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  • William Lobdell Is A Writer And Reporter For The ...

    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Jul 29, 2007
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    William Lobdell is a writer and reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Several years ago he attended a men’s retreat and decided that he wanted to follow Christ. He began to attend church, read the Bible and serve God in a variety of ways. He soon wanted to write about faith and he approached the ...read more

  • Anne Lamont Was Addicted To Coke And Alcohol, ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2007
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    Anne Lamont was addicted to coke and alcohol, involved in a messy affair that produced a child whom she had just aborted, and she watched her best friend die of cancer. Sometimes Anne would visit a small church nearby sitting in the back listening to the singing but always leaving before the ...read more

  • Reward For Doing Right

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 3,786 views

    REWARD FOR DOING RIGHT Joseph told Israel of his brother's evil doings. He was faithful to reveal rather than conceal the matter. Certainly it took a great deal of courage to do what he did. The exercising of that courage showed forth faithfulness. He also was faithful to his job requirements. ...read more

  • There Is A Book By Michael Lewis Entitled The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    There is a book by Michael Lewis entitled The Blind Side. It is a true story based in Memphis which is my hometown. The central character is a black athlete named Michael Oher (pronounced ’oar’). Oher now plays left tackle for the University of Mississippi and is a pre-season All American and ...read more

  • Laus Deo  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    LAUS DEO In the middle of Washington DC stands a monument--our national Monument, the Washington Monument. As a history lesson, there are some things you should know about this place. There can never be a building of greater height than the Washington Monument in the DC area. On the aluminum cap ...read more

  • Knock, Knock... Who's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Knock, Knock... Who’s There? An excuse often given by those who refuse to receive the gospel of Christ is, “Later, I am not ready yet.” Nevertheless, Jesus says, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with Me” ...read more

  • Thy Great ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Thy Great Salvation Regeneration “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured ...read more

  • Separation Of Church And ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Separation of Church and State “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech…” (excerpt from Amendment I, U. S. Constitution) If our United States Constitution actually commands Congress to ...read more

  • The Way Of The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Way of the Righteous What They Don’t Do “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

  • Salt Of The Earth  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Salt of the Earth Matthew 5:13 says to Christians, "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men." Our Lord is telling His disciples that ...read more

  • Reward For Doing Right: Joseph Told Israel Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
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    Reward for Doing Right: Joseph told Israel of his brother’s evil doings. He was faithful to reveal rather than conceal the matter. Certainly it took a great deal of courage to do what he did. The exercising of that courage showed forth faithfulness. He also was faithful to his job requirements. ...read more

  • Reward For Doing Right: Joseph Told Israel Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,384 views

    Reward for Doing Right: Joseph told Israel of his brother’s evil doings. He was faithful to reveal rather than conceal the matter. Certainly it took a great deal of courage to do what he did. The exercising of that courage showed forth faithfulness. He also was faithful to his job requirements. ...read more

  • Michael Jackson: Product Of Childhood

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 27, 2009
     | 2,319 views

    MICHAEL JACKSON: PRODUCT OF CHILDHOOD One of the saddest comments I heard Michael Jackson make was when he was being interviewed and he said that his father had never told him that he loved him. In a speech at Oxford University in March 2001 he spoke very perceptively when he said this: "All of ...read more

  • Last Year I Came Across The Story Of Frida ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 1, 2010
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    Last year I came across the story of Frida Gashumba. Her autobiography is called ‘Chosen to Die, Destined to Live – A miraculous escape from the Rwandan Genocide’. Her best friend Claudette was Hutu. Frida was Tutsi. One day at school the Head Teacher asked Hutus to stand. He then asked Tutsis to ...read more

  • When We Truly Are The Church

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 6, 2011
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    WHEN WE TRULY ARE THE CHURCH Chuck Colson tells this story: "My mind goes back to a Christmas 20 years ago in Romania, when the country was still in the grip of communist tyranny. The story begins with Laszlo Tokes, pastor of a fast-growing reformed church in the city of Timisoara. His ...read more

  • Taking A Grenade

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 21, 2011
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    TAKING A GRENADE A week ago last Tuesday (04/08/08) the Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to Navy Seal Michael Monsoor. Here is part of what President Bush said to Michael’s family and those gathered at the White House: "In September 2006, Michael laid down his life for his brothers in ...read more

  • Speaking The Same Language

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 10, 2011
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    SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE Back in 1991, I went on a mission trip to the former Soviet Union. Twenty-or-so of us arrived on a snowy November day in Samara, a city of more than a million people located on the Volga River. We were there for about ten days, and our mission was to help start a ...read more

  • Steering By Mother's Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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     | 5,322 views

    STEERING BY MOTHER'S LIGHT To illustrate the great influence of a Godly mother, let me tell you the story of Susannah Prentice. This story goes back to 1950. Susannah and her husband, Miles, lived in a 2-story house located on the coast of Maine. Miles and Susannah had 2 sons and a daughter. ...read more

  • My Sheep Know My Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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    MY SHEEP KNOW MY VOICE Do you all know much about Emperor Penguins? I was not very familiar with these birds until a few years ago when the documentary, March of the Penguins, came out. And as I watched this documentary, I learned many intriguing facts about this largest of the penguin family. ...read more

  • Mothers Live For Others  PRO

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 29, 2011
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    MOTHERS LIVE FOR OTHERS We've got all sorts of people here this morning. One thing we have got a lot of is mothers. Some of you, your children are long grown up. But you have the experience of having been a mother. So? Well, every mother lives her life for another. And that is what the church ...read more

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