Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 18, 2020
Over the pandemic I reunited with an old friend – Survivor. That’s right, the father of all reality shows and I had been apart for several years when the shutdown brought us back together. I had faithfully watched the first few seasons, but, as it is with many relationships, we drifted away over
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025
In the Talmud, you can see how the Rabbis tried to harmonize some of the prophesies of the Old Testament, including Palm Sunday. They did not understand the two comings:
R. Alexandri said: R. Joshua b. Levi pointed out a contradiction. it is written, in its time [will the Messiah come], whilst it
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Harry R. Truman was a caretaker of a recreational lodge on Spirit Lake about five miles north of Mt. Saint Helens.
For two months there had been a series of small earthquakes and steam venting episodes on the volcano located in Skamania County in Washington State. All the evidence predicted that
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans. It raises fluid-filled blisters in the skin. How many remember the smallpox vaccination? Do you remember that one big blister on your arm? A person with smallpox has them all over his skin. The image on Google was too hideous to show you. It
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 7, 2001
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Paul Harvey tells the story about a family on Christmas Eve. This family had a tradition where the Mother and children would go to the Christmas Eve service, and the Father would stay home and read the paper. When the family returns home from church, they would all gather to open up their
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Contributed by Joey Nelson on Aug 6, 2001
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Three military recruiters showed up to address high school seniors. Each recruiter - representing the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps - was to have fifteen minutes. The Army and Navy recruiters got carried away, so when it came time for the Marine to speak, he had just two minutes. He walked up and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2001
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I once read that during the Korean War, a group of believers were in a little chapel when communist soldiers barged in with machine guns. One of the soldiers said, "Everybody, get up!" So they got off their knees. He said, "Line up against the wall!" They did. Then that soldier ripped a picture of
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Main Idea: God the Father sacrificed His only Son so that we could live.
Verse: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16 NKJV).
Illustration: Once there was a train engineer who had one
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Aug 19, 2001
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On April 21st, in the year 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez sailed into the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico. He brought with him only about 600 men, and yet over the next two years his vastly outnumbered forces were able to defeat Montezuma and all the warriors of the Aztec empire, making
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
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MARY HAD A 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, obedient
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002
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A preacher in Tennessee said his father was not a Christian and never went to church. He said everyone else in the family would get ready and go to church and his dad would stay home. The preacher would come by and visit and his dad would always give him the same pat answer; I know why you’re
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 28, 2003
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THE BATTLE AND A GARDEN-- COMMUNION MEDITATION
It is interesting that Jesus went to the “Garden of Gethsemane” on the Mount of Olives. The garden still exists today, including a number of olive trees which may date back to the time of Jesus. “Gethsemane” comes to us from the Hebrew into the
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