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  • Heart And Head

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
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    Quote: Woody Allen the comedian who said: "It’s hard to get your heart and your head to agree in life. In ...read more

  • I Remember A Few Years Ago Seeing An Ad In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 92 ratings
     | 2,956 views

    I remember a few years ago seeing an ad in the paper for a drive in passion play. It was like a drive in movie, you could watch the story of Jesus, the passion play without ever getting out of your car. And I’ll never forget the ad. It said this: “Come and experience the life of Christ all from ...read more

  • Every Time You Are Making A Choice, You Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Cheadle on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,863 views

    “Every time you are making a choice, you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different than it was before. And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, all your life you are slowly turning this central thing either into a ...read more

  • The Witch Of Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2012
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    THE WITCH OF WALL STREET Hetty Green, nicknamed "The Witch of Wall Street" (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), was an American businesswoman, known for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street. She was born ...read more

  • Credibility (Real & True)  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on May 16, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 1,974 views

    Credibility (Real & True) If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman’s credibility.... Q: "Officer -- did you see my client ...read more

  • For Those Who Are Single And Wish To Marry, You ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 798 views

    For those who are single and wish to marry, you must pray, prepare yourself as a bride is to be adorned for her husband (Rev. 21:2, 19:7-8) and go where you are called. You must discover your gifts, develop your gifts and demonstrate your gifts. This thereby attracts the mate that best first with ...read more

  • Jesus Took A Little Child In His Arms And Said, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2002
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    Jesus took a little child in his arms and said, in effect, "Here is your ministry. Give yourself to those who can bring you no status or clout. Just help people. You need this little child. You need to help this little child, not just for her sake, but more for your sake. For if you don’t, ...read more

  • Madalyn Murray O'hair's Book, What On Earth Is An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 21, 2002
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    Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s book, What on Earth Is an Atheist, asserts, "We atheists ... try to find some basis for rational thinking on which we can base our actions and our beliefs, and we have it ... We accept the technical philosophy of materialism ... Essentially, materialism’s philosophy holds ...read more

  • Everybody Can Do What I'm Talking About Today. ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Apr 2, 2008
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    Everybody can do what I’m talking about today. God has put people in everybody’s life. Quit crying...what about my ministry….look around you, your ministry is right here, it’s over ...read more

  • Are You Willing To Think? Consider Carefully, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,219 views

    "Are you willing to think? Consider carefully, for the answer to that question will largely determine your success or failure in life. If you would develop your judgment, use it. Exercise your power of judgment as often as you can, for the first rule of good judgment is practice. The ...read more

  • The Place Of Abundant Adventure

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
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    THE PLACE OF ABUNDANT ADVENTURE Mike Slaughter tells the story of going to Darfur, Africa to minister to the refugees. "It was the first time in my life I knew I was going into a situation with a probability I could die; a situation that was utterly dangerous. There were people with guns. We would ...read more

  • Mulligan

    Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Feb 1, 2008
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    "Mulligan" There are a lot of golfers out there who have convinced themselves that it is OK to cheat, they even came up with a name for it so that it didn’t sound so bad. It’s called a Mulligan, a do over, a second chance. Here is how it goes. You step up to the tee box to hit the ball and ...read more

  • Character And Witness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
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    CHARACTER AND WITNESS John Bunyan said of Christians: "When all their garments are white the world will count them His," and the skeptical German poet Heinrich Heine said to Christians, "You show me your redeemed life and I might be inclined to believe in your Redeemer." The authentic life that ...read more

  • Prayer Check-In

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 16, 2025
     | 239 views

    A simple “check-in” to see where a person is in their prayer life: • For everybody – what are you praying for? Too often, we pray for the circumstances (E) to change when the Response is what needs to change so this is the right prayer – “Lord, change me.” James 4:3 • For everybody – do you ...read more

  • Let Me Close With This Story From Rick Labate ...

    Contributed by Rev. Richard Norman on Apr 12, 2008
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    Let me close with this story from Rick Labate King Henry III grew tired of court life and the pressures of being the king so he applied to a monastery to be accepted for a life of contemplation. The religious superior said to him, “Your Majesty, do you understand that the pledge here is one of ...read more

  • The Seed, Or Germ, Of All Successful Effort Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The seed, or germ, of all successful effort is in a trained imagination. If you cant picture your goal, you wont have the courage to start. Your imagination is working with you or against you ...read more

  • Does Christ Have Authority Over You? Do You ...

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jan 20, 2008
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    Does Christ have authority over you? Do you submit to his will for your life? Here’s the real question: Who’s in charge of you? A few years ago a certain bracelet became popular with Christian youth. I’m sure you saw them... WWJD was the inscription, right? I had a police officer friend in Bastrop ...read more

  • Non-Christians Can Be Happy  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 23, 2011
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    NON-CHRISTIANS CAN BE HAPPY I didn't say that non-Christians can't be happy or that they can't be content. Sure they can be happy...as long as life goes the way they want it to go. As long as our health is good, we enjoy our job, people love us and the sky is blue, anybody can be fairly content ...read more

  • Brennan Manning Wrote: "If Jesus Would Appear At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,475 views

    Brennan Manning wrote: “If Jesus would appear at your dining table tonight with knowledge of everything you are and are not, total comprehension of your life story and every skeleton hidden in your closet; if he laid out the real state of your present discipleship with the hidden agenda, the mixed ...read more

  • Today Our Prayer Could Be: Lord, You Were Neither ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,366 views

    Today our prayer could be: Lord, You were neither disheartened nor crushed as You lived YOUR life. The Father upheld You in Your mission. We ask today to uphold us. Grant us new strength, restore our ...read more