Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Perhaps no composer has captured the musical heart and soul of America as did Irving Berlin. In addition to familiar favorites such as "God Bless America" and "Easter Parade," he wrote, "I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas," which still ranks as the all-time best-selling musical score.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The Marines have always been an elite fighting force. For years there slogan has been “We are looking for a Few Good Men.”
A Pastor by the name of David Schaal said that his Marine Corps Boot camp lasted 18 weeks. He says that during that 18 week period the recruits were never, ever called
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When preachers get together, someone may comment, “That will preach.” Inspiration for a sermon comes from many people and places. A few weeks ago in our Academy for Christian Training and Service one of our readings for reflection came from the book YEARING TO KNOW GOD’S WILL by Danny E. Morris,
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Methodist
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 27, 2023
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Are you struggling with self-control in any of these areas that are addressed in the Book of Proverbs?
• Uncontrolled lust.
Proverbs 6:26: “For the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.”
• Uncontrolled spending.
Proverbs 21:20: “In the house
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Jun 29, 2024
BEAUTIFUL AMERICA
Oh my, what a lovely country.
Americans, we are blessed.
The wonders of this country
could never be overstressed!
Tall, majestic mountains boast
glistening snow-crowned heads.
Blue mysterious oceans gleam
with sparkling water spreads.
Green, luscious grassy meadows,
refreshing
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001
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Leadership Magazine carried a story about 4 young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were kind of marbleized, & he had a silvery stub of
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on Mar 22, 2002
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LIVING ON THE MOUNTAIN
Listen to one man’s remarkable discovery at Smokey Mountain near the Philippine capital of Manila: "A gigantic man-made mound, perhaps 100 feet high, ran on before us for a mile or more. Wisps of smoke rose from fissures all over the sides and top of this municipal dump and
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 11, 2003
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The following incident is vouched for by a Church of England clergyman who knew all the circumstances.
A young woman, who had been brought up in a Christian home and who had often had very serious convictions in regard to the importance of coming to Christ, chose instead to take the way of the
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 26, 2005
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Donald Miller tells this story in Blue like Jazz: Don had gone to hear a folk singer who ended up telling the story of a friend of his who was a Navy SEAL
The folksinger said his friend was performing a covert operation, freeing hostages from a building in some dark part of the world. His
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE CARRIED THIS STORY ABOUT 4 YOUNG, BIBLE COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHO WERE RENTING A HOUSE TOGETHER. “ONE SATURDAY MORNING SOMEONE KNOCKED ON THEIR DOOR AND WHEN THEY OPENED IT, THERE STOOD THIS BEDRAGGLED-LOOKING OLD MAN. HIS EYES WERE KIND OF MARBLEIZED, AND HE HAD A SILVERY STUB OF
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
OLD WIVES' TALES: THE TRUTH
Have you ever believed something, only to find out that it wasn’t true? Consider these old wives tales:
"If you go outside with wet hair, you’ll catch a cold." Cold weather, wet hair, and chills don’t cause colds; viruses do.
"Reading in dim light will damage your
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 26, 2007
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3. A FEW BELIEVED…
One of the great films of 1999 was The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves. It’s a futuristic sci-fi movie, where the world has been taken over by computers. The computers need the energy that comes from human bodies, so they keep a supply of genetically engineered humans in a
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