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  • Two Years Ago The Commandant Of The Marine Corps ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
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    Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men ...read more

  • Ah, What An Easy Job Is His  PRO

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Feb 18, 2007
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    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

  • House-Church Movement 1 In 5 American Adults ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    House-Church Movement 1 in 5 American adults attends a house church at least once a month, (if a small group counts as a church). The Barna Group estimates 70 million Americans regularly attend or have “experimented with” a house church. More than 20 million adults attend home churches each week, ...read more

  • Black Owned Businesses Are Among The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Black Owned Businesses are among the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy, says the Census Bureau. The number of black-owned businesses grew by 45% from ‘97 to ‘02, more than 4 times the overall rate. Blacks now own 5% of all non-farm U.S. businesses. Revenues increased 25%, to about $89 ...read more

  • George Mueller Kept Praying Too. When George ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    George Mueller kept praying too. When George Mueller was a young convert he began praying daily for five friends to come to know Christ as Savior. Two friends became Christians within two years of his own conversion. But it seemed as if his prayers for the remaining three friends would never be ...read more

  • Fannie Johnston Flint, Who Was Cancerous, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    FANNIE JOHNSTON FLINT, who was cancerous, arthritic, incontinent, blind, orphaned, managed enough ability to get a pen into her warped hands and write a hymn, many of them, in fact. Perhaps you know this one: He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater; He sendeth more strength ...read more

  • Erasmus, The Famous Renaissance Scholar, Once ...

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on May 25, 2007
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    Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus returns to heaven after his time on earth. The angels gather around him to learn all ...read more

  • You Do Not Know Wealth, You Do Not Understand ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Jun 8, 2007
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    You do not know wealth, you do not understand prosperity, if you have not found Gods Word. It is the truth in the world of falsehood, and life in the midst of death. It reveals what is not seen clearly by the naked eye, and uncovers what men and their carnality has hidden. People have speculated ...read more

  • An Old Story Tells Of A Desert Nomad Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An old story tells of a desert nomad who awakened hungry in the middle of the night. He lit a candle and began eating dates from a bowl beside his bed. He took a bite from one and saw a worm in it; so he threw it out of the tent. He bit into a second date, found another worm, and threw it away ...read more

  • B) Albert Ackley Series Of Evangelistic Meeting, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    B) Albert Ackley series of Evangelistic meeting, when young Jewish man asked “Why should I worship a dead Jew?” … Ackley searched it out, and would resolve “He lives I tell you, he is not dead…I can prove it by my own experience: "I serve a risen Savior, He’s in the world today; I know that he is ...read more

  • During Napoleon's Austrian Campaign His Army ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During Napoleon’s Austrian campaign his army advanced to within six miles of Feldkirch. It looked as though Bonaparte’s men would take Feldkirch without resistance. But as Napoleon’s army advanced toward their objective in the night, the Christians of Feldkirch gathered in a little church to pray. ...read more

  • In Coping With Grief

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In Coping With Grief. 1. FANNIE JOHNSTON FLINT, who was cancerous, arthritic, incontinent, blind, orphaned, managed enough ability to get a pen into her warped hands and write a hymn, many of them, in fact. Perhaps you know this one: He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater; He sendeth ...read more

  • If Something Terrible Happens To My Grandparents ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    If something terrible happens to my grandparents would it affect me? If God told my great, great, great, great, great, great, (x2000 {just a random number}) grandparents NOT to get in the car and go down a certain road because the bridge was out – and they did it anyway – and died. Would it affect ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln Personified This Example Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Abraham Lincoln personified this example of patience on numerous occasions but one sticks out in particular. Their was a man who treated Lincoln with more cruelty than anyone ever had. His name was Edwin Stanton and he said of Lincoln that he was a low cunning clown and had nothing but venom to say ...read more

  • Dr. Jay Vernon Mcgee Was Serving As Pastor In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. Jay Vernon McGee was serving as pastor in a church in Los Angeles. Across the street from the church was a swanky club that was attended by some very rich men. The people who belonged to that club spent thousands of dollars to be a part of that society and they usually owned chauffeur driven ...read more

  • How Would Your Church Respond If Your Young ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    How would your church respond if your young people were approached by an organized cult? One night at a church skating party, a group of teenagers were "befriended" by several men who asked about their spiritual lives. The teenagers were given an invitation to join them for a series of special ...read more

  • About One Hundred Years Before The Reformation, ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 21, 2007
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    About one hundred years before the Reformation, an artist named Andrei Rublev painted a depiction of the Trinity. Today we celebrate the feast of the Trinity, this mystery of faith revealed to men. Rublev’s painting is taken from a scene in Genesis 18. The story is of when three angelic beings ...read more

  • I Remember Attending A Promise Keeper Meeting In ...

    Contributed by Mike Watson on Jun 23, 2007
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    I remember attending a Promise keeper Meeting in Denver Colorado when I was give the chance to hear Tony Evans speak to 70,000 plus men gathered together in the Broncos football arena. As I sat there in sure amazement I was challenged by the message that he spoke. He said, If we are going to ...read more

  • President John Adams Stated, "The Law Given From ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    President John Adams stated, “The law given from Sinai was a civil and municipal code as well as a moral and religious code. These laws are essential to the existence of men in society and most of which have been enacted by every Nation which ever professed any code of laws. Vain indeed would be ...read more

  • A Family Counselor Named Jill Manning Says, "I ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
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    A family counselor named Jill Manning says, “I can unequivocally tell you pornography, especially Internet pornography with its violent, demeaning, or highly explicit messages, is damaging, not only for youths, but for many adults as well. It has lasting affect on social and sexual attitude and ...read more