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  • Sadducees' Trial Methods

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 18, 2011
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    SADDUCEES' TRIAL METHODS "Critics deny the accuracy of the description John gives. They cite the Mishnah requiring that trials be held in the daytime, that several days are required to try a capital crime, and that the accused not be directly questioned, among other details. However, exceptions ...read more

  • Massive Pileup Ahead

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
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    MASSIVE PILEUP AHEAD In the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, Juan Manuel Fangio was approaching a dangerous bend for the second time. As he rounded the bend, Fangio noticed that something was wrong. The faces of the spectators were all turned away from him. "If they are not looking at me," Fangio thought, ...read more

  • This Is A Huge Concept For Us: Loyalty. It Is ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009
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    This is a huge concept for us: loyalty. It is huge because loyalty in my opinion is narrowly practiced on our society. It is present but usually limited to loyalty to oneself. And loyalty affects a very special area of our lives: the social arena. Loyalty or lack of loyalty has a major impact upon ...read more

  • Man Of The Millenium  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
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    MAN OF THE MILLENIUM “The memory of any stretch of years eventually resolves to a list of names, and one of the useful ways of recalling the past two millenniums is by listing the people who acquired great power. Muhammad, Catherine the Great, Marx, Gandhi, Hitler, Roosevelt, Stalin and Mao come ...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

  • Twenty Years Later Rembrandt Painted Another ...

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 15, 2004
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    Twenty years later Rembrandt painted another picture of himself. As a young man he determined to deny himself no pleasure. He, therefore, sought out every delight and followed his appetite. Hence, one by one the torches of his life went out. Having been untrue to himself, he lost faith in others. ...read more

  • During The Revolutionary War, A Loyalist Spy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on Trenton, New Jersey where the ...read more

  • Imagine For A Moment If I Told All Of You, "Hey, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 8, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
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    Imagine for a moment if I told all of you, “Hey, lets start a new religion. It’s all a sham, but if we all keep the secret, maybe it will sweep the world and we’ll become important.” Therefore, we make up some story and it starts to take off. You might think, “Maybe this will work. I’ll play ...read more

  • During The Revolutionary War, A Loyalist Spy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,233 views

    During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on Trenton, New Jersey where the ...read more

  • Disguise And Camouflage Are Important Tactics In ...

    Contributed by W F on Nov 4, 2007
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    Disguise and camouflage are important tactics in warfare. General Peter Cosgrove is the recently retired Chief of the Australian Defence Force. In his autobiography he tells about his first tour of duty as a young lieutenant in Vietnam. His first posting was at a base near the village of Dat Do. ...read more

  • Some Years Ago The Minnesota Crime Commission ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jan 25, 2008
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    Some years ago the Minnesota Crime Commission released a statement which said: ‘‘Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish, and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it –– his bottle, his mother’’s attention, his playmate’s toys, his uncle’s watch. Deny him ...read more

  • Kids Follow Parent Models 91% Of Kids Want To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
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    Kids Follow Parent Models 91% of kids want to help others, says a new Kid, Inc. study of 6- to 14- year olds. 58% chose volunteering over playing video games; 38% would rather see money for their gifts go to a worthy cause instead of receiving a present. More than half responded that they have the ...read more

  • 6588 I Thank ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2008
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    6588 I Thank Thee O Thou whose bounty fills my cup, With every blessing meet! I give Thee thanks for every drop— The bitter and the sweet. I praise Thee for the desert road, And for the riverside; For all Thy goodness hath bestowed, And all Thy grace denied. I thank Thee for both smile and ...read more

  • Married Or Single?

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 11, 2009
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    MARRIED OR SINGLE? John McArthur said: "The married person’s interests are divided between the earthly and the heavenly. And so it should be. It is not that the married believer has divided spiritual loyalties or that the unmarried is more spiritually faithful. Many married believers are holy in ...read more

  • Forgiving Flowers

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011
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    FORGIVING FLOWERS Fifteen years ago in Houston, a man named Ron Flowers accidentally shot school teacher Deirdra Washington through a car window during the course of a failed drug deal and was sent to prison for 35 years. Her family was consumed, destroyed by grief and anger. For 14 years Flowers ...read more

  • Watch Your Mind And Mouth

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 5, 2021
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    Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of ...read more

  • Lazarus Churches That Are Dead And Stinketh!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022
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    Vance Havner once commented that ministries often begin with a man who has a vision. That vision is captured by others and becomes a movement. As the movement gains followers and momentum, it becomes a machine. After a while, people forget all about the vision and what was once a movement ...read more

  • One Day I Received A Telephone Call From A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 22, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
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    One day I received a telephone call from a friend. He was working for his doctorate in one of the most prestigious theological seminaries in America. He asked if I would go with him to call on the head of the seminary, who was also his professor. He explained to me that hisprofessor was a good ...read more

  • George Hunter Contends That The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 17, 2000
    based on 106 ratings
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    George Hunter contends that the first characteristic of a secular person in the modern world is that he or she is ignorant of basic Christianity. It has been said of the Baby Busters, those born between 1963 and 1977 and the first generation to grow up in a postmodern context, that they lack even ...read more

  • In The Movie, "Dead Poets Society," Neil Perry ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
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    In the movie, "Dead Poets Society," Neil Perry was a boy from a wealthy family studying in a very exclusive New England prep school. He wanted very much to become an actor when he grew up. But his father wanted him to be a medical doctor. The school produced a play in which Neil had the lead ...read more