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  • When The Infidel Robert G. Ingersoll Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When the infidel Robert G. Ingersoll was delivering his lectures against Christ and the Bible, his speaking ability usually assured him of a large crowd. One night after an inflammatory speech in which he severely attacked man’s faith in the Savior, he dramatically took out his watch and said, ...read more

  • Cecil B. Demille Was Making One Of His Great ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Cecil B. DeMille was making one of his great epic movies. He had 6 cameras at various points to pick up the overall action and 5 other cameras set up to film plot developments involving major characters. The large cast had begun rehearsing the scene at 6am and they went through it four times. ...read more

  • In The Year 135 Montanus, A Second Century ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the year 135 Montanus, a second century Christian, proclaimed himself to be a prophet and prophesied that the New Jerusalem would descend from heaven to earth and take root in what is now Turkey. He was wrong. In 204 a Roman Christian named Hippolytus records that a bishop was convinced that ...read more

  • Nothing Further

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "When Spain led the world (in the 15th century), their coins reflected their national arrogance and were inscribed Ne Plus Ultra which meant "Nothing Further" - meaning that Spain was the ultimate in all the world. After the discovery of the New World, they realized that they were not the "end of ...read more

  • A Scottish Lawyer Was A Wicked Man. Once He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A Scottish lawyer was a wicked man. Once he hired a horse and, either through accident or ill-usage, killed the animal. Naturally the owner insisted on being paid its value, together with some compensation for the loss of its use. The man of law acknowledged his liability, and said he was perfectly ...read more

  • C. Illustration: I Remember When The Space ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    c. Illustration: I remember when the Space Shuttle Columbia blew up. One of the astronauts was from my home town, and her funeral caused quite a stir in town. The president, governor, and scores of other dignitaries were there. It literally brought the city to a ...read more

  • Although The Disciples Themselves Didn't Try To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Although the Disciples themselves didn’t try to guess when Jesus would return they all expected him to return during their lifetime. At the turn of the first Millenium so many people were predicting that Christ would return that many farmers didn’t even plant their crops. In the 1500’s Martin ...read more

  • The Dictionary Defines A Pestilence As A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The dictionary defines a pestilence as a widespread and often fatal infectious disease. In 1995 the World Health Organization said, “the world is ripe for super plagues of apocalyptic proportions.” In 1996, Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima, the Director of the World Health Organization said, “We are standing ...read more

  • In The Days Before Connecticut Became A State, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, "It is the Day of Judgment Let’s go home and get ready" But one member of the legislature, who happened to be an old church deacon, stood up ...read more

  • Responding To A Survey That Showed That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Responding to a survey that showed that Alabamans had the most bible knowledge, but being dismayed at the general lack thereof, Cecil R. Taylor, dean of the School of Christian Studies at the Southern Baptist-affiliated University of Mobile, said it upsets him to know “how biblically illiterate ...read more

  • Warren Wiersbe Makes The Observation, "The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Warren Wiersbe makes the observation, “The ability to calm your soul and wait before God is one of the most difficult things in the Christian life. Our old nature is restless...the world around us is ...read more

  • I Have Heard That Light From The North Star ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I have heard that light from the North Star takes thirty-three years to reach our vision. If that is true, theoretically the star could have “died” thirty years ago, but we ...read more

  • J. Ghandi Said It Best When He Said, "Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    J. GHANDI SAID IT BEST WHEN HE SAID, “OUR CIVILIZATION TODAY, IS LIKE A MONKEY WITH A BLOW TORCH IN A ROOM FULL OF DYNAMITE.” K. JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU A FRENCH CATHOLIC PHILOSOPHER WHO WRITES, "THE END OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS A MINOR EVENT COMPARED WITH WHAT WE BEHOLD. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ...read more

  • Billy Graham On Johnny Carson

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Billy Graham on Johnny Carson I was reading the other day. Years ago Billy Graham was a guest on the Johnny Carson Show. At one point in the conversation Johnny Carson said, “You know what, Billy? I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, we’d do Him in again” Billy Graham leaned forward in his ...read more

  • I Wonder What God Would Say To Us Today As He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I wonder what God would say to us today as He sees all of our so-called Christian organizations in constant activity but with little action or movement. The huge building program proclaiming astronomical figures in cost and “people reached” is indeed impressive. The mushroom growth of both churches ...read more

  • I Was Reading The Other Day. ‘soviet President ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was reading the other day. ‘Soviet President Khrushchev used to tell a story of a time when a wave of thefts in the Soviet Union forced he authorities put guards at all their factories. One Friday evening in Leningrad, out comes Peter Petrovich pushing a wheelbarrow. And on top of the wheelbarrow ...read more

  • Rebellion In China

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration from Tai Ping Rebellion in China We don’t learn much world history anymore in school. Back in the 1860s, a man arose in China who claimed to be a Messiah. [11] His name was Hong Xiuquan. Hong was this disturbed young salesman who read a bunch of heretical Christian literature, ...read more

  • In 1914; Sir Earnest Shackleton, And Explorer ...

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 19, 2010
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    In 1914; Sir Earnest Shackleton, and explorer from England attempted to cross Antarctica. His exploration didn’t go so well though as his ship, “The Endurance,” was caught in the ice pack and slowly crushed as the ice closed in around it. Luckily, Shackleton and his crew managed to make it off ...read more

  • In A Major City In A Large Public Park, There ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2010
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    In a major city in a large public park, there was a beggar who held out his cup. A businessman enjoying a break was in that same park and watched that beggar. He was a distance behind the beggar and he noticed that everyone passing by put at least a few coins in his cup. Interested in how this ...read more

  • Keep Waiting

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 19, 2010
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    There’s a story from the 1800’s of a young couple, William & Elizabeth, madly in love, and engaged to be married. Elizabeth enjoys planning for their future. William on the other hand knows that it’s only a matter of time before he is called away to sea to fight various enemies in far-off lands. ...read more