Contributed by Randy Croft on Aug 25, 2001
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Astrophysicists have found that there are over 60 criteria that are necessary for life on earth. For you to live. Life could not exist or form if any one of the following were true:
Earth’s rotation was slower, or faster
We were 2% closer or further from the sun.
Earth had a 1% change in
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Contributed by Rick Shockley on Nov 16, 2001
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Bob Hope (Comedian): His activities for a day:
My heart beat 103,369 times
My blood traveled 168 miles
I breathed 23,040 times
I inhaled 438 cubic feet of air
I at 3 and one half pounds of food
I drank 2 pounds of liquid
I perspired 1 and a half pints
I generated 450 tons of energy
I spoke 4800
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 26, 2002
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A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. These are listed in this order. 1. Materialism. 2. Pride. 3. Self-centeredness. 4. Laziness. 5. Tied were: Anger/Bitterness/Sexual lust. 6. Envy. 7. Gluttony. 8. Lying. (3)
There’s little
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A rural village was located in an area inhabited by parrots. One day a falcon landed on a windowsill. The owner of the house caught it. The villagers had never seen such a bird. They decided to trim back its feathers. They cut its talons. The beak was the next to go; it was filed down so that the
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Pentecostal
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Marriage is not a contract; it is a covenant. In a contact, the two parties remain separate (Party of the first part and party of the second part). Like salad dressing, oil and water, shaken up and mixed together, put never really one. Left alone and still, salad dressing will eventually
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Church Of God
Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 10, 2007
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the record by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a historic race. As they moved into the last lap, Landy held the lead. It looked as if he
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to RUN a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the RECORD by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a HISTORIC RACE. As they moved into the LAST LAP, Landy
held the LEAD.
It looked
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
The magazine “Discipleship Journal” asked its readers to rank the areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. The results came back in this order: (the top 5 were)
1. Materialism
2. Pride
3. Self-centeredness
4. Laziness
5. (Tie) Anger/Bitterness and Sexual lust
The respondents also noted that
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Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 28, 2008
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the record by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a historic race. As they moved into the last lap, Landy held the lead. It looked as if he
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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A. During the days of prohibition, an evangelist was preaching against the evils of alcohol.
1. He demonstrated the destructive force of the demon drink by dropping a worm into a bottle of whiskey.
2. By the time the worm hit the bottom of the bottle, the worm was dead.
3. The evangelist asked the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 10, 2008
6. Similarities between the death of Stephen and the death of Jesus (note: I have altered):
1. Both were tried before the high priest
2. Both were accused by false witnesses
3. Both were accused of threatening to destroy the temple
4. Both mention "the Son of Man"
5. Both charged with blasphemy
6.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
RENOIR: PAIN PASSES
In old age, Pierre Auguste Renoir, the great French painter, suffered from arthritis, which twisted and cramped his hand. Henri Matisse, his artist friend, watched sadly while Renoir, grasping a brush with only his fingertips, continued to paint, even though each movement
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Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
I made a list of crisis that people sometimes face and I want to read them to you and see if you’ve faced any of these in your life.
COMMON CRISIS PEOPLE OFTEN FACE
1. The loss of a valued relationship…such as breaking up with a boyfriend of girlfriend, or divorce. The dissolving of a longtime
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Baptist
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WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM NOAH
God has much too teach us, one person observed a few things they learned from Noah:
1. Don't miss the boat!
2. Plan ahead. It wasnt raining when Noah built the ark.
3. Stay ready. It was not until Noah was 600 years old that God asked him to do
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