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  • James Bradley, Who Wrote "Flags Of Our Fathers," ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    James Bradley, who wrote "Flags of Our Fathers," described America as it responded to the necessary sacrifices that World War II brought the nation. In fact, it ushered her into a greatness that caused that generation to be defined as "The Greatest Generation." He wrote: "During World War II, the ...read more

  • The Church Can Still Strike ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    THE CHURCH CAN STILL STRIKE FEAR In 1988, Wally Magdangal was pastoring an underground church in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a Filipino lay pastor of Christian foreign workers wishing to gather for worship. In 1992, soon after the conclusion of the Gulf War, the house church had grown to over ...read more

  • Jesus Took Our Place At Calvary

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
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    Jesus Took Our Place At Calvary A man named Goho rose to be chief of the tribe. He was a good man, and far wiser and advanced in understanding than his fellow tribesmen. The year he became chief, the tribe brought in 40 heads. He judiciously suggested that the tribe use one head each year as a ...read more

  • What’s Giving Thanks All ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    What’s giving Thanks all about A. The pilgrims did it 1. In 1621, the pilgrims celebrated the first harvest at Plymouth 2. To them, it was a religious holiday celebrating all that God gave them The Pilgrim Proclamation of 1623 Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant ...read more

  • Liberals Give Less Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    LIBERALS GIVE LESS THAN CONSERVATIVES A couple years ago, a Syracuse University professor named Arthur C. Brooks wrote a book called "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism". He was not particularly excited about the outcome of the study he’d done (he’d been raised ...read more

  • The Value Of Connecting

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 15, 2009
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    THE VALUE OF CONNECTING Larry Crabb tells the story of a man he knew that attempted suicide. His injury was so severe that he should have died, but he recovered and sought out Dr. Crabb for therapy. The two had been meeting together for some time. They covered a lot of ground. Dr. Crabb ...read more

  • Potato Piles

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Aug 21, 2009
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    POTATO PILES A young man came to a farm looking for work. So the farmer set him to the task immediately. He had a barn that needed painting. So the task was handed to the young man. The farmer said to himself that it would take at least three days to finish the task but in two days the young man ...read more

  • In 1988, Wally Magdangal Was Pastoring An ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 6, 2009
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    In 1988, Wally Magdangal was pastoring an underground church in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a Filipino lay pastor of Christian foreign workers wishing to gather for worship. In 1992, soon after the conclusion of the Gulf War, the house church had grown to over three hundred worshipers, the largest ...read more

  • Scrubs Christmas Voiceover  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
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    SCRUBS CHRISTMAS VOICEOVER The cast of the TV Show Scrubs have done a number of satirical looks at various things. The did a voice over of "Charlie Brown’s Christmas" and Dr. Cox does the Linus soliloquy which originally was the story of Christmas from the gospel. This post-modern version [IMHO] ...read more

  • A Spiritual Rhythm

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 16, 2009
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    A SPIRITUAL RHYTHM Developing a rhythm in your spiritual life means organizing your life around times of stopping to remember God. What is important is not the length of time but that you regularly stop to refocus on God. It could be five minutes or forty minutes. It could be your break time. ...read more

  • The Power Of The Switch

    Contributed by Imelda Mesa on Sep 27, 2022
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    THE POWER OF THE SWITCH – to some, the issue is not the light but our willingness/eagerness to turn the switch on! Example: Marie and Walter gifted us a 3-day tour in Canada - Kingston-Ottawa-Montreal-Old Quebec-1000 Islands The schedule is packed and the travel time between these places range ...read more

  • After Work

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 2, 2023
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    Forty hours of toiling hard Can make a tiresome week; But the work has to be done, Though old bodies grow so weak. Now, I’ve heard Pop often say, “Be glad when this work day’s through, I just can’t wait to clock out, Go home and rest with Mom and you. Son, it’s been a long hard day, I’m worn ...read more

  • The Church That Voted God Out!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2024
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    The story is told about a poor woman who lived across the tracks and wanted to join a very fashionable church. She talked to the pastor about it, but he sought to discourage her. He suggested she go home and think about it carefully for a week. At the end of the week she came back. He said, “Go ...read more

  • Little Things Can Be Big Problems

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2024
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    Richard Conniff writes in National Geographic that on January 12, 1997, two Swiss men, Bertrand Piccard and Wim Verstraeten, set out to be the first to CIRCLE THE EARTH in a balloon. Their aircraft was called the Breitling Orbiter, and it was high-tech masterpiece, complete with solar power panels ...read more

  • Two Sons And What They Did With Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
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    Two Sons and What They Did With Their Marbles Once upon a time, a mother gave each of her sons two dollars and took them to a toy store to buy the beautiful, shiny marbles they had been asking for. The older son quickly figured out how many marbles he could get with his two dollars, chose the ...read more

  • Chrysostom On Ecclesiastes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 21, 2011
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    CHRYSOSTOM ON ECCLESIASTES Eutropius had fallen into disgrace. As the highest-ranking official in the Byzantine Empire (late fourth century), he served as the closest adviser to the emperor Arcadius, then ruling in Constantinople. But Eutropius abused his imperial power and aroused the anger of ...read more

  • God Bless America: Be Specific

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 13, 2011
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    GOD BLESS AMERICA: BE SPECIFIC The blind man's first request is for Jesus to have mercy on him. Jesus asks him specifically, "What do you want me to do for you?" He answers specifically, "Lord, I want to see." "God bless America," is a very general prayer. It may be as specific a prayer as ...read more

  • Prayer And Revival  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 10, 2011
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    PRAYER AND REVIVAL In Belfast, Ireland, in the 1930's, a church that ran about 200 experienced revival. Between 12 and 20 people were saved every night. 6:00 every morning found 50 people in the church praying for an hour. It was not singing, Bible study, and prayer, as much as the teacher in me ...read more

  • Do We Value Our Family ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 13, 2008
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    Do we value our Family Time? Family time is something we all say we value, but few of us actually experience. Surveys suggest that most families rate time together as their number one priority. Those same surveys show that fathers spend only a few minutes a day with their children. In his book If ...read more

  • There Once Was A Fellow Who, With His Dad, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
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    There once was a fellow who, with his dad, farmed a little piece of land. Several times a year they would load up the old ox-drawn cart with vegetables and go into the nearest city to sell their produce. Except for their name and the patch of ground, father and son had little in common. The old ...read more