Contributed by Joel Vicente on Oct 11, 2002
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THE GRADUATION GIFT
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing that his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited
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Baptist
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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A Graduate's Call
(Powerful thirst and hunger for the Word of God)
The first step to walking on the path to Biblical success is to find God's plan for you through a powerful thirst and hunger for the Word of God. The New American Standard Bible holds this truth for the Christian graduate, "And
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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A Graduates Call
(Lord, teach us to pray)
Once Christian Graduates are continually feeding on the Word of God, the Holy Spirit will move them to be like the disciple who came to Jesus and said, "...Lord teach us to pray..." (Luke 11:1)
A popular term used today is
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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A Graduate's Call
(Are Only Stewards)
A disciplined feeding on the Word of God and surrendering to the Lord in prayer leads to an understanding that mankind are only stewards to what God has given them. A man does not become a steward after he has been saved, nor after he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
Gen-Y Graduates: The Echo Boom began graduating from College last May and they will change our culture. Experience is everything to them. Traditional media won’t work. The most effective businesses offer them an experience, not just a product. Bookstores are popular gathering places for them, but
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 20, 2007
THE GIFT
A professor of mine from seminary told us this story: When he was a young man, all of 23, he had the opportunity to take a summer tour of Europe as a graduation present, he was from a well to do family. He traveled about Europe by train, boat and sometimes by bicycle. Finally he ended up
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 17, 2007
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The Graduates vs. the ACLU
This story took place in Calvert County, Maryland, where a senior named Julie Schenk was asked to lead a prayer at her high-school graduation. Of course, it’s perfectly legal for students, as opposed to school administrators, to lead classmates in prayer. But all too
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Baptist
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 25, 2005
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A young medical student had graduated with the highest marks and accolades. Fellow students asked him about his future plans. When he told them his ambition was to be a medical missionary in a deprived area, they retorted by saying,
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
The average college student graduates owing $10,000 in student loans. (Foster letter
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
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The Graduate School of Ministry Management (GSMM) has launched a graduate program designed to support top level Christian ministry and marketplace executives. Modeled after Executive MBA programs established by major universities, GSMM’s mandate is to empower and equip Christian leaders with
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 27, 2004
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Woody Allen in addressing a Harvard graduation said, "You have entered a crossroads of life. Down one road is despondency and
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Christian Church
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
There will be 200 Black-female college graduates in the U.S. for every 100 Black-male
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
There will be 200 Black-female college graduates in the U.S. for every 100 Black-male graduates
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
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THE EMPTY GIFT
"I was enjoying 1st grade to the fullest until one day in December when the little girl behind me set "it" on her desk. It was the tiniest Christmas present imaginable, less than an inch on each side with white glossy paper tied up with a sliver of red cellophane. Immediately I was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 2, 2003
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Salvation is a "Free Gift" from God.
Although "Free" it does not mean everyone has it.
If the local harware store was handing out free snow shovels today, does that mean you have one, no.
You have to go to the hardware store and ask for one of those free snow shovels, and then when it is in your
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 15, 2003
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[illustration]
On Christmas morning, the children in a family do not usually all receive the same gifts.
One gets a football, one a puzzle, another receives a doll house, and another a table game.
Yet, although each child does not receive the same gifts as the others, the parents intend the gifts
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 15, 2003
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[illustration]
Imagine how a parent would feel if on Christmas day when the gifts for their children were handed out, the children just took them, said “Thank you,” and laid them aside with no attempt to open the gifts not even to find out what they were!
Imagine how the Lord must feel when he has
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 8, 2002
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NOT THE GIFT, BUT THE GIVER
A man told a story about the time his son’s sixth birthday was approaching. He had mentioned he wouldn’t mind a party, and as his son usually was very specific about the kind of presents he liked. The dad asked him what he could get him. Bill expected a well-planned
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Pentecostal