Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 14, 2008
Pride asserts control over others and over outcomes. Pride takes all the credit. “I controlled that. I did it.” We have been given by God that ability to plan out a course of action. But we often are just planning our actions and setting goals, we are trying to control the outcomes. That is pride.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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OPPORTUNITY’S BALD-SPOT
In the past, there was a well-known bronze statue of Kairos by a Greek sculptor named Lysippos. On this famous statue was an epigram about the meaning of the statue.
The epigram was a series of questions and answers. After inquiring about the author and his origins, it
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 11, 2010
Jim went to church on Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during the prelude, and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everybody was supposed to bow in prayer. He felt like the usher was watching to see what he put in the offering plate and it made him boil. He noticed the
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 26, 2010
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A Beautiful Prayer
“I asked God to take away my pain. God said, ‘No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.’
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, ‘No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.’
I asked God to grant me patience. God said, ‘No. Patience
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
THELMA AND LOUISE: RETHINKING THE TRIP
Thelma, married to Darryl (which the film portrays as a controlling husband) and Louise (a single waitress with a troubled past) decide to take a weekend road trip in Louise’s teal 1966 Thunderbird convertible. They stop at a bar where Thelma flirts with a
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ENOCH WALKING WITH GOD
Unity Baptist’s pastor shares from His sermon "Faith: Enoch-walking with God in faith" on sermoncentral.com shares:
"Picture in your mind, if you will, Enoch, walking with God in the coolness of the evening, just as night and day are meeting and lengthened shadows begin to
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Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 13, 2012
A MAN AND HIS PORSCHE
A New York stockbroker had just purchased a brand new Porsche. He parked it in front of his office to show it off to his colleagues. As he's getting out of the car, an SUV comes speeding along too close to the curb and takes off the door before driving off. The man gets
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 30, 2013
SPIRITUAL GAMBLING
The problem of compulsive gambling may seem foreign to most of us. Yet experts believe that millions of Americans are psychologically addicted to gambling. It gives them the excitement of hope and risk, but it usually ends in defeat. It is indeed a temporary pleasure. For those
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A man was type rope walking across Niagara Falls. As he made his first attempt, it seemed like the draft from the falls would pull him down. With some struggle, he got to the other side and returned. A crowd began to gather. He asked: "how many of you believe I can take this wheel barrel across and
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 27, 2024
PLEASING YOUR FATHER
This one guy seemed to be very concerned about pleasing his dad. The story goes like this…
One day a young boy was driving a load of hay to the market. He came around a corner too fast and his trailer load of hay tipped over. The young man stopped the tractor, jumped out and
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