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  • I Have An Elderly Acquaintance Of About Eighty, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,525 views

    "I have an elderly acquaintance of about eighty, who has lived a life of unbroken selfishness and self-admiration from the earliest years, and is, more or less, I regret to say, one of the happiest men I know. From the moral point of view it is very difficult!...As you perhaps know, I haven’t ...read more

  • What Is Your God?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,085 views

    WHAT IS YOUR GOD? "Whatever you love most, serve most, seek out most, give to the most, worship the most, and care about the most is your god. Your “god” can be your career, your bank account, the way you look, a particular position or degree, influence, power, or physical pleasure. It ...read more

  • A Religious Assumption  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,621 views

    A RELIGIOUS ASSUMPTION In America, unlike any other country of the time, the Founders envisioned a land where people of all faiths could worship God without fear of persecution. The freedom to worship would, in turn, cultivate the piety and virtue necessary for the success of ...read more

  • An Old Man Who Was Severely Injured Lost 3/4 Of ...

    Contributed by Lisa Delay on Mar 27, 2005
     | 2,161 views

    An old man who was severely injured lost 3/4 of his blood volume. While he stayed in the hospital to recuperate, aides came to check him. They discovered him out of bed and on the floor on his hands and knees. Concerned, they queried him. The man replied that he had accidentally spilled water and ...read more

  • Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Describes His ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 7, 2005
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    Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf describes his experience at West Point: When I began as a plebe, “Duty, Honor, Country” was just a motto I’d heard. By the time I left, those values had become my fixed stars. It was a tremendous liberation. The Army, with its emphasis on rank and medals and efficiency ...read more

  • In One Of His Books, James Emery White Tells Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,559 views

    In one of his books, James Emery White tells of the Russian-American comic, Yakov Smirnoff’s, initial response to the incredible variety of instant products available in American grocery stores. He said, "On my first shopping trip, I saw powdered milk--you just add water, and you get milk. Then I ...read more

  • Last Sunday We Held 3 Christingle Services In The ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 9, 2005
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     | 3,079 views

    Last Sunday we held 3 Christingle Services in the church building and about 250 people came here to worship Jesus. There were some oranges left over and some of those were used when I visited Fair Infant School & Happy Days pre-school this week to talk about Jesus, ‘the light of the world’ (Jn ...read more

  • Cell Phone Codependency A Growing Number Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 2,527 views

    Cell Phone Codependency A growing number of experts have identified and begun to study a distinct downside in that: cell phone use may be making us less autonomous and less capable of solving problems on our own, even when the answers are right in front of us. The ease of obtaining instant advice ...read more

  • Quote From Generation Me By Jean Twenge- Young ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 8, 2007
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    Quote from Generation Me by Jean Twenge- Young people have learned these self-lessons very well. In a letter to her fans in 2004, Britney Spears, 23, listed her priorities as "Myself, my husband, Kevin, and starting a family." We don’t have to hear that twice to get the point. We take it for ...read more

  • Cars R Us 59% Of Americans Mainly Drive A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,307 views

    Cars R Us 59% of Americans mainly drive a domestic brand car, 27% an Asian model, and 6% a European brand. The kind of car we drive tells a lot about us. Republicans are most likely to drive a U.S. domestic brand while Democrats and independents are more likely to drive an Asian brand. 45% of ...read more

  • The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, In ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 4, 2007
     | 1,212 views

    The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice on 14th December 1878 to the House of Commons, told this touching story. “The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. And so the doctors told the princess not to kiss her because ...read more

  • If You Really Want To Earn The Respect Of Others, ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2009
     | 1,904 views

    If you really want to earn the respect of others, you begin by respecting yourself. This means doing what is right in God’s eyes. Not cutting corners. Not engaging in lifestyles and activities that you know would be wrong in God’s eyes. Lying, cheating, stealing, being selfish, outbursts of rage ...read more

  • I Want To Show You Another Subtle Lie That I Was ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
     | 1,583 views

    I want to show you another subtle lie that I was held captive by in my teens. It is the doctrine of suffering from Buddhism, one of the three biggest religions in the world. It says that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, (sounds pretty good ...read more

  • Christ Is

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 27, 2009
     | 3,537 views

    **Christ is ** Alive He is our God We should worship him He should be our icon He should be the one we weep for not man We should buy his book Listen to his music Come from far and wide to worship him We need to praise God not man The way of life not death With us in spirit and truth Christ love ...read more

  • The New Command Is Simple Enough For A Toddler ...

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 7, 2010
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    The new command is simple enough for a toddler to memorize and appreciate, profound enough that the most mature believers are repeatedly embarrassed at how poorly they comprehend it and put it into practice: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another…The more we recognize ...read more

  • Insuring Your Voice

    Contributed by John Perry on Dec 13, 2010
     | 2,324 views

    INSURING YOUR VOICE Friends of George Burns have always kidded him about his singing. Burns, a master of self-deprecating humour, decided to take advantage of this and insure his voice for a million dollars. He thought it would be a wonderful publicity stunt. "I was so excited," said Burns, "I ...read more

  • The Greed Trap

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 3,580 views

    THE GREED TRAP It is true that sin is a self snare. In a move against the Mafia’s control of the Fulton Fish Market in New York City, the case was broken open when investigators discovered that the mob boss had transferred $168,000 from a high interest fund to a low interest bank account so that ...read more

  • Quotations On Humility

    Contributed by Billy Nale on Apr 20, 2011
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     | 5,694 views

    QUOTATIONS ON HUMILITY "I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before ...read more

  • Quotations On Pride

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,974 views

    QUOTATIONS ON PRIDE Pride is the only disease known to man that makes everyone sick except the one who has it. - "Uncle" Bud Robinson It is out of self-love that all other evil passions spring. - Alexander Whyte Pride is the ground in which all other sins grow. - William Barkley None are so ...read more

  • Economy Funnies

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 16, 2012
     | 4,764 views

    ECONOMY FUNNIES Even as dark clouds of depression hang somberly above the American economy (is anyone not aware?), we do see some "silver linings" of humour in them. For instance take this self-deprecatory cartoon humour of a bulging, balding entrepreneur quite used to striking big business ...read more

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