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  • The Times-Reporter Of New Philadelphia, Ohio, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, reported in September, 1985 a celebration of a New Orleans municipal pool. The party around the pool was held to celebrate the first summer in memory without a drowning at the New Orleans city pool. In honor of the occasion, 200 people gathered, ...read more

  • Someone Put It This Way: "A Preacher Teaches, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Someone put it this way: “A preacher teaches, though he must solicit his own class. He heals, though without pills or knife. He is sometimes a lawyer, often a social worker, something of an editor. He is a bit of a philosopher and entertainer. He is a salesman, a decorative piece for public ...read more

  • In Past Wars Couriers Were Commonly Used To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In past wars couriers were commonly used to carry communications back and forth from headquarters to the front lines. A military courier bringing a detachment to the field of battle from headquarters may have absolutely no idea what is contained in the sealed envelope he carries. It is his duty to ...read more

  • You Know You Overdid Thanksgiving When....  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 19, 2007
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    You Know You Overdid Thanksgiving When.... Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the EZ-Boy. The "Gravy Boat" your wife set out was a real 12’ boat! You receive a Sumo Wrestler application in your e-mail. Friday you set off 3 earthquake seismographs on your morning ...read more

  • We Allow Our Daily Concerns To Turn Into Anxiety ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 24, 2007
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    We allow our daily concerns to turn into anxiety and therefore sin when our thoughts become focused on changing the future instead of doing our best to handle our present circumstances. Such thoughts are unproductive. They end up controlling us—though it should be the other way around—and cause us ...read more

  • Fasting Can Be A Form Of Body Praying… [but] ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 19, 2008
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    “Fasting can be a form of body praying… [But] fasting has nearly ceased to be practiced among us as a religious duty. It has been replaced by other forms of self-denial. One of the most common of those among us is dieting, which is largely cosmetic and therapeutic. What is there to say about it? ...read more

  • Call To War

    Contributed by Sam Higgs on Sep 29, 2011
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    CALL TO WAR Have you ever heard the "trumpet" call to do battle in our culture? On every side we are bombarded with things and teachings that are anti-God. There is the lasciviousness where "free-sex" reigns as supreme. It is the Christian’s God ordained duty to confront this sin against God ...read more

  • Many Years Ago C.s. Lewis Wrote The Screwtape ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 4, 2003
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    Many years ago C.S. Lewis wrote the Screwtape Letters. Screwtape was an assistant devil writing to his nephew Wormwood. Screwtape was telling his nephew how to make the "patient" leave the camp of the arch enemy, the Prince of Peace, and dwell in the camp of the real boss, the prince of darkness. ...read more

  • Too Often Our Gratitude Is Dependent Upon The ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Roy on Jan 29, 2001
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    Too often our gratitude is dependent upon the circumstances of life. A beautiful hymn was written by Martin Rinkart during the thirty-year war to help us look beyond our circumstances and see the hand of God. Rinkart was a pastor in Saxony, Germany as the turbulent years of the war dragged on. For ...read more

  • The Monument  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2003
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    THE MONUMENT I never dreamed it would be me My name for all eternity Recorded here at this hallowed place Alas, my name, no more my face. "In the line of duty" I hear them say My family now the price will pay My folded flag stained with their tears We only had those few short years The badge no ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Businessman Who, Having ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Nov 20, 2005
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    The story is told of a businessman who, having an duty to run at his office, took his young son along with him. He asked the boy to wait on the steps while he went inside to do his work. Soon he became so engrossed with his business that he forgot about his son waiting outside. Leaving the building ...read more

  • The Value Of The Necklace  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 13, 2005
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    An American tourist in Paris, who purchased an inexpensive amber necklace in a trinket ship, was shocked when he had to pay quite a high duty on it to clear customs in New York. This aroused his curiosity, so he had it appraised. After looking at the object under a magnifying glass, the jeweler ...read more

  • 7 Kinds Of Pharisees

    Contributed by Richard Dayringer, Thd on Aug 21, 2006
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    The Talmud lists 7 kinds of Pharisees. 1) SHECHEMITE, who kept the law for what he could profit thereby. 2) TUMBLING, who, to appear humble, always hung their heads down & thus often fell. 3)BLEEDING, who, to avoid seeing women, walked with closed eyes & were often wounded, 4) MORTAR, who wore ...read more

  • When John Mcneill, The Scottish Evangelist, ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
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    When John McNeill, the Scottish evangelist, landed in France for duty during the World War, he was introduced to the general in command, who said that he would like to give him suggestions about his preaching to the men. McNeill’s biographer describes the incident: "What the general wanted him to ...read more

  • Washington's Proclamation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
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    WASHINGTON’S PROCLAMATION In 1789, our nation’s first President, George Washington, issued the following proclamation: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and ...read more

  • The Time Was The 19th Of May, 1780. The Place Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2001
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    The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that religious age, men fell on ...read more

  • His Son Gave His Life On 911

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 22, 2010
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    Lee Lelpi is a retired firefighter, a New York City firefighter. He gave 26 years to the city. But on September 11th, 2001 he gave much more. He gave his son, Jonathan. His son was a firefighter as well. When the Twin Towers fell, Jonathan was there. Firefighters are a loyal clan. When one ...read more

  • Wisdom Literature

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 23, 2011
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    WISDOM LITERATURE Wisdom not valued much in modern society, so wisdom literature not popular in our culture; In the past, Aesop's fables--which are amazing--used to be a common resource for popular wisdom. But in the ancient near east, wisdom literature abounded. Shortly before Solomon, an ...read more

  • Valuable Necklace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Valuable Necklace An American tourist in Paris, who purchased an inexpensive amber necklace in a trinket shop, was shocked when he had to pay quite a high duty on it to clear customs in New York. This aroused his curiosity, so he had it appraised. After looking at the object under a magnifying ...read more

  • People Often Study And Follow The Teachings Of ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
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    People often study and follow the teachings of writers, philosophers, politicians and professors without getting to know the PERSON behind the philosophy. Some people even think personal morality doesn’t matter. I heard about a Harvard Professor named Bertrand Russell. While he was a Professor ...read more