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  • It Was Around 1870 When New York City Had One Of ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 25, 2004
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    It was around 1870 when New York City had one of the most hotly contested mayor’s races in its history. The incumbent was Mayor John Tweed. Everybody called him “Boss Tweed,” and it was a name that suited him well. The time came when he ran for reelection, and Boss Tweed’s political machine ...read more

  • Undefiled Mouth

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,082 views

    "Undefiled Mouth" The Holy Spirit illuminated child of God knows that he has received mercy from God, therefore he wants to make Biblical sacrifices that are pleasing to God. Romans 12:1-2 gives clear instructions on how to be a living sacrifice unto the Lord. "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in ...read more

  • Hezekiah's Story

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 22, 2011
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    HEZEKIAH'S STORY Laos 2001. Hezekiah's life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved from ...read more

  • Jesus Freak: Hezekiah

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 1,926 views

    JESUS FREAK: HEZEKIAH Laos 2001. Hezekiah’s life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved ...read more

  • The First Section,(At West Point Military ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2002
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    The first section,(at West Point Military Academy) was studying the time-space relationship later formulated by Einstein as his Theory of Relativity. The text was complex and, some cadets were unable to comprehend it, one young cadet committed the pages to memory. When he was called upon, he ...read more

  • Hell At Ground Zero  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 2, 2002
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     | 5,969 views

    HELL AT GROUND ZERO Jerry Sillcocks is a New York firefighter and a Christian who helped search for survivors at “ground zero.” He writes that he and his co-workers called this place the “pit.” “Almost everywhere I looked, mighty columns of steel were twisted into sad, pointless sculptures, ...read more

  • Morris Siegel Was A Street Person In Los Angeles. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    Morris Siegel was a street person in Los Angeles. He lived like most street people--roaming about in back alleys, sleeping out-of-doors, carrying everything he owned in an old shopping cart. He was found in an alley, dead of natural causes, perhaps heart trouble. The interesting thing about ...read more

  • Joseph Lewis Preston, Of The Free Thinkers Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    Joseph Lewis Preston, of the Free Thinkers of America, told an Associated Press reporter, “Organized interest in atheism has lagged because the opposition isn’t as strong as it used to be. There has been considerable liberalizing of religion and the lines of conflict aren’t nearly as strong.” ...read more

  • One Of The Espn Channels I Really Like Is Espn ...

    Contributed by Bryan Dill on Nov 5, 2006
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    One of the ESPN channels I really like is ESPN Classic. The entire network is dedicated to showing broadcasts of games that have already been played. And, I really like watching some of those older games that are classic rivalries, or famous players from years ago. But, the best part about it ...read more

  • You Do Not Know Wealth, You Do Not Understand ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Jun 8, 2007
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    You do not know wealth, you do not understand prosperity, if you have not found Gods Word. It is the truth in the world of falsehood, and life in the midst of death. It reveals what is not seen clearly by the naked eye, and uncovers what men and their carnality has hidden. People have speculated ...read more

  • In January 2001 Nairobi Police Raided The Home ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In January 2001 Nairobi police raided the home of a former university lecturer and his wife to find their six children emaciated and starving. The kids were ages 2-11 and could not stand up they were in such a bad state. Their legs were stick thin, their hair was falling out and they were all ...read more

  • Center Field

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Center Field In Discipleship Journal, Don McCullough wrote: “John Killinger tells about the manager of a minor league baseball team who was so disgusted with his center fielder’s performance that he ordered him to the dugout and assumed the position himself. The first ball that came into center ...read more

  • May 16 1894. Baltimore Orioles Came To Boston To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    May 16 1894. Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a routine baseball game. But what happened that day was anything but routine. John McGraw then with the Baltimore Orioles got in a fight with the Boston third baseman. Soon both teams were battling and the warfare erupted on the field and then ...read more

  • When I Was Growing Up, I Lived In A House That ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 19, 2007
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    When I was growing up, I lived in a house that had a brick patio in the backyard. The people that owned the house previously had put the bricks in place. They had not done a very good job. They had not made it level. This was bad enough but the part that really infuriated my father was the fact ...read more

  • Swindoll States From His Book Living On Ragged ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 8, 2008
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    Swindoll states from his book Living on Ragged Edge, “But the flesh will answer back, ‘Aw what’s the rush? Why not wait until you have sown a few wild oats? Why not wait thirty or forty years until you’ve had a pile of fun doing things your own way then turn to God? I mean, you get the best of both ...read more

  • Praying To Be Good

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 28, 2008
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    PRAYING TO BE GOOD When Robert Louis Stevenson was a boy he once remarked to his mother, "Momma, you can’t be good without praying." "How do you know, Robert?" she asked. "Because I’ve tried!" he answered. This brings to mind a story about another little fellow--one who had been sent to his ...read more

  • Romans 8:28 We Know That In All Things God Works ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 18, 2008
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    Romans 8:28 We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him... Sometimes we just want things to turn out well – especially in a bad situation. Before Tom left for deployment to Iraq – he prayed that God will guide him in doing good in a land full of violence. Recently, his ...read more

  • Life Is Not Like A Vcr

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    LIFE IS NOT LIKE A VCR Tim Brown, professor of preaching at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan tells a story about one of his former students who was also named Tim. The former student was a successful young man who called one day to tell the professor that he was sick and in the ...read more

  • My Daughter Elia Has Given Me Permission To Tell ...

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 11, 2009
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    My daughter Elia has given me permission to tell this story. Elia faced a huge dilemma in high school when her best friends from junior high days started hanging out with a rough crowd, starting smoking and crossing all sorts of boundaries. In order to keep the friendships she would have to start ...read more

  • When The Preacher's Car Broke Down On A Country ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 19, 2009
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    When the preacher's car broke down on a country road, he walked to a nearby roadhouse to use the phone. After calling for a tow truck, he spotted his old friend, Frank, drunk and shabbily dressed at the bar. "What happened to you, Frank?" asked the good reverend. "You used to be rich." Frank told ...read more