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  • Whatever Gets Your Goat

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2011
     | 1,438 views

    WHATEVER GETS YOUR GOAT "Whatever gets your goat gets your attention. Whatever gets your attention gets your time. Whatever gets your time gets you. Whatever gets you becomes your master. Take care, lest a little thing horn in and ...read more

  • Not The White House, But Your House

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 28, 2011
     | 2,062 views

    NOT THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT YOUR HOUSE As part of a commencement address, former First Lady Barbara Bush said the following to a group of graduating college students: "As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer, or business leader will be, you are a human being first, and those human ...read more

  • Doubting (Enter Your Name)

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 30, 2011
     | 8,009 views

    DOUBTING (ENTER YOUR NAME) The most famous doubter of all time is Thomas. Through history Judas has been the only disciple criticized more than Thomas. Tradition has given him a new name: "Doubting Thomas." He wanted proof that Jesus was resurrected from the dead. But can you blame him? When the ...read more

  • When I Was Your Age...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
     | 1,475 views

    WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE... A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to tee off, an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and ...read more

  • How Big Is Your God?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,066 views

    HOW BIG IS YOUR GOD? Tony Campolo was once confronted by an atheist who was one of his students. The young man told Campolo, "For me to believe in God, I have to have a God that I can understand." And Campolo replied, "God refuses ...read more

  • Setting Your Faith Aside

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 4, 2011
     | 1,740 views

    SETTING YOUR FAITH ASIDE Have you ever thought you could separate from God ... just for a little while ... and then later on turn back to God? Unfortunately we all do this ... in big ways or small ways. Any time we decide to live a life INDEPENDENT of God, we run a big risk. I remember a ...read more

  • Let Your Adorning Be Hidden

    Contributed by David Hodgin on Oct 9, 2011
     | 2,366 views

    LET YOUR ADORNING BE HIDDEN Author Jennifer McBride wrote, "Ladies and gentlemen, I exhort you to dress in such a way that does not capture anyone’s gaze, but actually gives others something else, besides your attire, to think about. Discretion is a godly trait. At times, it is better to ...read more

  • Relax And Lower Your Branches  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,975 views

    RELAX AND LOWER YOUR BRANCHES Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal carried a story about Sally, an overly conscientious youngster who made herself miserable over the smallest failures and setbacks. Early one fall, while the leaves were still on the trees, there was an exceptionally heavy ...read more

  • Make God Your Focus

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 18, 2012
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    MAKE GOD YOUR FOCUS There is a little Anglican Church on the edge of Chichester. UK. I went there with a school to speak & lead their Harvest Festival Service. As you entered the foyer there was a table, and on the table was a plate containing a Latin inscription. (Many Anglican Church buildings ...read more

  • Count Your Many Blessings  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 16, 2012
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     | 4,670 views

    COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS While on a short-term missions trip, Pastor Jack Hinton was leading worship at a leper colony on the island of Tobago. A woman who had been facing away from the pulpit turned around. "It was the most hideous face I had ever seen," Hinton said. "The woman's nose and ears ...read more

  • Pray And Read Your Bible

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 29, 2012
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     | 5,171 views

    PRAY AND READ YOUR BIBLE A man was in prison and was in need of some money. He wrote his mother and asked her to send five hundred dollars immediately. Soon after, he got a package in the mail. It was a Bible. On the top of the Bible, there was a letter that said, "Son, I love you. Pray and read ...read more

  • Anger: Strength In Your Claws

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
     | 1,846 views

    ANGER: STRENGTH IN YOUR CLAWS The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said. The 40-inch (one-meter) male crustacean, ...read more

  • My Times Are In Your Hands

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2012
     | 3,144 views

    MY TIMES ARE IN YOUR HANDS This was told by a missionary who was active in China when the country was taken over by communists. The missionary was arrested and subjected to severe questioning and mental torture. Throughout the procedure he would continually utter a quotation from Psalm 31:15, ...read more

  • How To Be Liked By Your Peers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012
     | 3,394 views

    HOW TO BE LIKED BY YOUR PEERS ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2010) — People who pursue happiness through material possessions are liked less by their peers than people who pursue happiness through life experiences, according to a new study...The "take home" message in his most recent study, which appears ...read more

  • Steering Your Ship In A Storm

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,562 views

    STEERING YOUR SHIP IN A STORM An old seaman once said, "During the fiercest storms the only way a ship can survive is to keep its nose pointed straight into the wind. If you try to turn to the left or the right, the ship may capsize. If you try to run from the wind, the waves can surge over the ...read more

  • When To Let Your Light ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
     | 6,828 views

    WHEN TO LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE A young man who had heard the Gospel accepted Christ. A little while after this, a Christian teacher asked him: "What have you done for Christ since you believed?" He replied: "Oh, I’m a learner." "Well," said the questioner, "when you light a candle do you light it ...read more

  • Go Get Your Mother!

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 27, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,640 views

    GO GET YOUR MOTHER! One of my favorite stories of a door is the story of the Amish boy and his father who went to the big city for the very first time. They were amazed by everything they saw. Having grown up and lived all their lives on a rural farm everything was completely new to them. The ...read more

  • Where Your Treasure Is...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 31, 2012
     | 3,030 views

    I once read about in one of Richard Wurmbrand’s books. “An elder of a local free Church in Communist Romania was brought before the judge for embezzlement - a crime he had not committed. His defence lawyer started his defence plea by telling the Court of a well known story about the man that was ...read more

  • What's Your Dream Job?

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 27, 2013
     | 2,695 views

    WHAT'S YOUR DREAM JOB? What would be your dream job? According to http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/top-ten-dream-jobs.asp here are some dream jobs indicated by a recent survey: Author Jet Pilot Inventor Pro-Athlete Race Car Driver Video Game Tester Chocolate Taste tester Hit Man Pro ...read more

  • Your Attitude Toward Attitude

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Jan 28, 2013
     | 3,931 views

    YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD ATTITUDE It was February 20, 1962, when a man by the name of John Glenn circled the earth in outer space three times; and we thought it was tremendous. We followed. We listened. We saw him on television. And if you listened carefully, you would have heard from a man in ...read more

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