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  • The Year Was 1630. The Place Was The ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,333 views

    The year was 1630. The place was the Massachusetts Bay along the Atlantic coast near the place known as Plymouth Rock. On board the ship the Arabella John Winthrop, the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company challenged the Puritan settlers to establish a new kind of Christian community. ...read more

  • The Concept Of

    Contributed by David Hodgin on Jun 30, 2009
     | 1,829 views

    The concept of “The Six Degrees of Separation” is worth bringing up here. In this concept, people who study such things say that everyone in the world is at most six acquaintances apart from every other person in the world. It is referred to as “The Human Web” and works like this, I know someone, ...read more

  • That's Why I Think We Should All Subscribe To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Feb 19, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,390 views

    That’s why I think we should all subscribe to the Southerner’s version of the Gospel. You see, there’s no such thing as a singular pronoun in the South. They don’t say you. They say y’all. Even if they’re talking to one person. “Y’all think Wal-Mart’s still open?” “Y’all going to the pig roast ...read more

  • I Was Reading The Other Day About When The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,369 views

    I was reading the Other day about when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. ...read more

  • Musalaha In Jerusalem

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,726 views

    MUSALAHA IN JERUSALEM Musalaha is a charity in the Holy Land working for reconciliation. It is an Arabic word that means "reconciliation" and I recently received this communication from the head of Musalaha - Salim Munayer, who writes: At the end of 2010, more than 150 people assembled, stood ...read more

  • John ...

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Jan 7, 2009
     | 2,787 views

    John 3:16 Introduction: Finished Shopping? What kind of gifts are you looking for? We look for gifts for Christmas that show our love for others. Joke; one man asked another, “what are you getting your wife?” “I’ll wrap myself.” “I’m not getting my wife much either.” ILL Little Sammy Williams ...read more

  • August 1999 Landover, Maryland  PRO

    Contributed by Craig Cramblet on Mar 1, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 4,412 views

    August 1999 Landover, Maryland 100 years of Christian fellowship, unity, and community outreach ended last Tuesday in an act of congregational discord. Holy Creek Baptist Church was split into multiple factions. The source of dissension is a piano bench which still sits behind the 1923 Steinway ...read more

  • What A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 5,648 views

    WHAT A COINCIDENCE... A man was out on walk when he saw another man about to throw himself from a bridge into the river. He ran over to save him. "Why do you want to kill yourself?" the man asked. "I’ve nothing to live for." "Don’t you believe in God?" "Yes I do." "What a coincidence--so do I! ...read more

  • A. How Many Of You Have Ever Built A ...

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,706 views

    A. How many of you have ever built a model? 1. There are all kinds: a. Cars & Trucks b. Military vehicles & Trains c. Planes & boats 2. At present I am working on a ship, the HMS Bounty. a. There are many reasons a ship can become famous, usually because of a great battle or ...read more

  • The God Squad

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,401 views

    THE GOD SQUAD This week, we finished remodeling our old house and started moving into our new house. But last Monday I threw my back out while working on the house. I was frustrated and hurting. But the pain was not as bad as the feeling of not being able to finish my tasks which what I wanted to ...read more

  • Christian Caste System

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
     | 3,276 views

    CHRISTIAN CASTE SYSTEM Division is the opposite of unity. When we exclude or separate others based on race, socioeconomic status, age, appearance or personal hygiene we are dividing. In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and ...read more

  • The More Liberal Mainline Denominations Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 2,169 views

    The more liberal mainline denominations have experienced substantial decline while others have seen healthy growth. Since 1980 the following shifts have occurred: · United Methodist Church declined 20.2% · Evangelical Lutheran Church in America declined 2.2% · Presbyterian Church (USA) declined ...read more

  • Service Shortage: Strategy Group Global Research ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,334 views

    Service Shortage: Strategy Group global research finds 45% of executives concede their corporation does not deserve the loyalty of their customers. 54% don’t meet regularly with customers and only 37% have the tools and ...read more

  • Episcopal Turmoil: A Growing Number Of American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,584 views

    Episcopal Turmoil: A growing number of American Episcopal churches are leaving the Episcopal Church U.S.A. and aligning themselves with the Anglican Church of Uganda. The rupture occurred over the Church’s decision last year to permit the blessing of same-sex unions and to consecrate an openly gay ...read more

  • Pastors Not Aligned: A New Survey Found That 4 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,892 views

    Pastors Not Aligned: A new survey found that 4 out of 10 of the nation’s Protestant pastors don’t agree with their denomination on political and theological matters. Ellison Research found that 19% of pastors are more liberal theologically than their denomination, 23% are more conservative and 59% ...read more

  • It Is Like The Man Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,128 views

    ILLUSTRATION: It is like the man who was stranded all alone on the deserted island who was rescued. His rescuers asked him what the three structures were that he had built on the island. Three buildings seemed perplexing for just one man. He said one was his house, one ...read more

  • We Can See In Our National Headlines The Power ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jun 8, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 3,079 views

    We can see in our national headlines the power of unity to fulfill a common goal. Each of us will never forget what happened September 11, 2001. Out of that terrible day we saw our nation join together in unity. President George W. Bush had the support of the nation as he led the nation into ...read more

  • A Limerick Conveys A Message Very Pertinent To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 7, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,035 views

    A limerick conveys a message very pertinent to all of us in the Lord’s Body. There once were two cats of Killkenny. Each thought there was one cat too many. They fought and they spit, they clawed and they bit, till instead of two cats there weren’t any! How many times have we seen the saga of ...read more

  • Have You Heard The Story Of The Doctor Who Comes ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,424 views

    Have you heard the Story of the Doctor who comes to a split in the road on a Vermont back country lane? The road sign at the fork points both directions for the same town. Seeing a farmer beside the road he asked him, “does it ...read more

  • The Seamless Garment  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 10, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,969 views

    [Illustration] At Calvary, the Roman soldiers divided the earthly belongings of Jesus, but they gambled for His seamless robe rather than tear it. These were hardened men, but they saw the beauty of that robe and refused to tear it. I have heard that the early church used this seamless garment as ...read more

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