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  • Scripture Says,

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 16, 2009
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    Scripture says, “…they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) “One” (eḥāḏ) “stresses unity while recognizing diversity within that oneness.” “It has the idea of unity or integrity as when it designates one justice for all.” I especially appreciate an illustration from the book ...read more

  • Psalm 47 And Rosh Hashanah

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 20, 2010
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    PSALM 47 AND ROSH HASHANAH When a brand new believer in 1974, my friend loaned his LP Album by Messianic Jewish group "Lamb." When I married Marylu in 1980, I married into Lamb albums. One of the songs was titled, "Clap Your Hands, All Ye People," and was a paraphrase of Psalm 47. Preparing this ...read more

  • Criticism And Praise

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2007
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    Charles Schwab - In 1921 the first person to make one million dollars a year, when a person making $50. A week was well off, was Charles Schwab. He had been picked by Andrew Carnegie to become the first president of U.S. Steel Company. Why did Andrew Carnegie pay him so much? Because he was a ...read more

  • He Turned To Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 1,733 views

    HE TURNED TO US Some years ago, the news service carried a story about a dramatic rescue. A California Highway Patrol officer received a call. It seems a woman was about to jump off a bridge. Immediately the officer, a woman herself, was confronted with a dilemma. This police officer had an ...read more

  • All For One  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 27, 2002
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    ALL FOR ONE "According to Bill Jauss and Steve Rosenbloom in the Chicago Tribune, on July 19, 1996, Chad Kreuter, a reserve catcher for the Chicago White Sox, severely dislocated and fractured his left shoulder on a play at home. He underwent surgery, and the Sox placed him on the sixty-day ...read more

  • I Can Remember Two Separate Mornings In My Life, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Oct 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,491 views

    I can remember two separate mornings in my life, when I woke up early because I couldn’t breathe. When I woke, my lungs had stopped breathing and I realized they weren’t taking commands from my brain. So I darted out of bed, standing in the middle of the room with my mouth wide open, prompting my ...read more

  • Spiritual Anarchy  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 23, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 2,096 views

    SPIRITUAL ANARCHY In his [Barna’s] new volume he flatly states that moral anarchy has arrived and rules our culture today. The argument hinges on a substantial amount of attitudinal and behavioral evidence: record bankruptcy levels, frivolous lawsuits, the rapid growth of the pornography industry, ...read more

  • Bruce Goodrich Was Being Initiated Into The Cadet ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    Bruce Goodrich was being initiated into the cadet corps at Texas A & M University. One night, Bruce was forced to run until he dropped -- but he never got up. Bruce Goodrich died before he even entered college. A short time after the tragedy, Bruce’s father wrote this letter to the ...read more

  • Bruce Goodrich Was Being Initiated Into The Cadet ...

    Contributed by Steven Kelso on Dec 4, 2006
     | 1,711 views

    Bruce Goodrich was being initiated into the cadet corps at Texas A & M University. One night, Bruce was forced to run until he dropped -- but he never got up. Bruce Goodrich died before he even entered college. A short time after the tragedy, Bruce’s father wrote this letter to the administration, ...read more

  • David: Brokenness Leads To Loyalty

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 19, 2009
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    DAVID: BROKENNESS LEADS TO LOYALTY Psalm 51 Our text was written by King David about a year after he had an adulterous affair. While his men were off to war he was home relaxing. The story results in a series of events that went from adultery to deception and finally murder to cover his tracks and ...read more

  • General Douglas Macarthur Unique Signature At The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
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    General Douglas MacArthur Unique Signature at the Japanese Surrender Ending World War II We need to understand not just the pain, but the power to come. We need to appreciate not just the hard times, but the victory ahead. We need to grasp not just the cross, but the crown to follow. On ...read more

  • The Servant And The Child

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 12, 2011
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    THE SERVANT AND THE CHILD Think about the differences between a servant and a child: The servant is accepted and appreciated on the basis of what he does, the child on the basis of who he is. The servant starts the day anxious and worried, wondering if his work will really please his master. ...read more

  • On Average The Servicemen Who Guard The Tomb Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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     | 2,003 views

    On average the servicemen who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier spend about 8 hours to prepare for duty. Their uniform must be meticulously prepared. What preparation do we put into our life of service to God? A logical question that someone might ask of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine Pastors In The Bloor West ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 2, 2008
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     | 2,449 views

    A friend of mine pastors in the Bloor West village in Toronto and runs a "God at the Pub" where he holds open discussions on the Christian faith in a bar setting. He told me the other day that he has all sorts of people there who are not people of faith, but who have told him they want to model ...read more

  • Gossip: What Will They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    GOSSIP: WHAT WILL THEY SAY? Three elderly men were talking about what their grandchildren would be saying about them fifty years from now. The first one said, "I would like my grandchildren to say, ’He was a hard worker." The second one said, "50 years from now, I want them to say, ’He was a ...read more

  • A House Is A House Is A House--Until Love Comes ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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    A house is a house is a house--until love comes through the door, that is. And love intuitively goes around sprinkling that special brand of angel dust that transforms a house into a very special home for very special people: your family. Money, of course, can build a charming house, but only ...read more

  • Team: Together Each Accomplishes More!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 15, 2005
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    TEAM: Together Each Accomplishes More! I was a student on the LMU campus in the early ’70’s. There was a required course called Music Appreciation. We had to spend hours in the music library listening to Masterpieces from the music greats. One day while digging through some old albums, I ran across ...read more

  • A Recent E-Mail Asked Readers To Reflect On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 28, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,260 views

    A recent e-mail asked readers to reflect on the following questions: 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest. 4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. 5. Name the ...read more

  • A Legend Tells Of A Liberated Slave Who Went To ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
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    "A legend tells of a liberated slave who went to see President Lincoln and assured him that he would not accept his freedom as a gift, that he proposed to pay for it. He threw a silver dollar on the President’s desk. The kindly Mr. Lincoln tried to show the man that he could not pay for his ...read more

  • There Once Was A Woman Who Really Felt She Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 13, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,753 views

    There once was a woman who really felt she had nothing to share with or give to God and his people. During the services she would sit, sing softly to herself, pray to herself, engage in little small talk afterward. On Sunday the preacher gave a message on Expressions of Gratitude. When she went ...read more