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  • Male Bashing Ads Are Today's Men Incompetent, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,178 views

    Male Bashing Ads Are today’s men incompetent, bumbling idiots? Judging by portrayals in some advertising, the answer seems to be yes. The “man as a dope” imagery has gathered momentum over the last decade, and critics say that it has spiraled out of control. It is nearly impossible, they say, to ...read more

  • True Confession And Repentance  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Schäve on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 89 ratings
     | 6,771 views

    True Confession and Repentance: True confession is not the mere mental assent that we have done wrong, for even a thief will admit he’s done wrong in the bragging of his accomplishments. No, confession means seeing and agreeing with God how our sins have harmed us and others. It is pouring out ...read more

  • A Healthy Dose Of Forgiveness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,455 views

    A HEALTHY DOSE OF FORGIVENESS A recent Reader's Digest has an article entitled "How Letting Go of Grudges Can Improve Your Health." It states that forgiveness is indeed divine, but not necessarily easy. It's also very beneficial to physical and mental health states the article. It quotes ...read more

  • Spiritual Near-Sightedness  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 25, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,107 views

    Spiritual Near-Sightedness One of my favorite riddles is this one Q: What did the near-sighted porcupine say when it backed into a cactus? A: Pardon me, honey! If you are near-sighted, you see objects that are near, but distant objects are blurry or unclear. To put is simply, you are equipped to ...read more

  • Still Going Strong

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 7, 2010
     | 1,908 views

    STILL GOING STRONG I was speaking to a man yesterday who is 95 years old. He still has all his mental faculties and is fascinating to speak with. Many old people can be rigid in their thinking but he has an ability to be flexible, and when you speak with him, you know that He has a deep ...read more

  • Does This Mean That Bad Kids = Bad Parents? Of ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,257 views

    Does this mean that bad kids = bad parents? Of course not. 1. Today’s society has this “Blame someone else” mentality. a. “I spilt this McDonald’s coffee on myself, it was to hot” b. Lets sue the tobacco companies for giving people cancer. c. Lets sue the gun manufacturers for gun violence. 2. ...read more

  • Middle Age Is Miserable

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,022 views

    MIDDLE AGE IS MISERABLE Middle age is truly miserable, according to an 80-country study showing depression is most common among men and women in their 40s. Researchers found happiness follows a U-shaped curve where life begins cheerful before turning tough during middle age and then returning to ...read more

  • In A Speck Of Watery Material Smaller Than The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    In a speck of watery material smaller than the dot over this i, all the future characteristics of the child are programmed—the color of his skin, eyes and hair, the shape of his facial features, the natural abilities he will have. All that the child will be physically and mentally is contained in ...read more

  • A. Quote From The Movie Hoosiers "Forget About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 21, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 1,407 views

    A. Quote from the movie Hoosiers "Forget about the crowds, the size of the school, their fancy uniforms, and remember what got you here, focus on the fundamentals we have gone over time and time again, and most importantly don’t get caught up thinking about winning or losing this game. If you put ...read more

  • Does It Really Help To Worry  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 2, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,459 views

    DOES IT REALLY HELP TO WORRY:) 40% of all things that we worry about never come to pass. 30% of all our worries involve past decisions that cannot be changed. 12% focus on criticism from others who spoke because they felt inferior. 10% are related to our health, which gets worse when we ...read more

  • Spiritual Lasik

    Contributed by David Heflin on Feb 13, 2007
     | 1,919 views

    Spiritual Lasik I have heard people talk about how LASIK dramatically changed the way they saw everything. They could see with greater focus and vividness, in a way they never imagined. Lasik harnesses the power of light in the form of a laser. It is heat that cuts into the retina to correct the ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson, The Founder Of This Nation's ...

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
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    Dr. James Dobson, the founder of this nation’s leading Christian family organization, Focus on the Family, made the following observation: “Countless times each day a mother does what no one else can do quite as well. She wipes away a tear, whispers a word of hope, and eases a child’s fear. She ...read more

  • Two Men Are On A Journey One Day. The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,809 views

    Two men are on a journey one day. The first complains to the second that he never focuses on anything; he's always being distracted by something. The second disputes the claim and says he can and does focus on doing what he is doing frequently. The first man says, "I bet you a banana split that ...read more

  • Viktor Was Seated In A Crowded Train Headed For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bryan Ness on Sep 4, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,361 views

    Viktor was seated in a crowded train headed for Budapest. He was one of the leading bee experts in Hungary and he was transporting a box of bees, which he had placed under his seat. He was enjoying the passing scenery and the cool breeze coming from the open window. As he was talking to the ...read more

  • Navy Seals

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    NAVY SEALS I don’t know much about the army but here is something I read recently about those Navy Seals who shot Osama Bin Laden. It’s good to be a Navy SEAL right now. The elite sailors are being showered with praise for their successful operation in Pakistan that resulted in the killing of ...read more

  • Things Churches Can Do To Build Greater Interest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,748 views

    Things churches can do to build greater interest in religion, according to a Gallup survey: improve communication with members (21% of respondents); concentrate more on personal spiritual matters (19%); become more involved in community matters (18%); focus more efforts on young people (14%). Other ...read more

  • We Think That God Wants Us To Try Something On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,630 views

    We think that God wants us to try something on our own first, and then come to him in prayer for help only after we’ve worked at it and can’t figure it out. We hear the saying, “God helps those who help themselves” and think it’s true. Many people even believe it’s in the Bible. It’s not. It ...read more

  • Back To Basics

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
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    BACK TO BASICS There is a story circulated about the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi. As many of you know Vince Lombardi strove for excellence on and off of the field. He demanded it of himself and of his players. Well, as the story goes during his last season as head ...read more

  • From Godly To Rebellion?

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 25, 2022
     | 919 views

    Genesis 10 – 11:9…. Look again at verses 10:5, 20, 31…. and 11:1…. What do you think is the explanation for this? – v32 gives the answer; all came from Noah (with his language, but the 3 sons went to all different areas of the world) The second half of Genesis 11 speaks of Abraham, from the line ...read more

  • The Clerk Of Abbington Presbytery, Outside Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 31 ratings
     | 1,235 views

    The clerk of Abbington Presbytery, outside of Philadelphia, approximately 100 years ago gave these 5 kinds of attitudes about change: 1. Early innovators (2.6%), run with new ideas 2. Early adaptors (13.4%), influenced by (1) but not initiators 3. Slow Majority (34%), the herd-followers 4. ...read more