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  • Billy Graham, "Truth Is Timeless. Truth Does Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Billy Graham, “Truth is timeless. Truth does not change from one age to another, from one people to another, from one geographical location to another. Men’s ideas may differ, men’s custom’s may change, men’s moral codes may vary, but the great all prevailing truth stands ...read more

  • What Does "Set Apart" Mean?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 9, 2012
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    WHAT DOES "SET APART" MEAN? Jim Book: "My fear today is that many churches are dying because the average person in their pews have no idea what it means to be 'set apart' from the defilements of this world. The church is many areas is so worldly minded, it is difficult to see any real separation ...read more

  • A Man Came Home One Day To A Cranky Wife. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
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    A man came home one day to a cranky wife. Arriving at 6:30pm, he spent an hour trying to cheer her up. Then he had an idea. "Let’s start over and pretend I’m just getting home." He went outside and came back in. His wife ...read more

  • There’s A Story About A Businessman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 22, 2010
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    There’s a story about a businessman who was notorious for his ruthlessness. He announced to Mark Twain, “Before I die, I mean to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I will climb Mount Sinai and read the Ten Commandments aloud at the top.” “I have a better idea,” said Twain. “You could stay home in ...read more

  • I Think God Gives Us Opportunities Like That To ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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    I think God gives us opportunities like that to help us build our trust in Him. I used to go hiking and camping a lot by myself in the wilderness (not a good idea I know). But I remember getting lost once, and this was before I was even a Christian. I had literally no idea how to get back, and I ...read more

  • The Golden Rule: Is It Original?

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 12, 2011
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    THE GOLDEN RULE: IS IT ORIGINAL? There are people in this world who think Jesus’ Golden Rule was nice but not original. They try to say that Jesus merely borrowed the idea from others. I once saw a poster that tried to say that. * Confucius (some 500 years before Jesus) said: "DO NOT unto ...read more

  • Yet Another Film I Have Seen Recently Is Called ...  PRO

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 3, 2004
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    Yet another film I have seen recently is called Pay It Forward, and in that story some year 7 students are set a social studies project in which they are to think of a way that one of them could do something which would change the world. No easy assignments for this class! Yet one of the students ...read more

  • Hugh Mackay, The Australian Social Researcher ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Cairns on Feb 1, 2002
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    Hugh Mackay, the Australian social researcher collected some interesting information about Australian attitudes toward religious subject matter. In 1999, 74% of Australians indicated a belief in God of some sort (although no attempt was made to clarify their idea of God). But to the more specific ...read more

  • The Scientific World Has Been Bamboozled Into ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
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    The scientific world has been bamboozled into believing that evolution has been proved. Nothing could be further from the truth … Every competent space mathematician would assure you that such a Darwinian idea had no chance of working … Every computer expert will in fact assure you that throwing ...read more

  • Sieze The Day  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 20, 2004
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     | 3,192 views

    Shakespeare once wrote: "there is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries." The Latins had a phrase that expressed the same idea: "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero," which ...read more

  • Near The End Of His Life, Jean-Paul Sartre Told ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    Near the end of his life, Jean-Paul Sartre told Pierre Victor: “I do not feel that I am the product of chance, a speck of dust in the universe, but someone who was expected, prepared, prefigured. In short, a being whom only a Creator could put here; and this idea of a creating hand refers to God. ...read more

  • Some Schools In Japan Have Begun Trial Runs In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Some schools in Japan have begun trial runs in which students carry chips attached to their backpacks that have tiny antennae and can be traced by radio. The chips send signals to receivers at school gates. A computer in the system shows when a student enters or leaves. School officials say rising ...read more

  • Definition Of Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 11, 2006
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    Definition of Leadership There are lots of ideas of what leadership is. 1 : the office or position of a leader 2 : capacity to lead 3 : the act or an instance of leading - Merriam Webster "The art of leadership...consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary ...read more

  • Near The End Of His Life, Jean-Paul Sartre Told ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,208 views

    Near the end of his life, Jean-Paul Sartre told Pierre Victor: "I do not feel that I am the product of chance, a speck of dust in the universe, but someone who was expected, prepared, prefigured. In short, a being whom only a Creator could put here; and this idea of a creating hand refers to God. ...read more

  • Book Tunes Books Now Come With Soundtracks, Some ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Book Tunes Books now come with soundtracks, some come packaged with the book while others are distributed informally. The idea is that as they read, people can listen to music that matches the mood of the books. In some cases, the songs are mentioned in the books themselves; in others, the lyrics ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard Of Elisha Gray? Probably Not, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Have you ever heard of Elisha Gray? Probably not, because he was late for a golden opportunity. On March 7, 1876, Mr. Gray submitted his brilliant idea to the U.S. Patent Office. The only problem was, patent #174,465 was given to another man with the same invention just a few hours earlier. Elisha ...read more

  • D. L. Moody Was Visiting A Prominent Chicago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    D. L. Moody was visiting a prominent Chicago citizen when the idea of church membership and involvement came up. "I believe I can be just as good a Christian outside the church as I can be inside it," the man said. Moody said nothing. Instead, he moved to the fireplace, blazing against the winter ...read more

  • These, Then, Are The Two Points I Wanted To ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 14, 2007
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    “These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. They know the Law of Nature; they break it. ...read more

  • And Our Text Is Exodus 20:12: Honor Your Father ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 17, 2007
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    And our text is Exodus 20:12: Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. (NRSV) Frankly, when I was a little guy I had my own ideas about that business of honoring parents so my days would ...read more

  • Gunny Sack Dresses

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 10, 2010
     | 1,333 views

    GUNNY SACK DRESSES A lady looked all over a dress shop in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for something that she liked and could wear. Her final selection startled the proprietor and gave her a new idea. The customer purchased a gunny sack that was covering one of the mannequins during the period between ...read more