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  • I Recently Saw The Film Of The American Classic ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 10, 2001
    based on 240 ratings
     | 2,300 views

    I recently saw the film of the American classic ’Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and realised afresh that slavery is such a terrible institution, a blot on the human race. It has been a source of puzzlement why Paul did not condemn it outright, for here was his opportunity to do so. And yet he remained ...read more

  • Loyalty: F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,274 views

    Loyalty: F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants national research uncovered key reasons employees stay. The 3 most important reasons for staying with an employer are: challenging work, the ability to balance work with family life, and compensation. The 3 least important reasons for staying are: ...read more

  • Let Me Begin By Telling You A Story About A Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,537 views

    Let me begin by telling you a story about a man who was going skydiving for the first time. He had taken all his lessons and it was time for his first solo jump. So he jumped out of the plane, but he panicked and couldn’t remember how to open his parachute. As he was falling rapidly to the earth he ...read more

  • William Booth Once Put It Like This, " I Will ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 7, 2007
     | 774 views

    William Booth once put it like this, “ I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me ...read more

  • The Kid Vote- Today's Kids Really Understand The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,653 views

    The Kid Vote- Today’s kids really understand the impact of voting because they are actually doing it. How cool is it to actually vote for the newest American Idol®? That day, 63 million votes were cast, 43 million tuned in to the finale. Many were kids, tweens and teens, along with their parents. ...read more

  • A Well-Known Christian Businessman Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 21, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 20,466 views

    A well-known Christian businessman who was visiting a church was asked to give his testimony. He said, "I have a fine family, a large house, a successful business, and a good reputation. I have plenty of money so I can support some Christian ministries very generously. Many organizations want me on ...read more

  • There Was A Man Who Was Going Skydiving For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,726 views

    There was a man who was going skydiving for the very first time. He had taken all the lessons and now it was time for his first solo jump. He leaps out of the plane but he panicked and couldn’t remember how to open his parachute. As he was falling rapidly to the earth he suddenly met another guy ...read more

  • William Booth Put It Like This, " I Will Tell ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,566 views

    William Booth put it like this, “ I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and ...read more

  • Who Came To Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,545 views

    Henry Ward Beecher knew he was going to be absent from the pulpit of Plymouth Church one Sunday, so he asked his brother to preach for him. When the worship service began, and it became apparent that the great preacher would not be speaking that particular morning, some people got up and started to ...read more

  • In His Excellent Book On A Christian's Place In ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
     | 1,242 views

    In his excellent book on a Christian’s place in tomorrow’s world, Wild Hope, Tom Sine urges Christians to take change seriously. He writes, “If we don’t begin in our lives, professions, and churches to anticipate both the new challenges and the new opportunities the twenty-first century brings us, ...read more

  • Over The Years, God Has Opened Up Some Amazing ...

    Contributed by Don Crowson on Feb 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,184 views

    Over the years, God has opened up some amazing doors for ministry for me to be involved in. One such opportunity was to go to Africa a few years back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When I arrived in the capital city of Kinshasa, the first thing I noticed was a number of troops from the ...read more

  • Learned Helplessness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
     | 4,965 views

    LEARNED HELPLESSNESS Learned Helplessness is a term I came across in my reading this week. It is a technical term originally used in reference to animal psychology but is also appropriately applied to human behavior as well. Learned helplessness describes an animal or a person who has learned to ...read more

  • For Example, Back In 1967, Experts Predicted That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,085 views

    For example, back in 1967, experts predicted that by the turn of the century technology would have taken over so much of the work we do that the average American work week would be only 22 hours long, & that we would work only 27 weeks a year. As a result, one of our biggest problems would be in ...read more

  • Frances Havergal, The Song Writer, Lived And ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 10, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,148 views

    Frances Havergal, the song writer, lived and moved in the Word of God. His Word was her constant companion. On the last day of her life, she asked a friend to read to her the 42nd chapter of Isaiah. When the friend read the sixth verse. “I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold ...read more

  • In A Recent Ncaa Cross-Country Championship Held ...

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on May 30, 2004
     | 2,302 views

    In a recent NCAA cross-country championship held in Riverside, California, 123 of the 128 runners missed a turn. One competitor, Mike Delcavo, stayed on the 10,000 meter course and began waving for fellow runners to follow him. Delcavo was able to convince only four other runners to go with him. ...read more

  • One's As Good As Another  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,876 views

    ONE’S AS GOOD AS ANOTHER Did you hear about the farmer who asked his neighbor if he could borrow a rope? The neighbor said, “Sorry, I’m using the rope to tie up my milk.” “Milk?” said the farmer. “You can’t tie up milk with a rope.” The neighbor replied, “I know, but when a man doesn’t want to ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Sick On Palm Sunday And Stayed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,761 views

    A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, “Why do you have that palm branch, dad?” “You see, when Jesus came into town, everyone waved Palm Branches to honor him, so ...read more

  • Novelist Ayn Rand Had Mesmerized A Student ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,462 views

    Novelist Ayn Rand had mesmerized a student audience at Yale University with her prickly ideas. Afterward a reporter from Time magazine asked her, "Miss Rand, what’s wrong with the modern world?" Without hesitation she replied, "Never before has the world been so frantically committed to the idea ...read more

  • Mother Teresa: "If You Give What You Do Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,650 views

    Mother Teresa: “If you give what you do not need, it isn’t giving.” A woman gave her son Billy 2 quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School. Billy was flipping one quarter in the air and catching it on the way down. ...read more

  • For Most Churches, Very Little Of What We Do Is ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Dec 22, 2007
     | 764 views

    “For most churches, very little of what we do is dependent upon the Holy Spirit. If He were not to show up, most churches would never miss Him. Billy Graham is credited with saying, “95% of today’s church activities would continue if the Holy Spirit were removed from us. In the early Church, 95% ...read more

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