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  • Agent Orange In The Vietnam War

    Contributed by James Owens on Feb 6, 2008
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     | 2,182 views

    a) AGENT ORANGE IN THE VIETNAM WAR It would affect your eyes and cause blindness to occur. Breathing would become increasing difficult and choking would occur. It would affect the nervous system – unable to control bodily functions. b) SATAN’S ATTACK ON GOD’S PEOPLE IN THESE LAST ...read more

  • Packaged Facts Reports African Americans In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,664 views

    Packaged Facts reports African Americans in the U.S. number 39 million and their buying power of $892 bn. is expected to exceed $1.1 trillion in ’12. This would be a cumulative growth of 28.4%. Also: 54% of African-American buying power lives in the South while 48% resides in central cities. ...read more

  • The Great Divide Between Brain And Tongue

    Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 12, 2022
     | 1,071 views

    As my Uncle Fred used to say, one of the great benefits of getting old is that you know everything. If you had ever met Uncle Fred, you would easily conclude that he certainly wasn’t getting old. Of course, there are things I have learned during my aging career that has been of great use to me. ...read more

  • A Story In The Denver Post Came Out In 1958 That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,158 views

    A story in the Denver Post came out in 1958 that illustrates self-less love. June 7, 1958 the Air National Guard’s jet precision team was performing outside of Dayton, Ohio. Five precision flyers made up the Minute Men team. Colonel Walt Williams was the leader of the Denver-based F-86 Sabre-jet ...read more

  • The Application Of Misplaced Desires Eventually ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 1,391 views

    The application of misplaced desires eventually becomes a cycle of addiction where stimulating encounters, relief, and the mad search for new experiences become ingrained in the recesses of the mind. The insatiable appetite to acquire, to own, to indulge, to take pleasure, to consume, is ...read more

  • In August 1994, A Korean Air Jet Skidded Across ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 6, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,018 views

    In August 1994, a Korean air jet skidded across a rain-soaked runway and rammed into a safety barricade in Cheju, Korea. All 160 passengers escaped to safety, just moments before the plane exploded into flames. So what caused this near tragedy? According to news reports, the pilot and co-pilot had ...read more

  • Leader Character: Of The 13 "Character Clusters" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,755 views

    Leader Character: Of the 13 “character clusters” evaluated by the Christian Leader Profile, the Barna Research Group has identified the strongest attributes associated with Christians involved in church leadership are having a conscience that is sensitive to sin, morality, godly demeanor, humility, ...read more

  • You Can Worry To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,110 views

    YOU CAN WORRY TO DEATH Chronic worry can cause serious physical problems, such as ulcers, heart attacks, and high blood pressure. Dr. Charles Mayo, of the famous Mayo Clinic, wrote, "Worry affects the circulation, the heart, the glands and the whole nervous system. I have never met a man or known ...read more

  • Tongue Is Like A Fire

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
     | 4,214 views

    TONGUE IS LIKE A FIRE When we were children, my brother and started a small fire in the field across from our home. We just wanted to burn off some briars and things so that we could clear the field to play. Wow, did we ever clear that field. The wind picked up and before long the fire was ...read more

  • Got Jesus?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
     | 3,280 views

    During a worship service a man began to be moved. Out loud he said “Amen!” People around him were a little disturbed. Then louder he said, “Hallelujah!” A few more people were becoming disturbed. Louder still he shouted “Praise Jesus!”An usher moved quickly down the aisle. He bent over and ...read more

  • Do You Remember When Magic Johnson Announced He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Carl Kolb on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,506 views

    • Do you remember when Magic Johnson announced he had AIDS? He vowed to use that tragedy to promote AIDS awareness. While we might be able to commend him for using his illness for a creative, positive purpose, don’t you think it would have been better for him to stress to young people the real ...read more

  • Individual Workers, Not It Organizations, Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,102 views

    Individual workers, not IT organizations, are driving the next wave of technology adoption, notes a Forrester Research report. There is a movement toward user control and individual empowerment in the workplace. Once an isolated minority, these unhappy consumers have entered the mainstream of work ...read more

  • Freedom Is A Concept That Is Built Into The Dna ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 26, 2008
     | 2,687 views

    Freedom is a concept that is built into the DNA of our being. This fact is true to the extent that our souls cry out when we find ourselves bound under the weight of tyranny. This truth is expressed clearly in our own past as a people. When found under the tyrannical control of the British crown we ...read more

  • Female ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,167 views

    FEMALE CONSUMERS American women control more than half of commercial and consumer consumption that comprises America’s GDP. Business guru and author Tom Peters says it is "larger than the entire Japanese economy," or in excess of $5 trillion. Also women now comprise the majority of college degree ...read more

  • Let's Go Back To Their Argument. If The Issue ...

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 28, 2007
     | 1,720 views

    Let’s go back to their argument. If the issue isn’t really about abortion but a woman’s right to control her own body, then why doesn’t the pro-choice agenda include drugs and prostitution? Aren’t laws against those just as restrictive to a woman’s right to choose what she will and will not do with ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, Richard Foster Wrote A Book In ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 20, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,563 views

    Some years ago, Richard Foster wrote a book in which he described what he thought were the three most likely forces at work in the lives of modern Americans. His list? Money, sex, and power. And, you know, it’s possible. These things may very well be the base metals we use for forging a belief ...read more

  • Philosophical Arguments Can Be Very Confusing And ...

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Aug 12, 2009
     | 1,944 views

    Philosophical arguments can be very confusing and also very convincing. ILLUSTR RC Sproul quotes some research that reveals: ‘Over 90% of students entering college in USA are convinced of, and committed to the relativity of truth’ = That there is no objective reality. What is actually being ...read more

  • Out Of Our Depth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,567 views

    Out Of Our Depth The 3-year old felt secure in his father’s arms as Dad stood in the middle of the pool. But Dad, for fun, began walking slowly toward the deep end, gently chanting, "Deeper and deeper and deeper," as the water rose higher and higher on the child. The lad’s face registered ...read more

  • Many Of You May Be Familiar With A Movie Filmed A ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 13, 2007
     | 1,262 views

    Many of you may be familiar with a movie filmed a few years ago called “The Matrix.” This movie was about people that lived in a computer generated universe known as the matrix. Most of the people didn’t realize that the world they saw was computer generated. The few that did, wanted to free the ...read more

  • Last Week During Fellowship, I Told Some Of You ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Aug 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,903 views

    Last week during fellowship, I told some of you about a scene from the Dark Knight, the new Batman movie. Have any of you seen the movie? The Joker threatens the city of Gotham, so the mayor decides to begin evacuating the city. The prison is emptied and put on a ferry to carry them away so that ...read more

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