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  • The Ais, The American Institute Of Stress - ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 27, 2007
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    The AIS, the American Institute of Stress - Yeah, there’s actually such a place - which says a lot! - their research says that 75- 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems. They agree with health officials who say that heart disease, strokes, gastritis, ulcers ...read more

  • While In Seminary, I Pastored A Small Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,472 views

    While in seminary, I pastored a small church near Bunn,NC. Within four weeks I conducted funeral services for five of our oldest church members. The experience of dealing with so much death in such a brief period of time caused me a great deal of emotional stress. Following a morning service, one ...read more

  • Colonel Henry Gariepy, Retired Salvation Army ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 6, 2007
     | 1,315 views

    Colonel Henry Gariepy, retired Salvation Army officer and author in the United States offered an awakening word. “Even in what sometimes appears to be our religious duties to Christ we find ulterior motives. Have we not too often observed those who come to church for the bread that perishes? In ...read more

  • Children Not Happier After Divorce  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,756 views

    CHILDREN NOT HAPPIER AFTER DIVORCE "One of the many myths of our culture is that divorce automatically rescues children from an unhappy marriage . . . However, when one looks at the thousands of children that my colleagues and I have interviewed at our center since 1980, most of whom were from ...read more

  • More Than Feeling" By The Rock Group Boston Was ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 4, 2008
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    "More than Feeling" by the rock group Boston was very popular in the 1970's and now with the Guitar Hero video game. The irony of this song is that it is all about feelings and emotions. "I looked out this morning and the sun was gone Turned on some music to start my day I lost myself in a ...read more

  • Run To The Refuge

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 4,788 views

    RUN TO THE REFUGE Bunker gear, over 1,000 degrees of heat, protection from fire scene elements, provides a refuge/safety for self... importance of ARFF truck...refuge, responsible for protection of firefighters, T3000 3,000 gal. of water, large truck, nozzles, discharge 1,000 gpm...truck was place ...read more

  • Think About It: We Went Into Slavery Pagans; We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,179 views

    "Think about it: We went into slavery pagans; we came out Christians. We went into slavery pieces of property; we came out American citizens. We went into slavery with chains clanking about our wrists; we came out with American ballots in our hands. ... When we rid ourselves of prejudice, or racial ...read more

  • Practice Sand-Traps

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
     | 2,305 views

    PRACTICE SAND-TRAPS Bobby Jones, champion golfer, once said, "Have you ever noticed how much golfers practice? Smart businessmen have been quick to take advantage of that, developing public driving ranges where we can practice driving the ball, and putting greens where we can practice our ...read more

  • I Have Broken Many Pocket Knives, Using Them For ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 8, 2009
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    I have broken many pocket knives, using them for purposes not intended by the manufacturer. I have broken a couple trying to pry something. (Take out pocket knife and show as an object lesson). God blesses us with material things. He helps us find a career and our place in this world. He gives ...read more

  • The Salvation Army Was Holding A Convention. ...

    Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009
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    The Salvation Army was holding a convention. Morale was at an all-time low. The organization had hit rock bottom. They did not know what to do. They sent a telegram to their founding father, William Booth, asking for any advice he could give on how they could get back on their feet. William Booth ...read more

  • That No One Except God Is Perfect But We Don't ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 6, 2009
     | 1,824 views

    That no one except God is perfect but we don’t want people to think we are “that bad.” We pose. We pretend. We put on our plastic masks. We go to “church.” I saw a commercial recently about a new type of veneer for your teeth that is supposed to be the best yet. What I thought was incredibly ...read more

  • Just Passing Through

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
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    JUST PASSING THROUGH If a business trip took you to Pueblo for 8 weeks and your company rented you an apartment to stay in ... how much time would you spend decorating the place and making it look nice? Why? You’re just passing through, you won’t be there long. Is it possible that we invest far ...read more

  • Actress Julia Roberts’ Wedding To Daniel ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 23, 2010
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    Actress Julia Roberts’ wedding to Daniel Moder featured the vow to “love, support, but not obey.” Will Smith’s vows merely promised good manners. He revealed that in his vows to Jada Pinkett in 1997 “our vows did not promise to forsake all others. The vow that we made was that ‘you will never ...read more

  • Sin Mars Us

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 19, 2010
     | 2,369 views

    SIN MARS US During an all-night festival in Paris, five young people, apparently drunk, broke into the Orsay Museum and left a 4-inch gash in a priceless painting by Claude Monet. Culture Minister Christine Albanel said the painting could be restored, but she was deeply disturbed at the damage ...read more

  • In God We Trust...?

    Contributed by Christopher Glenn on Aug 22, 2011
     | 2,755 views

    IN GOD WE TRUST...? On the face of our money are the words: "In God We Trust." A few years ago, the use of those words on our currency was challenged in court. The case reached the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia where the court ruled that the words could remain on the façade ...read more

  • Most Of Us Don't Mind Jesus Making Some Minor ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 18, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
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    Most of us don’t mind Jesus making some minor change in our lives but Jesus wants to turn our lives upside down. Fans don’t mind him doing a little touch up work, but Jesus wants complete renovation. Fans come to Jesus thinking tune up, but Jesus is thinking overhaul. Fans think a little makeup ...read more

  • Inheritance

    Contributed by Joseph Adedio on Mar 28, 2017
     | 3,977 views

    The word of GOD is unique and encompassing.No matter what you think is not possible to the human thinking is possible to HIM.He promised us our inheritance and by faith we must claim it because He has promised and He will never fail. Whatever you labor for, you will duly enjoy it.Stand on His word ...read more

  • Jesus Honored Marriage And Weddings

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022
     | 1,299 views

    Note the high honor our Lord places upon marriage and the wedding ceremony in his very first miracle. It honors God when we come to a wedding pure and proclaim our trust in God for the marriage to succeed! By his presence at the marriage feast, the Son of God said, ‘This is an honorable thing’ ...read more

  • If God Is Good

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 1, 2025
     | 567 views

    There is a problem at the heart of Christianity. If God is good and loving why is there evil and suffering in the world? There is an old response when you are asked to do something: “I would if I could but I can’t so I won’t.” That response is like one of the ways our world tries to solve this ...read more

  • Ouch And Thanks A Lot!" 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 3, 2005
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    “Ouch and Thanks A Lot!” 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key verse(s): 6:“The Lord’s hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation upon them and afflicted them with tumors.” What good is pain anyway! Couldn’t God accomplish a whole lot more in our lives if we were tuned into ...read more