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  • What Presidents Have In Common With O.t. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
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    What Presidents Have in Common with O.T. Heroes What do the following presidents all have in common. James A. Garfield (1881) 20th Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) 31st Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) 33rd Gerald Ford (1974-1977) 38th Ronald Reagan (1981 -1989) 40th George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) 41st Bill ...read more

  • The Second Coming In The Bible

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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    THE SECOND COMING IN THE BIBLE Biblical prophecy provides some of the greatest encouragement and hope available to us today. Just as the Old Testament is saturated with prophecies concerning Christ’s first advent, so both testaments are filled with references to the second coming of Christ. One ...read more

  • Paul Billheimer: The Agent Of Destruction

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
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    PAUL BILLHEIMER: THE AGENT OF DESTRUCTION In his book, Don't Waste Your Sorrows, Paul Billheimer wrote: "Satan is the agent of destruction, not God. Who was it that destroyed Job's fortune, family, and health when God permitted it done? Satan. Satan brings about accidents, sickness, disease, and ...read more

  • Husbands Like Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
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    HUSBANDS LIKE ME Larry Moyer tells the story of a woman who woke her husband in the middle of the night, and said, "Henry, wake up. I just had this terrible nightmare. I dreamed I was at an auction for husbands. One husband brought $10,000 and others sold for sums in the millions." That's all it ...read more

  • The Public Scavenger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
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    THE PUBLIC SCAVENGER A long time ago in Greece, some politicians decided to play a joke on a fellow politician in their group. They got him appointed to the post of Public Scavenger. It was a dirty, lowly post. But instead of being humiliated, the man decided he would show everybody what he could ...read more

  • How Martin Luther Overcame The Devil

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
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    HOW MARTIN LUTHER OVERCAME THE DEVIL Martin Luther was often very graphic in his description of the activities of the Devil. Asked one time how he overcame the Devil, he replied, "Well, when he comes knocking upon the door of my heart, and asks 'Who lives here?' the dear Lord Jesus goes to the ...read more

  • A Young Man Had Finished His First Semester In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011
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    A young man had finished his first semester in college, and was spending the weekend at home. Somewhat bored with the old place, he was regaling his father with the wonders of his campus and the enlightened people there. After getting up a head of steam and warming up to his subject he said, "Why, ...read more

  • Grandpa And The Peach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    GRANDPA AND THE PEACH "Four-year-old Jason was visiting his grandparents. Grandpa was in his study intently reading. Jason walked in carrying a peach, said something Grandpa didn't catch, and handed the peach to him. "Thinking his wife had sent him a snack, Grandpa took it and ate it. Just as he ...read more

  • Who Is John Three-Sixteen?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    WHO IS JOHN THREE-SIXTEEN? A few years ago the principal of the English Mission College at Cairo, Egypt, received a letter from a Japanese Buddhist of the city whose children were attending his school. "Who is John three sixteen? My children are always talking about him?" The principal sent a ...read more

  • Silent Cal

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
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    "SILENT CAL" President Calvin Coolidge was a man of few words, and the words he spoke were often blunt. A female journalist once told him, "Mr. President I made a $100 bet with another journalist that I could get you to say more than three words. Would you care to comment?" Calvin Coolidge smiled ...read more

  • Steering Your Ship In A Storm

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
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    STEERING YOUR SHIP IN A STORM An old seaman once said, "During the fiercest storms the only way a ship can survive is to keep its nose pointed straight into the wind. If you try to turn to the left or the right, the ship may capsize. If you try to run from the wind, the waves can surge over the ...read more

  • Bertrund Russell's Thoughts On Life And Death

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2014
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    Many people fear death because they believe death is the end. Bertrand Russell was a 20th century philosopher and an atheist. As he approached his death in 1970, he wrote: "The life of Man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a ...read more

  • Teachers Use Fear To Motivate And Discipline ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 13, 2007
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    Teachers use fear to motivate and discipline their students. A couple of years ago I spent a few months substituting at a Christian Academy. I taught grades 3rd through 8th as needed. The younger kids at this school were disciplined using color coded cards. Every day they had to go past the ...read more

  • Life" Magazine Said Muhammed Ali Spoke Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 15, 2007
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    “Life” magazine said Muhammed Ali spoke of himself before his 1971 fight with Joe Frazier in this manner: There seems to be some confusion. We’re gonna clear this confusion up on March 8. We’re gonna decide once and for all who is king! There’s not a man alive who can whup me. (He jabs the air ...read more

  • Our World Has Plenty Of Knowledge And Education, ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    Our world has plenty of knowledge and education, but not much wisdom. Wisdom can often be learned from the fairly uneducated. Take children for instance. Patrick, age 10 “Never trust a dog to watch your food.” Michael, age 14 “When your dad is mad and asks you, ‘Do I look stupid?’ don’t answer ...read more

  • It Had Been A Good Day In Mosul, Iraq. Five So. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jan 25, 2008
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    It had been a good day in Mosul, Iraq. Five So. Baptist workers were making progress toward a water purification project. They had met with officials and laughed with new Iraqi friends. They were headed home for a night’s rest before starting again the next morning. But they never made it ...read more

  • Too Many Christians Of Our Day Seem To Be Totally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom.8: 29). Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they please, as long as they admit it to God. This could not be farther from the truth. Somewhere along the ...read more

  • Kids Are Buying Books In Quantities We've Never ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Kids Are Buying Books in quantities we've never seen before reports Booklist magazine. Credit a bulging teen population (30 million plus), a surge of global talent and perhaps a bit of Harry Potter afterglow. Teen book sales rose 25% between '99 and '05. Fantasy and graphic novels are especially ...read more

  • Kolkata, India (Reuters) - An Indian Man Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An Indian man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said Friday. Sanjib Saha presented a woman as his wife in a lower court in the eastern city of Kolkata this month. Both said they sought a mutual ...read more

  • Meaningless Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
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    Meaningless Life Mark Twain expressed thoughts about the meaningless of life in view of man’s inevitable death. Shortly before his death, he wrote, "A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each ...read more