Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2002
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For most of his life, Hudson Taylor was haunted and depressed both by his desire to see the Chinese saved and his fear of responsibility. In many instances, he trusted God for what at the time were remarkable requests: In 1881, he asked for another 70 missionaries within three years, and he got 76.
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 4, 2010
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NO ONE WOULD TAKE HIM
In 1952 a probation officer in New York City tried to find an organization that would assist in the adoption of a twelve-year-old boy. Although the child had a religious background, none of the major denominations would assist in his adoption. Said the officer later, "His
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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CALVINISM V. ARMINIANISM
The story is told of a group of theologians who were discussing the tension between predestination and free will. Things became so heated that the group broke up into two opposing factions.
But one man, not knowing which to join, stood for a moment trying to decide. At
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
You Can Go to College Debt Free
One lady "applied for 1,000 scholarships. She was turned down by 970, but she got 30, and those 30 scholarships paid her
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Holiness
Contributed by Paul Berkley on Oct 9, 2001
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In 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation was proclaimed in America. The word spread from Capitol Hill down into the valleys of Virginia, and the Carolinas, and evens into the plantations of Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama. The headlines read, ’Slavery Legally Abolished!’ However, the greater
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
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Puritans viewed the family as a little church and a little commonwealth. The home was to be a place where spiritual and moral development was nurtured – a smaller culture that impacted the larger culture.
Michael G. Moriarty, The Perfect
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 15, 2007
In the winter of 1976, John Jordan, together with three of his friends, decided to photograph Niagara Falls. They went to Goat Island to enjoy the icy beauty. While there Jordan and two others climbed the drifts that covered protective railings, then fell into the ice along the shore about 200
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Pentecostal
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Everybody longs for freedom. But for many people its pursuit leads to bondage. The greatly loved Bible teacher Henrietta Mears knew the secret of true freedom, and she wanted her students to know it too. With young people in mind, she said, "A bird is free in the air. Place a bird in the water
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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"We may note in passing that He was never regarded as a mere moral teacher. He did not produce that effect on any of the people who actually met Him. He produced mainly three
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
In 1842 the first bathtub was denounced as a "luxurious and democratic vanity". Boston made it unlawful to bathe, except on doctor’s prescription.
In 1843 Philadelphia made bathing illegal between November 1 and March
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Robert E. Coleman writes that he once “heard a missionary tell about a boy who appeared at a mission hospital in Kenya with a gaping wound in his foot. He had been accidentally injured while cutting grass far out in the jungle. Part of his heel was cut off. Without waiting to inform anyone of the
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Baptist
Contributed by Doug Lyon on Mar 7, 2009
AN AD FOR HEAVEN
An advertisement based on Revelation chapter 21 reads: "Free, beautiful homes to be given away in a perfect city! With: 100% pure water, no electric bills, perpetual lighting, permanent pavement, nothing undesirable, everything new, perfect
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Independent/Bible