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  • Let's Tell The Truth: Sin Can Be Fun! Well At ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008
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    Let’s tell the truth: SIN CAN BE FUN! Well at least it is fun for a while. The reality is that sin always has consequences. And the consequences of sin are unpleasant. The National Geographic reported in October 2005 that a 13-foot Burmese python had been found dead in the Florida’s Everglades ...read more

  • While Josh Mcdowell Was Attending Seminary In ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Feb 22, 2008
     | 1,707 views

    While Josh McDowell was attending seminary in California, his father went Home to be with the Lord. His mother had died years earlier, but Josh was not sure of her salvation. He became depressed, thinking that she might be lost. Was she a Christian or not? The thought obsessed him. “Lord,” he ...read more

  • Christ Died In My Place

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,184 views

    Christ died IN MY PLACE. During the U.S. Civil War, a farmer named Blake was drafted as a soldier. He was deeply troubled about leaving his family because his wife had died and there would be no one to support and take care of his children in his absence. The day before he was to leave for the ...read more

  • The Queen Of England Was A Teen When World War Ii ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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     | 2,472 views

    The queen of England was a teen when World War II broke out. When she was old enough she asked her father, King George VI, to let her join the army and serve her country as others were doing. Her father allowed her to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service as a private. She had a superior officer ...read more

  • Thomas Costain's History, The Three Edwards, ...

    Contributed by Robert Joseph on Sep 5, 2008
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    Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means “fat.” After a violent quarrel, Raynald’s younger brother Edward led a ...read more

  • Thomas Costain's History, The Three Edwards, ...

    Contributed by Robert Joseph on Sep 10, 2008
     | 2,883 views

    Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means “fat.” After a violent quarrel, Raynald’s younger brother Edward led ...read more

  • Thomas Costain's History, The Three Edwards, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Joseph on Sep 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,449 views

    Thomas Costain's history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means "fat." After a violent quarrel, Raynald's younger brother Edward led a ...read more

  • Graham's Flame In His Hand

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Nov 17, 2008
     | 2,336 views

    GRAHAM'S FLAME IN HIS HAND Billy Graham said this, "When I was a young biblical study major in college, I had questions that many young believers have. I struggled with what I thought were inconsistencies in the word of God, and therefore I had little power in my ministry. My anointing was ...read more

  • Reluctant Fasting  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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     | 5,004 views

    RELUCTANT FASTING I ran across an article a few months back in Discipleship Journal called "Confessions of a Reluctant Faster." The author mentioned how God impressed upon her the need to pray and fast for a woman in her small group deeply involved in New Age. She didn't like the idea of fasting, ...read more

  • Martin Luther's Depression And The Hymn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
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    Martin Luther’s Depression and the Hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" The year 1527 was the most trying year of Martin Luther’s life. On April 22 he was preaching in Wittenberg when he became dizzy and fainted. Over the next several months he dealt with debilitating depression and sickness. It had ...read more

  • In The Spring Of 1851, He Accepted A Newly ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 8, 2009
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    In the spring of 1851, he accepted a newly created teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), in Lexington, Virginia. He became Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and Instructor of Artillery. Despite the high quality of his work, he was not popular as a teacher. His ...read more

  • Sola Fide: By Faith Alone

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Mar 14, 2010
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    SOLA FIDE: BY FAITH ALONE To prove his point Paul includes a quotation from Habakkuk 2:4, "The just shall live by faith." It was this text--quoted by Paul in Romans 1:17--that ultimately shook Martin Luther to the core and brought him to saving faith in Jesus Christ. On this point, I quote from a ...read more

  • Vigilance, War, And The Price Of Freedom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 6, 2011
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    VIGILANCE, WAR, AND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM "Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom" -- a familiar saying in our country. We remember from Pearl Harbor what it's like to get caught off guard. The enemy can be so deceptive: Japan's peace envoys were seated at the negotiating table at the very ...read more

  • Quotes On Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
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    QUOTES ON PRAYER Guy H. King--No one is a firmer believer in prayer than the devil; not that he practices it but that he suffers from it. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones--Prayer demands no special dress. Prayer demands no special place. Prayer demands no special eloquence. Prayer demands no special ...read more

  • Salvation Belongs To The Lord

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jun 6, 2011
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    SALVATION BELONGS TO THE LORD To say that we cooperate with God in any way in our salvation undermines the doctrine of salvation, robs our confidence in God, and tempts us to pride. It is like the man who collapses from a massive heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. The doctor doesn’t ...read more

  • Are You Ready For A Missions Trip?

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 24, 2011
     | 2,416 views

    ARE YOU READY FOR A MISSIONS TRIP? Last Wednesday I received a text from a dear friend of mine in Phoenix. He said that his 15 year old daughter Katie was going in for some tests to determine the reasons for some health issues she was having. I went to bed without knowing the results. I woke up ...read more

  • The Temper Of Andrew Kehoe

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 16, 2009
     | 2,224 views

    THE TEMPER OF ANDREW KEHOE Andrew Kehoe was born in 1872. His mother died when he was young and his father remarried. It was reported that Kehoe did not get along very well with this stepmother. Kehoe lived on a farm just outside the village of Bath, Michigan. The community was known as the Bath ...read more

  • Battlefield Away From Home

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 15, 2009
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     | 1,805 views

    BATTLEFIELD AWAY FROM HOME He cherished every letter that came from her. His deployment had started six long months ago. No end date was in sight. These were the days before emails and webcams. Those handwritten letters from his sweetheart was his only lifeline out of those trenches to back home. ...read more

  • Rawlins Kept U.s. Grant On His Horse

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 19, 2009
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    RAWLINS KEPT U.S. GRANT ON HIS HORSE Ulysses S. Grant was a 4 star general of the union forces during the Civil War and became the 18th President of the United States. John A. Rawlins was Grant’s friend and fellow general, who became Grant’s chief of staff. During the Civil War, no one was closer ...read more

  • The Word Of God Sent Through The Prophets

    Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 7, 2013
     | 3,966 views

    THE WORD OF GOD SENT THROUGH THE PROPHETS You want success - believe the word of God he has sent through his prophets. Period. Imagine The German Army and the USA Army and United Kingdom Army gathered against Canadian Army. And God sends Pastor Dada, call him a Prophet for this purpose to the ...read more