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  • We All Want To Be Wise, We All Want To Know. ...

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 18, 2008
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    We all want to be wise, we all want to know. Incidentally, the English word sophomore also comes from two Greek words: sophos means wise, and moros means foolish. In other words, a sophomore is a wise ...read more

  • A Man Who Loves Wisdom Brings Joy To His ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
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    A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father The rod of correction imparts wisdom So remember kids, when mom or dad is disciplining you with the “rod of correction” Also known as the belt or maybe the fly swatter If mom had come after me with a fly swatter I probably would have laughed She ...read more

  • A Wise Man Once Told Me "Knowledge Is Knowing ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
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    A wise man once told me “knowledge is knowing how to pick your nose, ...read more

  • A Wise Heart ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    A Wise Heart Cry James, the half brother of Jesus, gives the Christian a powerful truth, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him” (James 1:5). The Body of Christ is called to make disciples and this calling is ...read more

  • Keys To ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Keys to Wisdom Proverbs 4:7-8 says, “Wisdom is supreme; though it costs you all you have, get understanding. Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.” The whole of Scripture gives us some practical applications that can be accomplished by all who are willing to ...read more

  • The Wise Man Vs. The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Wise Man vs. the Fool The Bible says Jesus was one who taught with authority. That amazed the crowds because their own teachers did not. (Matt. 7 : 28) The Lord’s parable of the “The Wise and Foolish Builders” found in Luke 6: 46-49 is specifically directed to those who profess to ...read more

  • From Reader's ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 18, 2008
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    From Reader’s Digest: After booking my 90-year-old mother on a flight from Florida to Nevada, I called the airline to go over her needs. The woman representative listened patiently as I requested a wheelchair and an attendant for my mother because of her arthritis and impaired vision. I also ...read more

  • John Cassius Tells A Story Of A Young Man Who Was ...

    Contributed by Michael Snow on Aug 20, 2008
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    John Cassius tells a story of a young man who was seeking to find the meaning of life so and he went to visit a prophet. He went to the prophet and asked him if he would share with him the way true deliverance. The prophet looked at him and asked, "Do you want to find the meaning of life?" And the ...read more

  • A Pastor-Preacher Of Another Generation, James ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008
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    A pastor-preacher of another generation, James Stalker, says that wisdom is ‘partially an intellectual virtue, but it consists much less in knowing than in doing’ as it, ‘slowly accumulates by experience’ and is also ‘learned through imitation.’ He also ...read more

  • The Wise ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
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    The Wise Fool There is an old, corny story about the young man who was the first in his family to go to college. In fact, he was the first in his small town to go to college. And so when he came home after his freshman year, he was the apple of his father’s eye. His dad, who had never in his life ...read more

  • Doves And Direction

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 30, 2009
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    DOVES AND DIRECTION God’s people in the northern kingdom were acting like a dove, quite senseless and flitting back and forth between Assyria and Egypt as their protector—in spite of the fact that Yahweh, God of Armies ("Lord of Hosts") wanted to be their shield and defender. This is a powerful ...read more

  • Flower ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    FLOWER MIX-UP A bank in Binghamton, New York, sent some flowers to a competitor who had recently moved into a new building. There was a mix up at the flower shop, and the card sent with the arrangement read, "With our deepest sympathy." The florist, very embarrassed, apologized. But it was worse, ...read more

  • All Knowledge That Begins Not And Ends Not With ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 28, 2009
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    "All knowledge that begins not and ends not with His glory, is but a giddy, but a vertiginous circle, but an ...read more

  • Let Me Introduce You To An Old Friend You've Know ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on May 3, 2009
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    Let me introduce you to an old friend you’ve know for a long time. A friend is someone that makes you a better person. Sometimes a friend loves you so much he will even hurt you to help you. Proverbs says the wounds of a friend can be trusted, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Like ...read more

  • Here Are Some Funny Philosophies I Found While ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 10, 2009
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    Here are some funny philosophies I found while working on this message: “To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there’s no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.” “It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.” ...read more

  • Don't Listen To Her

    Contributed by Doyle Hayes on Jul 7, 2009
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    DON'T LISTEN TO HER A car tooling down the country road sputtered to a complete stop near a field filled with cows. The driver, getting out to see what was the matter, noticed a cow looking at him. "I believe it’s your radiator," said the cow. The startled man ran to the nearest farmhouse and ...read more

  • Vern Treat - Follow Your Bubbles. I Recently Had ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
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    Vern Treat - FOLLOW YOUR BUBBLES. I recently had a conversation with a man who’s a scuba diver. He shared an interesting story. He said that when you’re down deep, you’re encircled by light. There’s no way you can tell which way is up because the water diffuses the light. You’re also ...read more

  • In My Former Pastorate There Was A Wonderful ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
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    In my former pastorate there was a wonderful elderly man named Mr. Billy Stewart. He had built four grandfather clocks from kits supplied by the Emperor Clock Co. I had long wanted such a clock so, with his being available to be my backstop, I ordered a kit. The directions said to spread all the ...read more

  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    ON WISDOM "The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil." (Cicero) "Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it." (J.I. ...read more

  • Guidance In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    GUIDANCE IN LIFE It makes a difference who your leader is! When we were kids going on summer vacation, I don’t ever remember my dad getting lost. -- But Eric Ritz writes: When I was a young boy, our family always vacationed together. It was my mother and father and five kids in an old Ford Falcon ...read more