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  • Nfl Quarterback's Pre-Game Generosity Impacts ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    NFL Quarterback’s Pre-Game Generosity Impacts Family There was a time when the bread-winner of the family worked a night shift in a low paying job and relied on food stamps to feed their large family. But that all changed after the Saint Louis Rams won the Super Bowl in 2000. And because of those ...read more

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  • Internet Impact 80% Of American Adults - 178 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
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    Internet Impact 80% of American adults - 178 million people - regularly go online these days, usually for about 11 hours a week, finds a recent Harris Poll. This compares with only 18 million in ’95. Once considered the playground of the young, educated, wealthy and geeky, the online world is now ...read more

  • Newsman Clarence W. Hall Sees The Impact Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2009
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    Newsman Clarence W. Hall Sees the Impact of Missions on Okinawa in 1945 A newsman, named Clarence W. Hall, followed American troops through Okinawa in 1945. He and his jeep driver came upon an Okinawan village that stood out as a beautiful example of a Christian community! The entire village had ...read more

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  • Nothing Has A Greater Impact On Spiritual Growth ...

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 7, 2012
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    "Nothing has a greater impact on spiritual growth than reflection on Scripture. If churches could do only one thing to help people at all levels of spiritual maturity grow in their relationship with Christ, their choice is clear. They would inspire, encourage, and equip their people to read the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Making The Workplace A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2010
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    Making the Workplace a Ministry Priscilla and Aquila are regular people, with regular jobs, but the impact that they have for Jesus Christ goes beyond many who were called to full time ministry in their day. I have a friend back home, Michael. Michael is without a doubt a man with a call from ...read more

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  • Adversity Makes Men, And Prosperity Makes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Adversity makes men, and prosperity ...read more

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  • Trusting Doctors, Trusting God  PRO

    Contributed by John Putty on Mar 19, 2011
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    TRUSTING DOCTORS, TRUSTING GOD Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63-year-old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • The Dead Rat

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
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    A boy ran into his house to tell his mom something. He had a dead rat in his hand. But he didn't notice that the pastor of their church was talking to his mom. The boy said, “Mom, you'll never guess what! I was out behind the garage and there was this rat. I picked up a rock and threw it and hit ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • You Must Get Involved To Have An Impact. No One ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    You must get involved to have an impact. No one is impressed with the won-lost record of the referee. John H. ...read more

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  • Should Spiritual Beliefs Impact Work Life? 45% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    Should Spiritual Beliefs Impact Work Life? 45% of American adults think they should, but only 1/3 of that group actually practice it. This is according to recent research by Life @ Work, a company formed by Tom Addington and Stephen Graves to help people understand how ...read more

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  • Making The Connection  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    MAKING THE CONNECTION In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Love Makes  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Leiter on Sep 2, 2003
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    Love makes obedience a thing of joy! To do the will of one we like to please Is never hardship, though it tax our strength; Each privilege of service love will seize! Love makes us loyal, glad to do or go, And eager to defend a name or cause; Love takes the drudgery from common work, And asks ...read more

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    Denomination: Vineyard

  • Making Disciples  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 7, 2004
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    [Illustration] D. E. Host, who followed Hudson Taylor, wrote a book called Behind the Ranges. He was trying to analyze a problem he had seen while working in two different villages in China: the people with whom he lived and worked were not doing very well, but the people in the other village ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Making A Difference  PRO

    Contributed by Al Schifano on Mar 25, 2004
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    Making A Difference Don’t Look Back As you travel through life there are always those times when decisions just have to be made, when the choices are hard and solutions seem scarce and the rain seems to soak your parade! There are some situations where all you can do is to simply let go and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Make More  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005
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    MAKE MORE One Saturday, as is the custom at the Erickson house in Peoria, IL, Ken Erickson’s wife cleaned out leftovers from the refrigerator. She gave the one remaining portion of tortellini to their 6-year-old son, Jeremy. Their 8-year-old son, Matthew, also wanted some, so bickering ensued. ...read more

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  • The Making Of Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005
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    THE MAKING OF ME Thomas Edison once said, “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I ...read more

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  • Make It So

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 8, 2008
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    Make It So As a child, I remember when the original Star Trek program was introduced. Although we had a black and white television, the word was that those with color TV's could see that Mr. Spock was greenish. Marylu and I watched Star Trek, the Next Generation, but none of the other spin offs ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Making It Worse

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 21, 2009
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    MAKING IT WORSE One Sunday morning during announcements, the preacher said, "I need to make a correction to an announcement from last week’s bulletin. It read: The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment, and gracious hostility. It should have read: The church will host ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Make A Wish

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
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    MAKE A WISH Have you ever dreamed of finding a genie in a lamp where you could get three wishes? Our Pastor, who is in charge of the prison ministry, always tells the same joke, because the prisoner population has a new turnover each time he visits. He always sets them up by asking if they had ...read more

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  • Make It Right

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 5, 2010
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    MAKE IT RIGHT The great evangelist D.L. Moody told a story of a lady in the north of England who said that every time she got down before God to pray, five bottles of wine came up before her mind. She had taken them wrongfully one time when she was a housekeeper, and had not been able to pray ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist