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  • Married And Happy With You-Know-What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,339 views

    MARRIED AND HAPPY WITH YOU-KNOW-WHAT A new study commissioned by the Family Research Council of Washington, D.C., found that the people most likely to report a high degree of satisfaction with their current sex life are married people who strongly believe that sex outside of marriage is wrong. ...read more

  • In An Article In Time Magazine On Global Poverty, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,211 views

    In an article in Time Magazine on global poverty, specifically on the efforts of rock star Bono of the group U2, March 4, 2002: The model for a new approach is Jubilee 2000, which campaigned with great success to reduce developing world debt. Jubilee 2000 was based in Europe, not the U.S., and ...read more

  • When I Am Conscious Of The Fear Of Failure ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 1,658 views

    When I am conscious of the fear of failure holding me back, I go through a kind of personal checklist: 1. Does this fear come basically from pride, a fear that I will not live up to my own expectations or to those of others? 2. Do I remember that God has called me first to faithfulness, then ...read more

  • Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, Outfielder For The ...

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002
     | 1,362 views

    Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, outfielder for the Atlanta Braves and cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys, is the only athlete to have hit a Major League home run and scored an NFL touchdown in the same week. Sanders grew up on the mean streets of Fort Myers, Fla., where exposure to ...read more

  • The Next Time You Feel Yourself Feeling ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 2, 2006
     | 2,183 views

    The next time you feel yourself feeling confident, challenge yourself to do the impossible. You just may. There are legions of people with unchallenged genius potential. Take the story of two Irish music hall players who, in 1912, were spending an afternoon in a pub at Stalybridge in Cheshire, ...read more

  • The Next Time You Feel Yourself Feeling ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,717 views

    The next time you feel yourself feeling confident, challenge yourself to do the impossible. You just may. There are legions of people with unchallenged genius potential. In 1912, two Irish music hall players were spending an afternoon in a pub at Stalybridge in Cheshire, England. They were ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of 2 Hunters That Fly North To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Shane Burney on Sep 13, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,907 views

    The story is told of 2 hunters that fly north to go elk hunting, just as they did the year before. During their hunt, they are successful, and kill 6 large elk. As the pilot returns to pick them up, he tells the men that only 4 elk can come on the plane, due to weight restrictions. The men argued ...read more

  • Top 10 Reasons Why There Was No Room For Joseph ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 26, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,452 views

    Top 10 Reasons why there was no room for Joseph and Mary in the Inn. 10. The Roman Government’s “Buy one night, get a second free” promotion was a bit too successful. 9. The only room left was by the ice machine. 8. The Nazareth Shriners tore up the place the night before. 7. The innkeeper didn’t ...read more

  • The Impact Of Attitude

    Contributed by John Price on Feb 13, 2007
     | 2,956 views

    THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of Attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important: than facts, than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do, than appearances, than ...read more

  • The Impact Of Attitude  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 4, 2001
    based on 119 ratings
     | 2,944 views

    THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of Attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important: than facts, than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do, than appearances, than ...read more

  • When Victor Seribriakoff Was 15 His Teacher Told ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stuart Blount on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 2,696 views

    When VICTOR SERIBRIAKOFF was 15 his teacher told him he would never finish school and that he should drop out and learn a trade. Victor took the advice and for the next 17 years he was an itinerant doing a variety of odd jobs. He had been told he was a ‘dunce’ and for 17 years he acted like one. ...read more

  • There Have Been Many Failures, But Let Me Share ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 1, 2008
     | 1,017 views

    There have been many failures, but let me share with you a recent success. A few weeks ago, I had the distinct impression that I needed to call LaVanice. It wasn't something I felt God wanted me to do but something that I needed to do. The feeling persisted for a couple of days until I knew today ...read more

  • Prayer: It Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 10,950 views

    PRAYER: IT IS TAKEN John Oxtoby, who was affectionately known as "Praying Johnny" was sent to hold a revival in Filey. He stopped under a hedge and he wrestled in prayer for the success of his mission. A passer-by heard Johnny Oxtoby’s prayer: "Will thou make a fool of me, God? I told them at the ...read more

  • Twelve-Time Award Winner, Philip Yancey Writes In ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008
     | 1,549 views

    Twelve-time award winner, Philip Yancey writes in Rumors of Another World: "Those who believe only in the visible world have a single proving ground of worth, and for this reason they celebrate beauty, success, wealth, talent and the values on prominent display at the magazine rack. The winners ...read more

  • In December 1903, After A Series Of Failed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,879 views

    In December 1903, after a series of failed attempts, the Wright brothers were finally successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled by the feat, they sent this telegraph to their sister: "We have actually flown 120 feet. We'll be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to ...read more

  • Rudyard Kipling Was A Great Writer And Poet. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,755 views

    Rudyard Kipling was a great writer and poet. Many people enjoy reading The Jungle Book. Kipling, unlike many older writers was able to enjoy his success and his money. Apparently one day a journalist approached him and said, "Mr. Kipling, I just read that the money you make from your writing ...read more

  • Some Suggest That Tv Is Just Giving The Public ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,463 views

    Some suggest that TV is just giving the public what it demands. There is some truth to that, but don’t be misled, there is also a gay agenda that many in Hollywood push. Will & Grace star Eric McCormick said, "When little old women say, ’I hope he finds a nice man," the show will be successful." In ...read more

  • Starved To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,722 views

    Somewhere recently I read of a tribe of natives in a South American jungle who learned that the leaves of certain trees would give them extra energy and strength and would keep them from getting hungry. So they began to eat them regularly. They seemed strong, energetic and seldom got hungry. A few ...read more

  • Mary Crowley Lived In The 1930s – The Time Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,274 views

    Mary Crowley lived in the 1930s – the time of the Great Depression. Her husband left her with a young daughter to raise. Nobody told Mary she couldn’t get a job during the Depression, so she went out and got one. In time she founded a very successful company called Home Interiors and Gifts, and ...read more

  • Ray O'conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He ...

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 21, 2007
     | 1,313 views

    1. Ray O’Conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He loved to fish and he loved to teach others how to fish. Owned the home we lived in in Aurora Wisconsin when I was a boy. Ultimate Bullhead Fisherman - Knew where - Favorite sloughs (off the Menomenie River seprating Wisconsin from Michigan?) ... ...read more

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