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  • I'm Re-Reading A Great Book Entitle, A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I’m re-reading a great book entitle, A Man Called Peter, about Peter Marshall, who served as the Chaplain of the US Senate in the 1940’s. He was a Scottish immigrant who came to America convinced that he was to train for the ministry here. He came without much money, and for the next few years ...read more

  • Let Me Tell You A Story Of A Man You Know. He Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Let me tell you a story of a man you know. He is called by some a man of sorrows. He was born into a poor family in 1809. His mother died when he was 9 years old. He ran for state legislature when he was 22 – lost. His fiancées died when he was 26. He marries at the age of 33 – she suffers from ...read more

  • In His Book, A Turtle On The Fencepost, Allen C. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his book, A Turtle on the Fencepost, Allen C. Emery tells of a night he spent on the Texas plains with a shepherd who was keeping two thousand sheep. The shepherd prepared a bonfire for cooking supper and providing warmth. The sheep dogs lay down near the fire as the stars filled the ...read more

  • These Hands

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 2, 2007
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    “These Hands” A young man and a young woman became engaged and were looking forward to a near wedding day, when the young man was suddenly called into the service of his country. From the field of warfare letters regularly came and went, and love shined brightly in all of them. Then letters from ...read more

  • No Farewell To Love  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 2, 2007
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    “No Farewell to Love” As an aged Christian lay dying, a friend called to say farewell. “I have just had three other visitors,” said the dying man, “and with two of them I parted; but the third I shall keep with me forever.” “Who are they?” “the first was Faith, and I said, ‘Goodbye, Faith! I ...read more

  • Susan's Mom Mentioned A Strange Story In The ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
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    Susan’s mom mentioned a strange story in the Logan County, Ilinois newspaper last week(June ’07). The article said at about 7:15 AM, a man named Cody Rutz stole an Illinois Department of Transportation truck and fled from police southbound on Illinois 121. Police lost sight of him near Mount ...read more

  • The Ermine  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
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    The Ermine In the forests of northern Europe and Asia lives a little animal called the ermine, known for his snow-white fur. He instinctively protects his white coat against anything that would soil it. His fur is so fine; nothing is more beautiful on the fur markets of the world. In some countries ...read more

  • God Will Make Things Right, So Stay With It To ...

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 30, 2007
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    God will make things right, so stay with it to the end ... 1. When it looks like Dorothy won’t get out of the witch’s castle, let alone home to Kansas, stay with it to the end. 2. When it looks like Charlton Heston won’t get those people out of Egypt, and certainly not across the Red Sea, stay ...read more

  • Goodness: Pretend You Were To Go Out On The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jan 5, 2008
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    GOODNESS: Pretend you were to go out on the streets today and ask people a question. The question is this: “What is good?” On the face, we live in corrupted world; in which things are termed O.K. … So what is ‘good’? In Matthew 19 a man addressed Jesus and said, “Good Teacher, what good thing ...read more

  • We Are Christ Ambassadors

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 3, 2008
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    “We are Christ ambassador’s…. By Pastor Donny Granberry Ambassador – (Webster’s) a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government or sovereign as the resident representative of his or her own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic ...read more

  • Though Batttle Scarred She Kept The Faith And ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 6, 2008
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    though batttle scarred she kept the faith and never would give in a teacher and a preacher a great soldier to the end a thousand lives were touched by her, a spirit always strong today she walks in glory another saint has now moved on there is no doubt that she was called her gifts came shining ...read more

  • Demonstrate The Gospel  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 22, 2008
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    Demonstrate the Gospel R.W. Shambach told the story of a meeting he was in with T.L. Osborn. A young man who was a boxer and had been blinded by severe blows was also in the meeting. Shambach knew the man personally and knew that he was not a believer. Osborn called the man forward and prayed ...read more

  • Story Of Little Grace: My Nephew And His Wife ...

    Contributed by Nathan Cooper on Feb 26, 2008
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    Story of little Grace: My nephew and his wife were horrified to find out that the baby she was carrying was diagnosed with Trifomy13. Trisomy 13, also called Patau syndrome, is a chromosomal condition that is associated with severe mental retardation and certain physical abnormalities. These ...read more

  • A Tragic Event That Occurred In The Spring Of ...

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 11, 2008
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    A tragic event that occurred in the spring of 1931 when nine young black men were pulled off an Alabama freight train and accused of raping two young white women. A fight had broken out between blacks and whites in which, the whites were thrown off the train; the surprise was that two southern ...read more

  • Finney Coined The Following Thoughts About ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 2, 2008
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    Finney coined the following thoughts about revival from his lectures and book called "Revivals of Religion" (1835): “A revival always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the church…In a true revival, Christians are always brought under such convictions, they see their sins in such light ...read more

  • On June 18, 1956, A Freak Accident Happened On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    On June 18, 1956, a freak accident happened on a lake in New York. A speeding motorboat bounced on a wave and shot into the water two of its passengers, a 50-year old man and a little girl. To keep the girl from drowning, the man held her head above water while the boat circled back to pick them ...read more

  • U.s. Supreme Court Has Declined To Hear A Case ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the copyright protection given to so-called "orphan" works, or material for which the owner can't be found. Currently, books, movies and other material are entitled to copyright protection that lasts for the author's life and an additional ...read more

  • People Would Have Been Familiar With Several ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2008
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    People would have been familiar with several options for living. They could choose to collaborate with the Romans like the Sadducees and even the tax collectors. They could choose to live according to a high standard of rules and regulations designed (supposedly) to gain God’s favor by being good ...read more

  • The Story Of John ...

    Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Jun 7, 2008
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    The Story of John Wesley A page from John Wesley’s Diary reads as follows: Sunday morning, May 5, preached in St. Ann’s, was asked not to come back anymore. Sunday p.m., May 5, preached at St. John’s, deacons said, "Get out and stay out." Sunday a.m., May 12, preached at St. Jude’s, ...read more

  • If You Tune The Second String Of Your Guitar, The ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 13, 2008
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    If you tune the second string of your guitar, the A string, to 440 hertz, then pluck it, the E string at 330 hertz will begin to vibrate also, because they share an overtone of 1320 hertz. It is called sympathetic vibrations. As you read this paragraph, Jesus is plucking the A string of mercy; does ...read more