Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 13, 2007
Many people talk about near death experiences: Some people have even experienced near death experiences and they find themselves in a dark tunnel approaching a marvellous light. Many medical experts will debunk and explain these near death experiences as mere neurological actions of the brain and
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Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009
Go through the optical illusions: (slides 1-6)
The eyes can be deceiving. The brain may tell us one thing while our eyes see another.
Dog: How do we respond? (7)
Most of us warm to animals.
Children begging: How do we respond? (8)
The sight of children may cause us to think more deeply about the
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The other night at worship, my son, John Austin, asked Sheryl, "Mom, why does everybody call daddy, Brother Mitchell?" As Sheryl did her best to explain to him how we are all brothers and sisters in Christ and that we are all God’s children, John Austin’s brain was working. When she was through
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 26, 2007
One man once said these words “I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them,
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2001
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It’s reported that a preacher in Redrock, Mississippi prayed this sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; connect his soul with the gospel telephone in the central skies; ‘luminate his brow with the Sun of heaven; possess his mind with love
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
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James the Less
Is supposed by some to have been the brother of our Lord, by a former wife of Joseph. This is very doubtful, and accords too much with the Catholic superstition, that Mary never had any other children except our Savior. He was elected to the oversight of the churches of Jerusalem;
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003
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Folks, the resurrection story is believable. You can believe in the death of Jesus. You can believe in the empty tomb. You can believe in the appearances Jesus made afterwards. It still takes a certain amount of faith to accept it as your own, but it’s like riding a bike. According the laws of
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sister who complained that her sons were always asking for money but never replied to her letters.
So Carnegie bet her £100 that he could get them to reply within a week.
So he sat down and wrote to each of his nephews asking how they were. He ended both letters by saying that he was enclosing
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Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 14, 2008
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Film: The Green Mile
Tom Hanks – Paul Edgecomb; Michael Duncan – John Coffey
Coffey had the ability to reach inside and remove one's sickness. Hanks had a kidney infection/stone. Coffee reached out and touched him and was able to literally take on that sickness and remove it from Hanks.
The
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Story: Andrew Carnegie, the famous steel magnate of the 19th Century had a sister who complained that her sons were always asking for money but never replied to her letters. So Carnegie bet her £100 that he could get them to reply within a week.
So he sat down and wrote to each of his nephews
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2003
There is a study listed in the Journal of Neuroscience that shows certain electrical switches in the brain, known as L-type voltage-gated calcium channels (LVGCCs), are required to overcome fear. These switches only allow you to "unlearn" or conquer a specific fear or phobia.
Right now,
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
If you are an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish in 24 hours:
· your heart beats 103,689 times
· your blood travels 168,000,000 miles
· you breathe 23,040 times
· you inhale 438 cubic feet of air
· you eat 3.25 pounds of food
· you drink 2.9 quarts of liquids
· you lose 7/8
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Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008
When Lance Armstrong (a professional cyclist) was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time; he chose to get back on his bike & ‘keep on keeping on.’ He went on from this to win 5 Tour de France’s in a row!!! An event which some consider to be the most gruelling
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 29, 2007
In 24 hours the average adult body accomplishes much:
1, Your heart beats 103,689 times
2. Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles
3. You breathe 23,040 times
4. You inhale 438 cubic feet of air
5. You eat about 3 1/2 pounds of food
6. You drink about 2.9 quarts of liquid
7. You lose about a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In World War 1 much of the fighting took place along what is known as the Western front. Large systems of trenches ran from the North Sea to the border of Switzerland. Between the trenches was a section of land known as “no man’s land.” Often the key to survival was remaining in the trenches,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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I was watching ESPN’s “Who’s Number One: The Greatest Comebacks of all time.” And they were talking about the professional cyclist Lance Armstrong. In 1996, he was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer. It had spread to his lungs, his abdomen, and his brain. His doctors told him that he
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Max Lucado explains what it looks like existing in the dead zone:
1. “When we attempt to swap roles with God and tell him we can eat (think, say, do, control, own, hurt, inhale, ingest, demand) anything we want, we die two deaths. Adam and Eve did. They died physically, eventually, and spiritually,
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