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  • Brennan Manning Wrote: "If Jesus Would Appear At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,935 views

    Brennan Manning wrote: “If Jesus would appear at your dining table tonight with knowledge of everything you are and are not, total comprehension of your life story and every skeleton hidden in your closet; if he laid out the real state of your present discipleship with the hidden agenda, the mixed ...read more

  • Why Pastors Leave: Researchers With Catholic ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,445 views

    Why Pastors Leave: Researchers with Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., “found that tensions with church staff and laity and opportunities for better jobs were factors.” However, more than 1 out of every 4 of those who left a church reported that they were motivated by conflict with ...read more

  • Jesus’ Love Is Not A Pampering Love; It Is ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 8, 2010
     | 5,863 views

    Jesus’ love is not a pampering love; it is a perfecting love. It is not a love motivated by man’s will, but by the Father’s plan. Why did Jesus delay going to Bethany? Why does He ever seem to delay in answering any prayer? Why does He seem to delay His coming on the clouds of ...read more

  • On Average The Servicemen Who Guard The Tomb Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,916 views

    On average the servicemen who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier spend about 8 hours to prepare for duty. Their uniform must be meticulously prepared. What preparation do we put into our life of service to God? A logical question that someone might ask of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the ...read more

  • Leadership Is The Ability To Put The Plans Into ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,783 views

    Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skillful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, even under pressure or in ...read more

  • Dry Wood: There Is A Difference Between A Dead ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ryan Yandris on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 2,274 views

    DRY WOOD: There is a difference between a dead saint and a dry saint. A dead saint is like a statue that never moves and eventually the pigeons will land on it and build their nest. But a dry saint is like dry wood, easily kindled. Dry wood just seems to catch on fire faster. Even though they have ...read more

  • Teenagers Whose Parents Eat With Them At Least 5 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,138 views

    Teenagers whose parents eat with them at least 5 times a week are significantly better adjusted (i.e., least likely to be on drugs or depressed, most motivated to excel at school, etc.) than classmates who dine alone, according to research by psychologist Blake Bowden of Cincinnati ...read more

  • When People Go Public With Any Belief Or ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 795 views

    ". . . when people go public with any belief or plan: they will then channel an enormous energy into living up to those commitments. Now it becomes apparent why successful religious groups urge their converts to make some public testimony to their faith, and why effective motivators do ...read more

  • Richard Foster: Service  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,424 views

    Richard Foster: “Service that is duty-motivated breaths death. Service that flows out of our inward person is life, and joy and peace. The risen Christ beckons us to the ministry of the towel. Perhaps you would like to begin by experimenting with a prayer that a number of us have used. Begin ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is Strength

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
     | 4,107 views

    Illustrations: Forgiveness Is Strength Christian forgiveness should not be a refusal of strength, but rather ought to manifest an alternative power; Christian love, whether of neighbors or of enemies, should be a sign not of repressed anger and hatred but of anger and hatred confronted and, ...read more

  • John Williams Of J.c. Williams Group, The 3rd ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,459 views

    John Williams of J.C. Williams Group, the 3rd largest consulting firm in the world, delivered some revealing and enlightening observations on the changing face of retail at a recent CBA gathering. These changes reach beyond retail to virtually every organization in America. They are: · Time ...read more

  • The Center For Creative Leadership In San Diego ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
     | 1,851 views

    The Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego reports that companies whose leadership was rated high in ethics, employee motivation, employee development and communication enjoy 20% higher profits. Employee replacement costs range from $5,700 to $50,000 per person, not counting the immeasurable ...read more

  • A Study Done By Leading Psychologist Daniel ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Aug 14, 2006
     | 2,255 views

    A study done by leading psychologist Daniel Goleman of nearly 200 large, global companies revealed that emotional intelligence, especially at the highest level in the companies, is the sine qua non [an indispensable and essential action] for leadership2. The components of emotional intelligence ...read more

  • Recently, The Media Reported On A Well Known ...

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Nov 5, 2006
     | 1,840 views

    Recently, the media reported on a well known Christian pastor, Ted Haggard, who allegedy committed the sin of homosexuality. It was hurtful to read this. It was only a few short years before this that I read one of his books, How to keep your City from going to Hell. I was motivated by it, but ...read more

  • Author Dwight Small Made An Eloquent Application ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,791 views

    Author Dwight Small made an eloquent application of godly love to marriage: "Godly love is not born of a lover’s need, nor does it have its source in the one loved. God’s love empties itself to give what the other needs. "Its motives rise wholly from within its own nature. Godly love lives in ...read more

  • We Can See How Calling Time A Problem Or Tyrant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 935 views

    "We can see how calling time a problem or tyrant is a misnomer; it focuses on the symptoms rather than the disease. Time measures motion and change in activities determined by our decisions, motivated by our goals and values. The tyranny of the urgent is more than a question about time. Tension ...read more

  • We Can See How Calling Time A Problem Or Tyrant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 840 views

    "We can see how calling time a problem or tyrant is a misnomer; it focuses on the symptoms rather than the disease. Time measures motion and change in activities determined by our decisions, motivated by our goals and values. The tyranny of the urgent is more than a question about time. Tension ...read more

  • Young American Soldiers Had A Vague Idea Of Their ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
     | 1,564 views

    Young American soldiers had a vague idea of their job, until planes used as bombs struck the heart of this country. Then they were motivated . The we all knew we had to war against terrorism. The soldiers had a clear purpose. We did too. -- When they got to Iraq and saw the mass graves and the ...read more

  • Godly Vision

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
     | 3,910 views

    GODLY VISION The capacity to create a compelling picture of the desired; state of affairs that inspires people to respond; that which is desirable, which could be, should be; that which is attainable. A godly vision is right for the times, right for the church, and right for the people. A godly ...read more

  • George Barna On Leadership

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 2,975 views

    GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP "Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, ...read more

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