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  • The Rapid Decline In Housing Prices Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,723 views

    The rapid decline in housing prices is distorting the normal workings of the U.S. labor market. Mobility opens up job opportunities, allowing workers to go where they are most needed. When housing is not an obstacle, more than 5 million working adults, nearly 4% of the nation’s workforce relocate ...read more

  • Paul Duncan Was An Accountant For A Large ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nick Scarpa on May 28, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,553 views

    Paul Duncan was an Accountant for a large manufacturing firm in Lansing Michigan. When it came to numbers he was the best! But when it came to pain he was a wimp. Paul hated pain of any type. A common cold would set him back for a week. He couldn’t work or do anything. In 1997 he was diagnosed ...read more

  • In Football, When One Part Of The Plan Is Not ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 24, 2007
     | 1,377 views

    In football, when one part of the plan is not working, the offense usually tries something else. If the running game is being shut down by the defense, then they will try passing. If the defense shuts down the short passes, then they’ll try the long passes. Every time they meet an obstacle they ...read more

  • The Movie Rudy  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,312 views

    Video Illustration: The Movie Rudy The Movie: Based on the true story of Rudy Ruettiger, this film is about friendship, courage, and sacrifice. Rudy (Sean Austin) grew up in a small steel town with the dream of someday playing football for Notre Dame. Despite many obstacles, he refused to give up, ...read more

  • Standing On The Door

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
     | 3,870 views

    STANDING ON THE DOOR You see, when we Christians do a poor job, then people don't want to have anything to do with our Christ. God's own name as well as the Christian faith itself is on the line. When we disrespect our supervisors, then our supervisors disrespect our Savior, and we become a ...read more

  • Harold Sherman, Wrote A Book How To Turn Failure ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,846 views

    Harold Sherman, wrote a book How to Turn Failure Into Success. In it he gives a “Code of Persistence” a. I will never give up so long as I know I am right. b. I will believe that all things will work out for me if I hang on until the end. c. I will be courageous and undismayed in the face of ...read more

  • In One Of His Books, Charles Allen Tells About A ...

    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 31, 2006
     | 1,941 views

    In one of his books, Charles Allen tells about a highway that was being built in England. In the way stood a very, very old building. The workmen tore it down and cleared off the ground on which it stood. After the ground had been exposed to the sunshine and rain for some months, a wonderful thing ...read more

  • Legend Of A King And A Heavy Stone

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 2,187 views

    LEGEND OF A KING AND A HEAVY STONE There are certain lessons of grace that can be learned only in the valley of pain and distress. Show me a Christian who has suffered much and deepened his dependence on God, and I will show you a sensitive soul full of compassion for others, and with a deep ...read more

  • Here Are Some Examples Of Instructions That, For ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,772 views

    Here are some examples of instructions that, for one reason or another, weren’t made very clearly: • “Do not sit in chair without being fully assembled” • “Please take time to look over the brochure enclosed with your family” • at a private school grounds: “No trespassing without ...read more

  • Hard Places Cannot Be Mended

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 30, 2010
     | 2,467 views

    HARD PLACES CANNOT BE MENDED How many of you have read the Pilgrim’s Progress? This is a classic allegory of the Christian journey. The main character, Christian, is on a journey from the city of Destruction to the Celestial City, and along the way him and all the other pilgrims come across ...read more

  • Standing At The Edge Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 3,973 views

    STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE PRESIDENCY In early 1975, Jimmy Carter, the ex-governor of Georgia, began campaigning in Iowa, the site of the first statewide contest in the race for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. Carter knew almost no one in the state, and his first piece of business ...read more

  • If You Were Going To A Sporting Event, Or Concert ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 29, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
     | 2,199 views

    If you were going to a sporting event, or concert what we would be the best seats? If you were going to a basketball game it would be center court front row. If it were football it would be the 50-yard line, front row. If it were a concert it would be center stage, front row. But, if it were ...read more

  • We Are Living In A Time In Which Millions Of ...

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,975 views

    We are living in a time in which millions of people are exploring alternatives to traditional Western Medicine. An “holistic health explosion,” it has been called. We realize, of course, that traditional Western Medicine is very valuable and, for most of us, when we get sick, it is the first place ...read more

  • We Are Living In A Time In Which Millions Of ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 21, 2006
     | 644 views

    We are living in a time in which millions of people are exploring alternatives to traditional Western Medicine. A "holistic health explosion," it has been called. We realize, of course, that traditional Western Medicine is very valuable and, for most of us, when we get sick, it is the first place ...read more

  • David, Jerusalem And D-Day  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,602 views

    DAVID, JERUSALEM AND D-DAY The 65th Anniversary of D-Day was observed June 6th. It was the largest single day amphibious invasion of all time. With nearly 200,000 troops involved; 160,000 would land on the 50 mile stretch of beaches known as Normandy. There were many obstacles that day: the ...read more

  • We Are Living In A Time In Which Millions Of ...

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Jan 30, 2010
     | 1,872 views

    We are living in a time in which millions of people are exploring alternatives to traditional Western Medicine. This has been called an “holistic health explosion”. We realize, of course, that traditional Western Medicine is very valuable and, for most of us, when we get sick, it is the first place ...read more

  • Tom ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
     | 790 views

    Tom Dempsey. On Nov 8th, 1970, there was a hard fought game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions. The game was nip and tuck and it came down to the last final seconds to see who would win. The crowd gasped as they realized that the Saints were going to try a field goal of 63 ...read more

  • We All Have Needs But Remember According To V.8, ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Apr 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,053 views

    We all have needs but remember according to v.8, God knows them before you even ask. Illustration: Life is like a great mountain, we are at the bottom of the mountain looking up, we see a great journey and have know idea what lies before us and how we will overcome it. God however is on top of the ...read more

  • Easter Is To Our Faith What Water Is To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,930 views

    Easter is to our faith what water is to the ocean, what stone is to the mountain, what blood is to your body. It is the unique substance of redemptive reality. It is the first and final word in the dictionary of God. It says that Christ is the Author and Finisher of our faith. —Raymond I. ...read more

  • Love Stories Of Over-Comers, Like…  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 21, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,023 views

    love stories of over-comers, like… o Johnny Fulton, who was run over by a car at the age of three. He suffered crushed hips, broken ribs, a fractured skull, and compound fractures in his legs. It didn’t look as if he would live. But he would not give up. In fact, he later ran the half-mile in ...read more