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  • How Many Believe That Timothy Mcveigh Was Guilty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    How many believe that Timothy McVeigh was guilty of the OKC bombing? Did you know no witnesses watched Timothy McVeigh load explosives into a Ryder rental truck, drive the vehicle to the front of the federal building in Oklahoma City, detonate the bomb. Yet he was convicted of that crime. While ...read more

  • On September, 1st, 1939 A German Battleship ...

    Contributed by Mel Shepherd on Jul 2, 2007
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    On September, 1st, 1939 a German battleship opened fire on the Polish garrison of the Westerplatte Fort, in Danzig, which is now called Gdansk. (Point it out on the map) This plan of attack is what started World War II. At the exact same moment this fort was being fired upon from waters of the ...read more

  • Dr. William Evans, Who Pastored College Church ...

    Contributed by Dr. Thomas Norton on Jul 17, 2007
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    Dr. William Evans, who pastored College Church from 1906-1909, was an unusually accomplished man. He had the entire King James Version of the Bible memorized as well as the New Testament of the American Standard Version. Dr. Evans also authored over fifty books. His son, Louis, became one of the ...read more

  • Leo Tolstoy Born 1828 And Author Of "War And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2007
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    Leo Tolstoy born 1828 and author of “War and Peace.” He was a great influence on Gandhi & Martin Luther King, Jr. He influenced them in their non-resistant movements for equal rights. Tolstoy once wrote a story about a successful peasant farmer who was not satisfied with his lot. He wanted more ...read more

  • For Me I'd Rather Go To The Appropriate Store For ...

    Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Oct 7, 2007
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    For me I’d rather go to the appropriate store for the appropriate item - I prefer BJ’s or Sam’s Club for meat because I can get it cheaper in bulk have the butchers cut it up and package it so that I can freeze it when I get home. For fruits and vegetables I plan to eat within a day I’ll go to ...read more

  • Eric Fellman Told Of Meeting A Chinese Couple In ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
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    Eric Fellman told of meeting a Chinese couple in Hong Kong, while travelling to China. "A friend took me down a narrow alley to a second-floor flat to meet a man recently released from prison in China. A Chinese man in his 6Os opened the door. His smile was radiant, but his back was bent almost ...read more

  • As I Was Reading The Newspaper The Other Day I ...

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 14, 2007
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    As I was reading the newspaper the other day I came across a letter that had been written to dear Abby. It was from a young man named Paul. It reads like this, "Dear Abby: When I was in law school, I shared an apartment with three other graduate students who like me, held part-time jobs and has ...read more

  • Someone Who Understands

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 30, 2007
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    Someone Who Understands A farmer made a sign advertising some puppies he had for sale. As he was nailing the sign to the post in his yard, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down and saw a little boy with a big grin and something in his hand. "Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your ...read more

  • Larry Stewart Had Lost His Job And Was Living In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2008
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    Larry Stewart had lost his job and was living in his car. Hungry but broke, Stewart went into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast. His plan was that when the check came he would claim he couldn’t find his wallet. When that happened, the owner of the diner, Ted Horn, came from behind the ...read more

  • A Disciple Knows His Father  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 19, 2008
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    A DISCIPLE KNOWS HIS FATHER A shepherd was looking after his sheep one day on the side of a deserted road, when suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Timberland shoes, Versace designer sunglasses, A Rolex watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie, ...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

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    DUMB CROOKS A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. A guy walked into ...read more

  • Heart Attacks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    HEART ATTACKS Did you know that tension exhibits itself in the from of stress? And stress is not always caused by negative things; it is also caused by positive things in your life. For instance, Mike Parker was recovering from a severe heart attack, and the doctor said there should be no ...read more

  • The Unpublished Hymn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    THE UNPUBLISHED HYMN The hymn writer Fanny Crosby gave us more than 6,000 gospel songs. Although blinded by an illness at the age of six weeks, she never became bitter. One time a preacher sympathetically remarked, "I think it is great pity that the Master did not give you sight when He showered ...read more

  • I Grew Up In The Protestant Community In Northern ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 27, 2008
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    I grew up in the Protestant community in Northern Ireland, but my first ministry was among the Roman Catholic community in the Republic of Ireland. One evening after preaching in Belfast, I was traveling south when my car broke down on the motorway. It was late at night, the road was dark and it ...read more

  • We're Going To Study A Book Of The Bible That Is ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 25, 2008
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    We’re going to study a book of the Bible that is often called the LETTER OF JOY. Paul uses the word JOY 20 times in the short little book of Philippians. What makes that really impressive is that Paul wrote the letter from a prison cell. He was not only in prison; he was literally chained to a ...read more

  • How To Start A Fire

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    HOW TO START A FIRE The great Chicago fire of October 8-10, 1871, reportedly began when a cow kicked over a lantern in Mrs. O'Leary's barn. Indeed, there was a cow in the barn belonging to Patrick and Catherine O'Leary of De Koven Street, Chicago, and fire did start in that barn. Why did the fire ...read more

  • Common-Ism In The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    COMMON-ISM IN THE CHURCH Years ago I ran across this following definition of the various forms of government. They compared capitalism (the economic model we try to follow in our country) with communism and socialism, and they used a simple illustration to drive their point home. In a capitalist ...read more

  • Bears, Caps And Bags

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    BEARS, CAPS AND BAGS Two hunters came across a bear so big that they dropped their rifles and ran for cover. One man climbed a tree while the other hid in a nearby cave. The bear was in no hurry to eat, so he sat down between the tree and the cave to reflect upon his good fortune. Suddenly, and ...read more

  • A Record Was Set In The Summer Of 1995 That ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
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    A record was set in the summer of 1995 that literally brought the sports world to its feet. Strangely, it was not some incredible record-setting blazing speed or absolute accuracy or some great display of muscular power. As a matter of fact, it was simply an honor given to someone who showed up ...read more