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  • Haggling Over The Price  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Braun on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
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    HAGGLING OVER THE PRICE The author Rudyard Kipling wrote, “If you don’t get what you want, it is a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.” How badly do you want to reach your potential and fulfill your true purpose in life? Are you hungry ...read more

  • Drop The Weight Of Sin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,236 views

    Drop The Weight of Sin If that is your attitude then you misunderstand the power and the effects of sin. •Sin will always cost you more than you really want to pay. •always take you further than you really want to go. •always stay longer than you want it to ...read more

  • God, Coaching And Discipline

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
     | 2,394 views

    GOD, COACHING AND DISCIPLINE Tom Landry the famous coach of the Dallas Cowboys in their heyday said: "The role of the coach is to make people do things they don’t want to do to achieve the results they want to achieve." As soon as I heard that, I thought of God. Isn’t that ...read more

  • Being Self

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016
     | 8,748 views

    A little boy named Adam wanted to be like his friend Bobby. Adam loved the way Bobby walked and talked. Bobby, however, wanted to be like Charlie. Something about Charlie’s stride and accent intrigued him. Charlie, on the other hand, was impressed with Danny. Charlie wanted to look and sound like ...read more

  • Those Who Profess To Favor Freedom, And Yet ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder and lightning. They want ...read more

  • Is God's Will Always Done? No, Because God Does ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 1,980 views

    Is God’s will always done? No, because God does not will for us to sin. As a parent I want my children to be successful and to be a productive member of sciety. Doesn’t every parent want that? Then why are our prisons full to over flowing? Every coach wants every shot to go through the hoop, ...read more

  • I'm Reminded Of The Story Of A Man Who Had Done ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,672 views

    I’m reminded of the story of a man who had done something wonderful and the king called him in and told him he could mark off as much of the kingdom as he wanted and it would be his. The man took his staff and traced a line in the dirt around himself. The king watched as he finished and said, “Is ...read more

  • Knocking People Down

    Contributed by N A on May 23, 2010
     | 2,623 views

    KNOCKING PEOPLE DOWN Coach Shug Jordan at Auburn University asked his former linebacker Mike Kollin, who was then playing for the Miami Dolphins, if he would help him do some recruiting. Mike said, "Sure, coach. What kind of player are you looking for?" The coach said, "Well Mike, you know ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Proud Young Man Who Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,352 views

    There’s a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, “O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge.” Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He led the young man through the streets, to the sea, and ...read more

  • Babysitter Confession  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,281 views

    BABYSITTER CONFESSION "The one thing I’ve never admitted to any baby-sitter, because I’ve barely admitted it to myself, is that I don’t want her to be everything to my children that I am. I want her to be more than I am and everything I am not. I want her to be consistently cheerful and ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Proud Young Man Who Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 30, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,725 views

    There’s a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, "O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge." Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He led the young man through the streets, to the sea, and ...read more

  • Maybe I Can Illustrate This With Something A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,265 views

    Maybe I can illustrate this with something a little whimsical. God knows we need whimsical in these bleak times I am remembering my grandmother and what a wonderful cook she was. We looked forward to holidays when we would be invited to her house for a delightful meal. But every Thanksgiving, every ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Proud Young Man Who Came ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 20, 2009
     | 2,194 views

    There’s a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, “O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge.” Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He led the young man through the streets, to the sea, and ...read more

  • What Is Not God's Will

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 7, 2011
     | 2,063 views

    WHAT IS NOT GOD'S WILL Sometimes we want things we know is not God's will. Jay Kesler wrote of a time when he caused an auto accident. He prayed that it did not happen, but it did. I know how the young Jay Kesler felt. I've done things that I wanted to undo and said things that I wanted to ...read more

  • Do You Trust God?

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    DO YOU TRUST GOD? There was a Seinfeld episode where Kramer scoots into Jerry’s apartment where Jerry and George are talking, and he says "Do you guys want to have some fun!" George and Jerry say "Sure." And then Kramer says "Do you really want to have some fun? Or are you just saying you want to ...read more

  • $3.00 Worth Of God, Please  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2011
    based on 42 ratings
     | 11,250 views

    $3.00 WORTH OF GOD, PLEASE Tim Hansel in his book "When I Relax I feel Guilty," writes some insights of what most people want from God. "I would like to buy $3.00 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in ...read more

  • Adam Was But Human This Explains It All. He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,405 views

    "Adam was but human this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apples sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not ...read more

  • There Are Two Kinds Of People At Parties Those ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,140 views

    There are two kinds of people at parties those who want to go home early and those who want to be the last ones in the place. The ...read more

  • Bowling

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2005
     | 2,614 views

    BOWLING I knew of a couple who, when they were first married, the husband wanted to still go out bowling with his guy friends every Thursday night. But he’d stay out late, and when he came home he smelling like smoke, and the wife hated it. “Why would he want to do that when he could be with ...read more

  • Daddy's Footprints

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 26, 2006
     | 2,251 views

    DADDY’S FOOTPRINTS "Walk a little slower Daddy", said a child so small. "I’m following in your footsteps and I don’t want to fall. Sometimes your steps are very fast. Sometimes they’re hard to see; So walk a little slower, Daddy, For you are leading me. Someday when I’m all grown up, You’re what ...read more