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  • Noel Coward, A Well Known British Playwright And ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
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    Noel Coward, a well known British playwright and comedian in the 20th century, once played a prank on ten famous men in London. He sent each of these distinguished men the same note which read: “We know what you have done. If you don’t want to be exposed, leave town.” Within six months all ten ...read more

  • Friends And Family, This You Need To Hear And ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 28, 2006
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    Friends and family, this you need to hear and understand today. If you are one who has believed from your heart in Jesus Christ as the One who shed His blood and died to pay the penalty for your sins and then rose bodily from the dead on the third day just as He said that He would, and you now ...read more

  • Acts 20:18 When They Arrived, He Said To Them: ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
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    Acts 20:18 When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia. Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews. Acts 20:20 You know ...read more

  • Acts 20:18 When They Arrived, He Said To Them: ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
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    Acts 20:18 When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia. Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews. Acts 20:20 You know ...read more

  • Two Years Ago The Commandant Of The Marine Corps ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
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    Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men ...read more

  • U.s. Population The U.s. Is The Fastest Growing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    U.S. Population The U.S. is the fastest growing industrialized nation in the world, growing by 2.8 million people a year (a fertility rate of 2.05). Although 12% of the U.S. population is 65 or older, higher fertility rates and immigration keep America younger than Europe. About 40% of our ...read more

  • Black Owned Businesses Are Among The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Black Owned Businesses are among the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy, says the Census Bureau. The number of black-owned businesses grew by 45% from ‘97 to ‘02, more than 4 times the overall rate. Blacks now own 5% of all non-farm U.S. businesses. Revenues increased 25%, to about $89 ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Boat Was Wrecked In A Storm On ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 6, 2007
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    Many years ago a boat was wrecked in a storm on Lake Michigan at Evanston, Illinois. Students from Northwestern University formed themselves into rescue teams. One student, Edward Spencer, saved seventeen people from the sinking ship. When he was carried exhausted to his room, he aside, “Did I do ...read more

  • An Old Story Tells Of A Desert Nomad Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An old story tells of a desert nomad who awakened hungry in the middle of the night. He lit a candle and began eating dates from a bowl beside his bed. He took a bite from one and saw a worm in it; so he threw it out of the tent. He bit into a second date, found another worm, and threw it away ...read more

  • The Happy Hypocrite." It Is A Story About A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “The Happy Hypocrite." It is a story about a man who was born with an awful facial deformity. He grew up alone and lonely. When reaching adulthood, he decided to move from his town to begin a new life. On his way he discovered a beautiful mask that fit his making him look handsome. At first the ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of An Only Survivor Of A Wreck ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The story is told of an only survivor of a wreck who was thrown on an uninhabited island. After a while he managed to build himself a hut, in which he placed the little that he had saved from the wreck. He prayed to God for deliverance, and anxiously scanned the horizon each day to hail any passing ...read more

  • But In Fact, There Have Been Many Men Of God Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    But in fact, there have been many men of God who had professions, or who came out backgrounds that seemed unusual. There was a man from England, his name was John Bunyan and he worked most of his life as a tinker. That’s a person who makes utensils and stuff out of copper and tin. Well following ...read more

  • The Web-Slinging Superhero Has Gone And Done It ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
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    The web-slinging superhero has gone and done it again! Spiderman 3 opened on May 6, 2007 and on opening night grossed in excess of a staggering M$151 US – and climbing! This movie was different from Spider 1 and 2 in that Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spiderman, was forced to deal with what the overview ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Children's Game Hide And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 14, 2007
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    Do you remember the children’s game hide and seek..... did you ever get such a good hiding place nobody ever caught you maybe you did? This opening chapter of Jonah is all about the Christian game of hide and seek from the will of God - Jonah tries to get into such a good hiding place that ...read more

  • Contrast The Poor Example Of King Jehoiachin ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 24, 2007
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    Contrast the poor example of King Jehoiachin with that of the British Royal Family during World War II. King George Vi and his wife Queen Elizabeth remained in Buckingham Palace throughout the War rather than fleeing to the countryside for safety. During the German Blitzkrieg of London from ...read more

  • There Is A Small Tree Which Grows In Southeast ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
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    There is a small tree which grows in Southeast Asia known as the Judas-tree. From its branches grow gorgeous blossoms. These blossoms look like scarlet sunbeams. The brilliant beauty of the crimson flowers attracts thousands of tiny insects. Wild bees also try to draw honey from their exquisitely ...read more

  • One Afternoon In 1965, Daniel Waswa, A Citizen Of ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 15, 2007
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    One afternoon in 1965, Daniel Waswa, a citizen of Kenya, struggled up a hill and was crucified by his wife at his own direction. As he hung on the cross, he told the gathered crowd, “I am dying for the sins of all Kenyans.” After nailing her husband to the cross, the woman collapsed on the ground ...read more

  • Norman Rockwell Painted Another Famous Picture ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 26, 2007
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    Norman Rockwell painted another famous picture which revealed the value of being able to go and worship God freely in America. The two Big Wars during Norman’s lifetime helped him to be reminded of how blessed we were to worship God freely. i. He painted this picture along with three others after ...read more

  • Here Are Some Examples Of Instructions That, For ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    Here are some examples of instructions that, for one reason or another, weren’t made very clearly: • “Do not sit in chair without being fully assembled” • “Please take time to look over the brochure enclosed with your family” • at a private school grounds: “No trespassing without ...read more

  • And Jesus Loved Them All

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 4, 2008
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    And Jesus Loved Them All------ I saw a sea of faces in a dream I had one day and millions stood before a throne whose sins were washed away from every tribe and every land they all had heard the call the rich, the poor, the black, the white and Jesus loved them all. He loved them with their many ...read more