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  • Finding Rage/Anger  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,964 views

    Finding Rage/Anger I wanted to find out what the Bible had to say about ’rage’ so I went to an on-line Bible search program and typed in ’rage’. Up came 153 selections. I thought, "wow, the Bible has a lot of rage in it." But then as I began to read I noticed I not only had ’rage’ but I also had ...read more

  • Let Me Give You A Few Examples Of Boundaries. ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,561 views

    Let me give you a few examples of boundaries. Dr. James Dobson, in his book Love Must Be Tough, tells of a woman who allows her husband to move his lover into their home, and she thinks she is trying to hold her marriage together. However, in reality she has failed to put a boundary around her ...read more

  • Everybody Loves A Home Run. It Is So Exciting To ...

    Contributed by Tom Conant on Apr 3, 2009
     | 1,915 views

    Everybody loves a home run. It is so exciting to see the batter stand at the plate, especially if the game is on the line, size up the pitcher, make just the right swing, and then see the ball soar high into the centerfield seats. Wow, now that’s baseball! But I would like to suggest to you that ...read more

  • Know What You Want

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 18, 2009
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    KNOW WHAT YOU WANT One day a boy’s mother decided she would make hot buttered biscuits as long as her son could eat them. He loved biscuits and always complained that he never got enough. He ate and ate and ate, and she kept pulling them out of the stove. Finally she looked around and saw him ...read more

  • Fear: A Weapon Of Choice

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
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    Fear: A Weapon of Choice Black Bart was a professional thief whose very name struck fear as he terrorized the Wells Fargo stage line. From San Francisco to New York, his name became synonymous with the danger of the frontier. Between 1875 and 1883 he robbed 29 different stagecoach crews. ...read more

  • Bait And Switch  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,313 views

    BAIT AND SWITCH Mart DeHaan explains: In an unethical selling technique called the bait-and-switch method, a retailer lures customers into his store by advertising a well-known product at a very low price. When the buyer asks to purchase it, however, he is told that it is out of stock. The ...read more

  • The Battle Is Really Over

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    THE BATTLE IS REALLY OVER Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ’s triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds they city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark of the ...read more

  • The 100 Thing Challenge

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 31, 2011
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    THE 100 THING CHALLENGE Have you heard about the 100 Thing Challenge? It's a "grass-roots movement in which otherwise seemingly normal folks are pledging to whittle down their possessions to a mere 100 items." It was started by on-line entrepreneur Dave Bruno, who believes in this simple truth: ...read more

  • We Had Been Given A Gift To Go The Whitewater ...

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 2,113 views

    We had been given a gift to go the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC to go on a Rope Course and Zip Line. First of all you get into a harness which feels like you are a two year old that has just gotten into trouble for the 20th time. Now you are on a leash, a short leash. The rope course is ...read more

  • Where Will Our Jobs Go?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 13, 2012
     | 1,518 views

    WHERE WILL OUR JOBS GO? Futurist Thomas Frey blogs, "People are seriously worried. I've been in a number of conversations recently where people are very worried about our coming era of automation where fewer and fewer jobs will be left for people to do. A few months ago I predicted that over 2 ...read more

  • In January 2001 Nairobi Police Raided The Home ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In January 2001 Nairobi police raided the home of a former university lecturer and his wife to find their six children emaciated and starving. The kids were ages 2-11 and could not stand up they were in such a bad state. Their legs were stick thin, their hair was falling out and they were all ...read more

  • It Was 103°f In Hell Creek, South Dakota, One ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It was 103°F in Hell Creek, South Dakota, one day in September 1993. Dinosaur hunter Michael Hammer was amazed at what he saw. Sticking out of the ground were the remains of a Thescelosaurus, a plant-eating dinosaur. The skeleton was almost complete. Hammer says he knew right away that it was "very ...read more

  • Center Field

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Center Field In Discipleship Journal, Don McCullough wrote: “John Killinger tells about the manager of a minor league baseball team who was so disgusted with his center fielder’s performance that he ordered him to the dugout and assumed the position himself. The first ball that came into center ...read more

  • Story: I Saw This Truth At Work Several Years ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Story: I saw this truth at work several years ago while skiing. As I was swishing down the mountain, I was blown away by a group of blind skiers. Skiing is difficult enough when you can see; imagine zipping down a tree-lined mountain w/out sight under the direction of someone’s voice. Ski guides ...read more

  • On March 6, 1987, Eamon Coughlan, The Irish ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On March 6, 1987, Eamon Coughlan, the Irish world record holder at 1500 meters, was running in a qualifying heat at the World Indoor Track Championships in Indianapolis. With two and a half laps left, he was tripped. He fell, but he got up and with great effort managed to catch the leaders. With ...read more

  • A Television Program Preceding The 1988 Winter ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A television program preceding the 1988 Winter Olympics featured blind skiers being trained for slalom skiing, impossible as that sounds. I am an extremely novice skier. I have a hard to avoiding the obstacles in front of me that I can see. Imagine being blind and trying to ski. Paired with sighted ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, I Bought Myself A Car Which My ...

    Contributed by Matthew Olanrewaju on Aug 8, 2007
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    Many years ago, I bought myself a car which my children dubbed ’a banger’,although I bought this car to regain my freedom from car thieves who visited my previous car on three occasions, it however served me very well and fit for purpose. I packed it with total freedom anywhere I liked even without ...read more

  • The Cussing ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 9, 2008
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    ILLUSTRATION: THE CUSSING DEACON A Preacher was made aware that he had a Deacon in his church who was from time to time known to cuss. In his attempt to help the Deacon overcome this terrible habit, the Preacher decided he should spend some personal time with the Deacon so they could have a long ...read more

  • I Read A Little Blurb In A Reader's Digest Years ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 19, 2008
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    I read a little blurb in a Reader’s Digest years ago. A man sent in the story of when he was driving through an animal park where the animals are free and the visitors drive through on a narrow road to look at them. He said that as he came around a bend there was a large black car with darkly ...read more

  • I Don't Know About You But I Was Here At 9:30 ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Dec 6, 2008
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    I don’t know about you but I was here at 9:30 this morning and when I came to open the door I didn’t see a line of people waiting outside for me to open the door so they could come into God’s house and worship. A when we gathered to study God’s word there were less than ___ in Sunday School class. ...read more