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  • Make No Mistake About It, The Society In Which ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 1,358 views

    Make no mistake about it, the society in which we live does everything in its power to deny the fact of death. Every plucked gray hair, every chemical peel, every tofu diet, every bottle of Viagra, every tummy tuck is a putting ...read more

  • My Dad Had A Set Of Metallic Dog Figures And Used ...

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 25, 2005
     | 1,649 views

    My dad had a set of metallic dog figures and used to amaze us kids by putting the dogs on a table then moving a powerful magnet under the table. The "dogs" would move as the magnet drew them to itself. Just so, Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Day After The Berlin Wall Fell A Sign ...  PRO

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 14, 2005
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    The day after the Berlin Wall fell a sign appeared in the churchyard of a small church in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The sign simply said:- "The Lamb Wins." That is the glorious Gospel Truth. The Lamb Wins. Not sin. Not disease. Not death. Not tragedy. The Lamb ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bankruptcy: A Study At Harvard University ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
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    Bankruptcy: A study at Harvard University revealed these primary reasons for filing bankruptcy: Illness or Injury—28.3%, Uncovered medical bills—27%, Lost income because of illness—21.3%, Birth of a new family member—3%, Death ...read more

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  • The Resurrection Is The Keystone Of The Arch On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The Resurrection is the keystone of the arch on which our faith is supported. If Christ has not risen, we must impeach all those witnesses for lying. If Christ has not risen, we have no proof that the crucifixion of Jesus differed from that of the two thieves who suffered ...read more

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  • Darwin's Start

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009
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    DARWIN'S START It was because of the death of his daughter that Charles Darwin couldn't make sense of a loving God. This seemed to put him on his path to finding a way to take God out of the creation story. (Source: ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Putting The Brakes On

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 31, 2009
     | 1,323 views

    PUTTING THE BRAKES ON "Violence puts the brakes on authentic development and impedes the evolution of peoples towards greater socio-economic and spiritual well-being. This applies especially to terrorism motivated by fundamentalism, which generates grief, destruction and death, obstructs dialogue ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • For More Elisha's

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
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    Quote Charles Spurgeon: "The Holy Ghost works by those who feel they would lay down their own lives for the good of others, and would impart to them not only their goods and their instructions, but themselves also, if by any means they might save some. O ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • About 6am On A Wed Morning James Lawson Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Stewart on Oct 21, 2000
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    About 6am on a Wed morning James Lawson of Running Springs, CA left home to apply for a new job. An hour later his 36 yr old wife, Pasty left for her 5th grade teaching job down the mountain with her 2 children, 5 yr old Susan and 2 yr old Jerry. Unfortunately they never got that far. 81/2 hours ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Michener, Writing In His Book, The Source, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 7, 2003
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    James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility. One day, the temple priests tell Urbaal to bring his young son to the temple for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Harold Hough Was A Methodist Pastor In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 25, 2004
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     | 2,853 views

    Lynn Harold Hough was a Methodist pastor in the early part of the twentieth century and became the President of Northwestern University. In 1908 he became the first to write a “Pledge of Allegiance to the Christian Flag. Once when he was speaking to a conference of pastor in Los Angeles he told ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Missionary Robert Porteous And His Wife Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
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    Missionary Robert Porteous and his wife were taken prisoners by Chinese communist bandits in 1931. This missionary couple was led to a lonely spot on top of a hill where they were to be executed. The Chinese leader said, “This is the place.” and the executioner took a long knife from its holder ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • The Wheat Of Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,100 views

    The Wheat of Heaven Taken from the stalk of Calvary Placed within the dark, cold earth Silent lies the Wheat of heaven There to wait resurrection birth Left alone in fragrant seed coat Till the time had come to pass It would soon give way to victory Life eternal sprang forth at last When ...read more

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  • Triumph  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2007
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     | 1,841 views

    TRIUMPH (By Jim L. Davey) It was a dark & sullen morn, as several women approached the tomb, With breaking hearts and deepest gloom, The furthest thing from their minds.....was triumph Why did He have to die they asked, each other on the road that morn, It made no sense, their hearts were ...read more

  • Russ Blowers Is Active In His Local Indianapolis ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 22, 2007
     | 1,350 views

    Russ Blowers is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have our representatives in nearly every ...read more

    Denomination: Other

  • It Was Said That Henry Ford Was An Automotive ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,056 views

    It was said that Henry Ford was an automotive genius. He came up with great ideas and handed them to researchers for development. One of his ideas was the concept of an engine in which the pistons were set at an angle to each other rather than in a straight line. He sketched out his idea for the ...read more

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  • Russ Blowers Is Active In His Local Indianapolis ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,733 views

    Russ Blowers is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have our representatives in nearly every ...read more

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  • Martin Luther Noted That The Tree Represented The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 26, 2007
     | 1,779 views

    Martin Luther noted that the tree represented the everlasting love of God. He pointed out to his church that the evergreen’s color did not fade, just as the love of the Lord did not fade even in the most harshest of times. Martin Luther was the first person to put candles on a tree.To him the ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • This Anchor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2008
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     | 3,997 views

    This anchor holds in day of adversity, When all else threatens to give way. This anchor keeps my vessel from drifting, Never letting my ship run astray. This anchor holds midst angry seas battering, When waves and winds battle for my soul. This anchor holds in the lonely night hours, When darkness ...read more

  • Napoleon Bonaparte Is Quoted As Having Said, "It ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 22, 2009
     | 1,117 views

    Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as having said, “It is the cause, not the death, which makes the martyr.” So, I ask you, what is the difference between the martyrdom in the early church and these would-be martyrs to false causes? First of all, the early Christians were not deliberately seeking their ...read more

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    Denomination: *other