Contributed by Stephen Collins on Dec 11, 2008
JESUS THE ROSETTA STONE
Do remember the Rosetta Stone from history class in school? What was it? It was a tablet that was discovered that allowed archeologists to translate ancient, Egyptian hieroglyphics to modern-day languages. Without the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, all the ancient
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2008
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Mary Had The Little Lamb
Mary had the little Lamb, who lived before His birth;
Self-existent Son of God, from Heaven He came to Earth. (Micah 5:2)
Mary had the little Lamb; see Him in yonder stall—
Virgin-born Son of God, to save man from the Fall. (Isaiah 7:14)
Mary had the little Lamb,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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STEALING HIS GLORY
Recently, we heard about what happened in the capital in Washington State.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- An atheist group unveiled an anti-religion placard/sign in the state Capitol, joining a Christian Nativity scene and "holiday tree" on display during December.
The atheists' sign was
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 30, 2008
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THROWING IN THE TOWEL
I don't know whether you are a lover of boxing as a sport or not, but when a boxer has had enough, the trainer can 'throw in the towel." This signifies we just can't go on any further... We often use the turn of phrase to say were giving up.
If were honest, there may be
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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A SABBATH MIRACLE
A Roman Catholic priest, a Pentecostal pastor and a Jewish rabbi were talking one day about their belief in miracles.
The Roman Catholic said that he did believe in miracles and illustrated this by telling of a recent incident when he had flown to Durban. As the aircraft began
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Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Jan 18, 2009
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Sheep Alive
In 1972, a shepherd had brought his sheep into a walled-off, enclosed area for the night, and he had just gone to sleep when he heard a commotion. He quickly rushed over to where the sound was coming from and to his horror he discovered that a wolf was in the process of dragging off
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
SADDAM HUSSEIN: A STORY OF JUDGMENT
It was in the desert area of Iraq. Saddam Hussein was found in a small hole in the ground, hiding like a rat, curled up hoping to elude capture by the American troops. He was found near a farmhouse outside the city of Tikrit, in a swift raid conducted without
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My dad had to be the worse driver I’ve ever met. When I was a kid he had wrecked 9 cars in 8 years. I think he saw life as a demolition derby and his only goal was to get through it alive. The funny thing was; as he got older he became extremely nervous and he started blowing the horn whenever he
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Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 20, 2007
A few years ago my wife and I spent a few days at Triple Creek Ranch near Galena, IL. It’s a retreat center for ministry couples. We enjoyed long walks through some parts of the ranch, and drove through some more remote areas. In one section there were a number of Llamas. It was interesting to
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Mennonite
Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 24, 2007
In early 1874 an inventor named Elisha Gray transmitted a few musical notes over a telegraph wire. He thought to himself, "If I can send music, perhaps I could send the human voice." The NEW YORK TIMES reported predictions of a "talking telegraph", and the public began to grow eager for
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Baptist
Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 3, 2007
John Sculley was president of Pepsi Co during the 1970s and early 1980s
He is best known for his marketing skills, particularly in his introduction of ’the Pepsi Challenge’ at Pepsi Co,
He became CEO of Apple from 1983-1993.
What caused Pepsi Cola president John Sculley’s dramatic shift to become
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Baptist
As a young father, one of the great delights I had was putting the presents for my children under the Christmas tree each year. The bigger ones that required assembly would always make the night a little longer than it should have been, because I always prided myself in my ability to figure out
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Baptist
Contributed by Deborah Guptill on Jun 11, 2007
In 2005 I went on my first missions trip. This trip was to New York City. We traveled down in two fifteen passenger vans and had a small moving van with all of our luggage in it. We followed in a line for the whole trip, talking back and forth on walkie talkies while on the busy interstates to make
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Here’s an illustration of delighting in a weakness:
Charlie Boswell was blinded during World War 2. But he didn’t allow his blindness to stop him from playing sports. In fact he went on to become the 13 time USA Blind Golf Champion In 1958 Charlie was presented with the Ben Hogan award. Hogan, of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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When Christians grasp this truth they sacrificially do what God has called them to do. Everyone has a different call upon their lives, but all callings must be accomplished through a certain amount of sacrifice.
One person who grasped his call was Lough Fook, a Chinese Christian who was given a
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