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  • Dishonesty Is A Trait That Never ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration: Dishonesty is a trait that never works well for the long haul. There was a man who came home drunk and not wanting to fuss with his wife he snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He ...read more

  • Once, When A Stubborn Disputer Seemed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, "Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?" "Four, of course," came the reply disgustedly. "That’s right," agreed Lincoln. "Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?" "Why, five, of course," was the ...read more

  • Senator Mark Hatfield, Former Governor Of Oregon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Senator Mark Hatfield, former Governor of Oregon and U.S. Senator for 30 years visited India and toured Calcutta with Mother Teresa. They visited the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to ...read more

  • Here Is A Letter From The Book Fearfully And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Here is a letter from the book Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, by P. Brand. “Dear Lord, I have been re-reading the record of the Rich Young Ruler and his obviously wrong choice. But it has set me thinking. No matter how much wealth he had, he could not-- ride in a car, have any surgery, turn on a ...read more

  • In "Acts 29," Dr. Terry Teykl Relates That One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 131 ratings
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    In "Acts 29," Dr. Terry Teykl relates that one day the mayor of a small city was driving through the city square when he noticed 2 city workers doing something rather unusual. Along one side of the main street, they were working steadily. One of the men was digging a hole in the ground, & the ...read more

  • Shrewd

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 7, 2019
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    Morris (the father) says to his son:“I want you to marry a girl of my choice.” The son says: I will choose my own bride.” Morris says:“But the girl is Bill Gates’daughter.” The son answers:“Well, in that case, yes ok.” Morris then approaches Bill Gates and says:“I have a husband for your ...read more

  • A Parable Of Parables  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
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    A PARABLE OF PARABLES The content of belief is important: Jonathan Whitfield was preaching to coal miners in England. He asked one man, "What do you believe?" "Well, I believe the same as the church." "And what does the church believe?" "Well, they believe the same as me." Seeing he was ...read more

  • Dennis Prager, Author Of The Shrewd And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
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    Dennis Prager, author of the shrewd and perceptive "Happiness is a Serious Problem." He states: "There is a 'secret to happiness, and it is gratitude. All happy people are grateful, and ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that it is being unhappy that leads people to complain, but ...read more

  • A Hijacking Parable

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 8, 2011
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    A HIJACKING PARABLE Think of the human race aboard a hijacked jet-liner flying through time. God himself directed its takeoff from the divine control-tower. The initiator of all evil, whom we call the Devil, Managed to get a boarding pass. When the plane reached its cruising altitude, the Devil ...read more

  • Stress Management  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Wheeler Jones on May 27, 2006
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    Stress Management A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?" The students’ answers ranged from 20g to 500g. "It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how ...read more

  • Management, Boss

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration- Management, Boss A man entered a pet shop, wanting to buy a parrot. The shop owner pointed out three identical parrots on a perch and said, "The parrot to the left costs 500 dollars." "Why does that parrot cost so much?" the man wondered. The owner replied, "Well, it knows how to use ...read more

  • Middle Management

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
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    MIDDLE MANAGEMENT Cyril Barber, in his commentary on Nehemiah, transfers this principle into all of life; "Middle management involves being able to translate the ideals of one’s superiors into practice and, at the same time, knowing how to motivate one’s subordinates. It necessitates keeping ...read more

  • Anger Management

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2011
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    ANGER MANAGEMENT Mr. Burton was not angry enough to hire a hit man to knock off the AD at the University of Connecticut...but he was angry enough that he wanted to punish him even if it hurt the students and the program he is said to have loved. In a letter sent to the Athletic Director of the ...read more

  • Managing Time

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 30, 2018
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    No matter what changes, no matter how much changes, TIME remains the same. And even though we know that, we never seem to have enough time. Consider the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Calvin says to Hobbes, "God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind I ...read more

  • A Christmas Parable

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 2, 2007
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    A Christmas Parable A man is climbing a mountain, at the top of which he hopes to find God. By ascending the heights, the seeker expects to leave all the cares and miseries of life behind in the valley. But while he climbs, God is coming down the mountain into the toil and grief. In the mists ...read more

  • Parables: Ground ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    PARABLES: GROUND RULES The parables help clarify the ground rules of the kingdom. If you’ve ever played baseball, you know that certain parks have ground rules, and the umpires and coaches discuss these rules before each game. For example: At Wrigley Field, a ball that gets lodged in the vines ...read more

  • Parable Story  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010
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    PARABLE STORY Theological belief is sometimes a murky matter. A candidate for ordination as a minister was asked, "What part of the Bible do you like best?" He said: "I like the New Testament best." Then he was asked, "What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?" He answered, "The Book of the ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Dragonfly

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
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    THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGONFLY Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while ...read more

  • A Parable On Tithing  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 25, 2012
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    A PARABLE ON TITHING Over the last two years I was scanning in old files so that I didn’t have three file drawers full of sermons and documents. I had some old files of my dad and in them I discovered some great old stories. One was a parable on tithing. I found it humorous, I can only hope that ...read more

  • The Parable Of Water  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 21, 2012
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    The Parable of Water There are a lot of things I could compare when it comes to living in the world, sexual sin, the lust we have for objects that are shiny; but, I’ve decided that I’m not going to. I’ve decided to discuss two different liquids. One of them is water and the other is Coca Cola. ...read more