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  • Follow The Trail

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    FOLLOW THE TRAIL In 1949, Mao Tse-Tung ran through China in a marauding storm. His communist army was wiping out anything in their path that would hinder an unrestrained dictatorship of communism. In the path of this malicious army, a CIA operative Douglas Mackiernan had to flee for his life. ...read more

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  • I Can Plod," Said William Carey, The Father Of ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 27, 2008
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    "I can plod," said William Carey, the father of modern missions. "That is my only genius. I can persevere in any ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Good Soldiers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
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    GOOD SOLDIERS I am told as a young man Winston Churchhill was in a heated battle. The war planes were dropping bombs all around the soldiers assignments. Several died, but many were running away and hiding and not following commands. One soldier ran past Winston Churchhill. The soldier asked if ...read more

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  • Above The Circumstances

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    ABOVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES David and Becky Guinn have been on my mind this past week. In 1997, the Lord blessed me to go with David on a mission trip to Ukraine. It was a life-changing experience for me. David and Becky deeply love the Lord. They have faithfully served the Lord for years in college ...read more

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  • Determination

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 13, 2008
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    DETERMINATION Johnny Fulton was run over by a car at the age of three. He suffered crushed hips, broken ribs, a fractured skull, and compound fractures in his legs. It did not look as if he would live. But he would not give up. In fact, he later ran the half-mile in less than two minutes. Walt ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Go At It Again

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Aug 18, 2008
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    GO AT IT AGAIN When the young Theodore Edison was experimenting with a "glass bottle bomb" in his father's lab one day, the experiment exploded, and some of the glass from the bottle got stuck in the young Edison's hand. While his father, Thomas Edison, was caring for his son's hand, the boy ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Coming In Last

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008
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    Coming in Last Discouragement cramps our momentum; the heat-stroke of opposition can drain our stamina and motivation. Running into obstacles that drive our faces in the asphalt of reality make it hard to get back up. Our stories are not unlike Felicians Hopfner-Hibb's or Simon Whitfield's. Last ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Pressing Through The Pain

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Sep 4, 2008
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    Pressing Through the Pain Too many young Christians expect endurance to come quickly and easily. We bought a trampoline this summer for the girls. I love it too. The first time I got on that thing I thought I would have a heart attack. I've been using my legs for 40 years, but they were on ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • There Is A Scene In The Dark Knight (Available ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2008
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    There is a scene in The Dark Knight (available from wingclips.com) where Bruce Wayne and Alfred discuss Batman's previous nights escapades. Batman had gotten beat up a little. Alfred ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ironman Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Ironman Christians Have you heard of the Ironman Triathlon? It’s held every fall in the US city of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, the race encompasses three endurance events; a 2.4 mile ocean swim in Kailua-Kona Bay, a 112 mile bike ride across the Hawaiian lava desert to Hawi and back, and then to top it ...read more

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  • Patience  PRO

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 15, 2008
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    Patience This past week I read about a first-grade teacher who was having a difficult day. It had rained that entire day and the children couldn’t go out for recess, so they got more and more restless and hyperactive as the day wore on. The teacher couldn’t wait for the bell to ring at 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gary Martin, Author Of Meanings And Origins ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 27, 2008
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    Gary Martin, author of Meanings and Origins provides us with the US origin of the phrase. He traced the earliest known printed reference to 1921. At the time it spoke of 'recent panics' in Arizona. The 'recent panics' referred to in that citation was the Bisbee deportations of 1917. Martin ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • The Persistence In Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    The Persistence in Forgiveness After sixteen years as a missionary on the continent of Africa. David Livingstone returned Scotland to address the students at Glasgow University. His body had been ravaged by some 27 fevers that had overtaken him during his years of service. One arm hung useless at ...read more

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  • Unfaltering Perseverence (Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    UNFALTERING PERSEVERENCE (verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua 7 years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that Joshua ...read more

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  • Enough To Make The Thing Go

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    ENOUGH TO MAKE THE THING GO One hot day, Herman Trueblood, all clean and cooled off by a nice swim in the ocean, saw a sweating man and his two sons trying on a hot day to push a disabled car up an incline. Two voices started yelling at each other inside him. One said, "There is an opportunity for ...read more

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  • Be Successful—serve God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
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    BE SUCCESSFUL--SERVE GOD Our commitment in the service of Lord in very important in building the body of Christ. And I challenge you to commit your life in the ministry: Confidently, wholeheartedly and absolutely for the glory of God. In Yorkshire, England, during the early 1800s, two sons were ...read more

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  • Unfaltering Perseverance (Verse 18, Hebrews ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Unfaltering Perseverance (verse 18, Hebrews 12:11) Joshua fought for a long time with the kings. As we read the accounts of the war it may seem short, but in reality, it took Joshua seven years to complete the final conquest. There must have been times during these seven years of fighting that ...read more

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  • I Don't Eat Negroes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    I DON'T EAT NEGROES Dick Gregory tells the story of a black man who, back in the 60s, walked into a restaurant in Mississippi. He sat down, studied the menu and ordered the fried chicken. A couple of local good-ole-boys started giving him a hard time. The first redneck yelled across the room, ...read more

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  • Real Persecution

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    REAL PERSECUTION There's a cartoon that puts persecution in perspective. In the four panels, we see people praying--first a New Testament Christian: "Lord, give me the courage to face this accusing mob." Then a Reformation Christian: "Lord, help me declare Your truth despite the cost." A 20th ...read more

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  • Hope Of A Good Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Hope of a Good Day Max Lucado, preacher and writer, teaches that "every day deserves a chance." He feels so strongly about it, he wrote a book with the same title. Regardless of what is in our day, if we give it a chance, it can become a "good" day. Of course, coupled with this thought is the ...read more

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