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  • Finding His Newly-Appointed Pastor Standing At ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 1,528 views

    Finding his newly-appointed pastor standing at his study window in the church weeping as he looked over the inner city¡¦s tragic conditions, a layman sought to console him: "Don¡¦t worry. After you¡¦ve been here a while, you¡¦ll get ...read more

  • As Dads, We Often Say That We Are Doing Things ...

    Contributed by Charles Donley on Dec 29, 2003
     | 2,027 views

    As dads, we often say that we are doing things now for the good they will bring in the future. If you turn your young one over your knee, you say “I’m doing this for your own good”. When we teach our kids to save, we want them to be good stewards of ...read more

  • Used To It

    Contributed by James Mccullen on May 6, 2005
     | 2,644 views

    ILLUSTRATION: Finding his newly-appointed pastor standing at his study window in the church weeping as he looked over the inner city’s tragic conditions, a layman sought to console him: "Don’t worry. After you’ve been here a while, you’ll ...read more

  • When Asked, "Which Factor Most Influences Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
     | 1,252 views

    When asked, “Which factor most influences your decision to try a new product?” college students responded as follows: · 44% Word of mouth (Adweek 6/7/99) · 22% Advertising · 22% Price · 10% Brand name · 2% Packaging · 19% of college students shell out ...read more

  • Quick Decisions: According To Kepner-Tregoe, Inc, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,584 views

    Quick Decisions: According to Kepner-Tregoe, Inc, business consultants, 66% of workers and 77% of managers said that over the past 3 years the number of decisions they have to make daily has increased, but 82% of workers and 85% of managers said the average amount of time they have to make ...read more

  • Anglican Church Faces Split: The Worldwide ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,298 views

    Anglican Church Faces Split: The Worldwide Anglican Communion has delivered an ultimatum to the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada: Stop endorsing homosexuality or leave the Anglican Communion! Both churches must cease ordaining homosexuals and presiding over same-sex ceremonies ...read more

  • Unscheduled Absenteeism Is At A 5-Year High, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,225 views

    Unscheduled Absenteeism is at a 5-year high, according to a recent survey by CCH, Inc., an employment law resource firm. The survey found programs that give employees more control over their schedules are the most successful in stemming unscheduled absences. The top four programs are; alternative ...read more

  • The Neglected Heart Will Soon Be A Heart Overrun ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,915 views

    "The neglected heart will soon be a heart overrun with worldly thoughts; the neglected life will soon become a moral chaos; the church that is not jealously protected by mighty intercession and sacrificial labors will before long become the abode of every evil bird and the hiding place for ...read more

  • There Was A Professor Who Told His Class That ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 2, 2007
     | 1,756 views

    There was a professor who told his class that man is only a meaningless piece of protoplasm. He dismissed class early because of grief over his young daughter, whose life would be scarred because she had run off with an older man. A Christian student asked, “How can ...read more

  • Robert Logan And Tom Clegg Quote - In Releasing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,934 views

    Robert Logan and Tom Clegg quote - In Releasing Your Church’s Potential, they said, “I believe that the enemy divides all people into two categories: those he can ignore and those he has to fight. I want to be one of those he has to fight.” He ...read more

  • The Church, Especially In The Realm Of ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 21, 2007
     | 1,068 views

    “The church, especially in the realm of evangelicalism, has over history bounced between two extremes. On the one hand isolationism, which makes us very sure of what we have to say but there’s no one to talk to, on the other an absorption by the culture, which gives us someone to ...read more

  • If It Don't Rain  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,901 views

    If It Don’t Rain I would climb the highest mountain Swim the deepest ocean too I would crawl the hottest desert I’d do anything for you I would leap the tallest building I’d bear any trial or pain There’s no ...read more

  • Mr. Stead

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 2, 2008
     | 1,652 views

    True story from Reader’s Digest: Our surname, Stead, rhymes with bed, but people often say steed, like the horse. One day a business associate of mine came over to the house and was greeted by my mother. "Is Mr. Steed in?" the woman asked. "He’s Stead," ...read more

  • Last Sunday As We Were Driving To Church Our ...

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
     | 2,978 views

    Last Sunday as we were driving to church Our teenage son leaned over from the back seat gave his mother a kiss on the cheek and said, “Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!” My wife objected, “But it’s not Mother’s Day today – that’s ...read more

  • God's Will Is Best  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,861 views

    God's Will is Best Angels are pure spirits, but it was God's intention to raise human beings, who are lower than the angels, to divine status, to union with the Trinity. An ancient tradition tells us that this was the cause of Lucifer's rebellion, jealousy over one day being ruled by a mere ...read more

  • The End?

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2008
     | 2,957 views

    The End? Death, through our eyes, is 'the end.' It is that image of watching an old movie which concludes when the words "THE END" comes up on the screen. We conclude that the movie is over, and we move on either in laughter or tears. Jesus presents a different picture. He doesn't call it ...read more

  • Ashamed Of Myself

    Contributed by Robert Drake on Feb 21, 2009
     | 3,976 views

    ASHAMED OF MYSELF A young man got up to give his testimony for Christ at a tent meeting. He was not very accustomed to speaking in public, and he stumbled over his words quite a bit. An atheist in the back of the crowd yelled, "You should be ashamed of yourself, standing up there and ...read more

  • In All Knowledge And In Every Act Of Love The ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 17, 2010
     | 1,511 views

    In all knowledge and in every act of love the human soul experiences something "over and above," which seems very much like a gift that we receive, or a height to which we are raised. The development of individuals and peoples is likewise located on a height, if we consider the spiritual dimension ...read more

  • A Prayer Nag! (09.28.05--Teach Me To ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,778 views

    A Prayer Nag! (09.28.05--Teach Me to Pray!--Colossians 1:9) Does god ever weary of hearing our prayers? I mean, it’s the same old, same old–day in and day out. Does He really need to hear the same things over and over again? Being a “broken record,” the one that just can’t get over the rut in ...read more

  • A Seminary Professor (Fred Craddock) Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,625 views

    A seminary professor (Fred Craddock) was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table ...read more