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  • Search Committee Report  PRO

    Contributed by David Gant on Feb 14, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 4,308 views

    SEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT We do not have a happy report to give. We have not been able to find a suitable candidate for this church, though we have one promising prospect. Thank you for your suggestions. We have followed up on each one with interviews or by calling at least three references. The ...read more

  • In A Sermon Several Weeks Ago I Referred To A Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 8, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,569 views

    In a sermon several weeks ago I referred to a man I couldn’t reach. John was ex-Navy, a heavy drinker and a violent man. He was very personable when you first met him; when he drank enough beer the demons took over. I must confess that, until I met John I always thought people were born with a ...read more

  • The Sandwich-Sign Parable

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    THE SANDWICH-SIGN PARABLE The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. "The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river." "What can we do?" asked one. "You must stand on the side of the road and ...read more

  • Attitude Is Everything" By Francie Baltazar ...

    Contributed by Shane Hargrave on Mar 31, 2009
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    "Attitude Is Everything" by Francie Baltazar Schwartz Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a unique manager ...read more

  • Why Wait So Long-----I Worked For This Department ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 31, 2010
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    WHY WAIT SO LONG-----I worked for this department store in SF for many years. We had a return policy that went like this: If you are not satisfied with what you purchased return the item for a full replacement or for full store credit. Now that may not sound like an unusual return policy, I’m sure ...read more

  • Jail-Time Repentance

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2012
     | 4,820 views

    JAIL-TIME REPENTANCE I want to share with you a small auto-biographical story that I believe illustrates the type of repentant heart needed to continue in getting rid of guilt. She had always been a good girl so finding herself in this place was unimaginable to her. How was she going to survive ...read more

  • Everything Looks Different

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,075 views

    “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” - Thornton Wilder It was the anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union when he got the call from Moscow. Some of the Russian oil companies had abandoned their wells, left their rigs with the ...read more

  • The Ballerina - Using Your Talents

    Contributed by John Gullick on Oct 22, 2015
     | 7,828 views

    Let me tell you a story - it is a modification of a story I wrote a few years ago and I simply want to draw out that each person invested what God had invested in them. It is called the Ballerina. Once upon a time there was an orphan ballerina - how she loved to dance. She was the most elegant of ...read more

  • Max Lucado Tells The Story Like This: The Faces ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 5,688 views

    Max Lucado tells the story like this: The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. “The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river.” “What can we do?” asked one. “You must stand on the side of the ...read more

  • Attitude Is Everything".........by Francie ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 25, 2007
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    "Attitude Is Everything".........By Francie Baltazar-Schwartz (from upbeatnews.net) Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be ...read more

  • Kindness To An Old Man Opened The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 19, 2007
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    Illustration: Kindness to an Old Man Opened the Door Doug Nichols, said that “While serving with Operation Mobilization in India in 1967, I spent several months in a TB sanitarium with tuberculosis. After finally being admitted into the sanitarium, I tried to give tracts to the patients, doctors, ...read more

  • Remember The Show, "To Tell The Truth?" There ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 29, 2007
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     | 3,617 views

    Remember the show, “To Tell the Truth?” There would be one person who did something strange or different perhaps for a living while two others would try to pretend to be that person. The object was to try and fool the panel of stars and the audience. Sometimes the person would be something strange ...read more

  • I Want To Share A Story From Reader's Digest, ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 23, 2007
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     | 4,142 views

    I want to share a story from Reader’s Digest, December 2002, which was taken from a story by Lee Hill Kavanaugh, of the Kansas City Star. It goes like this: Perry Bice turned off the engine but remained behind the wheel. Parked in his driveway was a wheelchair-accessible van, a huge red and gold ...read more

  • Just An Old Shoe Box

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
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    JUST AN OLD SHOE BOX It was just an old shoe box with a pink faded ribbon wrapped around. The old house was sad and sat strangely quiet… Ever since momma was called to go home. It’s like she had just turned loose of living… Dutifully to follow dad on. My Brother and I had moved things for ...read more

  • The Farmer's Three Wishes - An Ancient Jewish ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 8, 2008
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    The Farmer's Three Wishes - An ancient Jewish parable: One night a poor farmer was awakened by an angel of the Lord who said: "You've found favor in the eyes of your Maker. He wants to do for you what he did for your ancestor Abraham. He wants to bless you. Therefore, make any three requests of ...read more

  • The Weak Will Shame The Wise

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    THE WEAK WILL SHAME THE WISE We have to come to the realization that life is much more than brokenness. According to God’s word, we are vessels of honor which contain the power and glory of the Christ. I, too, have had a problem with such thinking throughout the years. How can I, a vessel of honor ...read more

  • Building A Deck

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Aug 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,912 views

    BUILDING A DECK I have been building a deck in my backyard this summer, right now I am placing the finishing touches on it. Before I built my deck, I looked through different deck plans, and compared the different kinds of deck materials and figured out pretty much what I needed. Then I went to ...read more

  • There Was An Old Monastery That Had Fallen Upon ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Sep 11, 2008
     | 1,406 views

    There was an old monastery that had fallen upon hard times. It was once a great order, but as a result of waves of persecution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the rise of secularism in the nineteenth century, all its branch houses were lost and it had become decimated to the extent ...read more

  • Not A Guest, But Family

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Dec 10, 2008
     | 4,904 views

    NOT A GUEST, BUT FAMILY Ellen Porter tells the story of Mitsuyo, a Japanese exchange student coming to live with her family. Her father had written and warned Ellen that Mitsuyo was a willful child, but she saw no signs of that at all. She dressed the same each day, was silent while eating at the ...read more

  • Whoever Gets The Son Gets It All  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,682 views

    WHOEVER GETS THE SON GETS IT ALL The story is told about a wealthy man and his only son - both of whom loved to collect rare works of art! They had everything - from the late great Andalusian-Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor, Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) to the late great Italian painter ...read more