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  • The Liberal Group "Emmy's List" Conducted A Poll ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,579 views

    The liberal group "Emmy’s List" conducted a poll on what U.S. women believe to be the number one issue facing the nation and to their dismay "moral decline" ranked first. Crime and drugs was second and economic issues have plummeted. Is this a window of opportunity for ...read more

  • Missing Out  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,564 views

    MISSING OUT Leith Anderson, a pastor, shares an experience of disappointment. As a boy, he grew up outside of New York City and was an avid fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, and he just knew ...read more

  • A. I Was Riding With Retired Air Force Officer ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Aug 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
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    A. I was riding with retired Air Force officer Wally Hall. We were approaching the guard house at the entrance to Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. Wally was about to give me my first tour of a military base. I wondered how I would get in. Would they ask me a lot of questions and make ...read more

  • The Pilot Who Shot Himself Down!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2024
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    Chuck Yeager, the pilot who first broke the time barrier, revealed some interesting tidbits from aviation history in his autobiography. One of the most unusual happened at Edwards Air Force Base in the late 50s. A test pilot diving in a Mach-2 fighter actually outraced the shells from his ...read more

  • Grace At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 20, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
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    Grace At Bat I read this week about a baseball game that one day took place. It seems that the Lord’s team was playing Satan’s team. The Lord’s team was at bat, the score was zero to zero, and it was in the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs. The Coach and the Lord stood by observing the game. ...read more

  • On September 23, 1908, At The Polo Grounds In New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    On September 23, 1908, at the Polo Grounds in New York City, there were two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs were battling for the National League pennant, with the score tied at 1-1. The Giants had two men on base: 19-year-old Fred Merkle on first ...read more

  • Fact Vs. Values: Relentless Repetition Was Once ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,872 views

    Fact Vs. Values: Relentless repetition was once enough to drive your message home. It’s not that simple anymore. Fact-based statements can be proven or disproven objectively. But the ‘truth’ of a values-based statement hinges on agreed-upon values. Modern advertising overflows with values-based ...read more

  • Many Of You Remember The Struggles Of The Viet ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
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    Many of you remember the struggles of the Viet Nam War. During that war, our troops would often set up “fire bases”. These were bases where troops & artillery would be placed. They were arranged in such a way that if one fire base was attacked, usually one or two other bases could provide ...read more

  • Relentless Repetition Was Once Enough To Drive ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    Relentless repetition was once enough to drive your message home. Not anymore! Fact-based statements can be proven or disproven objectively. But the "truth" of a values-based statement hinges on agreed-upon values. Modern advertising overflows with values-based statements, e.g. "Big selection," ...read more

  • Many Of You Remember The Struggles Of The Viet ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,790 views

    Many of you remember the struggles of the Viet Nam War. During that war, our troops would often set up “fire bases”. These were bases where troops & artillery would be placed. They were arranged in such a way that if one fire base was attacked, usually one or two other bases could provide covering ...read more

  • Come With Me In Your Imagination To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Howard Flynn on May 17, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
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    Come with me in your imagination to the battlefield of Saratoga in New York where in 1777 two battles of the Revolutionary War took place. You will notice on that battlefield an obelisk or pillar standing as a monument to what happened there. At the base are four deep niches for the bronze figures ...read more

  • It's Amazing What You Can Get Away With These ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 22, 2008
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    It’s amazing what you can get away with these days, especially if you’ve got a good lawyer: Have you heard of a lawyer Dubbed "Mr Loophole" owing to his talent for finding unusual technical defenses, Mr. Freeman has represented celebrities from footballer David Beckham to snooker player Ronnie ...read more

  • A Teacher Gave The Following Situation To A Class ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Gilbert on Aug 24, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
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    A teacher gave the following situation to a class of students. How would you advise a mother who was pregnant with her fifth child based on the following facts. Her husband had syphilis. She had tuberculosis. Their first child was born blind. Their second child died. Their third child was ...read more

  • Joy Is Not A Feeling; Its A Choice. Its Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Joy is not a feeling; its a choice. Its not based upon circumstances; its based upon attitude. Its free, but not cheap. Its the ...read more

  • Understanding Church: Todd Hunter Has Been A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    Understanding Church: Todd Hunter has been a church leader and student of cultural movements for over 30 years. He says, “When I’m dealing with young people today, they are living in a different reality and their reality is more based in community. Now I know you hear this all the time and you read ...read more

  • I Heard Howard Hendricks Tell About A Time Early ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2003
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    I heard Howard Hendricks tell about a time early in his teaching ministry when he worked up a humdinger of a series on prayer. At the end of his study he knew more about prayer than he had ever imagined he could know. He had worked it into a grand presentation and couldn’t wait to preach it. As ...read more

  • Jackie Robinson

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 19, 2024
     | 685 views

    Jackie Robinson was the first black to play major league baseball. While breaking baseball’s “color barrier,” he faced jeering crowds in every stadium. While playing one day in his home stadium in Brooklyn, he committed an error. His own fans began to ridicule him. He stood at second base, ...read more

  • Understanding Church Todd Hunter Has Been A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,652 views

    Understanding Church Todd Hunter has been a church leader and student of cultural movements for over 30 years. He says, “When I’m dealing with young people today, they are living in a different reality and their reality is more based in community. Now I know you hear this all the time and you read ...read more

  • Dr. Kevin Leman In His The New Birth Order Bo...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 16, 2008
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    Dr. Kevin Leman in his The New Birth Order book shares a typical pattern of how children turn out based upon birth order; it is by no means without exception. Here is a typically scenario in a family of three children not too many years apart… Usually the first born is a bit of a perfectionist ...read more

  • A Reggie Jackson Perspective

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
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    A REGGIE JACKSON PERSPECTIVE Dave Bosewell tells the story of Earl Weaver who was the manager of the Baltimore Orioles and how he handled slugger Reggie Jackson. Weaver had a rule that no one could steal a base unless the steal sign was given. This upset Jackson because he knew pitchers and ...read more