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  • From Humble People  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2002
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    FROM HUMBLE PEOPLE In 1884 a young man died, and after the funeral his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind they met with Charles Eliot, president of Harvard University. Eliot received the unpretentious couple into his office and asked what he could do. After ...read more

  • An Accountant Answered An Advertisement For A Job ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 23, 2003
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    An accountant answered an advertisement for a job with a large firm. -At the end of the interview, the interviewer has one last question: -What is three times seven?” -The accountant replied, “Twenty-two.” -Outside he realized he had given the wrong answer and concluded he had lost the job. -But ...read more

  • With All The Hustle And Bustle, I Thought We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Tucker on Dec 16, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
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    With all the hustle and bustle, I thought we needed to be reminded why Christmas is a good idea. Without Christmas… • The candied fruit market would completely collapse! • Our boring, uneventful lives would have no stress at all! • Eggnog would just be a slimy, high cholesterol beverage. • ...read more

  • This Is A Parents Worse Nightmare!  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 6, 2004
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    This is a parents worse nightmare! I remember when I first started using a wheelchair for mobility, my son Anthony and I were at the mall with my wife. She was trying on clothes and we were to wait for her. Anthony decided to run under the clothes on the racks. As you know, the aisles are not real ...read more

  • Child-Training  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Oct 2, 2004
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    PROVERBS 22:6 “The Hebrew word for train (h\aµnak_) means to dedicate…. H\aµnak_ seems to include the idea of setting aside, narrowing, or hedging in. The word is sometimes used in the sense of “start.” Child-training involves “narrowing” a child’s conduct away from evil and toward godliness and ...read more

  • Cable Television Mogul Ted Turner Criticized ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    Cable television mogul Ted Turner criticized fundamentalist Christianity and said Jesus probably would “be sick at his stomach” over the way his ideas have been “twisted,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Turner made his remarks Friday evening at a banquet in Orlando, Fla., where he was ...read more

  • Cable Television Mogul Ted Turner Criticized ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,913 views

    Cable television mogul Ted Turner criticized fundamentalist Christianity and said Jesus probably would "be sick at his stomach" over the way his ideas have been "twisted," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Turner made his remarks Friday evening at a banquet in Orlando, Fla., where he was ...read more

  • Principles For Change

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    Principles for change: A. People must have reasons for change 1. They must see the value to them of the change 2. The plan must be understood by them 3. They must be involved in the process B. People must be prepared for change, don’t just drop it on them. Introduce the ...read more

  • Nice People  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 7, 2006
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    Listen to this quote from Ray Stedman – “….notice that a major point of this parable is to give us a clue to the way that the enemy works most successfully. It is by imitation, by counterfeit. How simple it would be if evil people would only look evil. Wouldn’t that help a lot? If hypocrites ...read more

  • President Eisenhower Told This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    (Illustration) President Eisenhower told this tale, "An old farmer had a cow that we wanted to buy. We went over to visit him and asked about the cow’s pedigree. The old farmer did not know what ’pedigree’ meant, so we asked him about the cow’s butterfat production. He told us that he did not have ...read more

  • John Maxwell In His Book Failing Forward Tells Of ...

    Contributed by Alan Tison on May 21, 2007
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    John Maxwell in his book Failing Forward tells of a story Sergio Zyman, a vice president in fortune 500 company. After 20 years of lagging sales, Sergio believed the company needed a fresh approach. People listen to Sergio, after all in 1982 Sergio introduced the company to a new product and ...read more

  • It's Father's Day, And The Very First National ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It’s Father’s Day, and the very first national celebration of this day was on June 19, 1924, by proclamation of President Calvin Coolidge (But not finalized until 1972.) But it all came about because of the efforts of Sonora Smart Dodd. Sonora was sitting in church in 1909 listening to a Mother’s ...read more

  • Aunt Lucy Was Losing Her Hearing And The Doctor ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Aunt Lucy was losing her hearing and the doctor recommended surgery to correct it. She promptly vetoed the idea saying, “I’m 94 years old and I’ve already heard enough.” Mike was watching the last part of the TV show when his Dad called down the basement steps, “Mike Come up for dinner” Mike ...read more

  • In 1976 A Relatively Unknown Politician From The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Oct 22, 2007
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    In 1976 a relatively unknown politician from the small town of Plains, Georgia decided to run for President. His name was Jimmy Carter, and although he had served as the Governor of Georgia, no one else in the country knew very much about him. During that campaign he was asked about his faith and ...read more

  • In July Of 2005, Angelina Jolie Adopted A Little ...

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Dec 27, 2007
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    In July of 2005, Angelina Jolie adopted a little Ethiopian child (pic). While she was touring drought and disease and famine stricken Ethiopia, she got the idea that although she couldn’t do every child in Africa a favor, she could grant favor to one child. So she stepped out of her world and ...read more

  • The Need For Lights

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    THE NEED FOR LIGHTS Benjamin Franklin wanted to interest the people in Philadelphia in street lighting. He did not call a town meeting nor try to persuade the people by talking about it. He acted upon what he considered a good idea. He hung a beautiful lantern on a long bracket in front of his ...read more

  • Leading You Home

    Contributed by Dj Castilleja on May 5, 2008
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    LEADING YOU HOME In the movie "Apollo 13," astronaut Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks) is interviewed by a reporter prior to launch. He asks if Lovell has ever been in a tight situation. Lovell responds that once, as a Navy pilot in a wartime situation, his plane's instrument panel had been shot ...read more

  • Pastor Avoid The Appearance Of Evil

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 9, 2008
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    PASTOR AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF EVIL Personally and professionally, my wife Kendra knows that there are some things that I need to be very careful of violating as her husband and as a pastor. For example, being alone with member of the opposite sex is something I am very careful about not doing. ...read more

  • M ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Marriage? Through a scheduling mix-up, a man and a woman who had never met before found themselves in the same sleeping-carriage of a train. It’s late, the train is full, and everyone else is already asleep. After the initial embarrassment, they both manage to get to sleep; the woman on the top ...read more

  • Horton's Theology

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2008
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    HORTON'S THEOLOGY One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can’t see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos ...read more