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  • Prevailing Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Oct 7, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,480 views

    PREVAILING PRAYER Daniel Nash and Charles Finney were great evangelists in the early 1800s. On one occasion, when meetings had begun in a particular city, a group of young men confronted Charles Finney, openly announcing that they were going to break up the meetings. Finney and Nash decided this ...read more

  • You Must Choose

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 10, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,958 views

    I went to my Acupuncturist this week, like I do every other week. She was busier than usual and so she put my ears seeds in before the acupuncture. (The ear seeds help with different types of problems.) As I was sitting there, she put the ear seed on a place that she has never placed it ...read more

  • Dear Parent  PRO

    Contributed by David Limiero on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 3,315 views

    Dear Parent, This is not a normal chain letter! At the bottom of this letter you will find a list of eight names and addresses. Please send your teen-ager to the person at the top of this list. Then add your name to the bottom of this list and send the letter out to seven others. In approximately ...read more

  • Someone Once Asked Dr. Albert Schweitzer, "What's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Benjamin on Nov 15, 2001
    based on 42 ratings
     | 5,849 views

    Someone once asked Dr. Albert Schweitzer, “What’s wrong with men today?” After a brief pause he said, ”The trouble with men today is that they simply don’t think.” “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” Henry Ford “Few people think more ...read more

  • Sophomore  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 24, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,050 views

    Do you know the meaning of the word "sophomore?" The word sophomore comes from two Greek words "sophos" and "moros." "Sophos" means to be wise. "Moros" is the word from which we get the world "moron." "Moros" means stupid, blockhead, or fool. So the word "sophomore" means wise fool. And ...read more

  • Instead Of Putting Facts Into The [wine] Press ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lindy Axon on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,986 views

    “Instead of putting facts into the [wine] press of meditation, and fermenting them until they can draw out inferences, they leave them to rot and perish. They extract none of the sweet juice of wisdom from the precious fruits of the vine-tree. A man who reads only a tenth part as much, but who ...read more

  • Nearly All Parents Of Children Under The Age Of ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,134 views

    Nearly all parents of children under the age of 13 – 96% – contend that they have the primary responsibility for teaching their children values. Just 1% said their church has that task and 1% assigned that role to the child’s school. Related research, however, revealed that a majority of parents do ...read more

  • Two Young Boys Were Spending The Night At Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Dec 27, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 1,760 views

    Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents’ house the week before Christmas. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers. The younger one began praying at the top of his lungs: "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE..." "I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO..." His older brother ...read more

  • On Her 60th Birthday, A Woman From Brooklyn ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Oct 21, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,289 views

    On her 60th birthday, a woman from Brooklyn decided to prepare her last will and testament. She went to her rabbi to make two final requests: First, she insisted on cremation. “What is your second request?” the rabbi asked. “I want my ashes scattered over Bloomingdale’s.” “Bloomingdale’s. Why ...read more

  • The Demographic Trends Indicate The Two Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,264 views

    The demographic trends indicate the two most likely market opportunities are in products and/or services that help the elderly or cater to teens. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. households provides care for an elderly relative. Families spend an average of 18 hours a week helping them and invite practical ...read more

  • The Rich Are Stingy & The Poor Are Generous: In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,943 views

    The Rich Are Stingy & The Poor Are Generous: In recent years the rich have become a lot richer, but are giving less. Business Week (1/24/00) reports that poor households (incomes of under $10,000) average gifts to charities was 5.2% of their income in ’98, nearly double the 2.3% they gave in ’93. ...read more

  • Hot Numbers: Tweens Are Flocking To Buy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,752 views

    Hot Numbers: Tweens are flocking to buy number-emblazoned apparel. Why numbers, why now? “Image-savvy youth, it seems, are sick of logos and brands splashed across their chests,” says Janine Lopiano, President of Sputnik , a teen trend tracker. “A fascination with digits comes from the popularity ...read more

  • Christian Merchandise Finds Alternative Market: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,672 views

    Christian Merchandise Finds Alternative Market: Sales of Christian-oriented card games, comic books and video games is on the rise as one market researcher says the current generation of teens appear to be more religious than Gen X. To promote their products as adventurous and exciting, some ...read more

  • Flex Time: Almost 29 Million Full-Time ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,555 views

    Flex Time: Almost 29 million full-time wage-and-salary workers, or nearly 29%, have schedules that allow them to vary the time they begin and end their workday while working 40 hour weeks, according to the Labor Department. Flexible schedules are most common among executives, administrators and ...read more

  • Several Years Ago As I Was Coming Home From ...

    Contributed by Elizabeth Stutler on Jul 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,651 views

    Several years ago as I was coming home from Wesley Seminary at the end of four very long weeks, I felt a bubbling of energy within myself. I felt like I was waiting on a precipice about to jump into a new life. Energy was being sparked within me. I was ready to follow Christ wherever I was led ...read more

  • The Famous Young Man Who Died In A Car Crash A ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Oct 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,640 views

    The famous young man who died in a car crash a week or so ago was nicknamed "Kaution". He drank of the fountain of idolatry –for it is said that he washed his car three times a day and treated it like God. Noticed both he and the thing he worshiped were destroyed. This morning God is reminding ...read more

  • Intelligence Isn't Always Smart

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 18, 2009
     | 1,780 views

    INTELLIGENCE ISN'T ALWAYS SMART A French nuclear submarine and an English nuclear submarine ran into each other without knowing it this week. Clearly, having modern technology and intelligence does not mean you are smart. You would think with all the technology and intelligence in the world, our ...read more

  • Top 10 Reasons Why People Worry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,255 views

    Top 10 Reasons Why People Worry Results of a national poll: Industry Week Magazine… 1. Own health and fitness - 73% 2. Lack of time for family or leisure pursuits - 49% 3. Their children’s problems - 43% 4. Job related stress - 43% 5. Personal investments - 39% 6. Estate planning - ...read more

  • Divorce Aftershocks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 2,611 views

    DIVORCE AFTERSHOCKS The National Child Development Study in the U.K. tracks 17,000 people born in Britain during the same week in 1958. Comparing those individuals with those born years later, the study revealed those in both generations with divorced parents were more likely to suffer from ...read more

  • There Was A Study By Attorney Michael Minton On ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
     | 2,267 views

    THERE WAS A STUDY by attorney Michael Minton on the monetary value of a wife’s services in the home. First he listed the various functions she performs: Chauffeur Gardener Family counselor Maintenance worker Cleaning woman Housekeeper Cook Errand runner Bookkeeper Interior ...read more