Blaise Pascal observed that human life is nothing but perpetual delusion; human relationships are based on mutual deception.
Martin Buber wrote of the uncanny game of hide and seek we play - in which the soul seeks to hide from itself.
Thomas Merton - our minds are deformed with a contempt for
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Confidencethrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish
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1 Peter 5:1-3 warns against dishonest gain - "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care...not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve."
In January 2024 a USA pastor and his wife were charged after hundreds of Christians invested in their cryptocurrency scheme.
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2002
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YANKEE HONESTY III: Dennis Cleary, a representative in the Connecticut General Assembly, is running for his seventh term, but he’s running without the support of his own family. Relatives have taken out a newspaper ad noting "We are tired of Dennis ... Are you?" Family spokesman Jude Cleary says
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
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Honesty Ranking: Firefighters top the annual CNN/USA Today Gallup Poll ranking the honesty, integrity and ethical standards of various professions. 90% of Americans rated them “high” or “very high.” Close behind firefighters in the ratings were nurses (84%), members of the military (81%), policemen
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
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Honesty Pays: A survey by Right Management Consultants found that employees valued honesty as the most important management
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Remember, loyalty and honesty are two-way streets. If you are ever dishonest to members of your
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Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 22, 2005
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ILLUSTRATION - Self Evaluation
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State employment officials in Tucson, Arizona, posted an interesting sign over a full-length mirror. Directed to all job hunters, it read, “Would you hire this person?” In another office a mirror and sign posed this question: “Are you
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Denomination:
Charismatic
Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 1, 2010
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ON SELF-CONTROL
When I’m at the pizza buffet and I’ve already had more than enough to eat, and I know there’s a good chance another slice will make me miserable for the next 3-4 hours and I eat it anyway .... I lack self control.
When I decide to stay up late and play video games or surf the
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by John Putty on Apr 15, 2011
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SELF-REMEDIES
Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63 year old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to be done. He
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Denomination:
Assembly Of God
A little boy named Adam wanted to be like his friend Bobby. Adam loved the way Bobby walked and talked. Bobby, however, wanted to be like Charlie. Something about Charlie’s stride and accent intrigued him. Charlie, on the other hand, was impressed with Danny. Charlie wanted to look and sound like
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 27, 2009
SELF-DESTRUCTION
The same way a lot of people have destroyed what the Lord rightly gave to them with their own hands. The case of a governor of one of the states in Nigeria is a very good example. He jumped bail in England and was removed on coming back home. There was also the case of one boy who
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 13, 2011
ON SELF-CONTROL
Daniel Akst in a secular article called, "Whose in Charge Here?" wrote:
"Life in modern Western cultures is like living at a giant all-you-can-eat buffet offering more calories, credit, sex, intoxicants, and just about anything else one could take to excess than our forebears
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"Self can never cast out self, even in the regenerate man. Praise God The death of Jesus, once and forever, is the death to self. And the gift of the Holy
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