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  • Are You For Real?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
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     | 1,638 views

    ARE YOU FOR REAL? The misuse of God’s name for personal profit is easily applied to certain televangelists who use the name of God to make a buck off of overly trusting people, or politicians who mention God’s name in the right places and the right times in order to gain a certain constituency of ...read more

  • Working Hard?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2002
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     | 3,175 views

    WORKING HARD? Workers around America frankly admit that they spend more than 20 percent of their time (seven hours a week) at work goofing off. That amounts to a four-day work week across the nation. Almost half of Americans admit to chronic malingering, calling in sick when not sick, and doing ...read more

  • I Heard It Powerfully Illustrated Through The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 3, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,400 views

    I heard it powerfully illustrated through the gift of a little old lady. In an interview on PBS on May 30, 2002 Father Lindon Harris of St. Pauls Cathedral – that’s the church at what was the foot of the World Trade Center – George Washington worshipped there at one time – told a story of duty. ...read more

  • Test Pilots Have A Litmus Test For Evaluating ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
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    Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, "Is this thing still flying?" If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no need to overreact. When Apollo 12 took off, the spacecraft was hit by lightning. The entire console began to glow ...read more

  • Stolen Billfold  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 21, 2002
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    Stolen Billfold John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them, but it wasn’t there! So he slammed on the ...read more

  • Value Concepts: To Younger Audiences, "Value" ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Value Concepts: To younger audiences, “Value” means price, fast service, free, bigger, instant gratification and ego building. Boomers and women place more value in quality, relationships, learning, personal service and making one’s life richer and more meaningful. Boomers and women will pay higher ...read more

  • I Was Reading A Few Days Ago Of A Young Man Who, ...

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
     | 1,709 views

    I was reading a few days ago of a young man who, in applying for a position, handed to his prospective employer a recommendation from a minister. The business man handed back the recommendation with the question, “Haven’t you something from some one who knows you on week days?” Too many look ...read more

  • In 1979 I Was Living In A Town Called Te Aroha In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on May 15, 2006
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    In 1979 I was living in a town called Te Aroha in New Zealand, We had a wind storm which destroyed many homes- one gust was so strong that it wound the wind meter off the scale (over 200 MPH) no one believed their home would be damaged when they built them but that night over 50 homes were ...read more

  • Barn Handles

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 24, 2006
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    Shortly after Herman Ostry bought a piece of property in Bruno, Nebraska, a nearby creek flooded his new barn with 29 inches of water. Herman’s son Mike started thinking about the problem. Mike counted the number of boards, timbers, and nails, estimating the barn’s weight at 19,000 pounds. Mike ...read more

  • In His Early Years, American Landscape ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
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    In his early years, American landscape photographer Ansel Adams studied piano and showed some talent. At one party, however, as Adams played Chopin’s F Major Nocturne, he recalled that "In some strange way my right had started off in F-sharp major while my left had behaved well in F-major. I could ...read more

  • I Heard The Report On A Navy Seal Who Lost His ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 6, 2006
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    I heard the report on a Navy Seal who lost his life in Iraq. They were on a roof top returning fire from several buildings. One Seal was assigned to watch the entrance to the roof. He saw someone down below but couldn’t get a clear shot. Before anyone knew it a grenade came up through that ...read more

  • Which Kind Are You?

    Contributed by Douglas Duvall on Nov 13, 2006
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    “Which Kind Are You?” A lot of Christians are like wheelbarrows—not good unless pushed. Some are like kites—if you don’t keep a string on them, they fly away. Some are like kittens—they are more contented when petted. Some are like a football—you can’t tell what way they will bounce next. Some are ...read more

  • Leonard Ravenhill (While Revival Tarries, Chapter ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
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    Leonard Ravenhill (While Revival Tarries, Chapter 2, Prayer Grasps Eternity) No man is greater than his prayer life. The pastor who is not praying is playing; the people who are not praying are straying. The pulpit can be a shop-window to display one’s talents; the prayer closet allows no ...read more

  • What Is This Mercy And Grace Exactly…  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 5, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,350 views

    What is this mercy and grace exactly… This past week I pulled my “Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms” (one of those books I bought in seminary but very rarely open today  ) off my library shelf. While I often quote that grace is the “unmerited favor of God,” it was interesting to ...read more

  • Snow Storms

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 26, 2005
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    Snow Storms Just getting out of the driveway was a major feat during last year’s snow and ice storms. One co-worker was relating how he used his seven-year-old son’s baseball bat to smash the slick coat of ice on his driveway. He got cold and went inside for a cup of coffee before attempting to ...read more

  • A Mother Was Putting Her Little Four-Year-Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Aug 8, 2005
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    A mother was putting her little four-year-old daughter to bed for the night. The child was afraid of the dark, and the mother, on this particular occasion, with her husband away, was fearful also. When the light was out, the child caught a glimpse of the moon outside the window. “Mommy,” she ...read more

  • Perhaps The Best Illustration Of How This Truth ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
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    Perhaps the best illustration of how this truth can affect us is found in the sinking of the ship named Express of Ireland. As the ship began to sink in the cold Atlantic Ocean it was discovered that there were not enough life belts on board for all the passengers. On that ship were 130 Salvation ...read more

  • Stress Reduction Salons

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 12, 2005
     | 1,929 views

    Stress Reduction Salons About a dozen new “stress-reduction salons” have opened in the U.S. and also in Japan. Members of these Synchro Energize salons slip off their shoes, climb into beds and lie with eyes closed for the next 45 minutes. Spinning patterns of intense colors appear before their ...read more

  • During One Of His Political Campaigns, A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,423 views

    During one of his political campaigns, a delegation called on Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The President met them with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up. “Ah, gentlemen,” he said, “come down to the barn and we will talk while I do some work.” At the barn, ...read more

  • Four Preachers Met For A Friendly Gathering. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hears, confess certain sins and needs. Let’s do the same. Confession is good for the soul.” In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked to go to movies and would ...read more