Sir Earnest Shackleton’s epic tale of survival and courage began with dreams of being the first expedition to cross the Antarctic continent. En route, the Endurance became beset in the ice deep within the Weddell Sea and drifted with the pack for ten months before finally being crushed and sunk in
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Contributed by Jim Black on Jan 30, 2003
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In 1949, following the defeat of Nazi Germany in WW II and the re-organization of Europe, the
nation of Germany was divided into East & West. In the East a communist government was set up
under the influence of the Soviet Union. In the West a free, democratic government was set up and
benefitted
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Contributed by Jim Kane on May 25, 2004
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Pastor Kevin Higgins tells an old story that recounts the return of Jesus to glory after His time on earth. Even in heaven, goes the story; He bore the marks of His earthly pilgrimage with its cruel cross and shameful death.
The angel Gabriel approached Him and said, "Master, you must have
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Contributed by Robert Garrett on Aug 8, 2005
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ILLUSTRATION
“SAVE ONE MORE FOR JESUS”
Rick Warren shares in his book “The Purpose Driven Life” about his dad who was a pastor for over fifty years serving mostly small rural churches. His dad was not simply a preacher but was a man with a mission. He loved taking teams of volunteers overseas to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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Bible riddles
Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?
A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.
Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?
A. Pharaoh’s daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out A little prophet.
Q. What
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Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2006
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In a book entitled "Quiet Talks on Service", written by a man named Dr. S. D. Gordon, a fantasy is painted for is that is strikingly poignant and says much. Dr. Gordon shows Jesus walking down the golden streets of heaven. He has just returned from earth in His ascension. All heaven is eager to
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Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007
A young boy had to feed his father every day when he came home from school. His father had been so injured and couldn’t do many things for himself and to help with things the mother gave him one job to do and that was to feed his father every day, once a day.
But on this particular day, the boy,
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Contributed by Kent Kessler on Apr 8, 2007
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That reminds me of what happened to a tribe in the jungles of East Asia, when missionaries showed them the Jesus film. It was a big deal when I was in Seminary and one of my friends was a missionary telling me about all that was going on with the Jesus Film. The movie was being shown as an
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 3, 2001
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The NY Times had a story about a little boy who was riding the bus. He sat so close to a woman dressed in a gray suit that everybody assumed that he was her son & she was his mother. Until finally another lady sat down on the same seat with them.
And when the little boy put his feet up
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Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 7, 2001
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Where’s God?
Two young lads had terrorized their neighborhood with their pranks and thefts. The parents didn’t know what to do and finally with the assistance of their minister, it was decided that the clergy would intervene and attempt to straighten out the boys. The parents needless to say were
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THE CHURCH’S MISSION—A PARABLE as told by Philip Anderson:
Not long ago I visited my sister, a director of patient services for the children’s unit of a large southern California hospital. She was conducting me on a tour through that unit. All the time—echoing through the halls—we could hear the
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twentieth centuries. His wife was a minister’s daughter, and their Church was College Avenue Methodist Church in Somerville, Massachusetts [SOURCE: http://www.ethicalstl.org/platforms/platform071199.shtml]. Many of his, matter-of-fact poems still speak vividly to us today. I have always
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The late Rev. Dr. John Rowan Claypool IV served as a pastor for 47 years, first in Southern Baptist Congregations in the South and then from 1986 to 2000 as the Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In his sermon entitled “The Future and Forgetting,” he shares this
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 21, 2008
Christian Herter was the governor of Massachusetts in the 1950’s the story is told of a time when he was campaigning, when he came across someone whom he was about to ignore, but found himself having to notice. Apparently, he was having a really hard day campaigning, missed his lunch and came in
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The Brothers Grimm tell a story about a father and mother, their young son and the father’s very aged father that lived with them. The old man was feeble and his hands shook. His mealtimes were often noisy and messy because he would clatter the silverware together and he would spill his food or
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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Here at our congregation, Larry Pierce has often shared about his auto accident that brought him back to Jesus. He had been a Christian years ago but had wandered away and lived his life without God.
Then one day, he was driving a pick up truck down a road in Kentucky. He was towing another truck
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
George Mueller was a great man of faith. He believed in the greatness of God, and prayed accordingly.
A Christian steamship captain, a contemporary of George Mueller, once told of an experience involving Mueller’s great faith.
While sailing off the coast of Newfoundland in extremely heavy fog,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
Here at our congregation, Larry Pierce has often shared about his auto accident that brought him back to Jesus. He had been a Christian years ago but had wandered away and lived his life without God.
Then one day, he was driving a pick up truck down a road in Kentucky. He was towing another truck
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