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  • Leo Thorsness Was From Walnut Grove, Minnesota ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
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    Leo Thorsness was from Walnut Grove, Minnesota and fought in the war in Vietnam. He was a Major, U.S. Air Force, in the 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron. His bravery occurred over North Vietnam on April 19, 1967. He received his Medal of Honor from President Richard Nixon, on October 15, ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Sin Is The Excrement Of Our Soul. I'm Not Trying ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Mar 4, 2007
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     | 2,191 views

    Sin is the excrement of our soul. I’m not trying to be gross, but as much as our physical excrement may disgust us, our spiritual excrement disgusts God even more. We sin every day, even when we try our best not to do so. We sin less than we did before, and when we let Jesus into our lives, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Gladys Aylward (1902-1970)

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 3, 2007
     | 2,912 views

    Gladys Aylward (1902-1970) As a teenager, Gladys read a magazine article about China that changed her life. She kept thinking about the millions of people in that distant land who had not yet heard of God’s love. She knew she had to tell them. To do this, she was told, she would have to go to ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • The Condition Of Society

    Contributed by Michael Mccosker on Sep 20, 2007
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     | 2,241 views

    The Condition of Society “The fruit of the secular world view can be seen in around us. As we observe society, it is evident that not all is well. Television has degenerated into a bordello of violence, soft-pornography, anti-family sit-coms, commercials that appeal to immediate ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The 100-Year Prayer Meeting

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2007
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     | 3,959 views

    The 100-Year Prayer Meeting In 1722, Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf, troubled by the suffering of Christian exiles from Bohemia and Moravia, allowed them to establish a community on his estate in Germany. The center became known as Herrnhut, meaning “Under the Lord’s Watch.” It grew quickly, ...read more

    Denomination: Other

  • 2. How Important Are We To God? God, The ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008
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    2. How important are we to God? God, the Creator of the all the universe, looked through out all creation and took notice of man made in His image and likeness, of you and me, living here on planet earth. a) The earth seems pretty big to you and me. The circumference of the earth at the equator ...read more

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • What Is Going Through The Mind Of Judas? Why Does ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 23, 2008
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    What is going through the mind of Judas? Why does Judas continue with his sin? Why doesn’t he seek a way out, a reversal, redemption…why? Because, he believes in the lie that he is not worthy of redemption, He feels this before the death of Jesus, He feels this after the death of Jesus and he ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • It Was The 1925 World Series. The Washington ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    It was the 1925 World Series. The Washington Senators were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game was close. Finally, Goose Gosling of the Washington Senators came to the plate. The ball was pitched. Strike 1! The catcher threw the ball back to the pitcher. Goose readied himself again. The ...read more

  • Questions On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    QUESTIONS ON SUFFERING Steven Curtis Chapman is one of the best known singer-songwriters of contemporary Christian music. Over the last 15 or 20 years, his songs have blessed millions of people. Recently tragedy struck the Chapman home, and Michelle Malkin wrote about it: “Steven Curtis Chapman’s ...read more

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    Contributed by Susan Babb, Osl on Oct 9, 2008
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    9 / 11 A. Let me tell you about a whole town that epitomized this scripture B.. Gander, Canada 1. population 9,600 2. smack dab in the middle of Newfoundland 3. Canada’s eastern most province along the Atlantic 4. it had a community center, an aviation museum, 4 city ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • God's Great Faithfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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     | 7,412 views

    GOD'S GREAT FAITHFULNESS You can find hope in your darkest hour through the faithfulness of God. Harry Teuchert knows this is true. For years Harry had been a successful publisher of materials for churches. Everything in his life seemed to be perfect: A lovely home, a family, a solid future; but ...read more

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  • James Von Moltke: For What A Mighty Task

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
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    JAMES VON MOLTKE: FOR WHAT A MIGHTY TASK James von Moltke came from a long line of German warriors and soldiers. For two centuries the name Moltke resounded proudly in the history of the Prussians and Germans. But James would serve a different fate. He was just as brave and just as devoted but his ...read more

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  • Salvation From The Rubble

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011
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    SALVATION FROM THE RUBBLE The September 11, 2002 issues of TIME magazine has a touching article about 31-year old Genelle Guzman. Genelle was the last of just four people caught in the debris of the Twin Towers to be found alive. After the planes hit the World Trade Center, Genelle was ...read more

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  • Making Your Life Count For Something

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011
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    MAKING YOUR LIFE COUNT FOR SOMETHING Many years ago at a Presbyterian retreat center near Asheville, NC, the annual summer conference was being held. An elderly man with a neatly clipped white goatee and resonant voice rose to speak. He explained that he was a medical doctor and he had a story to ...read more

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  • We Need To Know Why!

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Dec 8, 2011
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    WE NEED TO KNOW WHY! As the new plant manager walked through the factory he noticed, in the distance, a worker hit the machine he was at with a large hammer. The manager stopped and watched the worker. It was remarkable, every three minutes the worker would pick up a large ballpeen hammer and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Poor I-Sight

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jan 23, 2013
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    POOR I-SIGHT We suffer from poor I-sight. Not eyesight, a matter of distorted vision that lenses can correct, but I-sight. Poor I-sight blurs your view, not of the world, but of yourself. Some see self too highly. Maybe it's the PhD or pedigree. A tattoo can do it; so can a new truck or the Nobel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Corrie Ten Boom On Forgiveness And Love Of Enemy

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on May 6, 2018
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    When I think of drawing on love’s source, I think of Corrie ten Boom. Her family had all died in the Nazi concentration camps. Their crime? Hiding Jews in their home. Somehow Corrie survived. The war had ended, the camps had been liberated, and Corrie was speaking in various churches, sharing about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Because One Gave

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    BECAUSE ONE GAVE Former seminary and pastor, George Gaston tells the following story that speaks to the value of attitude in giving. Years ago, I pastored a church that decided to build a worship center. The old building had suffered a major fire. Even so, our decision to build a new facility ...read more

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  • Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell Injured During 9/11 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
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    Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell Injured during 9/11 Attack on Pentagon On September 11, Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell watched the television in his boss’ office as a second hijacked airplane slammed into the World Trade Center. The Army officer had no idea that minutes later madmen would ram a Boeing 757 into ...read more

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  • Your Disability

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 8, 2022
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    I was asked, “What is Tharon’s greatest accomplishment”? That question really made me think hard. Tharon lost his memory at 14 years old. Every day when he woke up, he was like a 2 year old kid. I went with him to School every day and by the time we made it to Swim practice, he was 14. By the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist