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  • Many, Many Years Ago King George Vi Addressed The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 5, 2007
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    Many, many years ago King George VI addressed the British Commonwealth on New Year’s Eve at the turn of a moment in history where the whole world was standing on the brink of uncertainty. Despondency was in the air, and people did not know to whom they could turn. As he closed his message, unknown ...read more

  • The King James Version Translates This Verse ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
     | 1,320 views

    The King James version translates this verse saying, “Our righteousness is as flighty rags.” The word translated there as “filthy rags” literally means, “menstrual cloth.” Forgive my bluntness but God says the best thing you have ever done, apart from Him, stinks like that. When we do things, ...read more

  • A Class Would Consist Of No More Than 20 People. ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Aug 25, 2007
     | 1,232 views

    A Class would consist of no more than 20 people. Today an ideal size is between four and twelve. Wesley had three “General Rules of the Methodist Class Meetings” for which each class member was expected to give a verbal account as to their personal progress the past week. These three “General ...read more

  • My Attempt To Help Bring Clarity And ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    My attempt to help bring clarity and understanding to the commandments may be out done by “The Hillbilly’s Ten Commandments.” These are the simple down home interpretation of the Ten Commandments as posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Louisville, KY. (1) Just one God (2) Put nothin’ ...read more

  • Just Listen To The Following Statistics That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 17, 2007
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    JUST LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS THAT PROVES THE BIBLE IS A SPECIAL MASTERPIECE OF COMMUNICATION FROM ALMIGHTY GOD TO HIS CREATION: • THE BIBLE WAS WRITTEN OVER A SPAN OF 1,500 YEARS • THE BIBLE WAS WRITTEN BY MORE THAN 40 DIFFERENT AUTHORS SUCH AS MOSES, DAVID, JOSHUA, DANIEL, SOLOMON, ...read more

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Spoke Prophetically ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 5, 2007
     | 1,837 views

    . Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke prophetically calling America to right the wrongs of racial discrimination. At one point after a defining court victory, Dr. King spoke with the president about enacting legislation to protect the civil rights of people of color. The president sided with Dr. King ...read more

  • A Christmas Poem  PRO

    Contributed by Aaron Hand on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,329 views

    [A Christmas Poem] The King of Kings, the Lord of Lords Came to earth for you and me. The salvation I could not afford He paid for on Calvary. What could I ever give Him That would thank Him for His Son? I’ll confess, and turn from my sin And live in the victory won! I often lose sight ...read more

  • After I Had Been Tithing A Year Or More, Through ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Thompkins on Jan 11, 2008
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    After I had been tithing a year or more, through no fault of mine or my family but through sickness, we got rather deep in debt. The enemy said to me: "It is not right for you to give a tenth of what you make to the church when you owe these bills. A Christian pays his debts. You should pay these ...read more

  • Mushrooms Or Maple Trees: Mushrooms Sprout Up ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Mushrooms or Maple Trees: Mushrooms sprout up overnight and then wither away in a matter of days. Maple trees, on the other hand, grow gradually while learning to withstand the forces of nature that threaten their existence. They result in a majestic fruit bearing entity that lasts for ...read more

  • Signs And Wonders

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
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    SIGNS AND WONDERS A person who is seeking for signs and wonders has turned God into a personal Genie in a Bottle. And because of that, when God fails to come through for them, they often turn away from Him completely. Ted Turner (the founder of CNN and some other enterprises) has been known to ...read more

  • On Meditation

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on May 2, 2008
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    ON MEDITATION The Hebrew word translated "meditate" speaks of what a cow does after grazing all day. As she chews the cud over and over again, she extracts every nutrient. In other words, to meditate means to ponder a section of the Word day and night, extracting more from its inexhaustible supply ...read more

  • Several Years Ago I Read A Fictional Novel ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on May 10, 2008
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    Several years ago I read a fictional novel called, A Skeleton in God’s Closet. It was about an archeologists’ that claimed that he had found the skeleton of Jesus. The chaos that followed was amazing as churches closed and the earth began to tear itself apart. What if I could convince you that ...read more

  • Two Feet To Follow ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 16, 2008
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    Two feet to follow us, Where ever our feet may trod; Will they lead to folly’s door, Or will they lead to God? Two eyes to observe what we do, To copy our ways and our tastes; Will they help build a growing world, Or will they add to the waste? Two ear to hear what we say, In pleasure, in ...read more

  • Participating In A Ceremony Of Another Religion

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 1, 2008
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    PARTICIPATING IN A CEREMONY OF ANOTHER RELIGION You may remember, a couple of years ago the Mormons opened a new temple in town and all the ministers were invited to go and participate in a clergy dedication ceremony of the local Mormon temple. I had a call from a pastor across town inviting me to ...read more

  • Os Guinness On A Christian Worldview

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    OS GUINNESS ON A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW Os Guinness says that a Christian worldview involves believers thinking about anything and everything in a manner that is consistently shaped, directed, and restrained by the truth of God's Word and God's Spirit. Such a Christian worldview encompasses core ...read more

  • Hand In Hand, Not Eye To Eye

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 19, 2006
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    HAND IN HAND, NOT EYE TO EYE There is a study by James Dobson that reveals that men use about 25,000 words a day, but women use 50,000. Now, ladies when you say, "My husband just won’t listen to me..." You’ve got to realize he doesn’t have the brain with the capacity to hold as much as you can ...read more

  • We Need To Begin By Defining The Word "Righte...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    We need to begin by defining the word “righteousness”. Righteousness defined: Root word = “straightness” “conforming to a standard or a norm” In Washington D.C. there is a building called the "National Institute of Standards and Technology." This facility is responsible for storing perfect ...read more

  • Street Clothes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    STREET CLOTHES On March 5, 1994, Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Prescott was teaching a class for police officers in the Salt Lake City Library. As he stepped into the hallway he noticed a gunman herding 18 hostages into the next room. With a flash of insight, Prescott (dressed in street clothes) joined the ...read more

  • Someone Has Pictured Legalism And Libertinism As ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2009
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    Someone has pictured legalism and libertinism as two parallel streams that run between earth and heaven. The stream of legalism is clear, sparkling, and pure; but its waters run so deep and furiously that no one can enter it without being drowned or smashed on the rocks of its harsh demands. The ...read more

  • The Cod And The Cat Fish

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 9, 2022
     | 2,155 views

    TELL THE STORY OF THE COD… There was a favorite fish along the east coast. It is the COD. The cod was so tasty and it was a favorite dish along the coast. So the market expanded but something was lost in the shipping. The frozen cod was mushy and tasteless. So they began shipping the cod alive in ...read more