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  • Fox's Book Of Martyr's Tells Us This About The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 18, 2007
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    Fox’s Book of Martyr’s tells us this about the following martyr’s in the 1st century: i. Peter: Among many other saints, the blessed apostle Peter was condemned to death, and crucified, as some do write, at Rome; albeit some others, and not without cause, do doubt thereof. Hegesippus saith that ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Young Preacher That In ...

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Jun 5, 2007
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    There is a story about a young preacher that in 1995, he was in Glasgow Scotland. He wrote: I was living in a Center City Hotel. One morning I got up and decided that I was going to jog over into the south side of the city of Glasgow. I ran across the river Clyde on a bridge, and as I jogged ...read more

  • Everything We Do Needs To Be A Part Of Our ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2007
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    Everything we do needs to be a part of our service to God. A young boy by the name of James had a desire to be the most famous manufacturer and salesman of cheese in the world. He planned on becoming rich and famous by making and selling cheese and began with a little buggy pulled by a pony named ...read more

  • You Put The Devil Out, But Did You Let Him Leave ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 22, 2008
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    YOU PUT THE DEVIL OUT, BUT DID YOU LET HIM LEAVE HIS BAGS? You got out of a bad relationship because it was bad, but you are still resentful and angry. (You let the devil leave his bags.) You got out of financial debt, but you still can’t control the desire to spend on frivolous ...read more

  • Australia Prime Minister John Howard Finally Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 12, 2008
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    Australia Prime Minister John Howard finally had enough of being told what Australia should do by Muslims who want to live under Sharia Law! He spoke out last week on television saying… "Immigrants, not Australians must adapt. Take it or leave it. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether ...read more

  • A Christian's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “A Christian’s Prayer” “Statesmen Who Fear God” The children of God can most certainly desire godly leaders and call out to the Lord for those who walk in the fear of the Lord. The last words of King David in 2 Samuel give us this truth, “The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ...read more

  • How An Eskimo Kills A Wolf

    Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Oct 14, 2008
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    HOW AN ESKIMO KILLS A WOLF According to tradition, this is how an Eskimo kills a wolf. First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. He then adds layer after layer of blood until the blade is completely concealed by the frozen blood. Next, the hunter ...read more

  • Fight For Joy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    Fight for Joy John Piper offers 15 Biblical things we must do to fight for joy. (I can only list them today, and commend to you his book, "When I Don’t Desire God.") This list reminds me that faith does not produce inactivity, but God-centered activity: 1) Realize that authentic joy in God is a ...read more

  • Susan Boyle: Beauty On The Inside  PRO

    Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 22, 2009
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    SUSAN BOYLE: BEAUTY ON THE INSIDE When Susan Boyle stepped out on the stage of "Britain’s Got Talent," people laughed at her...like the scoffers in this Psalm. They made fun of her because her outward appearance wasn’t the glitz and glamour they’d come to expect. Members of the audience could be ...read more

  • U.s. News And World Report In Dec. Of 2004 Did A ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 12, 2010
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    U.S. News and World Report in Dec. of 2004 did a magazine focusing on the power of prayer: Jeffrey L. Shelter wrote in his article, "The Power of Prayer, on pages 52, 53) "A pierced and tattooed man quietly bows his head at a noisy lunch counter. A child in pink pajamas kneels at her bedside and ...read more

  • There Will Always Be Weeds

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    THERE WILL ALWAYS BE WEEDS Jesus described another kind of soil which is filled with weeds and thistles and torpedo grass and other kinds of things. When Giovanna and I moved into our house, it had been vacant for a year. It’s built in an old flood plain of Lake Pontchartrain, which means that ...read more

  • How Not To Market The Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    HOW NOT TO MARKET THE CHURCH When we speak of marketing the church (writes David Wells) we are not referencing such things as advertising church events, providing excellence in church programming, being kind to visitors, or providing ample parking. No one is arguing the importance and value of ...read more

  • Winning The Lottery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
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    WINNING THE LOTTERY Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump payment and received $113 million after taxes. Listen ...read more

  • We Know Our Future Includes A Promise. But We Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Nov 26, 2011
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    We know our future includes a promise. But we do not know how to transition into that promise. Maybe ’not knowing’ is just an excuse – we just straight out refuse to take that next step. That’s because while we are in the present, we often permit the past to occupy and govern our emotions. We drag ...read more

  • Because The Prince Had Come  PRO

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 13, 2012
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    BECAUSE THE PRINCE HAD COME A man named Phillip Keller was born in Kenya and then moved to the United States. To describe this principle he tells the story of the growing up there. The majority of people did not really think of themselves as subjects of the King of England. After all they ...read more

  • Christ Brings Unity

    Contributed by David Ward on Aug 15, 2012
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    CHRIST BRINGS UNITY Every three years InterVarsity Christian Fellowship sponsors the Urbana Conference, a gathering that challenges university students to get involved in world evangelization. About 16,000 students from around the world attended the 2009 conference. After the main session each ...read more

  • If I Am The Only ...

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Aug 18, 2012
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    Illustration: What would you do if you were the only Christian in your circle of influence? If you are the only Christian in the shop, the store, or the office where you work, a peculiar: responsibility rests upon you, a responsibility which no other one shares with you. You are Christ's only ...read more

  • Pastor! Tell Them!

    Contributed by Fred Parker on Oct 23, 2014
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    Written by Pastor Fred Parker Sat, 21st January, 2012 Proverb 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.KJV Frankie was a dynamic woman. Her whole life has been spent in ministering to others in her quiet gentle way. As she sat in her wheel chair ...read more

  • Don't Be Like These Guys!

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 5, 2026
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    Jude used three examples from the Old Testament to show that these false teachers are not to be trusted or followed. In Genesis 4:1-16, we find the first murder in the Bible when Cain kills his brother Abel. If these false teachers are leading folks back to their former state – being unsaved – ...read more

  • Lee Thomas On Praying For The Lost

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
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    LEE THOMAS ON PRAYING FOR THE LOST Prayer is really the starting place for all of our evangelistic efforts. We need to be like Paul in Romans 10:1, when he said: "Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved." *Lee Thomas is a great teacher on praying for the ...read more