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  • Promoted

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 4, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,740 views

    The boss called one of his employees into the office. "Rob," he said, "you've been with the company for a year. You started off in the mail room, one week later you were promoted to a sales position, and one month after that you were promoted to district manager of the sales ...read more

  • Time Is A Circus, Always Packing Up And Moving ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,120 views

    "Time is a circus, always packing up ...read more

  • Boys Do Not Grow Up Gradually. They Move Forward ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 3,185 views

    Boys do not grow up gradually. They move forward in spurts like the hands of ...read more

  • A Church Moves On

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,417 views

    A CHURCH MOVES ON "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Romans 12.21). A church that was already struggling financially suffered a loss of $5,000 which one of its members had embezzled. This put the church in even greater peril because of its difficulty in meeting financial ...read more

  • Moving And Friendships

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009
     | 2,332 views

    MOVING AND FRIENDSHIPS We live in a society where people, especially young adults, move so often they don’t have time to develop deep friendships. My mom and step father lived in the place where I grew up for about 25 years. During that 25 years, I moved ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 3,226 views

    MOVING THE FENCE Millard Erickson wrote, "The church is the repository of grace...it possesses the gospel, the good news of salvation" During World War II, some American soldiers took the body of their buddy to a local cemetery. The priest stopped them saying, "You can't bury your friend here if ...read more

  • If It Moves, Sin!

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 4, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,524 views

    Chuck Swindoll writes: “One of my favorite stories comes from a man who used to be in our church. He and his wife were close friends of our family, but they have now moved to another part of the country. We really miss their joyful presence. When he was a youth worker many years ago in an ethnic ...read more

  • Moving Into Diversity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,915 views

    MOVING INTO DIVERSITY Newer neighborhoods rate best on diversity, report says Fast-growing cities in the West and South - which drew residents to neighborhoods built after passage of fair-housing laws - are among the US’s most racially diverse, according to a Census Bureau report. Still, it ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,684 views

    Moving The Fence Another story from World War II is that of a group of American soldiers who lost their buddy in battle. They carried his body to the only cemetery in the area, which happened to be Catholic. When the priest was told that the dead man was not Catholic he said, "I am sorry, but he ...read more

  • Moving Day

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Mar 7, 2009
     | 2,802 views

    MOVING DAY Shortly before his death, Dr. M. R. De Haan, founder of Radio Bible Class, took great comfort from an article written by J. E. Campbell. The article spoke of death in a unique way: "Moving day is coming. Just when the van will stop at our home we do not know—-but for everyone it is ...read more

  • Moved By Grace

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 756 views

    The word itself... grace... has become trite and debased through misuse and overuse. It does not move us the way it moved our early Christian ancestors. In some European countries, certain high ecclesiastical officials are still called, Your Grace. Sportswriters spoke of Michael Jordan's easy ...read more

  • Fear Moves Us

    Contributed by Robert Clark on Jun 19, 2009
     | 2,200 views

    FEAR MOVES US Fear is used by those with a platform to move us in the direction they desire. Fear sells (magazines, newspapers, TV ratings/ads...). Fear wins political contests. Fear is used by parents. And all too often fear is used by the church. Illustration: Print articles add up to $543M. ...read more

  • It Moves, For All That!

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 21, 2010
     | 725 views

    IT MOVES, FOR ALL THAT! Galileo, in 1609, began experiments which led to the invention of the telescope. His first instrument had for its tube, a piece of leaden organ pipe, and a magnifying power of three diameters. In 1611 he visited Rome, and showed the clergy and others the wonders of the ...read more

  • Moving Forward For Christ

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 30, 2018
     | 6,410 views

    *The early church kept moving ahead. And we can too! In spite of our enemies, in spite of the setbacks, we can still move forward for the Lord Jesus Christ! *In February of 2007, a deadly tornado struck central Florida. And it smashed almost everything in its path. The storm struck at the worst ...read more

  • Make The First Move

    Contributed by Dr. Zachary Sizemore on May 17, 2011
     | 2,444 views

    MAKE THE FIRST MOVE Many years ago I was preaching in a little mountain church in a close community. There was a division between two men in the church over a cow. Their families had been at odds, and they had brought the argument into the church. One of the men bought a cow and the other man ...read more

  • 1938 God Moves In Mysterious ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2009
     | 3,524 views

    1938 God Moves In Mysterious Ways At age 32, William Cowper passed through a great crisis in his life. He tried to end his life by taking laudanum. Then he hired a horse-drawn cabbie, ordering the driver to take him to the Thames, intending to throw himself from the bridge. It was one of London’s ...read more

  • I'm Ready To Move

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2015
     | 4,170 views

    Alan Robertson- When my brother Jase got out of high school, one of the first things he did was make a list of some of his high school buddies- not to settle old scores, mind you. Jase wanted to see them come to Jesus. So he took his list and started praying for them and sharing the good news of ...read more

  • He Moved Into The Ward With Us  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 25, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 1,355 views

    He Moved Into the Ward With Us. Dr. John Rosen, a psychiatrist in New York City, is well known For his work with catatonic schizophrenics. Normally doctors remain separate and aloof from their patients. Dr. Rosen moves into the ward with them. He places his bed among their beds. He lives the life ...read more

  • God Moves In A Mysterious Way  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 20, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 2,397 views

    Title: God Moves in a Mysterious Way The hymn God Moves in a Mysterious Way has been a source of great comfort and blessing to many of God’s people since William Cowper wrote it in the 18th century. Yet few people know of the unusual circumstances that led to its composition. William ...read more

  • There Was A Family Who Decided To Move To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,691 views

    There was a family who decided to move to the country. They bought a ranch and made plans to raise cattle. They completed the relocation process and set about building their ranch, and about six months later some friends came to see them. They wanted to see the ranch and the cattle. The friend said ...read more