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  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
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    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
     | 1,557 views

    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,585 views

    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

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  • You Can't Eat Just One  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 22, 2013
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    YOU CAN'T EAT JUST ONE Lays® Potato Chips uses the slogan "You can't eat just one." They know a secret: most of us will lose self-control and give in to temptation if they can get us to just eat one. One gives in to two; two in to five; and before you know it, you've eaten an entire bag of chips! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • In June L955, Winston Churchill, Who Was Then ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2001
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    In June l955, Winston Churchill, who was then near the end of his life, was asked to give a commencement address at a British University. At this time he was physically infirm; he had to be helped to the podium. Then he held on to the podium for what seemed an interminable amount of time. He ...read more

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  • I Love My Little Boy, I Want To ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 23, 2006
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    Illustration: I love my little boy, I want to give him the very best that I can give him, but sometimes because he is so small and I am so big in order to get my attention, to let me know he wants or needs something, he will pull on my pant leg and I will look down and grab him, lift him up to my ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • I Heard About A Football Game Being Played On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard about a football game being played on the home field. The home team was being smeared by the visiting squad. Someone on the sidelines kept yelling, "Give the ball to Calhoun Give the ball to Calhoun’’ They tried another play, and again the home team was smashed to the ground, losing ...read more

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  • Momma And The Toast  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Drake on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
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    Momma and the toast A Sunday School teacher asked her class if they knew the difference between kindness and loving kindness. One little girl said she knew the difference. She told the teacher that kindness is like when you ask your mother for some toast and she gives it to you, but loving kindness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fervent Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 29, 2011
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    FERVENT PRAYER George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, future US Presidents, were among the delegates meeting at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, on March 23, 1775, considering a resolution sending Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. The Virginia House of Burgesses was unconvinced. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • From His Very First Paycheck, John Rockefeller ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
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    From his very first paycheck, John Rockefeller gave ten percent of his earnings to his church. As his wealth grew, so did his giving, to educational and public health causes, and for basic science and the arts. Oddly enough, Rockefeller was probably best known in his later life for the practice of ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • A Person Who Has A Dream Knows What He Is Willing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2002
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    A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up. He is able measure everything he does according to whether or not it contributes to the dream, concentrating his attention on the things that bring him closer to it and ...read more

  • Before The Judgment Seat Of Christ My Service ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 2, 2007
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    Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will not be judged by how much I have done but by how much of me there is in it. No man gives at all until he has given all. No man gives anything acceptable to God until ...read more

    Denomination: Other

  • Great Quotes On Volunteering

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2019
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    GREAT QUOTES ON VOLUNTEERING “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — William Shakespeare “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill “I am a little pencil in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Nancy And Terry Seven Year Old Granddaughter ...

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Mar 5, 2008
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    Nancy and Terry seven year old granddaughter Natilee asked her mother “When am I going to be crucified?’ (She meant baptized). But a child’s insight goes deeper than we can ever see! What would it mean to give ...read more

    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Not The Gift, But The Giver  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 148 ratings
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    NOT THE GIFT, BUT THE GIVER A man told a story about the time his son’s sixth birthday was approaching. He had mentioned he wouldn’t mind a party, and as his son usually was very specific about the kind of presents he liked. The dad asked him what he could get him. Bill expected a well-planned ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • From Illustrations Unlimited - ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 24, 2007
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    Illustration from Illustrations Unlimited - PEACE, PEACE: A true story: A retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal was to determine where in the world would be the place to be least likely affected ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Bisagno Points Out That "Faith Is The Heart ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2001
    based on 56 ratings
     | 2,405 views

    John Bisagno points out that "Faith is the heart of life. You go to a doctor whose name you can’t pronounce. He gives you a prescription you cannot read. You take it to a pharmacist you have never seen. He gives you ...read more

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  • Determination

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 13, 2008
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    DETERMINATION Johnny Fulton was run over by a car at the age of three. He suffered crushed hips, broken ribs, a fractured skull, and compound fractures in his legs. It did not look as if he would live. But he would not give up. In fact, he later ran the half-mile in less than two minutes. Walt ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Fred Craddock, In An Address To Ministers, Caught ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2001
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    Fred Craddock, in an address to ministers, caught the practical implications of living for Christ. -"We think giving our all to the Lord is like taking a $l,000 bill and laying it on the table-- ’Here’s my life, Lord. I’m giving it all.’ -But the reality for most of us is that he sends us to the ...read more

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  • Needs Are Different

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,856 views

    Illustration: Needs Are Different Perhaps our understanding for marriage is to give our spouse what we feel is best. Dr. Willard Harley, a Massachusetts psychologist, surveyed the perceived basic needs of men and women in marriage and found that the perceived needs are completely different. ...read more

    Denomination: Other