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  • In 1929, The Berlin Municipal Council Recognized ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1929, the Berlin Municipal Council recognized Dr. Einstein’s 50th birthday by awarding him a country villa with a lake view. But on visiting the house, his wife found it already occupied and the occupants unwilling to move. An embarrassed Council discovered it had previously given the ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Said, "He Who Is Alone With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “He who is alone with his sins is utterly alone. It may be that Christians, not withstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship in service, may still be left to their loneliness. The final breakthrough to fellowship does not occur because, though ...read more

  • Brennan Manning Who Is One Of My Favorite ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Brennan Manning who is one of my favorite authors describes it like this. He is a recovering alcoholic and he said, no matter how long I am sober, no matter what I do I will always be a recovering alcoholic. I will always lay that card down on the table, my past does not change. He says, when we ...read more

  • In His Book Mortal Lessons, Dr. Richard Selzer, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his book Mortal Lessons, Dr. Richard Selzer, writes, “I stand by the bed where a young woman lies, her face postoperative, her mouth twisted in palsy, clownish. A tiny twig of the facial nerve, the one to the muscles of her mouth, has been severed. She will be like this from now on. The surgeon ...read more

  • Sgt. Juanita Wilson Was On Patrol Outside ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Sgt. Juanita Wilson was on patrol outside Baghdad when a roadside bomb exploded beneath her vehicle. She was trying to help her driver after the explosion when she felt something unusual. When she looked down, her hand was gone. Less than two years after her injury, she is demonstrating her ...read more

  • Chuck Colson Tells This Amazing Story: "Nbc Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Chuck Colson tells this amazing story: “NBC has been running a gripping series on the emergency military triage facilities in Iraq. Last Thursday, NBC showed wounded Iraqi insurgents [terrorists] being brought to Camp Speicher near Tikrit. Two of them had been caught placing an explosive device on ...read more

  • People Seem To Believe Now As Hollywood Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    People seem to believe now as Hollywood has taught that the more things and the more money you have the better your life will be. This though is the furthest thing from the truth. "I wish all of this never would have happened." The wife of a record-setting Powerball jackpot winner says she wishes ...read more

  • During A Dismal Morning In Wwi, David Lloyd ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During a dismal morning in WWI, David Lloyd George stood grimly before the members of the British cabinet. The seriousness of the situation was evident. The prime minister said, “Gentlemen, we are fighting with our backs ...read more

  • Bishop Sheen Has Pointed Out That Sixteen Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    : Bishop Sheen has pointed out that sixteen of the nineteen great civilizations that have passed away from the beginning of ...read more

  • Alexis De Toqueville's Statement Is Oft Quoted ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Alexis de Toqueville’s statement is oft quoted but still a concise clarification of the place of integrity in American life. “America is great,” said the Frenchman, “because America is good. If ever America ceases to be ...read more

  • An Outstanding Concert Violinist Found Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    : An outstanding concert violinist found her energies consumed by peripheral matters. The violin received the tail end of her day, or was neglected altogether. Success came when she made the decision to concentrate. “I deliberately planned to neglect everything else,” she said, “until my practice ...read more

  • A Friend Of Chewing Gum Magnate, Wrigley, Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A friend of chewing gum magnate, Wrigley, was sitting by him on a plane. He asked Wrigley why he continued to advertise so extensively when his business was already so successful. The astute businessman responded, “For the same reason the pilot of this airplane keeps the engines running when we are ...read more

  • When S. M. Lockridge Received The Outstanding ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When S. M. Lockridge received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in June, 1980, he said, “With this honor comes a new surge of desire for ...read more

  • Houston Pastor John Bisagno ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION Houston pastor John Bisagno describes a time when his daughter Melody, age five, came to him and asked for a doll house. John promptly nodded and promised to build her one, then he went back to reading his book. Soon he glanced out the study window and saw her arms filled with ...read more

  • A Little Girl Went To Visit Her Grandmother For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A little girl went to visit her grandmother for the weekend. Her grandmother went to an old fashioned Church that kept the Sabbath by forbidding all work, fun, laughing and playing. The little girl woke up Sunday and started right off playing and laughing, as little girls do. Her grandmother ...read more

  • Reporters And City Officials Gathered At A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches with bushy hair and a large mustache stepped from the ...read more

  • The Basics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Charles Spurgeon, “A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him they reckon his deeds as dollars and his words as pennies. If his life and doctrine disagree the mass of onlookers accept his practice and reject his preaching.” Will Rogers, “Live in such a way ...read more

  • D.l. Moody, "A Holy Life Will Make The Deepest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    D.L. Moody, “A holy life will make the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow ...read more

  • I Read About A Woman Who Was Stopped By A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I read about a woman who was stopped by a policeman for going through a stop sign. He walked up to the side of the car, looked at her and said, "I’m going to have to give you a ticket you for going through a stop sign." She said, "You’ve got to be kidding. I didn’t drive through any stop sign. I ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of A 31-Year-Old Woman In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard the story of a 31-year-old woman in Massachusetts who learned she had cancer. She was treated and they were in hope that all would be well. She got married, became pregnant but the cancer reoccurred, and shortly afterwards she died. The reason she died is that she refused treatment and ...read more

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