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  • Story That Occurred During Ww I And The British ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Story that occurred During WW I and the British liberation of Palestine. British were coming up from Beersheeba chasing the Turkish soilders out of the land. In the pursit, the British army outdistanced the camel train that was carrying their water. Soon their water bottles were empty and slowly ...read more

  • God Gives A Warning, A Serious Warning. Wise And ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 19, 2007
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    God gives a warning, a serious warning. Wise and sensitive souls respond quickly to the warning. Others do not. Charles Swindoll said he and his wife Cynthia were flying from Portland to Los Angeles after a pastors’ conference. After the flight reached cruising altitude, meals were being ...read more

  • On September, 1st, 1939 A German Battleship ...

    Contributed by Mel Shepherd on Jul 2, 2007
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    On September, 1st, 1939 a German battleship opened fire on the Polish garrison of the Westerplatte Fort, in Danzig, which is now called Gdansk. (Point it out on the map) This plan of attack is what started World War II. At the exact same moment this fort was being fired upon from waters of the ...read more

  • Video: Youtube: Joshua Bell; Washington Post In ...

    Contributed by John Braland on Aug 21, 2007
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    VIDEO: YOUTUBE: Joshua Bell; Washington Post in Metro DC, Length 2:44 Gene Weingarten from the Washington post writes: "HE EMERGED FROM THE METRO AT THE L’ENFANT PLAZA STATION AND POSITIONED HIMSELF AGAINST A WALL BESIDE A TRASH BASKET. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man ...read more

  • When Larry Crabbe, Christian Psychologist And ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Oct 20, 2007
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    When Larry Crabbe, Christian psychologist and author, became a father, he decided he was going to do parenting right! So Larry made sure he hugged his sons and told them he loved them. He had father-son talks, dinners and camping trips. He personally saw to it that his sons had a thorough ...read more

  • The Colonel Sanders Story  PRO

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 26, 2007
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    Illustration: The Colonel Sanders Story Here’s a man sitting on his porch in Kentucky. He’s only recently retired from the post office, and he’s sitting there when his first Social Security check is delivered. He’s very, very discouraged. He thinks to himself, "Is this what life is going to be ...read more

  • Christmas Changed In A Hurry For Mike And Tiffany ...

    Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Dec 24, 2007
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    Christmas changed in a hurry for Mike and Tiffany Bailey from one year to the next. In 2001, their neat house with the white picket fence was fairly quiet. Like all of their past Christmas seasons, Mike and Tiffany had gone to parties, exchanged gifts, attended family get-togethers, and prayed for ...read more

  • Someone Who Understands

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 30, 2007
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    Someone Who Understands A farmer made a sign advertising some puppies he had for sale. As he was nailing the sign to the post in his yard, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down and saw a little boy with a big grin and something in his hand. "Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your ...read more

  • Simon Was A Loyal Disciple; He Followed His Rabbi ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
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    Simon was a loyal disciple; he followed his rabbi closely, observing and learning. One day, Simon realized that his rabbi was actually the Messiah. He didn’t figure that out by himself. Jesus said: “Simon, son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this ...read more

  • Sometime Immediate Responses Are The Best Way To ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 29, 2008
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    Sometime immediate responses are the best way to deal with a situation. I remember being a young Marine at Infantry training school in the coastal mountains of San Diego – I know it sounds like such tough duty just a few miles from the beaches of San Diego, California! Trust me, it was more ...read more

  • December 17, 1903, At 10:35 A.m., Orville Wright ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Mar 30, 2008
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    December 17, 1903, at 10:35 A.M., Orville Wright secured his place in history by executing the first powered and sustained flight from level ground. For twelve gravity defying seconds he flew 120 feet along the dunes of the outer banks of North Carolina. In the field of Aviation, this historic ...read more

  • Jesus: The Total Package

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    JESUS: THE TOTAL PACKAGE Last week the Minnesota Timberwolves traded the superstar Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in exchange for seven players. What does it feel like to know that you are worth seven men? Obviously KG, as he's known among NBA fans, must be pretty good. He is. He's the total ...read more

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    DUMB CROOKS A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. A guy walked into ...read more

  • Heart Attacks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    HEART ATTACKS Did you know that tension exhibits itself in the from of stress? And stress is not always caused by negative things; it is also caused by positive things in your life. For instance, Mike Parker was recovering from a severe heart attack, and the doctor said there should be no ...read more

  • A Vigilant ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    A Vigilant Nation The Foundation of a Nation That Truly Says “In God We Trust” * * * * * * * * Vigilance has never come easy, and America has always had her share of enemies. Many today still remember the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and every day in some way we are reminded of ...read more

  • Watch Out For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    WATCH OUT FOR FAKERS Sometimes the titles of news stories are so captivating that I just have to read them. One that caught my attention this week said: “‘World’s Greatest Dad’ Arrested As Predator.” It roused your curiosity too, didn’t it? Here’s the story from Lansing, Michigan: "Attorney ...read more

  • C ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    CONNECTED How many of you have cell phones? Isn’t it amazing how cell phones have become a necessity? It wasn’t that long ago that people still wrote letters! But technology has made it so much easier to communicate. Although – some research has shown that very advanced technologies existed long ...read more

  • The Time Is Here! The Summer Is Over And School ...

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
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    The time is here! The summer is over and school is back in session! The time for our children’s learning process is back on schedule. Teachers are all geared up to instruct their students in all the skills of mathematics, language usage, social studies and the sciences. Last week I found a very ...read more

  • The Light Of Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    THE LIGHT OF HOPE As Craig T. Kocher in his commentary on our text states, "Christian hope is fundamentally different from optimism. Christian hope locks its steely eyes on the devastation of the world around it, and readily acknowledges that things may not get better. Christian hope does not bury ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    THE MEANING OF LIFE Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell: "Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless." (Quoted in Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, 17). Welsh scholar Rheinallt Williams: "There is nothing which arises more spontaneously from man's nature than the ...read more