra money you receive, such as tips, honorarium, or any source of fund that increases your ...read more

  • Winning In Losing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    WINNING IN LOSING Both teams that play in the Super Bowl think they will win, so both teams have special t-shirts and hats designed that declare them the victors. It costs about $2 million to have the apparel made--which means for the losing team, $2 million goes to waste, right? Wrong. A recent ...read more

  • Poor Man's Philanthropist  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    POOR MAN'S PHILANTHROPIST In 2005, when Thomas Cannon died of colon cancer in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, he was 79. Thomas described himself a "poor man's philanthropist." When Thomas was three years old, his father died. Once Thomas' mother remarried, the family of six lived in a ...read more

  • He Gave Everything Away

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
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    HE GAVE EVERYTHING AWAY John Kluge was once the wealthiest man in America, he gave his 7,400 acre estate away estimated to be worth more than $45 million dollars. He is recognized for his generosity, yet ...read more

  • The Free-Food Tree

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
     | 1,974 views

    THE FREE-FOOD TREE One year, a tree on the campus of Green Acres Elementary School, near Santa Cruz, California, bore strange fruit—mostly sandwiches, but sometimes a cookie, a cupcake, an apple or an orange. It came into full bearing from a seed planted by teachers Sophie Farrar and Sandra Enz, ...read more

  • Cirrhosis Of The Giver

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 27, 2012
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     | 2,557 views

    CIRRHOSIS OF THE GIVER The disease cirrhosis of the giver was discovered in A.D. 34 by the husband-wife team of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1–11). It is an acute condition that renders the patient’s hands immobile when he is called on to move them in the direction of his wallet or her purse, and ...read more

  • The Hunger Games: Laying Down Your Life

    Contributed by Jeff Morrison on Mar 30, 2012
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    THE HUNGER GAMES: LAYING DOWN YOUR LIFE In the movie, "The Hunger Games," 16 year old Katness is faced with a dramatic choice when her 12 year old sister is chosen by lottery to fight for their district. She knows her sister is small and frail, and that she would not last in the life or death ...read more

  • John D. Rockefeller's Transformation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
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    JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER’S TRANSFORMATION John D. Rockefeller, Sr., was strong and husky when he was a youth. He early determined to earn money and drove himself to the limit. At age 33, he earned his first million dollars. At age 43, he controlled the biggest company in the world. At age 53, he was ...read more

  • Examples Of Generous People

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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    EXAMPLES OF GENEROUS PEOPLE In a country where getting and having more seems so normal, people who choose to live with a lot less so they can help others seem, to put it mildly, less than sane. Zell Kravinsky is one of those people. Kravinsky got rich in the real estate business, and then gave ...read more

  • Healing House: "I Thought You Were Dead."  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jan 6, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,568 views

    HEALING HOUSE: "I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD." Healing House is in Kansas City, Ks. It's a home for drug addicts started by a woman named Bobbie Jo. Bobbie Jo had been walking the streets for many years but then someone cared enough to share the Gospel with her and she was born again. At the same time, ...read more

  • Cirrhosis Of The Giver

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jan 23, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,952 views

    CIRRHOSIS OF THE GIVER The disease cirrhosis of the giver was discovered in A.D. 34 by the husband-wife team of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1–11). It is an acute condition that renders the patient’s hands immobile when he is called on to move them in the direction of his wallet or her purse, and ...read more

  • C.h. Spurgeon Told The Story Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 4,101 views

    (IL) C.H. Spurgeon told the story of the preacher who was walking in the countryside and stopped by a farmhouse for a drink of water. The old farmer who lived there went out to talk to the preacher. As they were talking the preacher noticed that the barn had a weather vane on it that was spinning ...read more

  • A Wealthy Businessman From Texas Was In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,620 views

    A wealthy businessman from Texas was in the habit of giving his dad unique gifts on his birthday. As his business travels took him around the world, he would always search to find something truly remarkable to give to his dad. But this past year he felt he had outdone himself. He discovered a ...read more

  • A. The Story Is Told Of A Pig Farmer Down South ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A. The story is told of a pig farmer down south who called a local church and asked to speak to the Head Hog at the Trough. 1. The church secretary said, “If you are referring to our minister, you are welcome to call him Brother, or Reverend if you are so inclined, but it would be improper to refer ...read more

  • C. Over The Centuries People Have Come Up With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    C. Over the centuries people have come up with a lot of different ideas about Christian stewardship and giving. 1. There’s a story told about a couple of guys who were discussing their approaches to giving. a. One man said, “Here’s how I decide how much to give. I cash my paycheck in small bills, ...read more

  • Apart From Our Lord, It Is Hard To Think Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Apart from our Lord, it is hard to think of historical figures whose dying words were, "It is accomplished" Alexander the Great conquered Persia, but broke down and wept because his troops were too exhausted to push on to India. Hugo Grotius, the father of modern international law, said at the ...read more

  • Attributes Of A Servant…  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Attributes of a Servant… 1. Humility In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. News of the disaster was further darkened when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It ...read more

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