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  • A Christmas Parable

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 2, 2007
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    A Christmas Parable A man is climbing a mountain, at the top of which he hopes to find God. By ascending the heights, the seeker expects to leave all the cares and miseries of life behind in the valley. But while he climbs, God is coming down the mountain into the toil and grief. In the mists ...read more

  • The Other Day I Stumbled Across A Website Called ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The other day I stumbled across a website called myheritage.com. The site is a genealogical database designed to help people reconstruct their family history. That in and of itself is nothing new, but this one is different because it uses face recognition software to do so. The idea is for people ...read more

  • Keith Hernandez Is One Of Baseball's Top Players. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
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    Keith Hernandez is one of baseball’s top players. He is a lifetime 300 hitter who has won numerous Golden Glove awards for excellence in fielding. He’s won a batting championship for having the highest average, the Most Valuable Player award in his league, and even the World Series. Yet with all ...read more

  • Keith Hernandez Is One Of Baseball's Top Players. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Keith Hernandez is one of baseball’s top players. He is a lifetime .300 hitter who has won numerous Golden Glove awards for excellence in fielding. He’s won a batting championship for having the highest average, the Most Valuable Player award in his league, and even the World Series. Yet with all ...read more

  • I Never Enter This Time Of Remembrance Without ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 4, 2006
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    I never enter this time of remembrance without my mind being flooded with another “fallen soldier”. I cannot forget the heart-wrenching pain of His mother as she watched helplessly as her only Son was beaten to within a hairs-breath of being beaten to death. He waged a war of unsurpassed sacrifice. ...read more

  • Fear Restrains

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Aug 28, 2017
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    Janez Rus lived in Germany during the days of the Nazi ruler Adolf Hitler. During that time he was a young shoemaker, looking to make his name prominent. Because of the power of the German government, he participated in public supports of the Nazi regime in hopes of gaining recognition. But after ...read more

  • Mort Meyerson, Who Ran Perot Systems From 1992 To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2008
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    Mort Meyerson, who ran Perot Systems from 1992 to 1997, created a stir when he canceled the company’s annual Christmas party. He saw that the event (for 13,000 employees) was costing $360,000 and decided the money could be put to better use. He said, "We’ll take the $360,000 and buy food and ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Loyd Taylor on Oct 30, 2008
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    THE VOLUNTEERS This poem is dedicated to all faithful volunteers. We could not make it without your willingness to serve. Thank you, Loyd Taylor There are some special people that we know Found in needy places across this land, They’re people that selflessly serve others Always ready to lend a ...read more

  • Seek Spiritual Advice From Spiritually Mature Christians

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 7, 2023
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    Seek Spiritual Advice from Spiritually mature Christians. Albert Einstein ... had difficulty speaking until he was four years old ... and did not read ... until he was seven. Beethovens music teacher said: .... As a composer, ... he is hopeless. When Thomas Edison was a young boy, ... his ...read more

  • The Volunteers

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 2, 2023
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    THE VOLUNTEERS This poem is dedicated to all faithful volunteers. We could not make it without your willingness to serve. Thank you, Loyd C Taylor, Sr. The Volunteers There are some special people that we know Found in needy places across this land; They’re people that selflessly serve others, ...read more

  • Michaelangelo  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Poms on May 1, 2002
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    Michaelangelo: In 1502 in Florence Italy there was a large block of marble given to a church in Santa Maria, the church immediately hired who they thought was a professional to sculpt this enormously huge piece of rock. The man was not a professional and soon after commencing this great task the ...read more

  • Stories Vs. Life

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    STORIES VS. LIFE In 1962 I was given a trip to the Holy Land. Our tour began in Egypt, then continued through Jordan, Syria and Lebanon before ending in Israel. Morning and afternoon tours in Jerusalem took us to various holy sites. One day our bus stopped before a bunch of huge stones in a ...read more

  • What Can We See From Paul's Life In Regards To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 22, 2008
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    What can we see from Paul’s life in regards to the impact of the resurrected Christ? One commentator noted: “The truth and power of the resurrected Christ had brought three great changes in Paul. 1) First was deep recognition of sin. For the first time he realized how far his external religious ...read more

  • Last Week's I Talked About The Need For The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 21, 2008
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    Last week’s I talked about the need for the church to give up some of their rights for the sake of the weaker ones in Christ. Today no one wants to be held responsible for their actions. I looked up the word “Responsible” and discovered this: The state of being responsible, accountable, or ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been Looking For Someone In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Bird on Jan 18, 2004
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    Have you ever been looking for someone in a crowd? Perhaps you’ve been to pick someone up at the airport, or been met yourself when you’ve gone to visit someone you haven’t seen for a long time. Think of the moment when you finally make eye contact with the person you are looking for. Suddenly, out ...read more

  • Thought Particles: Pandora.com Is A Streaming ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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    Thought Particles: Pandora.com is a streaming music service. Tell Pandora what songs you like and she’ll figure out what all those songs have in common that you never realized. If I like songs with a subtle blues or country influence, I’m probably a sucker for paired harmony, a syncopated rhythm, ...read more

  • Something Beautiful

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Feb 5, 2011
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    SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL In 1502, in Florence, Italy there was a large block of marble given to a church in Santa Maria, the church immediately hired who they thought was a professional to sculpt this enormously huge piece of rock. The man was a professional and soon after commencing this great task ...read more

  • J. Oswald Sanders On Loneliness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    J. OSWALD SANDERS ON LONELINESS J. Oswald Sanders once pointed out: "The round of pleasure or the amassing of wealth are [often] but vain attempts to escape from the persistent ache. The millionaire is usually a lonely man and the comedian is often more unhappy than his audience." In his book, ...read more

  • Status Spheres: A Variety Of Lifestyles, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    Status Spheres: a variety of lifestyles, activities and persuasions, which can be mixed and matched by consumers looking for recognition from various crowds and scenes. Contrast this with traditional consumption that is about buying more and/or better stuff than fellow consumers. Trend-Watching.com ...read more

  • Too Much Or Too Little  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2004
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    TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE Dr Robert Leroe, a pastor in Saugus, Massachusetts tells this story: One of our local Catholic Priests stopped by the church a few weeks ago and was admiring our sanctuary. He was surprised that our church has 2 stained glass windows with pictures of Mary. I gave him my ...read more