Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002
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THANKSGIVING WITHOUT MARTHA
Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving. I’m telling you in advance, so don’t act surprised. Since Ms. Stewart won’t be coming, I’ve made a few small changes:
Our sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper bag luminaries. After a trial run, it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 24, 2003
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Charles Cooley, regarded by many as one of the most brilliant American sociologists, propagated a concept called the “looking-glass self.” This view essentially states that a person’s self-concept is largely determined by what he/she believes the most important person in his/her life thinks about
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Contributed by Mark Canfield on Nov 9, 2006
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According to a new study by sociologists at Duke University and the University of Arizona.
Americans’ circle of confidants has shrunk dramatically in the past two decades and the number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled, “This change
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Christian Church
Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 23, 2007
My favorite Abraham Kuyper quotation comes from a speech that he once gave before a university audience in Amsterdam. He was arguing that scholarship is an important form of Christian discipleship. Since scholarship deals with God’s world, it has to be done in such a way that it honors Christ.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 20, 2008
Years ago there was a Mercedes Benz television commercial that showed their car colliding with a cement wall during a safety test. Someone then asked the company spokesman why they didn’t enforce their patent on the Mercedes Benz energy-absorbing car body, a design that was evidently copied by
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Baptist
Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 29, 2008
Sparky Anderson the great baseball manager who won many pennants and a world championship, said,” I’m not lying when I say that this religion is so important to me. If I had one great wish, it would be that I could honestly say that I was one of God’s children. That is the one emptiness I
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Lutheran
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 15, 2008
Wikipedia adds this insight:
"Humility, or being humble, is the defining characteristic of an unpretentious and modest person, someone who does not think that he or she is better or more important than others. The opposite of humility is pride.
The term "humility" is derived from the Latin word
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 2, 2009
IDOLATRY IS ABOUT "GETTING"
William Barclay makes this important observation about ancient idolatry: "The essence of idolatry is the desire to get. A man sets up an idol and worships it because he desires to get something out of god. To put it bluntly, he believes that by his sacrifices and his
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Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2011
Mom was Right!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for everyone. Many studies have found a relationship between eating breakfast and learning ability, attention span, and general well-being. The American Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org) reports that adults who eat breakfast
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS
"Your subconscious actually sees, hears, smells, tastes, and senses everything going on around you. IT DOES NOT MISS ANYTHING. It doesn’t ever forget anything, either. But your conscious brain can’t handle all of these experiences at once, so your subconscious brain interprets
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 16, 2007
When I was about 4th Grade, I was playing Little Leauge Baseball…Well, mostly I played “benchwarmer” for the Reds. The two coaches were Methodist… Members of the church my father pastored. You think that would help. Sometimes, if the Reds were ahead…I’d get in for just a little bit. But, mostly we
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United Methodist
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
THE LEGEND OF JOSE RIVERA
Have you heard the folk story of the bandit Jose' Rivera, who became notorious in several little towns in Texas for robbing their banks and businesses? Finally the townsfolk, weary of the constant plundering, hired a ranger to track down Jose' Rivera in his hideout in
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Brethren
Contributed by Steve Heartsill on Oct 25, 2000
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A pastor was called to a new church. The first Sunday the pastor was there, his message was taken from John 3:16. The message was entitled, "How to Be Born Again." The
message was well received, but no decisions were made. The second Sunday, the pastor’s message was taken from John 3:16 and was
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Baptist
Contributed by Gene Barron on Jan 19, 2002
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Finances can be a great challenge for all of us. Or, perhaps I should say, MOST of us. One guy said: “I never worry about money. I have enough to last me the rest of my life – unless I buy something.” Maybe you heard me tell before about the wife who had been working over next year’s budget,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 16, 2002
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By the twelfth day of the siege of the Alamo in 1836, Travis knew that time was running out. That Saturday evening, as the sun began to set, he stood before the tired group of Texans who had gathered in the courtyard of the Alamo chapel. He offered them the chance to escape the fortress before it
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