Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg--or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul’s ally forged in the refinery of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
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A LASTING TREATY?
Since 1919, the nations of Europe have signed more than 200 treaties of peace. Each treaty, simply another scrap of paper, was broken more easily than consummated. From the year 1500 B.C. to A.D. 1860 more than 8,000 treaties of peace, meant to remain in force forever, were
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2003
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"The reality in the first century was that the most intense persecution of the Christian church came, not from the Romans, but from the Jewish community. The Romans and the outside world viewed the Christian Community as merely a small sect of Judaism. Christianity did not spread globally and
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Traditionally we define grace as “The unmerited favor of God.” If I merit something, I deserve it; it means that I have earned it. A student takes “The National Merit Scholarship Exam,” scores high, and wins a college scholarship as the result. That student has earned the scholarship; he or she
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
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Who Prays?
· 88% of Americans pray
· 82% believe in the healing power of prayer
· 78% say prayer is an important part of daily life
· 63% pray often
· 25% pray occasionally
· 65% believe they have had specific prayers answered
· 79% say praying helps speed recovery
· 24% say they have been cured
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Fewer Teens Are Engaging In Sexual Activity. According to a new National Center for Health Statistics report, teen girls, age 15 to 17, 38% had engaged in sexual intercourse in ‘95, vs. 30% in ‘02. Among boys that age, the sexual activity dropped from 43% to 31% in the same time period. The study
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2006
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“Researchers in Indiana have measured the effects on a brain scan. The study’s principal investigator, Dr. Vincent Mathews, said prolonged exposure to violence actually affects brain function and behavior.
Dr. David Walsh, National Institute on Media and the Family asks, “"What good could possibly
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 18, 2006
“The Power of Prayer”
J. Edgar Hoover said, “The spectacle of a nation praying is more awe-inspiring than the explosion of an atomic bomb. The force of prayer is greater than any possible combination of man-made or man-controlled powers, because prayer is man’s greatest means of tapping the
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Christian Church
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Retirement Realty- 25% of U.S. boomers own more than one property, finds the National Association of Realtors. Boomers own 57% of vacation homes and 58% of rental property. Beyond their primary residences, 13% own vacant land, 8% rental property, 7% a vacation or seasonal home and 2% commercial
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 29, 2008
The Tongues of Fire
Philo: "Then from the midst of the fire that streamed from heaven there sounded forth to their utter amazement a voice, for the flame became articulate speech in the language familiar to the audience" (Decal. 46), quoted by Ben Witherington III in his commentary, The Acts of the
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 23, 2009
“Why have I come to Australia? Well, if Dr Salk had kept quiet about the vaccine he had discovered to help polio sufferers, what a tragedy that would have been! And when I have found Jesus to be the answer to the problems we have, both personal and national, I must share it with others.” Sir Lionel
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Baptist
Contributed by Kelly Mitchell on Oct 7, 2012
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Pick One
The purpose and intent of the church, according to Ezekiel 36:23 is to be used to prove the Lord Holy to the nations. I can only think of two ways which God can use the church to prove the He is Holy to the Community:
1 - When He provides great happiness, peace, and success because of
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Baptist
Contributed by William Yates on Jun 12, 2002
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THE PRIZE IS WORTH THE CHALLENGE OF THE JOURNEY
Volleyball was introduced as an Olympic sport in the 1964 Tokyo games. A Japanese women’s team was chosen to represent their nation for the event. Hirofumi Daimatsu, their coach, put the women through a grueling training program that resembled a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Boys In Crises: It may still be a man’s world. But it is no longer a boy’s. From his first days in school, an average boy is already developmentally 2 years behind girls in reading and writing. Yet he’s often expected to learn the same things in the same way in the same amount of time. While every
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