Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 19, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Illus.:  “The Human Fly” (pp.18,19, A Treasury of Inspirational Illustrations, Earl C. Willer)
Some years ago, a so-called “human fly” went to Los Angeles.  It was announced that on a certain day he would climb up the face of one of the large department store buildings.  Thousands gathered to
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that religious age, men fell on
                    
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                    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Apr 21, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    On February 19, 1979, a small plane crashed into Ontario Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, and a ten-hour story of death, courage, and survival began. The passengers of that Cessna 172 included the pilot, a young woman, an attorney, and his eleven-year-old son. The pilot and the attorney were
                    
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                    Contributed by Jack Russell on Feb 25, 2005
                
                
                
                    The Daily Bread reported that a 19th century preacher by the name of Horatius Bonar asked 253 Christian friends at what ages they were converted.  Here are the results of his research.
Under 20 years of age - 138 
Between 20 and 30 - 85 
Between 30 and 40
                    
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                    Contributed by James Faillace on Aug 29, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Charles Spurgeon, the 19th century evangelist, writes this about the sovereignty of God—
There is no attribute more comforting to His children than that of God’s sovereignty. Under the most adverse circumstances, in the most severe trials, they believe that sovereignty has ordained their
                    
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                    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 21, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Julie Andrews said, “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” Newt Gingrich said, “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” And Walter Elliott said,
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
                
                
                
                    Texas has 19 of the fastest growing churches in the U.S. Houston has 5 of the 100 largest and 8 of the fastest growing while Dallas boasts 5 of the largest and 6
                    
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                    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
                
                
                
                    R.C. CHAPMAN ON PSALM 68:19
Robert Chapman is not too well known among Christians. He did not author any monumental books. His friends said he would never make a good preacher. Chapman was not a world-wide evangelist. He lead no great mission to foreign lands; instead he laboured for 70 years in a
                    
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                    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Soren Kierkegard, the 19th century Danish religious philosopher, told a story about a town where only ducks lived. 
Every Sunday the ducks would waddle out of their houses and waddle down Main Street to their church. They waddled into the sanctuary and sat in their proper pews. 
The duck choir
                    
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                    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 5, 2008
                
                
                
                    In the 19th century the Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) said this: “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise… [The greatest fool is] the
                    
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                    A HOLY NATION – 1 Peter 1:9
You, with other believers, are God’s representatives on earth. A local church, living out together the life of Christ within them, is God’s strategy to change a lost world.
I am a holy nation, I need to show Christianity to the World
Some people wonder whether we really
                    
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                    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 28, 2008
                
                
                
                    Charles Spurgeon, the 19th century evangelist, writes this about the sovereignty of God: "There is no attribute more comforting to his children than that of God's sovereignty. Under the most adverse circumstances, in the most severe trials, they believe that sovereignty has ordained their
                    
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                    The great American evangelist of the 19th Century D.L. Moody was challenged by a minister in a prayer meeting in Bristol, England who said: 
"The world has not
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
                
                
                
                    PEOPLE FOR HIS POSSESSION – 1 Peter 1:9
This refers back to Malachi 3:16-17 where the prophet speaks of the time when God will gather His priceless jewels to Himself.
> 1 Corinthians 6:20 You were bought with a price …
I am a special possession, I need to remember my value.
The value of even the
                    
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