Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 23, 2011
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VICTOR, NOT THE VICTIM
I used to work for the Post Office and when I became serious about the Lord, it must have really shown in my actions and words, because people all of a sudden began making fun of me and giving me snide comments.
At times it was difficult, but I remained steadfast in my
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the knowledge that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 1, 2010
JESUS WAS NOT A VICTIM OF FATE
"Before the scourging began, Jesus was stripped of His garments and bent low over a low post, with wrists and ankles shackled into that position. The instrument used for scourging was a piece of wood fourteen to eighteen inches long, circular in shape, to which were
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2009
VICTIM OF HIS OWN INVENTION
Sir Robert Watson Watt, the inventor of the radar was arrested himself for speeding. He had been caught in a radar trap. Shortly after this irony, he wrote this poem:
Pity Sir Robert Watson Watt
Strange target of his radar plot,
And this, with others I could mention,
A
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"A victim of mental depression, once went to consult a skilled physician regarding his condition. The doctor prescribed some lively amusement, and told him of a celebrated clown, who was entertaining great companies in a certain place of amusement in the town. With an expression of despair on his
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Oh, innocent victims of Cupid, Remember this terse little verse; To let a fool kiss you is stupid,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2008
American Children are becoming victims of human sex trafficking, according to Shared Hope International (SHI). At least 100,000 American children are trafficked each year, and another 100,000 to 300,000 are at risk, says SHI’s Karrie Delaney. 12 as the average age of entry into illegal porn and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2010
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Hurricane Victims’ Suffering Lead Them to Christ
38-year-old Carlotta Bennett was riding out Hurricane Katrina in her attic with her family. The winds had blown her house way off its foundation, and the rising water was threatening to flood the house to the roof and drown the five people in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
1 in 100 children in the U.S. are victims of prostitution, pornography and other forms of commercial sex. (Foster
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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VICTOR OR VICTIM--THE CASE OF ROBERT REED
If ever there was a person who could have offered Jesus an excuse, Robert Reed would be that person. His hands are twisted and His feet are useless. He can’t bathe himself. He can’t feed himself. He can’t brush his teeth, comb his hair or put on his
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
18% of adult e-mail users have been victims of online fraud. (Foster Letter
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Most of us have gone to the zoo before and at the zoo, even if we cannot stand the snakes there is always that pull to go and see them. There are some places that have pythons that are 12 to 18 feet long. In my mind he wasn’t pretty, in fact my thinking is that the only good snake to me is a dead
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
Silas Weir Mitchell is quoted in Harvey Cushing’s Life of Sir William Osler as having remarked that, “The first thing to be done by a biographer in estimating
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 13, 2009
“On Monday murder is wrong. On Tuesday there are special circumstances. On Wednesday there are psychological factors to consider, eg. a rough childhood. On Thursday it’s the
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Orthodox
Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 28, 2006
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Traditions
J.I. Packer wrote, “All Christians are at once beneficiaries and victims of tradition—beneficiaries, who receive nurturing truth and wisdom from God’s faithfulness in past generations; victims, who now take for granted things that need to be questioned, thus treating as divine absolutes
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Kent Lenard on Aug 16, 2003
Haddon Robinson says, "If you want to get rich, invest in victimization. It is America’s fastest growing industry."
He points out that millions of people are getting rich by identifying,
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Baptist
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 29, 2003
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According to national statistics Ohio ranked 7th in population in 2000 with almost 11.4 million people. You might expect Ohio to also be one of the leaders in reported crime statistics as well. You should be glad to know that we Buckeyes came in 26th overall (even better for violent crime ranking
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Denomination:
Assembly Of God