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  • January 8, 2004 Usatoday Reported This On Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jan 15, 2004
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    January 8, 2004 USATODAY reported this on their website: Woman admits she lied about losing $162M lottery ticket CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman admitted through tears Thursday that she lied about losing the winning ticket for a $162 million lottery prize, saying: "I wanted to win so badly for my kids ...read more

  • When You Put Your Faith In Jesus Christ His ...

    Contributed by Andrew Hill on Feb 10, 2008
     | 2,196 views

    When you put your faith in Jesus Christ His righteousness or perfection becomes yours. Let me give you an example of how this works in every day life. The super bowl was just played last Sunday. The Patriots played the Giants. Many of the fans went to the game wearing shirts and hats that had the ...read more

  • Not Just Another Offering

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 3,616 views

    NOT JUST ANOTHER OFFERING I had been praying regularly with the deacons for one of our members. His wife, Pat, attended our small congregation faithfully, but John hadn’t been to church in years. So every Sunday afternoon before the evening service, we prayed for ways to communicate our commitment ...read more

  • Consumed With Consumerism

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,020 views

    Consumed with Consumerism We Americans are CONSUMED with the CONSUMER mentality! We’re used to choosing whatever gives us the most "perks and bennies" at any given time. We look for a restaurant with the best price and menu and atmosphere and location. We go to the clothing store that carries ...read more

  • Twice Mine

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 22, 2022
     | 1,451 views

    A little boy made a sailboat by his own hands and took it out to the lake and sailed it by himself. But, sadly, a strong wind came over the lake and took the little sailboat away from the boy to the other side of the lake. The little boy looked and looked for his boat but could not find it. He ...read more

  • African-American Inventors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,762 views

    AFRICAN-AMERICAN INVENTORS Granville T. Woods was known as "the black Thomas Edison" for his many inventions. Example: his 1889 automatic cutoff switch, an ancestor of the circuit breaker. In honor of Black History Month, the website of home improvement retailer Lowe’s paid tribute to Woods and ...read more

  • Is It Worth The Price?  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
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    IS IT WORTH THE PRICE? Paul J. Meyer wrote in Unlocking Your Legacy: "Cost and self-sacrifice do not make something hard. Nobody feels sorry for the athlete who wins an Olympic medal, even though the person paid an incredible price through grueling effort behind the scenes, denying himself or ...read more

  • 65279;at One Point Early In Julius Caesar's ...

    Contributed by Kevin Barron on Sep 5, 2004
     | 2,393 views

    At one point early in Julius Caesar’s political career, feelings ran so high against him that he thought it best to leave Rome. He sailed for the Aegean island of Rhodes, but en route the ship was attacked by pirates and Caesar was captured. The pirates demanded a ransom of 12,000 gold ...read more

  • Raymond P. Murray—wanted  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 20, 2005
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    Raymond P. Murray- Wanted The great want of this age is men: Men who are not for sale; Men who will condemn wrong in friend or foe- in themselves as well as others; Men whose consciences are as steady as the needle to the pole; Men who will stand for the right though the heavens totter and the ...read more

  • Joseph Castleberry And His Family Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Sep 27, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    Joseph Castleberry and his family were missionaries to Ecudor in 1998. Because of financial setbacks they were living month to month. Finally a month came when after paying bills on payday, there was no money left—plus there was an electric bill which had to be paid by the next day and there was ...read more

  • At One Point Early In Julius Caesar's Political ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 2,275 views

    At one point early in Julius Caesar’s political career, feelings ran so high against him that he thought it best to leave Rome. He sailed for the Aegean island of Rhodes, but en route the ship was attacked by pirates and Caesar was captured. The pirates demanded a ransom of 12,000 gold pieces, and ...read more

  • The Average U.s. Pastor Has Received Continuing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,360 views

    The Average U.S. Pastor has received continuing education on 3.6 different topics during the last two years. Ellison Research finds even though most ministers have gone through seminars or classes, 36% say their church doesn’t budget for it, and the average church that does so allocates just $1,504 ...read more

  • In The Year A.d. 303, The Roman Emperor ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,606 views

    In the year A.D. 303, the Roman Emperor Diocletian issued a decree which he hoped would extinguish the spreading flames of Christianity. One of his primary objectives was the seizure and destruction of the Christian Scriptures. Later that year, officials enforced the decree in North Africa. One of ...read more

  • Lillian Pearsall Of Moravia, N.y. Tells This ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
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    Lillian Pearsall of Moravia, N.Y. tells this story of when she was a telephone operator. A customer talked overtime on a long-distance call from a pay telephone booth. Even with my friendly reminders, he refused to deposit his overtime coins. Instead he slammed down the phone, irate and verbally ...read more

  • If You Honestly Want To Be A Disciple Of Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 14, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,799 views

    If you honestly want to be a disciple of Jesus Christ in the twenty-first century, “Sunday Morning Is Not Enough”: "GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A FOOTBALL!" “This quote comes from a story about legendary football coach Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers. Each year he would gather his players for ...read more

  • Advice

    Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Dec 31, 2006
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    ADVICE A man was on the practice golf course when the club pro brought another man out for a lesson. The pro watched the fellow swing several times and started making suggestions for improvement, but each time the pupil interrupted with his own version of what was wrong and how to correct it. ...read more

  • Ah, What An Easy Job Is His  PRO

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Feb 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,203 views

    Ah, what an easy job is his, The man who’s in the preaching biz! He has but little work to do, For all he does the whole week through Is just to call upon the flock As regularly as the clock; To cheer the sick who groan in bed, To preach a sermon for the dead; To teach the sinner righteousness, ...read more

  • Dr. Bill Bright, Past President Of Campus Crusade ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    Dr. Bill Bright, past president of Campus Crusade for Christ, tells about a man living in Western Texas. During the depression the man owned a ranch and raised sheep. Mr. Yates was struggling to keep al his bills paid and was in danger of losing his ranch. Then one day a drilling crew asked for ...read more

  • You're Driving A Bus For Sunday School. At Your ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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    You’re driving a bus for Sunday school. At your first stop you pick up 7 kids. At the next stop you pick up 4 kids and at the next stop 6 kids. You drop them all off and go out for more. The next three stops you get 5 kids each and the last stop 2, and actually drop off 3. How old is the ...read more

  • In '97, 30% Of Adults Claimed To Be Pentecostal ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 2,652 views

    In ’97, 30% of adults claimed to be Pentecostal Christians compared to 36% in ’07. While just 8% of the U.S. population is evangelical, 49% of evangelical adults fit the charismatic definition. 51% of all born-agains are charismatic as are 46% of all adults who attend a Protestant church. 23% of ...read more