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  • More Men Out Of Workforce: While Men Lost Jobs ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,658 views

    More Men Out Of Workforce: While men lost jobs less frequently in the ’90s, those who did tended to remain out of a job longer. The economists estimate that some 40% of the growth in men no longer in the labor force reflected a rising number claiming to be ill or disabled -- a change that may ...read more

  • A Man Who Lost His Job To Downsizing Was ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
     | 1,217 views

    A man who lost his job to downsizing was reflecting on his plight. His response wasn’t what I might do in that situation. He said, "I don’t feel too bad. I didn’t realize until I lost my job how I had lost track of my family, how little time I was spending with my wife and my children, and how I ...read more

  • A Man Lost His Job And A Sizeable Fortune During ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Mar 13, 2005
     | 1,659 views

    A man lost his job and a sizeable fortune during a recession. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith - the only thing he had left. One day when he was out searching for employment, he stopped to watch some men who were doing stonework on a large church ...read more

  • Anastasia's Father Lost His Job-Not Through A ...

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Nov 5, 2006
     | 1,610 views

    Anastasia’s father lost his job-not through a direct fault of his own. As a result of losing his job, the entire family had to leave their nice home and go live in an apartment. After a few weeks living in this rental, they were moved far away and made to live in a small town where it was extremely ...read more

  • Larry Stewart Had Lost His Job And Was Living In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2008
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    Larry Stewart had lost his job and was living in his car. Hungry but broke, Stewart went into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast. His plan was that when the check came he would claim he couldn’t find his wallet. When that happened, the owner of the diner, Ted Horn, came from behind the ...read more

  • One Man Told His Friend: I Lost My Job Because ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 28, 2001
    based on 112 ratings
     | 2,233 views

    One man told his friend: I lost my job because of illness and fatigue. Second man: Really, how awful! First man: ...read more

  • Lost ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 1, 2008
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    LOST IDENTITY --- Have you ever lost your driver’s license? --- Isn’t it a traumatic event? I have lost my driver’s license several times over the years and each time it made my life difficult. For all practical purposes I lost my identity. I couldn’t write a check – stores will not take a check ...read more

  • Job's Repentance

    Contributed by N A on Apr 27, 2008
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    JOB'S REPENTANCE "Job repented, not of any past sins that might have caused his (trouble), but of his mistrust of God in the midst of it. Ultimately, God never answered Job’s questions. Job never actually found out why all of this loss and horror had occurred. It was as if the answer to Job’s ...read more

  • The Job Of A Coach

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jul 2, 2011
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    THE JOB OF A COACH For 29 years Tom Landry was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He was also a strong Christian and for many years was on the board of Dallas Theological Seminary. When asked to explain his philosophy of coaching, he said that the job of a coach is ...read more

  • Thankless Job  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Dubose on May 8, 2008
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     | 4,868 views

    THANKLESS JOB I read about a stay-at-home mom who went to a PTA meeting one night. While she was gone, her husband and oldest daughter decided they would clean the kitchen for mom and surprise her when she got home. Well, they washed all the dishes, put away the pots and pans, cleaned the ...read more

  • Not My Job  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,677 views

    NOT MY JOB The names in this story have been changed out of respect for their privacy. Julie W told her family's story in a magazine article. [My daughter], Allison, came home for the weekend. She opened the door, didn't speak, and dropped her duffel bag. Smudges of mascara circled her eyes. I ...read more

  • The Conductor's Job

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    THE CONDUCTOR’S JOB In a symphony orchestra, a violinist will not go around checking what a trombonist is playing, nor will an oboist worry about whether a trumpeter will come in on time. That is the business of the conductor. These people play their parts and the conductor puts it all together. ...read more

  • Doing The Job Alone

    Contributed by Jim Mccutchen on Oct 10, 2010
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    FROM: Joe Smith, Bricklayer RE: My Accident Claim I am writing in response to your request concerning Block #11 on the insurance form which asks for "the cause of injuries" wherein I put "trying to do the job alone." You said you needed more information, so I trust the following will be ...read more

  • Lost Forever

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2004
     | 3,276 views

    An Englishman once remarked: You need not tell me there is no hell, for I already feel my soul slipping into its fires! Wretches, cease your idle talk about there being hope for me! I know I am lost ...read more

  • Looking For The Lost  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,981 views

    LOOKING FOR THE LOST The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the employee’s home telephone number and was greeted with a child’s whispered, "Hello?" Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a ...read more

  • Lost In America  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,883 views

    LOST IN AMERICA According to the North American Mission Board Research Division, there are 192 million lost people in America today and that number is growing by almost 2 million ...read more

  • Praying For The Lost

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 15, 2010
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    PRAYING FOR THE LOST Lee Thomas is a great teacher on praying for the lost. Here’s part of a testimony from his book: When we begin to pray for someone’s salvation, God seems to draw a circle around that individual and then gets in the circle with him. That is what happened to Ricky Gresham when ...read more

  • Lost And Found

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
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    LOST AND FOUND Our tummies rumbled --it was time for lunch. "What do ya say we head-in," I asked, as the girls strapped in. We careened down the mountain and caught the chairlift. My baby and I rode on one chair, behind her two, older sisters in another. The view ahead would make a great shot, ...read more

  • Lost At The Corner

    Contributed by Merv Budd on May 10, 2011
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    LOST AT THE CORNER At a 1999 conference in Houston, speaker Marti Ensign, a missionary to Africa, told of bringing some African pastors to the United States for a big meeting. During their free time, these Africans wanted to go shopping. Even though they were in a small town, Marti knew there was ...read more

  • The Lost Son

    Contributed by Brent Kirby on May 27, 2011
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    THE LOST SON A young boy, around the age of eight, lived in Alaska with his parents. His dad was the Boy Scout leader of the area. The troop of the young boy decided to go mountain climbing up a two mile high mountain called Bald Eagle. The boy loved to climb and made a competition with the other ...read more