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  • Woman's Husband Gave Her A Hard Time… One Day ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,829 views

    Woman’s husband gave her a hard time… one day disconnected battery cables… car wouldn’t crank so without a word to her husband she started walking… he later felt bad, showed up at services & then obeyed the gospel They live in a Barbie world wanting everything their Barbie had! Think: “If Barbie ...read more

  • Packaged Facts Reports African Americans In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,755 views

    Packaged Facts reports African Americans in the U.S. number 39 million and their buying power of $892 bn. is expected to exceed $1.1 trillion in ’12. This would be a cumulative growth of 28.4%. Also: 54% of African-American buying power lives in the South while 48% resides in central cities. ...read more

  • More Than 80 U.s. Companies Allow Babies In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,428 views

    More than 80 U.S. companies allow babies in the workplace, according to Parenting in the Workplace Institute, which says that number is likely to be low. It’s an extreme (and controversial) example of how employers are seeking more ways to help workers strike a balance between work and the rest of ...read more

  • There Are A Large Number Of Men And Women In The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 16, 2008
     | 2,633 views

    "There are a large number of men and women in the church whose businesses are very successful; however, many give to the kingdom a fraction of what they've earned. Even though they are hugely successful in society's eyes, what will be the Master's view of what they've held on to? Even in they made ...read more

  • As We Read This Text, According To Dr. Schmit, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
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    As we read this text, according to Dr. Schmit, and I quote, "We know that we too are individual members of a large flock of faithful disciples who seek to live as citizens of the kingdom of heaven. In other words, the work we do is never ours alone to accomplish. We do our part and trust that God ...read more

  • The Law Of Nature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 2,325 views

    Lewis ended the essay I quoted saying this: "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. ...read more

  • Henry Wingblade Used To Say That Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,164 views

    Henry Wingblade used to say that Christian personality is hidden deep inside us. It is unseen, like the soup carried in a tureen high over a waiter’s head. No one knows what’s inside—unless the waiter is bumped and he trips! Just so, people don’t know what’s inside us until we’ve been ...read more

  • The Law Of Nature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
     | 2,569 views

    C. S. Lewis ended an essay saying this: "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 ...read more

  • When I First Came To Geneva, I Was Struck By How ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 15, 2009
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    When I first came to Geneva, I was struck by how many attractive older women there are here. I thought they must have been strikingly beautiful as young women. When we had our 40th anniversary, I got to see pictures of our lovely women. They were all attractive, still I realized that they had grown ...read more

  • Job Sat On His Dunghill And Reflected That He ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2009
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    Job sat on his dunghill and reflected that he was not alone in his pain. Everyone awakes to the same reality–hard work or hard study and every day’s the same thing, and nothing you do ever seems to make a difference. The line is Bill Murray’s from Groundhog Day, but, especially in a tough ...read more

  • Sin Promises Freedom, But It Only Brings Slavery ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 19, 2009
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    Sin promises freedom, but it only brings slavery (John 8: 34); it promises success, but brings failure; it promises life, but “the wages of sin is death” (Rom.6: 23). The boy thought he would “find himself,” but he only lost himself! When God is left out of our lives, enjoyment becomes ...read more

  • Kids And Global Warming

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 4, 2009
     | 1,435 views

    KIDS AND GLOBAL WARMING This past April, the Washington Post interviewed a 9-year-old who said the Earth is "just starting to fade away." In 20 years there will be "no oxygen" he said, and he’ll be dead. The Post went on to say, "for many children and young adults, global warming is defining their ...read more

  • Known By The Likeness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,898 views

    ((Bill Morgan?)) says that On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed ...read more

  • A Degree And A Half Routing Error

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 22, 2007
     | 1,834 views

    *ILLUSTRATION* On October 31, 1983, a Korean airliner departed on a flight from Anchorage, Alaska to Seoul, South Korea. Unknown to the flight crew, the flight navigation system computer contained a degree-and-a-half routing error. At the point of takeoff it was unnoticeable, but as the 747 flew ...read more

  • I Was Watching A Biography Recently About Andre ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
     | 1,866 views

    I was watching a biography recently about Andre the Giant, a professional wrestler whose glory days were lived out in the WWF (World Wrestling Federation). The biographer spoke of significant challenges that Andre faced in life, being rejected because of his enormous size. He was well over 7 feet ...read more

  • It Is Not Wrong When We Seek The Favor Of Men, ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 26, 2007
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    It is not wrong when we seek the favor of men, however, it is most important we strife to have the favor of God in our lives. How? 1. Study the Word of God. 2. Be a doer of the Word. 3. Pray daily and be filled continually with His Holy Spirit. 4. Then you can be led of the Spirit. 5. Tell others ...read more

  • A Tree Toad Loved A She-Toad  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
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     | 1,792 views

    A tree toad loved a she-toad That lived up in a tree. He was a two-toed tree toad. While three-toed toad was she. The he-toad tree toad Tried to gain the she-toad’s friendly nod For the two-toed tree toad Loved the ground the three-toed tree toad trod, The he-toad tree toad tried in vain To gain ...read more

  • During World War Two The P-38 Lightening Fighter ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,275 views

    During World War Two the P-38 Lightening fighter airplane was one of the most effective planes for the United States. The United States gave some to our allies the British but their pilots were not as effective as the American pilots. The reason is that the Americans did not give the British the ...read more

  • Dallas Willard, In His Book The Spirit Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,456 views

    Dallas Willard, in his book The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives, writes, “Spirituality in human beings is not an extra or ‘superior’ mode of existence. It’s not a hidden stream of separate reality, a separate life running parallel to our bodily existence. It does not ...read more

  • During The Us Civil War Abraham Lincoln Met With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,556 views

    During the US civil war Abraham Lincoln met with a group of ministers for a prayer breakfast. Lincoln was a man of deep, if at times unorthodox, faith. At one point one of the ministers said, "Mr. President, let us pray that God is on our side". Lincoln’s response showed far greater insight, "No, ...read more