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  • The Renowned Quaker Scholar Rufus Jones Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    The renowned Quaker scholar Rufus Jones was speaking of the importance of having a radiant countenance. After his address, a woman “with an almost unbelievably plain face” came up and asked him what he would do if he had a face like hers. He replied, “While I have troubles of my own of that kind, ...read more

  • While 88% In A Recent Barna Poll Believe Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    While 88% in a recent Barna poll believe Jesus Christ was a real person, what they believe about him differs sharply from scriptural teaching. 42% (even 1/4th of the “born again” Christians) believe that while on earth Jesus sinned just like other people. 61% believe the devil is just a symbol of ...read more

  • In Alice In Wonderland, When Alice Comes To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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    In Alice in Wonderland, when Alice comes to a junction in the road that leads in different directions, she asks the Cheshire Cat, “Cheshire-Puss...would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to go to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much ...read more

  • Restless Workers: 47% Of Workers Are Looking For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Restless Workers: 47% of workers are looking for another job or plan to look within the next 12 months according to a new Yahoo.com poll. 34% either weren’t sure or definitely would not recommend their employer to others. 45% cite lack of career growth potential as a reason for leaving. 51% of ...read more

  • Warranty Profit: Last Year, Profits From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Warranty Profit: Last year, profits from warranties accounted for all of Circuit City’s operating income and almost half of Best Buy’s. Profit margins on contracts are between 50% and 60%. That’s nearly 18 times the margin on the goods themselves. For example, a 4-year contract on a $3,000 ...read more

  • Why It's Called Spam: The Most Plausible ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Why It’s Called Spam: The most plausible explanation comes from www.spam.com, a good-humored Website owned by Hormel Foods. “Use of the term ‘spam’ was adopted as a result of he Monty Python skit in which a group of Vikings sang a chorus of ‘SPAM, SPAM, SPAM…’ in an increasing crescendo, drowning ...read more

  • Boat Compromise  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2006
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    Boat Compromise" My friend wanted a boat more than anything. His wife kept refusing, but he bought one anyway. "I’ll tell you what," he told her, "In the spirit of compromise, why don’t you name the boat?" Being a good sport, she accepted. When her husband went to the dock for his maiden voyage, ...read more

  • The Renowned Quaker Scholar Rufus Jones Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    The renowned Quaker scholar Rufus Jones was speaking of the importance of having a radiant countenance. After his address, a woman "with an almost unbelievably plain face" came up and asked him what he would do if he had a face like hers. He replied, "While I have troubles of my own of that kind, ...read more

  • A Christian Couple Was Ministering To Believers ...

    Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006
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    A Christian couple was ministering to believers in Eastern Europe, behind the Iron Curtain. The couple had brought in Christian literature, blankets, and other necessary items. At the church gathering, the couple assured the believers that Christians in America were praying for believers in Eastern ...read more

  • It Is Said That Mr. Moody, In His Early Days In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
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    It is said that Mr. Moody, in his early days in Chicago, was a regular attendant on the noonday prayer meeting. At one of these meetings a rich brother rose and told those present of an opportunity to do a certain good thing if only three or four hundred dollars could be raised for the purpose, and ...read more

  • One Of The Places I Drop By On A Regular Base ...

    Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 5, 2006
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    One of the places I drop by on a regular base for a coffee break is our local Tim Hortons. Dave is the manager – and he does a good job of keeping the place in tip top shape. But you know something, I never see his employees cleaning the windows. Instead, he hires an outside firm to clean the ...read more

  • Financially Illiterate 17% Of The 5,775 High ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
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    Financially Illiterate 17% of the 5,775 high school seniors that took a 30-question financial test had taken a money management or personal finance class, yet they fared worse than their peers who had not taken such a class. Students only correctly answered 52.4% of the questions. Financially ...read more

  • Financially Illiterate 17% Of The 5,775 High ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,828 views

    Financially Illiterate 17% of the 5,775 high school seniors that took a 30-question financial test had taken a money management or personal finance class, yet they fared worse than their peers who had not taken such a class. Students only correctly answered 52.4% of the questions. Financially ...read more

  • The Fruit Of The Spirit Begins With Love...love ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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    "The fruit of the Spirit begins with love...love is the first thing, the first in that precious cluster of fruit. Someone has said that all other eight can be put in terms of love. Joy is love exulting; peace is love in repose; long-suffering is love on trial; gentleness is love in society; ...read more

  • Once, When Pepper Rodgers Was Coaching Ucla, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Once, when Pepper Rodgers was coaching UCLA, they were having a dismal season. He was being savaged by the news papers. The boosters were trying to run him off. Moving signs were posted in his front yard. He went home one night and told his wife, "When life gets tough, it’s good to know you’ve ...read more

  • How Many Of You Know That Life Brings Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    How many of you know that life brings many challenges? One person said, “Life is hard, and then you die.” In daily life we need a constant source of supply. Otherwise, we live in a fearful state with anxiety. Are you familiar with “Frank and Ernest”? One cartoon strip shows Frank sound asleep. ...read more

  • Do We Give Lip Service Or Real Service To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Do we give lip service or real service to a cause? Henry David Thoreau, that rugged New England individualist of the nineteenth century, once went to jail rather than pay his poll tax to a state that supported slavery. Thoreau’s good friend Ralph Waldo Emerson hurried to visit him in jail. Peering ...read more

  • It Is Not Wrong When We Seek The Favor Of Men, ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 26, 2007
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    It is not wrong when we seek the favor of men, however, it is most important we strife to have the favor of God in our lives. How? 1. Study the Word of God. 2. Be a doer of the Word. 3. Pray daily and be filled continually with His Holy Spirit. 4. Then you can be led of the Spirit. 5. Tell others ...read more

  • In 1986 Tom Hanks & Shelly Long Starred In A ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
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    In 1986 Tom Hanks & Shelly Long starred in a movie called "The Money Pit." It’s a film “for everyone who’s ever been deeply in Love or deeply in debt.” One of my favorite lines: “Here lies Walter Fielding. He bought a house and it killed him.” Disagreements over money cause marital failures, church ...read more

  • There's A Story About An Old Cherokee Chief ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
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    There’s a story about an old Cherokee chief sitting before a flickering fire with his grandson. The boy had broken a tribal taboo, and his grandpa wanted to help him understand what made him do it. "It’s like we have two wolves inside us," said the chief. "One is good, the other is bad. Both ...read more