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  • Good Is The Enemy Of Great. And That Is One Of ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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    “Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don’t have great schools because we have good schools. We don’t have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because ...read more

  • For Me The Scariest Verse In The Bible Is: Once ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007
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    For me the scariest verse in the Bible is: Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ’Sir, open the door for us.‘ To die and be told by Jesus I don’t know you that is a reality to awful to contemplate, I know it will not happen to me, ...read more

  • Most Of Us Do Not Wait Well... Jesus Asked The ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 11, 2007
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    ‘Most of us do not wait well... Jesus asked the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised power to meet all that lay ahead of them as well as an advocate to teach them all that they needed to know.’ ‘It must have been hard to wait. They were under suspicion by the ...read more

  • The Young Salesman Was Disappointed About Losing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The young salesman was disappointed about losing a big sale, and as he talked with his sales manager he lamented, "I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink." The manager replied, "Son, take my advice: your job is not to make him drink. Your job is to make ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Chuck Swindoll- When the Ritz-Carlton Hotels won a prestigious award; I had the opportunity to congratulate the owner of that organization, Mr. William Johnson, my good friend who lives in Atlanta. In typical humility and his wonderful “Southern drawl,” Bill gave others the credit. He added that ...read more

  • The American Cancer Society Has Saved Countless ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007
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    The American Cancer Society has saved countless lives by educating the public about the “7 Warning Signs of Cancer.” And those 7 signs are: · Unusual bleeding or discharge · Lump or thickness in breast or elsewhere · Sore that does not heal · Change in bowel or bladder habits · Persistent ...read more

  • Paul Nixon Stresses That "A Growing Number Of ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jul 21, 2007
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    Paul Nixon stresses that “a growing number of people will associate with organized churches only when those places ‘WORK FOR THEM’ in their personal quests for meaningful theology, community, and service.” [Paul Nixon, I REFUSE TO LEAD A DYING CHURCH (Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2006), 10 ] He ...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

  • Being A Friend Of God Makes Us Better Friends To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
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    Being a friend of God makes us better friends to each other. We need friends. If we find ourselves longing for someone to talk to, a true friend to whom we can bare our souls, we are not alone. Recently, a Duke University researcher concluded that 25% of Americans have no one with whom they can ...read more

  • When I Hired A Car On Holiday I Was Given A ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 28, 2005
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    When I hired a car on holiday I was given a diesel engine vehicle and was told by the car hire representative, "Be careful to fill up with diesel, not petrol, because if you put the wrong fuel in, it will foul up the engine and will have to cleaned out at considerable cost to you!" It’s the same ...read more

  • Swindoll States, "How Much Better To Be Calm ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 4, 2007
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    Swindoll states, “How much better to be calm than angry, because with a patient spirit there emerges a groundswell of wisdom. On this pilgrimage from earth to heaven, one of God’s great goals is the development of our inner character, which implies the replacement of a proud spirit with a patient ...read more

  • C.s Lewis Writes; "Our Fiath Is Not A Matter Of ...

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 5, 2007
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    C.S Lewis writes; "our fiath is not a matter of our hearing what Jessus said long ago and "trying to carry it out." Rather the real Son of god is at your side. He begins to turn you into the same kind of thing as himself....He is beginning to turn the tin soldier into a live man. The part of you ...read more

  • When I Hired A Car On Holiday I Was Given A ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 18, 2008
     | 1,206 views

    When I hired a car on holiday I was given a diesel engine vehicle and was told by the car hire representative, ‘Be careful to fill up with diesel, not petrol, because if you put the wrong fuel in, it will foul up the engine and will have to cleaned out at considerable cost to you!’ It’s the same ...read more

  • The Bible Is A Universe Of Revelation Facts ...

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Feb 17, 2008
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    The Bible is a universe of revelation facts which have no meaning for us until we are born from above; when we are born again we see in it what we never saw before. We are lifted into the realm where Jesus lives and we begin to see what he sees. Oswald Chambers (1874-1917). Edythe Draper, Draper’s ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan On Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    G. Campbell Morgan says this about worship: "The word "worship" runs through the Bible, and the thought of worship is to be found from beginning to end. The thought of worship is the recognition of divine sufficiency, the recognition of our absolute dependence on the divine sufficiency, the ...read more

  • America Has Entered A Great Struggle That Tests ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "America has entered a great struggle that tests our strength, and even more our resolve. Our nation is patient and steadfast. We continue to pursue the terrorists in cities and camps and caves across the earth. We are joined by a great coalition of nations to rid the world of terror. And we will ...read more

  • J.c. Ryle ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 17, 2009
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    J.C. Ryle wrote, “We…born in sin, surrounded by sinners, living in a constant atmosphere of weakness, infirmity and imperfection, can form none but the most inadequate conceptions of the hideousness of evil. …The very animals whose smell is most offensive to us have no idea that they are offensive ...read more

  • The Effects Of Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans, ...

    Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Sep 15, 2009
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    The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, were shattering and long-lasting. By August 31, 2005, Eighty percent of New Orleans was flooded with some parts of the city under 15 feet of water. Though ninety percent of southeast Louisiana residents were successfully evacuated, many who remained ...read more

  • The Words I Would Say

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 22, 2009
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    "The Words I would say" By Sidewalk Prophets "Be strong in the Lord and, Never give up hope, You’re going to do great things, I already know, Gods got his hand on you so, Don’t live life in fear, Forgive and forget, But don’t forget why your here, Take your time and ...read more

  • Materialism Buys

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
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    MATERIALISM BUYS One highly successful advertiser stated "I am a success because I can convince people that the longing they have in their lives can be fulfilled with the stuff I have for them to buy. I know that they will buy into my item and in turn buy my product only to discover that after a ...read more