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We Used To Live In This Small Farming Town North ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Sep 22, 2008

We used to live in this small farming town north of Manhattan. Down the street from our house was a sweet-natured and friendly family with a strange habit. They never seemed to throw anything away. They had completely filled their front porch with bags of trash and it wasn't long before their yard ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:37-38, Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22

Tags: Change, Transformation, New Life, Born Again, Wineskin  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

As A Teenager I Spent Two Years Living In Butte, ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 3, 2009

As a teenager I spent two years living in Butte, Montana. Butte is nestled high in the Rocky Mountains in a small valley which rests directly in the shadow of the great continental divide; a massive mountain range which stretches from New Mexico through Colorado – where its highest peaks reside – ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Christian Church

If You Live In A Graveyard Too Long, You Stop ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009

"If you live in a graveyard too long, you stop crying when ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Denomination: Salvation Army

Change Will Come Into Our Lives When We Change ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 7, 2009

Change will come into our lives when we change the way we look at people, when we have the same love and ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Person Working In The U.s. Marine Corps Lives ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 22, 2009

A person working in the U.S. Marine Corps lives with a motto of commitment "Semper Fidelis: Always Faithful." He is to remain faithful – even unto death – for the cause of his country. What is NOT expected of him? • Take orders from the enemy ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Can Transform Our Lives--Even When It Is No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

We can transform our lives--even when it is no longer possible to receive our parents' blessing. (Source: John Trent and Gary Smalley, "The Blessing". From a ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

As A Teenager I Spent Two Years Living In Butte, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009

As a teenager I spent two years living in Butte, Montana. Butte is nestled high in the Rocky Mountains in a small valley which rests directly in the shadow of the great continental divide; a massive mountain range which stretches from New Mexico through Colorado -- where its highest peaks reside -- ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:15

Tags: Pride

70% Of American Children Live In 2-Parent Homes; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

70% of American children live in 2-parent homes; 90% of these live with their biological ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Albert Einstein Said, "A Person Starts To Live ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 23, 2009

Albert Einstein said, “A person starts to live when he can ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Church Of God

Let Us Live As People Who Are Prepared To Die, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us live as people who are prepared to die, and die as people ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Many Of Us Would Enjoy Living The Simple Life If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many of us would enjoy living the simple life if the way back to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Live In Our Desires Rather Than In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We live in our desires rather than in ...read more

Tags: Desire

I Thank God That I Live In A Country Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I thank God that I live in a country where dreams can come true, where failure sometimes is the first step to success and where success is only another form ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Follow Your Dream As Long As You Live, Do Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Follow your dream as long as you live, do not lessen the time of following desire, for wasting ...read more

Tags: Dreams

He May Live Without Love What Is Passion But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He may live without love what is passion but pining? But where is the man ...read more

Tags: Food

Live Your Beliefs And You Can Turn The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Live your beliefs and you can turn the ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Other People May Complicate Our Lives, But Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Other people may complicate our lives, but life without them would be unbearably desolate. None of us can be truly human in isolation. The qualities that make us ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Life Becomes Harder For Us When We Live For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

You Have Not Lived A Perfect Day, Even Though ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Every Tyrant Who Has Lived Has Believed In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every tyrant who has lived has believed in ...read more

Tags: Government