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  • Oral Roberts Used To Use A Chorus That Some ...

    Contributed by David Butcher on Oct 21, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,758 views

    Oral Roberts used to use a chorus that some detested, ‘Expect a miracle every day, Expect a miracle when you pray, If you expect it God will find a way, To perform a miracle for you each day.’ - Expectations may be high and in the right place but there are still times of waiting for His answer! ...read more

  • I Choose Not To Be Arrogant Nor To Put My Hope In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Jul 27, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,158 views

    I choose not to be arrogant nor to put my hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put my hope in God, who richly provides me with everything for my enjoyment. I choose to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. I choose to lay up treasures in heaven that ...read more

  • One Of The Places I Drop By On A Regular Base ...

    Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 5, 2006
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    One of the places I drop by on a regular base for a coffee break is our local Tim Hortons. Dave is the manager – and he does a good job of keeping the place in tip top shape. But you know something, I never see his employees cleaning the windows. Instead, he hires an outside firm to clean the ...read more

  • D L Moody, An American Evangelist Of The Last ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 83 ratings
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    D L Moody, an American evangelist of the last century, would quote St Paul’s words, "My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Phil 4:19): Here is a bank cheque. The firm, "My God"; the promise, "shall supply"; the amount, "all you need"; the capital, ...read more

  • Success Is An Idol When Success Becomes An ...

    Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 12, 2007
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    Success is an idol when success becomes an obsession. You may get to the top of the ladder of success, only to discover you’re on the wrong ladder. Success is an idol that can consume you. Many business people are driven. They become workaholics. Doctors in Japan have found a significant ...read more

  • A Story Is Told In Which An Accountant Answered ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2007
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    A story is told in which an accountant answered an advertisement for a top job with a large firm. At the end of the interview, the chairman asked, "One last question—what is three times seven?" The accountant thought for a ...read more

  • The Benefits Of The Repel Tower

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 9, 2009
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    THE BENEFITS OF THE REPEL TOWER I am not a fan of great heights. I have never been able to stand on the edge of a high cliff or at the top of a tall building without a quick heart beat and a dry throat. I have no problem with climbing a high hill or mountain, but to stand on the edge of falling ...read more

  • Women Surveys By Nielsen/Netratings, Which ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Women Surveys by Nielsen/NetRatings, which measures Internet audiences, have found that women account for more than a 25% all visitors to sites with adult content, with more than 10 million women logging on to such sites in December alone. ComScore Media Metrix, an Internet research firm, has found ...read more

  • Npo Mergers About 120 New Nonprofits Are Started ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    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 ...read more

  • Female ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,189 views

    FEMALE CONSUMERS American women control more than half of commercial and consumer consumption that comprises America’s GDP. Business guru and author Tom Peters says it is "larger than the entire Japanese economy," or in excess of $5 trillion. Also women now comprise the majority of college degree ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Painter By The Name Of Stenburg ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,836 views

    Many years ago a painter by the name of Stenburg lived in Dusseldorf Germany. He was searching for a model to portrait. He chose a gypsy girl from the street, her name was Pepita. It was the first time for her to be invited to an artist’s studio. Her amazed eyes rounded here and there and suddenly ...read more

  • You Vs. The Boss  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,306 views

    You vs. The Boss: If you take a long time, you’re slow. BUT if your boss takes a long time, he’s thorough. If you don’t do it, you’re lazy. BUT if your boss doesn’t do it, he’s too busy. If you make a mistake, you’re an idiot. BUT if your boss makes a mistake, he’s ’only human’. If you’re on a day ...read more

  • An Enthusiastic But Somewhat Unscrupulous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,482 views

    An enthusiastic but somewhat unscrupulous salesman was waiting to see the purchasing agent of the engineering firm where my husband worked. The salesman was there to submit his company’s bid, or price quote, for a particular job. He couldn’t help but notice, however, that a competitor’s bid was on ...read more

  • An Enthusiastic But Somewhat Unscrupulous ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,732 views

    An enthusiastic but somewhat unscrupulous salesman was waiting to see the purchasing agent of the engineering firm where my husband worked. The salesman was there to submit his company’s bid, or price quote, for a particular job. He couldn’t help but notice, however, that a competitor’s bid was on ...read more

  • Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer Told A Story On The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
     | 1,117 views

    Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer told a story on the subject of prayer. A certain minister was in the habit of profound prayers, oftentimes resorting to words beyond the understanding of his simple flock. This went on week after week, to the dismay and frustration of the congregation. At last, a wee ...read more

  • Beholden To Money

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
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    BEHOLDEN TO MONEY In his book How Much Is Enough? Hungering For God In An Affluent Culture author and Founder of Bread for the World: Arthur Simon writes about Bryce and Ellen, "a couple in their mid-thirties. They have two sons and a daughter, and on Sundays the family attends church more often ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Painter By The Name Of Stenburg ...

    Contributed by W F on Apr 6, 2007
     | 3,253 views

    Many years ago a painter by the name of Stenburg lived in Dusseldorf Germany. He was searching for a model to portrait. He chose a gypsy girl from the street, her name was Pepita. It was the first time for her to be invited to an artist’s studio. Her amazed eyes rounded here and there and suddenly ...read more

  • The] Only Thing We Have To Fear Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Schäve on Jun 27, 2001
    based on 56 ratings
     | 4,345 views

    “...[The] only thing we have to fear is fear itself...,” said Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his "First Inaugural Address," 4 March 1933. “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes our ...read more

  • A Young Businessman Had Just Started His Own ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,628 views

    A young businessman had just started his own firm and so he rented a beautiful office and furnished it with valuable antiques. As he was sitting behind his magnificent mahogany desk, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wanting to appear busy, he picked up the phone and pretended to be working ...read more

  • A Woman Who Traveled Abroad Without Her Husband ...

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Sep 24, 2008
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    A woman who traveled abroad without her husband got to Paris and found this fabulous bracelet she'd been looking for. And so she sent a wire back home saying, "I have found this beautiful bracelet, one I've been looking for all my life. It only cost $7,500. Do you think I can buy it?" Her ...read more

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