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  • You Will Never Stub Your Toe Standing Still. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,009 views

    "You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the ...read more

  • Still Standing

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 16, 2025
     | 194 views

    When I was in ninth grade, I was chosen to recite the Declaration of Independence in a high school patriotic play. I had the whole thing memorized. Every word. Every pause. I had practiced it until it lived in my bones. What I didn’t know — and wouldn’t discover until later — was that my zipper ...read more

  • Just Keep On A-Going Dont Dare To Stand Still; ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,396 views

    "Just keep on a-going dont dare to stand still; For water a-flowing is what turns the mill. Just keep on a-working and happiness gain, ...read more

  • Henry Ford's Mansion, "Fairlane," Still Stands In ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 3, 2007
     | 1,878 views

    Henry Ford’s mansion, “Fairlane,” still stands in Dearborn, Michigan, as a master example of mankind’s inventiveness. Ford chose the beauty of the sloping banks of the River Rouge as the site for his new building. The mansion has 55 rooms on three floors, with eight fireplaces, including one made ...read more

  • When In The Dark Is It Better To Move Or Stand ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,906 views

    "When in the dark is it better to move or stand still? If still, you wont bump into anything ...read more

  • Standing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,225 views

    STANDING ALONE Richard Exley relates a story in his book, Deliver Me. He grew up in a very similar church as to what this one is now. In fact, the church that he is from, in years past, held the same convictions that we still hold today. In the past, you could not tell a difference between how ...read more

  • The American Businessman Was At The Pier Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 135 ratings
     | 8,109 views

    The American businessman was at the pier of a small costal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. ...read more

  • Standing On The Door

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    STANDING ON THE DOOR You see, when we Christians do a poor job, then people don't want to have anything to do with our Christ. God's own name as well as the Christian faith itself is on the line. When we disrespect our supervisors, then our supervisors disrespect our Savior, and we become a ...read more

  • Standing At The Edge Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE PRESIDENCY In early 1975, Jimmy Carter, the ex-governor of Georgia, began campaigning in Iowa, the site of the first statewide contest in the race for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. Carter knew almost no one in the state, and his first piece of business ...read more

  • Standing In The Doorway  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    STANDING IN THE DOORWAY John Todd was born in Rutledge, Vermont, into a family of several children. They later moved to the village of Killingsworth back in the early 1800s. And, there, at a very young age, both John’s parents died. The relatives wondered what they would do with so many ...read more

  • Still Untouchable  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,723 views

    STILL UNTOUCHABLE In a historic move to liberate themselves from 3,000 years of oppression, thousands of Dalits or “Untouchables” conveged on Dehli to renounce Hinduism. Although Dehli authorities attempted to block the rally last November (2001) by withdrawing permission to use the planned ...read more

  • Is It Still Alive?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 9, 2002
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     | 3,434 views

    IS IT STILL ALIVE? The Lundy-Smiths are a remarkable family from inner-city New Orleans. Susie Mae Lundy and husband, Willie J. Smith, a Baptist pastor, raised nine successful children. According to FORTUNE magazine, the parents set an entrepreneurial example built around commitment, faith and ...read more

  • Being Still  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 53 ratings
     | 6,823 views

    BEING STILL Before refrigerators, people used icehouses to preserve their food. Icehouses had thick walls, no windows, and a tightly fitted door. In winter, when streams and lakes were frozen, large blocks of ice were cut, hauled to the icehouses, and covered with sawdust. Often the ice would ...read more

  • Still A Mule

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,516 views

    A mule dressed in a tuxedo is still a mule. ...read more

  • Still Waters

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 25, 2010
     | 3,970 views

    STILL WATERS "Still waters" as in Psalm 23 -- Sheep were not good swimmers, and it would be easy for sheep to be carried away with the current in a tumultuous river. The LORD brings us to drink from rivers ...read more

  • A Positive Stillness

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 30, 2011
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    A POSITIVE STILLNESS "The greater mystery, surpassing all words, summons us to silence. It must, of course, be a silence with content, not just the absence of speech and action. We should expect the liturgy to give us a positive stillness that will restore us. Such stillness will not be just a ...read more

  • Standing On The Word  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 21, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,158 views

    Standing on the word I saw my two year old daughter natalie carry my bible by the case’s handle. She dragged it in front of a tall table we have, and as I was about to take it away from her the Lord stopped me and said: "I’m showing you something." She took the bible layed it on the floor and then ...read more

  • Stand By Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    STAND BY YOUR SIGN When an individual or a congregation has the attitude of compromise in regard to spiritual values and truths, dark days are ahead. All who strive to be Christians feel a certain amount of pressure from the world. Through the strength that Christ gives, we can overcome the world ...read more

  • Standing In Worship

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 9, 2011
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    STANDING IN WORSHIP Jesus stands in God’s presence--he stands, because he has trodden death and the power of the Evil One underfoot. At the end of this struggle, he is the one who stands upright, the one who remains standing. This standing is also an expression of readiness: Christ is standing ...read more

  • Jesus Stands ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    JESUS STANDS READY During the years of 1980s, I traveled quite a bit from Washington D.C. to New Jersey to go between my father and mother’s house. As a 10-year-old I traveled alone on planes, so news stories about planes and travels were on my radar, so to speak. So, in 1982 when January 13th ...read more