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

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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     | 4,586 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 Fastest-Growing Cell Phone Market In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,928 views

    The Fastest-Growing Cell Phone Market in the world is not in the U.S., Europe, or Asia. It's in Africa. Africans are buying more and more cell phones, partly because land lines are difficult to find there. Cell phones also eliminate days ...read more

  • No Marriage—no Divorce: Couples Who Once Might ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,154 views

    No Marriage—No Divorce: Couples who once might have wed and then divorced now are not marrying at all, reports The State of our Unions 2005, an annual report issued by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University. The U.S. divorce rate is 17.7 per 1,000 married women, down from 22.6 in ‘80. ...read more

  • There Was A Military Officer Who Happened To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,454 views

    There was a military officer who happened to stop by an island in the South Pacific. The military officer discovered that the island was inhabited by cannibals. Cannibals are humans who eat other humans. One day he came cross an old tribal chief. He saw the chief reading the Bible in the ...read more

  • Book Club Changes: Media Giant Bertelsmann Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,298 views

    Book Club Changes: Media giant Bertelsmann is planning to transform its Direct Group of book, CD, and DVD clubs into an Internet networking destination for older people. It plans to unify its aging 35 million users in 22 countries by changing its traditional clubs into ...read more

  • Luke

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
     | 3,135 views

    Luke The evangelist, was the author of the Gospel which goes under his name. He traveled with Paul through various countries, and is supposed to have been hanged on an olive tree, by the idolatrous priests of Greece. Bibliography Information Foxe, John. "Book - ...read more

  • We Will Prevail  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,280 views

    WE WILL PREVAIL "My fellow citizens, the dangers to our country and the world will be overcome. We will pass through this time of peril and carry on the work of peace. We will defend our freedom. We will bring freedom to others. And we will prevail." --President George W. Bush, ...read more

  • One Man's Son Died Fighting The Taliban In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,434 views

    One man’s son died fighting the Taliban in Eastern Afghanistan. When asked how he felt about his son’s death, the man said with tears in his eyes, “If we are going to enjoy our liberty in this country, I guess ...read more

  • I Love What Mother Theresa Said A Few Years ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 22, 2008
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     | 1,223 views

    I love what Mother Theresa said a few years before her death at a press conference in the USA, “If you don’t want your children then give them to me!” Mother Teresa said, "Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching the people to love, but to use violence ...read more

  • Victorious Living

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023
     | 2,884 views

    2 weeks ago as I sat in the office of my lawyer, he showed me a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Abraham Lincoln that was written to my lawyer’s great-great uncle. The uncle happened to be the president of the University of Pennsylvania at that time. He was involved in writing a pamphlet on ...read more

  • In Ghana, Africa, The President Wanted Us To Stay ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 1, 2007
     | 2,018 views

    In Ghana, Africa, the President wanted us to stay in his country and keep preaching what we were preaching because it was changing so many lives. I told him that it was the Word of God that was changing lives. The Lord gave us a wonderful soul-winning ...read more

  • A. C. Doyle On Guilt

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 16, 2009
     | 2,951 views

    A. C. DOYLE ON GUILT Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer of the Sherlock Holmes novels, was quite a prankster. One day he played a prank on five of the most prominent men in England. He sent an anonymous note to each man, which simply said, "All ...read more

  • Tom Mcdawley, A Correspondent For The Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,630 views

    Tom McDawley, a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor reported on a poll conducted in January 2006 by the Terror Free Tomorrow organization. The poll suggested that humanitarian aid delivered by real human beings is a very effective way to improve how Muslim countries view the United ...read more

  • On Average The Servicemen Who Guard The Tomb Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,236 views

    On average the servicemen who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier spend about 8 hours to prepare for duty. Their uniform must be meticulously prepared. What preparation do we put into our life of service to God? A logical question that someone might ask of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the ...read more

  • William Lobdell Is A Writer And Reporter For The ...

    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Jul 29, 2007
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    William Lobdell is a writer and reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Several years ago he attended a men’s retreat and decided that he wanted to follow Christ. He began to attend church, read the Bible and serve God in a variety of ways. He soon wanted to write about faith and he approached the ...read more

  • Benjamin Franklin In Remarks To The Continental ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 3,281 views

    Benjamin Franklin in remarks to the Continental Convention, June 28, 1787, says "I have lived, Sir, a long time [81 years-old], and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth—that God Governs in the affairs of men." [as quoted in America’s ...read more

  • Focus On The Family Reports That Current Arbitron ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,543 views

    Focus On The Family reports that current Arbitron ratings indicate that the audience of all its radio and TV broadcasts combined is roughly 25.6 million people in the U.S. each week. This may make it the most listened to and watched organization in the country. When including its ...read more

  • At The Spiritual Level, Planning Means Taking The ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,104 views

    At the spiritual level, planning means taking the initiative. It’s not about sitting around until you are absolutely certain God is calling you to a particular task, direction, country, or ministry. Nor is it waiting for the doors to open so you can go there easily. Planning is an act of faith. ...read more

  • The Word Of God Is A Treasure ...

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Jun 1, 2008
     | 4,333 views

    The Word of God is a treasure Map Their was a wonderful movie from 1963 “It’s a Mad Mad world” It was about a madcap cross-country rush to find buried treasure marked by the letter “W”. It was four palm trees leaning that resemble the W. At the W the treasure was found. We have a ...read more

  • Canadian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,064 views

    CANADIAN IMMIGRATION New Census Bureau data shows one in five Canadians is foreign-born. Between ’01 and ’07, the nation’s foreign-born population increased by 13.6%--four times the rate of the overall population. Australia (22%) is the only western country with a higher ...read more