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  • Success In Business Does Not Depend Upon Genius. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,593 views

    Success in business does not depend upon genius. Any young man of ordinary intelligence who is normally sound and not afraid to work should succeed in spite of obstacles and ...read more

  • Faith And Doubt  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 29, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 11,740 views

    Doubt sees the obstacles; Faith sees the way. Doubt sees the darkest night; Faith sees the day. Doubt dreads to take a step; Faith soars on high. Doubt ...read more

  • Quote: "Invite This Very Same God Of Power And ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 7, 2007
     | 1,367 views

    QUOTE: “Invite this very same God of power and wonder and compassion to step into your situation and make a difference in your life… If you focus on God, the obstacles will always shrink because ...read more

  • Looking Well Ahead

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jul 14, 2010
     | 2,666 views

    LOOKING WELL AHEAD I once did this driving course called an anti-skid driving course. One of the really valuable learnings that I got out of it was that when you drive, you should drive with your eyes looking well ahead maybe a couple of hundred metres ahead, not on the car just in front of you, ...read more

  • Chris Seay, A Us Pastor Writing In Leadership ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,448 views

    Chris Seay, a US pastor writing in Leadership magazine – a journal for pastors, says “One of our greatest obstacles is that the people we refer to as "the lost" may be more spiritual than most of us pastors. It is difficult to teach spiritual disciplines of prayer, study, and ...read more

  • The Higher Educational Attainment Of Women Born ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,823 views

    The higher educational attainment of women born after WWII has contributed greatly to the changing roles of women in society. With the same educational advantages as men, women expect the same opportunities. While many will still encounter obstacles to advancement, young women will continue to ...read more

  • Walter Payton Played 13 Seasons Of Football For ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 1, 2006
     | 1,609 views

    Walter Payton played 13 seasons of football for the Chicago Bears. His weight-training regimen in the off-season became legendary. Besides lifting, his daily routine included runs along the obstacles near the Pearl River in Mississippi. He ran through "The Sand" (65 yards ...read more

  • Crashing Through  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,110 views

    CRASHING THROUGH At three years old, Mike Mays was accidentally blinded by a chemical explosion when he and his 4-year-old sister were playing in the garage. He lived his entire life until he was well into his forties before having his eyesight was restored by a pioneering ophthalmologist. But ...read more

  • Quote: "Humility Is An Essential Attitude For ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 4, 2006
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    Quote: “Humility is an essential attitude for success in the spiritual life. Any self-conceit, whether nurtured by superior intelligence, wealth, a high position, or the praise of others, is an obstacle on the path. Genuine humility is not posturing. It requires a constant willing-ness to deny ...read more

  • Success Is To Be Measured Not So Much By The ...

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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     | 1,261 views

    "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed." -- Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5 "Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to ...read more

  • Why The Decline?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 4, 2019
     | 2,736 views

    ***ALEXANDRIAN SOLZHENITSYN asked a question in 1978 that is worthy to ponder. HOW DID THE WEST DECLINE FROM ITS TRIUMPHAL MARCH TO ITS PRESENT SICKNESS? He answered ANTHROPOCENTRIC- The elevation of man over God. OBSTACLES ARE WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOSE SIGHT OF THE GOAL! Stay focused on the ...read more

  • Open Table Ministry

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
     | 2,370 views

    OPEN TABLE MINISTRY Open Table started with a chance encounter with a homeless man named Ernie who simply asked a youth group serving him a meal if he could come worship at their church. The adult youth workers were moved to agree to come the very next day to bring Ernie to their church service. ...read more

  • The Story Of Open Table

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
     | 1,945 views

    THE STORY OF OPEN TABLE Open Table started with a chance encounter with a homeless man named Ernie who simply asked a youth group serving him a meal if he could come worship at their church. The adult youth workers were moved to agree to come the very next day to bring Ernie to their church ...read more

  • Success In Difficulty

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 2,310 views

    SUCCESS IN DIFFICULTY "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed." - Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5 - "Many men owe the grandeur ...read more

  • Have You Ever Seen A Straight River? Canals Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 21, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,171 views

    Have you ever seen a straight river? Canals are straight, but all rivers seem to be crooked. We call it “meandering.” Why are rivers crooked? Because the natural tendency of a river is to take the easiest way around any obstacle. So rivers are always crooked, and they always run downhill. Some ...read more

  • Out Of A Very Intimate Acquaintance With D. L. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,787 views

    "Out of a very intimate acquaintance with D. L. Moody, I wish to testify that he was a far greater pray-er than he was preacher. Time and time again, he was confronted by obstacles that seemed insurmountable, but he always knew the way to overcome all difficulties. He knew the way to bring to pass ...read more

  • Irritation  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 3, 2004
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     | 2,724 views

    IRRITATION Imagine all of the obstacles a person might have to overcome if he were to walk from New York City to San Francisco. One man who accomplished this rare achievement mentioned a rather surprising difficulty when asked to tell of his biggest hurdle. He said that the toughest part of the ...read more

  • Individuals Read Web Pages In An "F" Pattern. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,684 views

    Individuals Read Web Pages in an “F” pattern. They’re more inclined to read longer sentences at the top of a page and less and less as they scroll down says a recent Nielsen Norman Group study. That makes the first 2-3 words of a sentence very important. Surfers connect well with images of people ...read more

  • Individuals Read Web Pages In An "F" Pattern. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
     | 1,178 views

    Individuals Read Web Pages in an “F” pattern. They’re more inclined to read longer sentences at the top of a page and less and less as they scroll down says a recent Nielsen Norman Group study. That makes the first 2-3 words of a sentence very important. Surfers connect well with images of people ...read more

  • Individuals Read Web Pages In An "F" Pattern. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,277 views

    Individuals Read Web Pages in an “F” pattern. They’re more inclined to read longer sentences at the top of a page and less and less as they scroll down says a recent Nielsen Norman Group study. That makes the first 2-3 words of a sentence very important. Surfers connect well with images of people ...read more