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  • The Word Impenitent Means Without Repentance, ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Brown on Jun 9, 2006
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    The word impenitent means without repentance, without remorse. In one of my favorite movies, Indiana Jones is looking for the Holy Grail. He has certain clues that will take him through the deadly traps that lay ahead. The first clue is this: “The Breath of God. Only the penitent man will pass.” ...read more

  • Wolf Licks Bloodied Knife To Death  PRO

    Contributed by James Pless on Jun 20, 2006
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    Wolf Licks Bloodied Knife To Death Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin. "First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to ...read more

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
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    Which Way Is Up? Some years ago I read about a speedboat driver who had recently survived a racing accident. He said that he had been at near top speeds when his boat veered slightly and hit a wave at a dangerous angle. The combined force of his speed and the size and angle of the wave sent the ...read more

  • God Thought About My Future Before I Even Had A ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 5, 2006
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    God thought about my future before I even had a present! Let me explain. I know that some of you are already saving money for sending your kids to future education. And you don’t even have kids yet! You are pre-planning! That’s awesome. That’s the love of a parent, getting ready to give that ...read more

  • On April 21st, In The Year 1519, The Spanish ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    On April 21st, in the year 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez sailed into the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico. He brought with him only about 600 men, and yet over the next two years his vastly outnumbered forces were able to defeat Montezuma and all the warriors of the Aztec empire, making ...read more

  • In 1899, Two Men B.p. Grenfell And A.s. Hunt ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1899, two men B.P. Grenfell and A.S. Hunt were excavating in Ancient Tebtunis (southern Egypt). They discovered a crocodile cemetery. In disgust, a workman flung a mummified crocodile against a rock. Out popped some papyrus. Other crocodiles were opened, and it was discovered that they had ...read more

  • One Of Denmark's Leading Sculptors Had A Burning ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One of Denmark’s leading sculptors had a burning ambition to create the greatest statue of Jesus ever made. He began by shaping a clay model of a triumphant, regal figure. The head was thrown back and the arms were upraised in a gesture of great majesty. It was his conception of Christ the King: ...read more

  • The Second Richest Man In Rockefeller's Time Was ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
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    The second richest man in Rockefeller’s time was Andrew Carnegie (car-NEGG-ee). He spent the first 66 years of his life accumulating wealth, and then spent the last 18 giving as much of it away as he could. He said, “I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and ...read more

  • An Undertaker Ask A Local New Minister To Preach ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2007
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    An undertaker ask a local new minister to preach a funeral for a person of no friends, money, or known relatives. The funeral director felt so bad already at the cheap coffin. The new minister responded gladly. The directions were vague and 8 miles into a wooded area and set for 2pm. Panically, ...read more

  • His Book Folk Psalms Of Faith, Ray Stedman Tells ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
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    his book FOLK PSALMS OF FAITH, Ray Stedman tells of an experience H.A. Ironside had in a crowded restaurant. Just as Ironside was about to begin his meal, a man approached and asked if he could join him. Ironside invited his to have a seat. Then, as was his custom, Ironside bowed his head in ...read more

  • By Now Everyone Has Heard Of The Death Of Actor ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Feb 23, 2008
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    By now everyone has heard of the death of actor Heath Ledger. Just a few days ago this up and coming young actor was found dead in his lower Manhattan apartment. From the outside looking in it would seem that he had it made. He had truly found the American dream. He had fame and fortune. Yet, ...read more

  • Writing In Leadership Magazine, Bernabe Spivey ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 30, 2008
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    Writing in LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE, Bernabe Spivey relates this incident: “Going down some old cement steps, I noticed an ant carrying a leaf on its back. The leave was many times bigger than the ant. Then the ant came to a big crack in the cement that it couldn’t cross. The ant stopped a moment. ...read more

  • God Gave Me The Light

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
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    GOD GAVE ME THE LIGHT I remember back when I graduated from college and was beginning to interview for ministry positions. I was being looked at by three churches, but I wanted God to be able to guide in where I would go, so I agreed to go to the first church that would give me the official call. ...read more

  • What Is The Largest Ancestry In The World? How ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008
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    WHAT IS THE LARGEST ANCESTRY IN THE WORLD? HOW FAR CAN WE GO BACK? WELL, WIKIPEDIA THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES: THE LONGEST FAMILY TREE IN THE WORLD IS THAT OF THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER AND EDUCATOR CONFUCIUS (551-479 BC). THE TREE SPANS MORE THAN 80 GENERATIONS, AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 2 ...read more

  • If There Is One Thing God Wants Of Us Very ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 13, 2008
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    If there is one thing God wants of us very desperately in these days, that one thing is RELATIONSHIP. I sincerely believe God wants to renew our relationship with him and is looking to bridge the distance between us. For some, the first step of bridging the distance is having a relationship with ...read more

  • The Early Church Of God Reformers Believed That ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 15, 2008
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    The early Church of God reformers believed that at a second point in time after we begin believing in Jesus, God Himself sends His Spirit to guide and direct in order to surrender our entire lives into His care. They found many people believed in Jesus but then experienced God in such a profound ...read more

  • I'm Sure That By Now Many Of You Have Seen The ...

    Contributed by Michael Snow on Aug 13, 2008
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    I'm sure that by now many of you have seen the movie "The Bucket List." It's the story of two men who meet by chance as hospital roommates. As the story develops, we soon discover that one of the men is terminally ill, and the other man is incredibly wealthy. With hours to spend in their ...read more

  • Living And Waiting To Live

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    LIVING AND WAITING TO LIVE Most of us tend to think that happiness is just around the corner. JOY will come one of these days--when things get better...when we finally get out of school...or get a better job...or get married...or get our kids raised and out of the house...or after we get that ...read more

  • Airplane Pilots Are Subject To A Strange ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 3, 2009
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    Airplane pilots are subject to a strange phenomenon. When flying through clouds or fog, which prevent them from seeing the horizon, they cannot feel the plane’s wings beginning to bank to the left or right. In the early days of flight, pilots followed the myth of instinct. They believed they could ...read more

  • The Stages Of The Christian Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    THE STAGES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Several years ago I heard someone describe the Christian experience as similar to that of a piano player, and suddenly the commands of the Bible made more sense and seemed less daunting. When a person begins playing piano, do we expect them to play a piece by ...read more