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  • Not Why, But What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
     | 2,286 views

    NOT WHY, BUT WHAT Technically speaking, David Ring was born dead. Quick acting medical personnel were able to get him breathing, but oxygen deprivation left him with cerebral palsy. He suffered from a speech impediment, hands that don’t cooperate, and a limp. As if that wasn’t enough adversity for ...read more

  • D. On March 13, 1998 From Associated Press- ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 2,658 views

    D. On March 13, 1998 from Associated Press- Milton Garland is 102 years old. He is America’s oldest known worker. He’s worked for the same Pennsylvania engineering firm since 1920. He thinks life and work are just about the same thing. "I don’t think age has anything to do with your desire to ...read more

  • Issues In Business, January, 1998-"Millions Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 1,418 views

    Issues in Business, January, 1998-"Millions of Americans aren’t working, but ...read more

  • Because Jesus Was God, He Could Not Sin. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 4, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 2,592 views

    Because Jesus was God, He could not sin. He could sin as a man, but He could not as God. It would be like taking a hollow cane pole and a steel rod that is small enough in diameter to fit through the pole. The cane pole represents Jesus’ humanity; the steel rod represents His deity. If you took ...read more

  • Former Heavyweight Boxer James (Quick) Tillis Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 4, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 1,387 views

    Former heavyweight boxer James (Quick) Tillis was a cowboy from Oklahoma who fought out of Chicago in the early 1980’s. Years later, he still remembers his first day in the Windy City after his arrival from Tulsa. "I got off the bus with two cardboard suitcases under my arms in downtown Chicago and ...read more

  • Michelangelo Was Browsing About In A Marble Shop ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 4, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 3,641 views

    Michelangelo was browsing about in a marble shop one day. His attention was drawn to one particular piece. He walked around and around it, pondering its beauty. After a time, he told the shopkeeper that he wished to purchase it. The shopkeeper, evidently an honest soul, agreed that though it was ...read more

  • You May Have Heard About The Two Guys From Texas, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 2,816 views

    You may have heard about the two guys from Texas, from down around College Station, who went up north to do some ice fishing. They made the long trip but before they did their ice fishing they stopped by a store near the lake for some supplies. They asked the merchant if he had any ice picks and ...read more

  • William P. Barker Tells Of A Machinist At Ford ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 3,552 views

    William P. Barker tells of a machinist at Ford Motor Company in Detroit who became a Christian. He responded to the invitation and was baptized. As the Holy Spirit began renewing this man he became convicted of his need to make restitution for some parts and tools he had stolen from the company ...read more

  • What Archaeology Has Done," Says Josh ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 1,211 views

    "What archaeology has done," says Josh [McDowell], "is to verify some of the history contained in the Bible. For instance, two of the cities mentioned in the Bible, Sodom and Gomorrah, have been for many years considered mythological by the intellectual community. However, recent excavations at ...read more

  • Even Though The Two Copies Of Isaiah Discovered ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 1,760 views

    "Even though the two copies of Isaiah discovered in Qumran Cave 1 near the Dead Sea in 1947 were a thousand years earlier than the oldest dated manuscript previously known (A.D. 980), they proved to be word for word identical with out standard Hebrew Bible in more than 95 percent of the text. The ...read more

  • As We Begin This New Series On The Bible I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 4,491 views

    As we begin this new series on the Bible I thought I’d share some Biblical Bloopers with you. These are s-lightly skewed scriptural insights from children of Christian and Jewish faiths: - In the first book of the Bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the world, so he took the Sabbath ...read more

  • Runner’s World (8/91) Told The Story Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,490 views

    Runner’s World (8/91) told the story of Beth Anne DeGiantis’s attempt to qualify for the 1992 Olympic Trials marathon. A female runner must complete the 26 mile, 385 yard race in less than two hours, forty-five minutes in order to compete in the Olympic Trials. Beth started strong but began ...read more

  • Well-Known Commentator And Author Eric Sevarid ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,442 views

    Well-known commentator and author Eric Sevarid said that the best lesson he ever learned was the principle of the "next mile." He recalled how he learned the principle: During World War II, I and several others had to parachute from a crippled Army transport plane into the mountainous jungle on ...read more

  • It Was A Fog-Shrouded Morning, July 4, 1952, When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 1,812 views

    It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to swim the channel from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman to swim the English ...read more

  • It Was Flight 401 Bound For Miami From New York ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,923 views

    It was Flight 401 bound for Miami from New York City with a load of holiday passengers. As the huge aircraft approached the Miami Airport for its landing, a light that indicates proper deployment of the landing gear failed to come on. The plane flew in a large, looping circle over the swamps of the ...read more

  • One Enterprising Group Of College Students Tried ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 1,040 views

    One enterprising group of college students tried to literally manage time, but in the end it came back to haunt them. At this particular university the rule was that if the professor had not arrived in class within the first fifteen minutes of the hour, class was considered a "walk" and the ...read more

  • We Can See How Calling Time A Problem Or Tyrant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 838 views

    "We can see how calling time a problem or tyrant is a misnomer; it focuses on the symptoms rather than the disease. Time measures motion and change in activities determined by our decisions, motivated by our goals and values. The tyranny of the urgent is more than a question about time. Tension ...read more

  • Some Of Us Get So Used To The Adrenaline Rush Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 62 ratings
     | 2,220 views

    Some of us get so used to the adrenaline rush of handling crises that we become dependent on it for a sense of excitement and energy. How does urgency feel? Stressful? Pressured? Tense? Exhausting? Sure. But let’s be honest. It’s also sometimes exhilarating. We feel useful. We feel ...read more

  • Conflict Results When We Perceive That Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 994 views

    Conflict results when we perceive that our rights or needs are being violated in some way. Most of you probably remember the horrible tragedy that occurred in Massachusetts this past December. On the morning of December 26, 42 year old software tester, Michael McDermott, entered Edgewater ...read more

  • In His Book, What’s So Amazing About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 1,107 views

    In his book, What’s So Amazing About Grace, Philip Yancey tells the true story of a Texas couple who had trouble with pride. An argument ensued one day when the husband felt that his wife had spent too much on sugar at the grocery story. The argument was never resolved. They lived together for ...read more

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