Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 7, 2005
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I’m told of a turkey farmer who was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and there were never enough legs for everyone. After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
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Chris Seiple writes in an article entitled ‘The Politics of Christmas,’ ‘Westerners, 2,000 years removed from the first Christmas, are tempted to assume that there could hardly be anything more innocent, non-threatening, and "non-political" than a baby in a manger. Yet the birth of a baby that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
NPO Mergers About 120 new nonprofits are started every day and many find funding scarce. As a result there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Non Profit Oorganizations mergers, reports Bob Harrington, Sr. Manager at La Piana Assoc., non-profit merger consulting firm. Merger minded
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Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004
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When W.E. Sangster was appointed General Secretary of the Home Mission Department of Methodist Church in Britain, he divided labor between his subordinates, assigned each responsibility, and gave up all supervision. He never regretted such trust. It was said of Sangster: “his greatest grasp of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
Illustration from Dying to Self - A wealthy university graduate chose to live frugally in a single room, cooking his own meals. As a result he was able to give two million dollars to foreign missions. In explanation of his choice he wrote these words: “Gladly would I make the floor my bed, a box my
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
Win Arn, a leading church consultant conducted a survey:
He surveyed members of nearly a thousand churches asking the question, “Why does the church exit?? The results? Of the church members surveyed, 89 percent said, “The church’s purpose is to take care of my family’s and my needs.? For many, the
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 19, 2009
There is no better example of heart in community than the life of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. We watch the miserly, pointy-nosed, blue-lipped, red-eyed grouch barely giving his trusted employee Bob Cratchit time away from work on Christmas Day to be with his
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2012
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3000 MILES WIDE AND 3 INCHES DEEP
According to a 2008 Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life,
57 percent of evangelical church attendees said they believe many religions can lead to eternal life. In fact, 70 percent of Americans with at least some religious affiliation shared that idea.
The
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The strongest principle of life and Blessings lies in our choice. Our life is the sum result of all the choices we make, both consciously and unconsciously. If we can control the process of choosing, we can take control of all aspects of our life. We can find the freedom that comes from being in
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 5, 2020
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During one of the wars between the English and French, two war vessels met in fearful encounter. It was too dark to distinguish friends from foes; but each supposed itself engaged with the common enemy. When the darkness lifted, both ships were seen flying the English flag. They saluted each other,
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2024
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In 1912, the world saw the maiden voyage of the great Titanic ship.
Tragically, during the journey, the Titanic received a message from another ship that there were dangerous icebergs in the area.
The radio operator put the message under a weight at his elbow and went on with his work.
It
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
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CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas was not celebrated during the 1st 2 centuries after Christ’s life on earth. In AD 245, when a group of scholars attempted to pinpoint the exact date of Christ’s birth, a church council denounced the endeavor, declaring it wrong to celebrate the birthday of Christ "as
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PARENTING
There is no better opportunity for any adult to impact this world, than to develop strong Christian relationships with and through their children.
A survey was taken among parents. The point was to record the negative and positive statements they made to their children in the course
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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A recent survey by America’s most popular teen magazine revealed that only 4.1% of the teenage girls in America feel they could to go their father to talk about a serious problem. Even more recently, USA Today published the eye-opening results of a study of teens under stress. When asked where they
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Parents Support Abstinence based sex education according to a new Zogby International poll. It found that 75% of parents disapproved of the condom-based sex education curriculum promoted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 61% also disapproved of the “comprehensive” sex
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