Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 7, 2002
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GIVE ME LIBERTY
March 23, 1775. A man with his eternal perspective addressed the House of representatives and said,
“ No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same
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Contributed by Rob Clifton on May 23, 2001
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"You have established a new relationship with the powers of darkness. Whatever you were before you were a Christian- straight, horoscope reader, witch, warlock, or satanist- you are now a sworn foe of the legions of hell. Have no delusions about their reality or their hostility, but do not fear
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Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
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One husband arrived home very early in the morning, after being out all night, drinking and brawling. He sneaked up the stairs quietly, doing his best not to awaken his wife. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in one of his fights that night. He then
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2003
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There is a hand painted picture. It is of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney and the charred debris of what had been that family’s sole possessions. In front of this destroyed home stood an old grandfather-looking man dressed only in his underclothes, blacken and
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 30, 2003
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A marvelous song by Thomas Arne, set to the music of Isaac Watts, teaches us to endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (2 Tim. 2:3)
"Am I a soldier of the cross, a follower of the Lamb. And shall I fear to own His cause or blush to speak His name?
Must I be carried to the skies on
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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On one occasion Norman “Kid” McCoy, who was welterweight boxing champion in 1896, was fighting a contender who had the misfortune of being deaf. Once McCoy discovered his opponent’s disability, he wasted no time in taking advantage of it. Near the end of the third round McCoy stepped back a pace
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
LIFE EXPECTANCIES
The highest present-day life expectancy belongs to the women in Norway (77 years) and the men in Sweden (72 years).
In most European countries and the Americas, men and women can expect to live to be over 60. On the other hand, most African countries report life expectancy of
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Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
Leonidas, King of Sparta, was preparing to make a stand with his Greek troops against the Persian army in 480 B.C. when a Persian envoy arrived. The man urged on Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance of the huge Persian army. "Our archers are so numerous," said the envoy, "that the
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Church Of God
Let me give you another example of how God is on the move.
Haiti is a state that made a pact with the devil three hundred years. It is renown as a centre of witchcraft, voodoo and satanic worship. In 1991 Christians went to the most traditional satanic voodoo field in Haiti and were "violent in
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Contributed by James Wilson on Mar 2, 2001
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Lucas Sibanda, a South Africian was walking along a remote path, minding his own business when a python slithered out from behind some shrubs. Sibanda froze. Within a few seconds the snake had wrapped itself around him and began constricting.
Pythons, are large snakes that suffocate its victims
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 22, 2001
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When a six foot four inch, muscularly built middle Eastern man tried to light an explosive hidden in his shoe on Flight #63 on its way from Paris to Miami, a flight attendant tackled him with the help of five other passengers. A terrible tragedy was averted with the cooperation of six people who
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 18, 2002
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We are constantly bombarded by the conventional thinking or our world. It often comes to us in pithy sayings
If you give him an inch he will take a mile
Two wrongs don’t make a right
If you lay down with the dogs you will get up with the fleas
God helps those who help themselves
Cleanliness is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
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WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN QUIET
In the summer of 1959, my father left his two sons on the side of a South Dakota road with only their comic books. They had been fighting and screaming in the back seat and despite repeated warnings they continued to be boys.
I remember the feeling of watching the car
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2002
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SHOOTING AT THE SAINTS
It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 12, 2002
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Archie Moore a heavy weight boxing champion, once got knocked down early in a fight. He got back up and won the match by knock-out. Afterwards a reporter asked him, “Archie, what were you thinking while you were on the canvas?” He said, “I thought, Hey, I’m the champ! I don’t belong here!” And if
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 15, 2002
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During the Civil War a Union soldier from Ohio was shot in the arm.
His captain saw he was wounded and barked out an order, “Gimme your gun, Private, and get to the rear!”
The private handed over his rifle and ran toward the north, seeking safety.
But after gong only about two or three hundred
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Contributed by Mike Leiter on Sep 2, 2003
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Motives are critical!
An elderly man on the beach found a magic lamp. He picked it up and a genie
appeared. "Because you have freed me," the genie said, "I will grant you a
wish." The man thought for a moment and then responded, "My brother and I had
a fight 30 years ago and he hasn’t spoken to
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