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  • A Self-Service World  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 15, 2003
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    We live in a self-service world. Self service gas stations. Self service fast food. Now you can even check yourself out at the grocery store. We have totally lost the idea of service in our society today. Yet Jesus reminds us of the value of service as he humbly washed his disciples feet. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Self Love Is Ordinary

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 11, 2004
     | 3,352 views

    Self Love Is Ordinary Self-love is so ordinary that Jesus used it as a reference point: Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” When I was in elementary school, the teacher sometimes solved the first problem on a sheet of homework to show us how the others were solved. Jesus used our love for ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Seeing Only Self

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007
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    “Seeing Only Self” One day a certain old, miserly, rich man visited a rabbi, who took him by the hand and led him to a window. “Look out there,” he said. And the rich man looked out into the street. “What do you see?” asked the rabbi. “I see men, and women, and little children,’ answered the ...read more

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Shirley Maclaine On Self

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    SHIRLEY MACLAINE ON SELF Actress Shirley MacLaine said one time, "The most pleasurable journey you take is through yourself...the only sustaining love involvement is with yourself... When you look back on your life and try to figure out where you've been and where you're going, when you look at ...read more

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  • Love Is Not Self-Seeking

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
     | 5,926 views

    LOVE IS NOT SELF-SEEKING I read a beautiful story that illustrates this truth. In December of 1971 the Daily News of Maryville, Tennessee, ran a brief story about a nine-year-old boy who did an inspiring and self-giving act. He loved his mother, who had been widowed, and wanted to buy her a ...read more

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  • Self-Gratification, Nfl ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
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    Self-Gratification, NFL Style Dexter Manly, has two Super Bowl rings, and amassed over 100 sacks during his career-heard voices. They were voices calling him into personal and instant gratification as a star. Clothes, meals, cars and drugs took over his life. In 91 he was banned from the NFL. His ...read more

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  • Wiersbe On Self-Sacrifice

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2010
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    WIERSBE ON SELF-SACRIFICE "Self-preservation is the first law of physical life, but self-sacrifice is the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Aristotle On Self-Discipline

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 3,630 views

    ARISTOTLE ON SELF-DISCIPLINE We are the sum of our actions, Aristotle tells us, and therefore our habits make all the difference. And what is the best way to practice? Aristotle's answer lies in his explanation of "the mean." In his view, correct moral behavior in any given situation lies at the ...read more

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  • Self-Centered Christianity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
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    SELF-CENTERED CHRISTIANITY John Koessler pastored for years before becoming a professor in the pastoral studies department at Moody Bible Institute. In 2007 he wrote, A Stranger In The House of God, chronicling his experience in various churches. "Most of the Christians I know are disappointed ...read more

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  • Sexuality, Self, And Identity

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011
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    SEXUALITY, SELF, AND IDENTITY Michael Foucault, in The History of Sexuality: "Sexuality is a word that now serves a purpose like the word soul did in the Middle Ages. In that period, people believed that one's soul united the various aspects of human identity and gave significance to that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Blame And Self-Esteem

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 24, 2011
     | 3,225 views

    BLAME AND SELF-ESTEEM When I was an Airline Pilot I was responsible for all flight operations, whether good or bad. If you are taxing into the gate and your wing clips a baggage cart, it is the Captain's fault. It doesn’t matter if the lineman steers you the wrong way or not. What the lineman ...read more

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  • Salt Water And Self

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
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    SALT WATER AND SELF I watched a movie once, where several men were left drifting aimlessly on the ocean, in a small lifeboat, after a terrible shipwreck. The sun was hot and their rations were low--soon they ran out of fresh water. One night while the others were sleeping, one man drank from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Self-Control Was Lacking

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 8, 2012
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    In the book, The Three Edwards, Thomas Costain described the life of Raynald III, a 14th century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was commonly called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means "fat." After a violent quarrel, Raynald's younger brother Edward led a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Perspective And Self-Indexing

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 16, 2020
     | 1,792 views

    A man given to day-dreaming was driving down the freeway a cell phone call came in through his blue tooth audio system. He heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Highway 401. Please be careful!" ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • A Self-Control Inventory

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 27, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,369 views

    Are you struggling with self-control in any of these areas that are addressed in the Book of Proverbs? • Uncontrolled lust. Proverbs 6:26: “For the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.” • Uncontrolled spending. Proverbs 21:20: “In the house ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Esquire, Written By Robert George, Editorial Page ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008
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    Esquire, written by Robert George, editorial page writer of the New York Post, entitled, “The Worst Generation.” George wrote: “The Baby Boomers are the most self-centered, self-seeking, self-interested, self ...read more

  • An Interesting Map Is On Display In The British ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,493 views

    An interesting map is on display in the British Museum in London. It’s an old mariner’s chart, drawn in 1525, outlining the North American coastline and adjacent waters. The cartographer made some intriguing notations on areas of the map that represented regions not yet explored. He wrote: "Here be ...read more

  • There's An Interesting Insight Into This From ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
     | 1,399 views

    There’s an interesting insight into this from archaeology. It’s found in some graffiti from the wall of a house in Rome, written by someone making fun of a Christian he knew. The idea that someone would follow a hero who was crucified was foolishness to him. So, he drew a figure of Jesus, with a ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • It's Interesting That There Has Been Such An ...

    Contributed by David Henderson on Jan 3, 2007
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     | 2,077 views

    It’s interesting that there has been such an increase of shows on television that involve the court room. These shows really are all about the judge. He or she is the focus of the program. There is an entire station now devoted to Court TV. It all started with the “people’s Court” and Judge ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • An Interesting Incident Happened During The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,965 views

    An interesting incident happened during the victorious march of Alexander the Great to conquer the known world for the Grecian empire. A young soldier became greatly frightened in the heat of battle, dropped his sword and shield and fled. An officer dispatched several soldiers to apprehend the ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist