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  • Listening Is So Important In Life And Crucial To ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 2, 2010
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    Listening is so important in life and crucial to make relationships work. Let me give you a little brainteaser. If you have heard this before, please don’t ruin it for everyone else and just keep your thoughts to yourself. I’ll read the question and then you some time to think. You are driving a ...read more

  • When I Was In Seminary, I Heard An Illustration ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 7, 2010
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    When I was in seminary, I heard an illustration that has stuck with me over the years. It began with a question, “Whose holding your trampoline?” The image there is of a group a people stationed around the sides of the trampoline to keep you from falling off. The purpose of the question was to have ...read more

  • 10 Most Used Excuses

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
     | 2,878 views

    10 MOST USED EXCUSES 1. I forgot. 2. No one told me to go ahead. 3. I didn't think it was that important. 4. Wait until the boss comes back and ask him. 5. I didn't know you were in a hurry for it. 6. That's the way we've always done it. 7. That's not in my department. 8. How was I to know ...read more

  • Why Do You Ask?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 1,683 views

    WHY DO YOU ASK? A vicar was walking along the road when a lady stopped him and this question. "Vicar" she asked. "What do you think about cremation?" Without hesitation the vicar replied, "You know the scriptural principle don't you?" "No" the lady replied. "You bury treasure but you burn ...read more

  • Changing Audiences

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
     | 2,456 views

    CHANGING AUDIENCES We have let the world define greatness for us. Our society has built itself on the philosophy of the devil instead of on the wisdom of God. As long as we believe Satan’s big lie that our lives are insignificant unless we are on top, we will live in constant state of ...read more

  • Whyte In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
     | 4,293 views

    WHYTE IN PRAYER Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought, "The preacher certainly won’t think of anything for which to thank ...read more

  • Nicodemus Was Ready To Take His Relationship With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 18, 2013
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     | 5,928 views

    Nicodemus was ready to take his relationship with Jesus to another level, but it wasn’t that easy. It never is. There would be much to lose if he went public as a follower of Jesus. What would people think if they found out that Nicodemus was an admirer of this homeless-carpenter-turned-rabbi ...read more

  • Spiritual Health Test

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020
     | 3,018 views

    There are seven questions for self discovery that the great theologian A.W. Tozer encourages us to consider. These questions, if answered honestly, speak volumes about our spiritual health. They are: What do I want most? What do I think about most? How do I use the money that God has given ...read more

  • Three Weeks After Her Wedding Day, Joanna Called ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
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     | 2,361 views

    Three weeks after her wedding day, Joanna called her minister in hysterics. She was crying, “Pastor, John and I had our first fight together! It was awful. What am I going to do?" The pastor, leaning back in his chair and shaking his head said, "Calm down, Joanna, this isn’t nearly as bad as you ...read more

  • Have You Ever Wondered What It Would Be Like If ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 19, 2007
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    Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you were transported back in time 200 years? How would you explain the inventions we take for granted? If you spoke of computers or DVDs or Ipods or even television, people would think you were sort of strange. We are from the future. One day, the ...read more

  • Justice Scalia, In A Supreme Court Decision ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    Justice Scalia, in a Supreme Court decision involving the so-called “separation of church and state” wrote: “Church and state would not be such a difficult subject if religion were, as the Court apparently thinks it to be, some purely personal avocation that can be indulged entirely in secret, like ...read more

  • Someone Was Discussing With His Preacher The ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,558 views

    Someone was discussing with his preacher the advisability of writing down the names of the bride and groom in his notes. He had heard about a priest who was too proud to do that, and ended up calling a groom by the wrong name. The preacher said, "You think that’s bad? I began a ceremony and ...read more

  • During World War Ii's Battle Of Britain, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,432 views

    During World War II’s Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force’s valiant defense of the skies over Britain foiled Hitler’s plans for an invasion of the British Isles, prompting Prime Minister Winston Churchill to say in the House of Commons, “Never in the history of mankind have so many owed so much ...read more

  • It's Kind Of Like Someone Who Has A Slow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,017 views

    Illus. It’s kind of like someone who has a slow leak in their tire. Each day it loses a little bit of air. And they might even notice it looks a little low. But they don’t take care of it. One morning they go outside and their tire is completely flat! And they think to themselves, “Man, my tire ...read more

  • Let It Out

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,612 views

    LET IT OUT Only 15% of Americans say they let their feelings out often, although 80% believe it is healthy to do so. A national study reveals 63% of Americans think people are too bottled-up when it comes to their emotions. 40% let it out in the average week and 11% can’t even remember the last ...read more

  • A Small But Growing Number Of Parents Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    A small but growing number of parents are getting domain names for their young kids, some before taking their newborn home from the hospital. It’s not known exactly how many, but the practice is no longer limited to “tekky” parents. They worry that the name of choice might not be available by the ...read more

  • Fact Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,032 views

    FACT OR FICTION? The London Daily Mail reports that one in four Britons don’t believe Prime Minister Winston Churchill actually existed. They suspect he is a mythical character rather than a historical one. Likewise, they think historical figures such as Florence Nightingale, Sir Walter Raleigh, ...read more

  • The Truth Is That God, Who Needs Nothing, Wants ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 5, 2008
     | 1,814 views

    The Truth is that God, who needs nothing, wants us. The Truth is that we–all of us–have discounted that divine presence and desire, perhaps thinking it’s too good to be true. And so, like Peter, the Rock, we turn to God when He invites us to act in goodness, truth and beauty. We listen to Him ...read more

  • Perhaps The Most Effective Way To Demonstrate ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 30, 2008
     | 2,240 views

    Perhaps the most effective way to demonstrate God's values and Christ's love to others is to invite and welcome guests into our homes. I can’t help but think of the movie Christmas Vacation. The Griswalds are having Christmas at their home this year; that means everybody will intrude in a way on ...read more

  • In 1936 A Radio Broadcast Was Transmitted To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,332 views

    In 1936 a radio broadcast was transmitted to America from England. Just before the voice of King Edward VIII was to be heard, someone stumbled over a wire in the control room of WJZ (now WABC, New York) and snapped the only line of communication between the two great countries. The engineers were ...read more