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  • Do You Remember Last Summer's Amazing Rescue Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Oct 21, 2003
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    Do you remember last summer’s amazing rescue of the nine miners trapped in the Quecreek mine in Pennsylvania? I remember staying up into the early morning hours and watching as they were hauled out of the darkness to safety one-by-one. But the rescue was anything but easy. A drill bit broke in ...read more

  • Tv Guide And The Bible

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,805 views

    TV Guide and the Bible One of Satan’s strategies in our life is to sweep away the Bible and its importance out of our lives. A poet once wrote about the tendency to get into a slump allowing our commitment to God’s Word to wilt away as he writes: “They lie on the table side by side; the Holy ...read more

  • One Day My Mother Was Out And My Dad Was In ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 16, 2008
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    One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and my brother who is four years older than I am. I was maybe 3 and one half years old and had just recovered from an accident in which my arm had been broken among other injuries. Someone had given me a little ’tea set’ as a get-well gift ...read more

  • Status Spheres: A Variety Of Lifestyles, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    Status Spheres: a variety of lifestyles, activities and persuasions, which can be mixed and matched by consumers looking for recognition from various crowds and scenes. Contrast this with traditional consumption that is about buying more and/or better stuff than fellow consumers. Trend-Watching.com ...read more

  • Finishing Well

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    FINISHING WELL Dr. J. Robert Clinton, professor at Fuller Seminary, did a study of male leadership in the Bible and determined that only 30% of them finished well. Wow! The odds are against us! Consider also this next example. The World Cup is over. Italy beat France in a shootout, 5-3, in the ...read more

  • Patience In Waiting

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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    PATIENCE IN WAITING Here’s one I am sure you can relate to. You’re in a hurry to get somewhere and your wife or girlfriend, or kids don’t share your sense of urgency. There you are waiting at the door or in the car for them to get ready to go. Now what are you experiencing inside? Are you ...read more

  • I See You, And Jesus Sees You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 17, 2009
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    I SEE YOU, AND JESUS SEES YOU A burglar the neighborhood watching for homes left unguarded by people leaving for vacation. He watched as a family loaded their suitcases into their car and departed. He waited until dark and then approached the front door and rang the bell. There was no answer. The ...read more

  • Ingersoll And The Patience Of God

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 5, 2012
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    INGERSOLL AND THE PATIENCE OF GOD Robert Ingersoll, an American Agnostic, after delivering one of his addresses, pulled his watch from his pocket and said, "According to the Bible, God has struck men to death for blasphemy. I will blaspheme Him and give Him five minutes to strike me dead and ...read more

  • Augustine, The Distinguished Bishop Of Hippo In ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
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    Augustine, the distinguished bishop of Hippo in North Africa, was strolling the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea one morning, engaged in deep thought. He was attempting to come to grips with the depths of the doctrine of the Trinity. He was interrupted in his thoughts when he stopped to watch a ...read more

  • A Child-Like Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Evans on Mar 24, 2005
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    A CHILD-LIKE FAITH: My daughter was four years old and about to see her first Easter play. Like most little girls at Easter, she was all decked out in her flowered outfit, patent leather shoes, matching purse, white lace gloves, and to top it all off – her beautiful Easter hat. As the play ...read more

  • Victor Frankl, The Jewish Psychologist Who Spent ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 31, 2001
    based on 151 ratings
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    Victor Frankl, the Jewish psychologist who spent time in a Nazi concentration camp in Germany wrote, "They striped me naked. They took everything -- my wedding ring, watch. I stood there naked and all of a sudden realized at that moment that although they could take everything away from me -- my ...read more

  • Lois A. Cheney: Feeling  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 12, 2002
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    Lois A. Cheney writes, “Feeling blue? Buy some clothes. Feeling lonely? Turn on the radio. Feeling despondent? Read a funny book. Feeling bored? Watch TV. Feeling empty? Eat a sundae. Feeling worthless? Clean the house. Feeling sad? Tell a joke. Ain’t this modern age ...read more

  • Hollywood Isn't Listening: There Wasn't A Single ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Hollywood Isn’t Listening: There wasn’t a single R-rated movie in the top 20 grossing movies last year. The 20 top grossing movies of last year all have one thing in common — not one carried an R rating. Experts say there’s a struggle between what families ...read more

  • Marketing Myth: There Is The Long-Held Belief ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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    Marketing Myth: There is the long-held belief that older TV viewers (ages 40 to 50) rarely change brand loyalty. Age Wave research company says boomers are, in fact, more open to new things such as new cell phone technology, Internet shopping, and other products. Marketers shouldn’t fall into ...read more

  • Charles R. Swindoll, The Finishing Touch, In A ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
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    (Charles R. Swindoll, The Finishing Touch, in a book he had read:) “A time to be careful is when one reaches his goals. The easiest period in a crisis situation is actually the battle itself. The most difficult period is the period of indecision, whether to fight or run away. And the most ...read more

  • Marketing Myth There Is The Long-Held Belief ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,405 views

    Marketing Myth There is the long-held belief that older TV viewers (ages 40 to 50) rarely change brand loyalty. Age Wave research company says boomers are, in fact, more open to new things such as new cell phone technology, Internet shopping, and other products. Marketers shouldn’t fall into the ...read more

  • President Nixon Once Told About Talking To ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004
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    President Nixon once told about talking to Winston Churchill’s son; he told him how much he admired the prime minister’s great ability at giving “extemporaneous” speeches. Churchill’s son replied, “Oh, yes. I’ve watched my father work for hours preparing those ...read more

  • Know Him Through Our Witness

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 12, 2011
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    KNOW HIM THROUGH OUR WITNESS Perhaps one of the greatest challenges for Christianity in our day is for churches to so walk with God that the world comes to know Him through their witness. When a church allows God's presence and activity to be expressed, a watching world will be drawn to ...read more

  • Employed By The Human-Development Center Of A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her. Thinking of her ...read more

  • Since I Had Nothing Better To Do And Everyone Had ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 5, 2010
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    Since I had nothing better to do and everyone had gone out, I decided to watch the war movie "SAVING PRIVATE RYAN". It was some years ago now and I was at my daughter's house and Joel, my son-in-law had just connected his TV WITH SURROUND SOUND. The movie was set during the invasion of Normandy in ...read more