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  • In The Early Days Of The United States Of ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 18, 2006
     | 1,725 views

    In the early days of the United States of America a weary traveler came to the banks of the Mississippi River for the first time. There was no bridge. It was early winter, and the surface of the mighty stream was covered with ice. Would he dare cross over? Would the uncertain ice be able to bear ...read more

  • Lottery Bliss ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 2,317 views

    LOTTERY BLISS UNREALISTIC Every year Americans spend over $50 billion trying to produce an advantage for themselves by winning the lottery. But only a small fraction of those who participate beat the astronomical odds and win the big jackpots. And even those who win find that any joy that they ...read more

  • Chief Justice Of Supreme Court Humble Enough To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
     | 3,595 views

    Chief Justice of Supreme Court Humble Enough to Stand Next to a Chinese Laundryman As Christians, we are to trust God the Holy Spirit by being completely humble. Let me share a story which gives us a picture of humility; maybe you will see yourself in this story: When Charles Evans Hughes was ...read more

  • U.s. News And World Report In Dec. Of 2004 Did A ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 12, 2010
     | 1,551 views

    U.S. News and World Report in Dec. of 2004 did a magazine focusing on the power of prayer: Jeffrey L. Shelter wrote in his article, "The Power of Prayer, on pages 52, 53) "A pierced and tattooed man quietly bows his head at a noisy lunch counter. A child in pink pajamas kneels at her bedside and ...read more

  • We're Building Two A Day

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 22, 2010
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    WE'RE BUILDING TWO A DAY In the 1880s the Methodist Church was privileged to have a leader named C. C. McCabe. He was a church extension pioneer and strategist, and a great achiever he was. One day he was on a train, riding out to the Pacific Northwest to help develop and launch a strategy for ...read more

  • And Now, Am Watching Larry King Live! Where There ...

    Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 6, 2010
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    And now, am watching Larry King Live! Where there is an interesting interview with Mrs Cindi Broaddus, the sister to Robin McGraw, Dr Phil McGraw’s wife. She was attacked five years ago by an unknown, hateful bigot who sprayed her with Sulfuric Acid from a highway overpass in the quiet countryside ...read more

  • The Bible And The Bounty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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     | 5,396 views

    THE BIBLE AND THE BOUNTY The English ship Bounty, commanded by Lt. William Bligh, journeyed to the South Pacific in 1787. Many signed on considering the voyage a trip to paradise. Bligh appointed a young friend, Fletcher Christian, to the post of second in command. The Bounty stayed in Tahiti for ...read more

  • Rubbing Shoulders With God

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 5, 2011
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    RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH GOD We visited Our Lady of Quebec, the Cathedral Basilica in old Quebec City. I had a plethora of emotions upon entering this bastion of structures, dating back 365 years, having been built in 1647. It continues its stately gaze as the oldest parish church in North America. ...read more

  • God's Banana Stalk

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
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    GOD'S BANANA STALK One of my favorite stories in The Bible Questions is the story of the Motilone (Mow-til-oh-ee) Indians of Columbia, South America. In the 1960s, the Motilones were Stone Age headhunters feared by all their neighboring tribes. They had killed every white man who trespassed into ...read more

  • The Lord Hears You

    Contributed by Don Carpenter on Mar 2, 2021
     | 1,695 views

    Will Smith and Gene Hackman star in the 1998 movie, Enemy of the State. The concept is that whether you deserve it or not, the Government has immense capabilities to spy on every minute detail of your life. As unnerving as the film was, technology has only grown more ...read more

  • Cross (S)  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,008 views

    Cross (S) Imagine with me for a moment… Pretend that a man from South America is speaking here. His name is Jose Samblanco, and having just arrived, he proclaims the good news to us that a Peruvian peasant by the name of Carlos Hernandez was electrocuted on the electric chair for your sins. He ...read more

  • Dr. William Evans, Who Pastored College Church ...

    Contributed by Dr. Thomas Norton on Jul 17, 2007
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    Dr. William Evans, who pastored College Church from 1906-1909, was an unusually accomplished man. He had the entire King James Version of the Bible memorized as well as the New Testament of the American Standard Version. Dr. Evans also authored over fifty books. His son, Louis, became one of the ...read more

  • Everything We Do Needs To Be A Part Of Our ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2007
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     | 1,554 views

    Everything we do needs to be a part of our service to God. A young boy by the name of James had a desire to be the most famous manufacturer and salesman of cheese in the world. He planned on becoming rich and famous by making and selling cheese and began with a little buggy pulled by a pony named ...read more

  • Oscar Did Not Know What Would Be In Store For His ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 10, 2007
     | 1,170 views

    Oscar did not know what would be in store for his family as they disembarked at Ellis Island. There were times during their long journey from Sweden that young Oscar wondered if they would ever get to this wonderful place called America. Yet Oscar and his family settled in Minnesota and began to ...read more

  • Team Hoyt  PRO

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 19, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,771 views

    TEAM HOYT - Team Hoyt loves to race -Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts - Since 1975 who together compete just about continuously in running cycling swimming crossing 1000 finish lines - 64 marathon races. - 204 10 K runs - 206 triathlons - 6 of these triathlon ...read more

  • In 2003 The Us Census Bureau Reported An Increase ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 11, 2007
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     | 1,010 views

    In 2003 the US Census Bureau reported an increase in poverty among Americans; nearly 35,000,000 Americans live below the poverty level. What exactly does it mean to be poor? And how many of us might qualify as being poor? Perhaps when you see how much American poor have you will quickly realize ...read more

  • The Colonel Sanders Story  PRO

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,409 views

    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

  • Is Islam The Fastest-Growing Religion? Guess ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 21, 2008
     | 1,067 views

    Is Islam the Fastest-Growing Religion? Guess Again by Dinesh D’Souza Many people think Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. Not true. Islam is growing fast, but Christianity is growing faster. Indeed there are twice as many Christians as Muslims in the world today and the gap is ...read more

  • 2. Story From Book The History Of Prayer In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 830 views

    2. Story from book The History of Prayer in America One Nation Under God by James P. Moore Jr: On the eve of the battle that preceded the brutal Death march of Bataan. The Reverend William Thomas Cummings, a Catholic Priest, delivered a stirring field sermon. Looking into the faces of the troops, ...read more

  • So, I'm Waiting In Line At That High End Culinary ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 8, 2008
     | 1,361 views

    So, I’m waiting in line at that high end culinary experience, Taco Bell, and I get into a conversation with this woman. The conversation starts off with how crazy it is that Taco Bell can make fifty menu items out of only about seven ingredients and then moves on to Christianity. At one point this ...read more

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