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  • Wiretap Into Your Home

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 22, 2020
     | 1,576 views

    The church is the bride of Christ. If we love the groom (Jesus), we will look for positive things to say about the bride (the church). Bob Russell tells a story about how years ago, when there were multiple party telephone lines, a preacher picked up the telephone to make a call but couldn’t get ...read more

  • The Position Of Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,016 views

    THE POSITION OF PRAYER In Texas, when a cold air mass moves down from Canada, people sometimes refer to it as a "Blue Northern," and it makes its presence felt! You can feel the wind blow as the high pressure cold air rushes into the warmer area of lower pressure. The greater the difference in ...read more

  • Positively Wrong

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
     | 2,474 views

    *Positively Wrong* A linguistics professor was lecturing his class. "In English," he explained, "a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative." "However," the professor continued, "there is no language wherein a double positive ...read more

  • A Responsible Position

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 9, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,196 views

    A RESPONSIBLE POSITION A young man, a skilled mechanic, was driving a visiting pastor from his home town, 50 miles across the country, to another city. En route, they passed a huge factory consisting of perhaps 20 buildings scattered over several hundred acres. "Do you see that red brick ...read more

  • A Positive Stillness

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 30, 2011
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     | 3,717 views

    A POSITIVE STILLNESS "The greater mystery, surpassing all words, summons us to silence. It must, of course, be a silence with content, not just the absence of speech and action. We should expect the liturgy to give us a positive stillness that will restore us. Such stillness will not be just a ...read more

  • Positive Discipline

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 29, 2011
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     | 3,309 views

    POSITIVE DISCIPLINE Zig Ziglar says he looked into a mirror one day and realized he needed to lose a lot of weight. He really wanted to get in shape. As an incentive, he put a picture of a thin man on the refrigerator door. There are all kinds of gimmicks offered as motivators to dieting. You can ...read more

  • Positive Attitude

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 24, 2024
     | 248 views

    A beginning driver for an interstate trucking company, made several long tiring trips with an older driver. Though twice his age, this older man seemed to thrive on these long trips. After one such trip, as they sat drinking coffee, the younger man commented on how his partner looked as if he had ...read more

  • God Positioning System

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Apr 22, 2008
     | 4,269 views

    GOD POSITIONING SYSTEM I was thinking a lot about this idea that Jesus is the way. He doesn't just tell us the way, He shows us. He is kind of like one of those GPS navigation system. GPS stands for the "Global Positioning System" that was originally designed for military use, but now is open ...read more

  • Speak, ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
     | 1,634 views

    Speak, Lord Speak, Lord, for thy servant hears. Show me where to go and tell me what to say; Give thy Word to light my path and point the way. Yes, Lord, Thy command is heard. Yes, Lord, I obey Thy Word. I don’t ask for riches, I don’t ask for fame, I don’t ask that honor be ...read more

  • Prayer's Best Position  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002
    based on 83 ratings
     | 7,159 views

    PRAYER'S BEST POSITION Three ministers were talking about prayer in general and the appropriate and effective positions for prayer. As they were talking, a telephone repairman was working on the phone system in the background. One minister shared that he felt the key was in the hands. He always ...read more

  • Something Positive Always

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 19, 2006
     | 1,473 views

    SOMETHING POSITIVE ALWAYS When Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a lonely island he thought of both the good and the bad. - He was cast onto a desolate island, but he was still alive, not drowned as all of his ship’s company was. - He was separated from mankind, but he was not starving. - He had ...read more

  • Agnosticism Is Not An Intellectual Position, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,357 views

    "Agnosticism is not an intellectual position, but a moral position, or better still, an intellectual defense ...read more

  • Faith Must Be Positive

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 14, 2012
     | 1,519 views

    FAITH MUST BE POSITIVE "Honesty does not come from out of nowhere. It is a product of your moral convictions. But what do you do when your convictions are challenged? It is faith that gives you the strength to go on believing. Though I am a Christian, I respect the religions of others, and I think ...read more

  • Position Versus Discipleship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,941 views

    POSITION VERSUS DISCIPLESHIP C. Gene Wilkes, in his book Jesus on Leadership, says, "Confusion arises when you equate higher 'positions' with leadership . . . As long as 'position' is honored above discipleship -- being a follower -- church leaders will honor the ambitious over the obedient." We ...read more

  • Child-Speak

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,644 views

    CHILD-SPEAK Someone had noticed that the word "father" appears in the dictionary just before the word "fatigued" and just after the word "fathead." So to all us fatigued, fathead fathers, Happy Father's Day! *** One time a little boy was asked to define Father's Day and he said, "It's just like ...read more

  • Speaking English  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 5, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,672 views

    SPEAKING ENGLISH (A) The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. (B) On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. (C) The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer ...read more

  • Is God Speaking?  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
    based on 206 ratings
     | 4,707 views

    IS GOD SPEAKING? James Hamilton writes: Before refrigerators, people used ice houses to preserve their food. Ice houses had thick walls, no windows, and a tightly fitted door. In winter, when streams and lakes were frozen, large blocks of ice were cut, hauled to the ice houses, and covered ...read more

  • Man-Speak  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,553 views

    MAN-SPEAK Men don't always say what they mean. When a man says "IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN." He means: "I have no idea how it works." When a man says "TAKE A BREAK, HONEY. YOU ARE WORKING TOO HARD." He means: "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner." When a man says "THAT'S ...read more

  • The Official Position Of Islam Is That Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Sep 25, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 1,926 views

    The official position of Islam is that her martyrs go directly to heaven: The Prophet said, "The person who participates in (Holy battles) in Allah's cause and nothing compels him to do so except belief in Allah and His Apostles, will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or booty (if he ...read more

  • If You Are In A Position Of Power, And Want To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,156 views

    "If you are in a position of power, and want to lead well, remember: Allow those you leadtolead when ...read more