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  • Personal Property In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 1,600 views

    PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE BIBLE Larry Burkett, the founder of Christian Financial Concepts, points out that the bible--with more than 700 references to money--says more about economics than many other subjects. He writes: "Money is such an important subject that nearly two-thirds of the parables ...read more

  • Bigger Person

    Contributed by Floyd John-Keith on Apr 3, 2009
     | 5,132 views

    BIGGER PERSON One day, two men appeared before a judge to have settled a dispute. One argued that the other had moved the boundary marker by five feet and thereby has taken possession of his land. After listening to both arguments and going through some documents the judge could not determine ...read more

  • A Personal Surgery

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 21, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,409 views

    A PERSONAL SURGERY Dr. Evan Kane was the head of Summit hospital in New York, in the 1920s. At that time when they operated they used general anesthesia. Dr. Kane felt, local anesthesia would do and would help patient do better, and recovery would be quicker. His theory seemed true, but no one ...read more

  • Critical Personality

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 11, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,180 views

    My cousin was in love and wanted to introduce his bride-to-be to his hypercritical mother. But in order to get an unbiased opinion, he invited over three other female friends as well and didn’t tell his mom which one he intended to marry. After the four women left, he asked his mother, "Can ...read more

  • So Personal  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,169 views

    SO PERSONAL The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1982. In the first 15 years, 54,000 items were left at the Wall. It still takes almost an hour every night, [and much longer on Memorial Day,] to collect all the mementos-a teddy bear, a photo of a soldier's grandchild, a letter from a ...read more

  • My Idea Of An Agreeable Person Is A Person Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,182 views

    My idea of an agreeable person is a person ...read more

  • Simpson's Cocoa Powder

    Contributed by Jason Albertson on Nov 8, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,825 views

    There was a little boy once who was reading an advertisement for Simpson’s cocoa powder and asked his mother, “Mom, what does ‘100% pure’ mean?” “It means completely clean, with nothing bad in it.” Later, as she knelt by him as he prayed before going to bed, she heard him say the words, “Dear ...read more

  • One Day, After Me, My Wife, And Our Oldest Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 1,184 views

    One day, after me, my wife, and our oldest boy had finished shopping. We started the journey home. It was 10 miles away. Like all parents do, we always tell our children to use the bathroom before we leave. Well, a few miles of driving and my boy explains painstakingly that he has to go #2. I ...read more

  • Selfishness Is A Personal Thing. This Is The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 5, 2001
    based on 235 ratings
     | 3,898 views

    Selfishness is a personal thing. This is the self-contained life lived without Christ. That’s the attitude that hears a sermon and thinks, Wow, the preacher really told ‘em that time! A preacher once had a member who was like that. He always had the same comment after the sermon, You sure ...read more

  • Love By Our Personalities  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 6, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 1,791 views

    Most of us define love by our personalities: (1) Sanguines (influencers)--- warmth, expressiveness, and intensity of feeling (the heart) (2) Cholerics (doers) —good works, provision, and services given (help) (3) Phlegmatics (relaters)—loyalty,listening, guiding, ...read more

  • Personal Truth To The Resurrection  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,868 views

    PERSONAL TRUTH TO THE RESURRECTION Christian author and activist Chuck Colson draws evidence for the resurrection for personal experience. Colson was a part of the Nixon Whitehouse during the Watergate scandal of seventies. He writes: Watergate involved a conspiracy to cover up, ...read more

  • An Average Person's Anxiety  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Feb 13, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,894 views

    An average person’s anxiety is focused on: 40% -- things that will never happen 30% -- things about the past that can’t be changed 12% -- things about criticism by others, mostly untrue 10% -- about health, ...read more

  • Being A Big Person  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,536 views

    BEING A BIG PERSON Thomas Watson was the founder of IBM and he could have been talking about Jesus when he said “Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous -- not just to some people in some circumstances -- but to everyone all the time.” SOURCE: Dean ...read more

  • The Most Unhappy Person  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,077 views

    THE MOST UNHAPPY PERSON In his latest book, Jumping Hurdles, Hitting Glitches, Overcoming Setbacks, Steve Brown writes, “The most unhappy person in the world is not someone who didn’t get what he or she wanted. The most unhappy person is the one who got what he or she wanted and then found out ...read more

  • Our Personal Rainbow

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,777 views

    Our Personal Rainbow And did you know that God gives each of us our own personal rainbow? No two people will see the same rainbow. A rainbow is formed by a raindrop that acts like a prism, separating sunlight into its individual color components. If you stand looking at a rainbow, and someone ...read more

  • The Bedrock Of Christianity Is Personal, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,537 views

    "The bedrock of Christianity is personal, passionate ...read more

  • An Appealing Personality Is Not Something ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,224 views

    "An appealing personality is not something grafted on from without.It is expressed through the body, ...read more

  • Underdoing Personal Responsibility

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,544 views

    UNDERDOING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY Craig Groeschel, a well known pastor and author of the "Christian Atheist" says: "As Christians, we can be tempted to 'overdo faith.' I put that in quotes because it would be more accurate to say it's 'underdoing personal responsibility.' There's really no way ...read more

  • How To Be An Enjoyable Person

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 8, 2011
     | 1,959 views

    HOW TO BE AN ENJOYABLE PERSON In his book, The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale lists some rules for becoming the kind of person whom others enjoy being around. Here are some of them: 1) Learn to remember names. I believe this goes a long way with people. 2) Acquire the quality ...read more

  • Hate The Politics, Not The Person

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 29, 2011
     | 2,261 views

    HATE THE POLITICS, NOT THE PERSON In his book, The Life God Blesses, Gordon MacDonald describes his encounter with a black South African, a high-ranking member of the African National Congress. He was profoundly impressed by the man's understanding of African history and politics and his insight ...read more

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