Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 10, 2007
During the early 1980’s, a retired British couple feared that a nuclear holocaust was imminent. They determined they would find the most reasonable place to live on earth, one with a high standard of living, freedom, and unlikely to be a nuclear target. After they found their secluded nest, they
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 27, 2008
The USS New York, it’s a new powerful class of warship just being delivered to the Navy. It is designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered on shore by helicopters and assault craft.
But
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
As a bowler that carried a 200 average I understand what Paul was saying.
Many bowlers start throwing the ball for the pins, they will do very poorly. Some have learned to throw the ball to the arrows and do
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 19, 2004
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In his book, Thirteen Days to Glory, author Lon Tinkle tells about Colonel Jim Bowie and the brave defenders of the Alamo. That sacred Texas shrine had only 183 defenders against a huge army led by Santa Anna. On March 3, 1836, two hours before dusk, the Mexican guns quit firing. William Travis
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 1, 2007
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There’s a poem by Joseph Addison Alexander that I believe drives home the urgency for someone here today. It’s untitled to my knowledge and goes like this:
There is a time, we know not when,
A place, we know not where;
Which marks the destiny of men
To glory or despair.
There is a line, by us
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Baptist
Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 23, 2010
In the story of Pollyanna, there is a woman who runs the town. She’s not the mayor and doesn’t even sit on the city council. It’s just that she has inherited a tremendous amount of money from her father, and she has a controlling interest in all the major businesses in town. As a result, no one
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Max Lucado, in his book, “Six Hours One Friday,” tells the story of a missionary in Brazil who discovered a tribe of Indians in a remote part of the jungle. They lived near a large river. The tribe was in need of medical attention. A contagious disease was ravaging the population. People were dying
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Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 15, 2001
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Robert C. Shannon in James W. Cox, The Minister’s Manual, 1995, p. 347
Celsus was the first great skeptic. He once asked, "What has Jesus given to the world that that no one else has given?" Someone answered, "Himself!" Yes, that’s Jesus’ magnificent, stunning gift to the world. He gave
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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Robert Tuttle, in his book Can We Talk explains that people the world over have four needs that don’t change transculturally. He calls them the “Universal Spiritual Laws of Cross Culture.”
1. Everyone needs to measure up to some kind of law.
2. We all have an innate need
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Methodist
Contributed by Joseph Shubert on Oct 21, 2006
You cannot jump across a fifty-foot canyon no-matter hard you try. But if someone built a bridge you could easily walk to the other side.
Christ is our bridge - trust it and stop worrying about whether you can jump far enough to please God. God is pleased because you crossed the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Rodney Fry on Jan 14, 2007
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Study 1 Chronicles 13:1-14 and 1 Chronicles 15:1-28. Tell the entire story of David’s failed attempt to bring the ark of God into Jerusalem. Point out the fact that David admitted the reason for the failure in 1 Chronicles 15:11-15. When they acted in the “prescribed way,” they were successful.
Our
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 9, 2008
There are three huge gates that lead into the Cathedral of Milan. Over one gate there is an inscription in marble (under a beautiful flower bouquet) that says, "The things that please are temporary." Over the second gate, there is a cross with this inscription: "The things that disturb us are
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Have you ever watched the Rudy Rudiegar story. I cry every time I see the movie. A story of a young man, really pretty small in stature who dreamed of attending Notre Dame. Really he not only dreamed of attending there, but dreamed of playing football. Dreamed of making his father proud. He went to
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Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 24, 2025
My name? Oh, I’m Sassy—the braying donkey.
Not the fastest, not the strongest… and definitely not the prettiest.
But I’ve got a good heart — and a loud voice!
(pause)
Most days I carry my master, Balaam.
He’s a prophet—important and proud.
I don’t mind. I’m used to carrying heavy loads.
But one
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Seventh-Day Adventist