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  • A Workshop Leader Teaching Money Management Asked ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
     | 2,542 views

    A workshop leader teaching money management asked his class, “Have you ever heard people say, ‘I just don’t know where my money goes’?” When many in the class smiled and nodded, he added, “We don’t know because we don’t look. We don’t ...read more

  • Story Is Told About An Old Farm Couple Who Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 3,492 views

    Story is told about an old farm couple who were driving along in their pickup and she says, “We never sit all snuggled up in the truck like we used to.” He looks over at her and replies “I haven’t moved” When we discover as a church or as individual ...read more

  • What To Raise  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 29, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,120 views

    WHAT TO RAISE Adrian Rogers, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells about the man who made his sons work in the cornfields while their peers spent the afternoon at the swimming hole. Someone scolded the father saying, "Why do you make those boys work so hard? You ...read more

  • When I Was Research Head Of General Motors And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 20, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,029 views

    When I was research head of General Motors and wanted a problem solved, I’d place a table outside the meeting room with a sign: Leave slide rules here. If I didn’t do that, I’d find someone reaching for his slide rule. Then he’d be ...read more

  • This Is One May Surprise You. "The 3rd Most ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 14, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 1,488 views

    This is one may surprise you. “The 3rd most common mistake is the buying and selling of cars,” as Ron Blue says. Why? The buying and selling of cars plays right into pride and ego. When pride and ego get involved, logic goes out the window. Someone has said, “Logic and automobile purchases do not ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of A Boy Who Was Pumping The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 19, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,892 views

    I heard the story of a boy who was pumping the old pump organ in a church so a certain lady could play it. After the service, he said to her we really played well today. She snapped back, what is this we stuff, I played well today. Well the next Sunday, she ...read more

  • Remarking On The Breathtaking Wonders Of The ...

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 6, 2005
     | 1,914 views

    Remarking on the breathtaking wonders of the universe being revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope – wonders many people, including some scientists, say can only be attributed to a Creator God – George Will observed: “Soon the American Civil Liberties Union, or People for the American Way, or some ...read more

  • Neal Alexander, Publisher And President Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,832 views

    Neal Alexander, Publisher and President of United Methodist Publishing House/Abingdon says, "What is clear is that the yearning and need for spiritual resources is growing. Contemporary life doesn’t make religious experience irrelevant, it makes it indispensable. The further segmentation of our ...read more

  • Bible Revision: Authorized A Team Of Vatican ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Bible Revision: Authorized A team of Vatican scholars has been authorized to review the Dead Sea Scrolls with the intention of revising the Bible. The Guardian says, “The influence of radical Jewish groups who wanted to overthrow Roman rule is likely to be featured in the new Bible, bolstering ...read more

  • What We Believe: A Recent Newsweek Poll Gauges ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,850 views

    What We Believe: A recent Newsweek poll gauges Americans’ opinions on the Book of Revelation and end times: *36% believe the Book of Revelation contains “true prophecy,” while 47% say it is metaphorical. *55% think the faithful will be taken up to heaven in the rapture. *74% of Americans believe ...read more

  • Charitable Misgivings: The Senate Finance ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 2,421 views

    Charitable Misgivings: The Senate Finance Committee is calling for more oversight of the nations 3 million U.S. tax exempt organizations. One likely outcome is regular review of tax-exempt status. “Charities ought to periodically justify that they are doing the job they said they were doing when ...read more

  • Hurricane Katrina Has Swept Away More Than New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,524 views

    Hurricane Katrina has swept away more than New Orleans buildings: According to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll 39% of New Orleans residents assisted by the Red Cross say they definitely or probably won’t move back. That is an astounding migration of an estimated 50,000 households that could change ...read more

  • Women Purchase More Jewelry Than Men 43% Versus ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,608 views

    Women Purchase More Jewelry than men 43% versus 34%) according to Future Vision: The Jewelry Market by Unity Marketing. Pam Danziger, president and CEO of Unity Marketing, says “To grow sales, jewelry companies must reach out to the self-purchasing woman and meet her in shopping venues where ...read more

  • A Mother Was Preparing Pancakes For Sons, Kevin ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Braland on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,467 views

    A mother was preparing pancakes for sons, Kevin who is 5, and Ryan who is 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson so she said: “If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, "Let my brother have the first ...read more

  • According To A New Study By Sociologists At Duke ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Canfield on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,472 views

    According to a new study by sociologists at Duke University and the University of Arizona. Americans’ circle of confidants has shrunk dramatically in the past two decades and the number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled, “This change ...read more

  • A Certain Medieval Monk Announced ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,267 views

    Illustration: A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on “The Love of God.” As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to the ...read more

  • Singer Sheryl Crow Said Recently, In A New York ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,080 views

    Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are today; ...read more

  • One Full Hour

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2008
     | 1,764 views

    ONE FULL HOUR Mark McCormack, author of What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School, says that he spends a full hour each day deciding how to invest the other twenty-three hours. If we will take time out of each day to bring our worries to God, and seek his guidance for every ...read more

  • We Think God Should Just Forgive Everyone And Let ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008
     | 2,024 views

    We think God should just forgive everyone and let everyone go to Heaven. EXAMPLE If I write up a petition saying pardon all criminals Tear down the prisons and do away with all of the laws get rid of the police force and courts. Would you sign it? Not one of you is in favor of ...read more

  • B ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,068 views

    BUMPED U.S. airlines in 2007 bumped passengers against their will from ticked flights at the highest rate in 11 years. The nation’s 18 largest airlines denied boarding to 63,878 passengers, or 1.12 per 10,000 passengers, reports the U.S. Department of Transportation. Airlines say the ...read more