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  • It Is Precarious To Call Any One Chapter Of The ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Aug 19, 2006
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    “It is precarious to call any one chapter of the Bible ‘the greatest chapter’ because the entire Bible is great. It is God’s Word. Nevertheless, there is a sense in which the eighth chapter of Romans is even superlatively great. These thirty-nine verses begin with ‘no condemnation’ and end with ...read more

  • There Was A Lady Who Died In 1916 Named Hetty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    : There was a lady who died in 1916 named Hetty Green. She was called America’s greatest miser. When she died in 1916, she left an estate valued at $100 million. But she was so miserly that she ate cold oatmeal in order to save the expense of heating the water. When her son had a severe leg injury, ...read more

  • There Was A Lady Who Died In 1916 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Illustration: There was a lady who died in 1916 named Hetty Green. She was called America’s greatest miser. When she died in 1916, she left an estate valued at $100 million. But she was so miserly that she ate cold oatmeal in order to save the expense of heating the water. When her son had a severe ...read more

  • The Matthew Henry Commentary

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One of my favorite commentaries is the Matthew Henry Commentary. Matthew was in his study at 4:00 a.m. and remained until 8:00 a.m. After breakfast and family prayer, he would return to his place of prayer and study until 12:00 noon. After dinner he resumed to his books and pen until 4:00 p.m. Most ...read more

  • Dorothy Sayers, In A Book Of Her Essays Entitled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dorothy Sayers, in a book of her essays entitled The Whimsical Christian, has one essay called “The Greatest Drama Ever Staged,” where she writes, “The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore — on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Understood That Confidence And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    C.S. Lewis understood that confidence and arrogance were components of pride, too, and that humility was what kept them in balance. There was no simpering, sniveling, “I can’t do anything,” in what he did, but neither was there the pride that says “It’s all me.” He suggested a definition that I ...read more

  • I Was Reading About The Rev. George Whitefield. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was reading about the Rev. George Whitefield. He was the greatest preacher that the Church of England ever had. But he also worked well with Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, and anyone else who believed in the gospel. One day, a colleague asked him, “Why do you do this? Why do you work with ...read more

  • Thomas Jefferson And John Adams Were Great ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JOHN ADAMS WERE GREAT FRIENDS, BUT WHEN JEFFERSON DEFEATED ADAMS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, ADAMS TOOK IT PERSONALLY. V. "YOU HAVE TURNED ME OUT! YOU HAVE TURNED ME OUT!" NO WORDS FOR 11 YEARS. FRIENDS VISITED OLD, BITTER ADAMS, WHO SAID, "I ALWAYS LOVED JEFFERSON AND I ...read more

  • A Loaded Mini-Van Pulled Up To The Only Remaining ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
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    A loaded mini-van pulled up to the only remaining campsite. Four youngsters leaped from the vehicle and feverishly began unloading the gear and setting up the tent. The boys rushed off to gather firewood while the girls along with their mother began to set up the camp stove and cooking utensils. A ...read more

  • Veto Power

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Feb 28, 2012
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    VETO POWER Before democracy arrived in Poland, the country was run by Lords and rich landowners – the nobility from all over the country. The senate filled with these noblemen would make decisions for the country but they always had a hard time getting much done – why? Because every member of the ...read more

  • The Secret To Michael Jordan's Success

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 26, 2013
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    Michael Jordan is probably the greatest basketball player in the history of the game, and at one time he was asked about the so-called secret of his success. And Mr. Jordan answered by saying; "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted ...read more

  • The Name Auschwitz Brings Terror And Grief To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The name AUSCHWITZ brings terror and grief to the hearts of many people. It is the sight of an infamous NAZI DEATH CAMP where 4 million Jews died during World War II. A half-ton of hair is still PRESERVED. The SHOWERS that once sprayed POISON GAS still stand. Maximillian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest ...read more

  • Becky Pippert Used To Be The Evangelism ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Jan 22, 2004
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    Becky Pippert used to be the evangelism specialist for InterVarsity. One time she told a story that helped us really understand God’s grace in the light of the Sixth Commandment. She led a girl to Christ. After this girl became a Christian, she began to agonize, feel tremendous guilt about the fact ...read more

  • The Smithsonian Is Vast Collection Of Museums ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
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    The Smithsonian is vast collection of museums that could take weeks to see, but we hurried through two or three of the most popular. One of our favorites was the Air and Space Museum, which features everything from the original Wright brothers’ aircraft to displays of advanced space exploration. ...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

  • The Bible And The Bounty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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    THE BIBLE AND THE BOUNTY The English ship Bounty, commanded by Lt. William Bligh, journeyed to the South Pacific in 1787. Many signed on considering the voyage a trip to paradise. Bligh appointed a young friend, Fletcher Christian, to the post of second in command. The Bounty stayed in Tahiti for ...read more

  • Judge Roy Moore And Faith

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2013
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    JUDGE ROY MOORE AND FAITH Recently Roy Moore reclaimed his position as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, a post he was forcibly removed from because he refused to take down a monument of the Ten Commandments in defiance of a federal order. Not going to get into the dispute over the ...read more

  • Dead Man Walking

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 25, 2025
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    In some of the Maximum-Security Prisons in the United States ... when a prisoner is taken to be executed ... the guard that is leading the procession continual shouts out, ... "Dead man walking". It means, ...to clear the way ... to quiet down ... for this prisoner is on their last walk ...read more

  • Christian, If Thou Wouldst Know The Path Of Duty, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
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    Christian, if thou wouldst know the path of duty, take God for thy compass; if thou wouldst steer thy ship through the dark billows, put the tiller into the hand of the Almighty. Many a rock might be escaped, if we would let our Father take the helm; many a shoal or quicksand we might well avoid, ...read more

  • When We Look Down At Earth  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2002
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    WHEN WE LOOK DOWN AT EARTH On December 24, 1968 the world watched as Commander Frank Borman and his crew made history during the first manned flight to orbit the moon. The members of the Apollo 8 mission had an important message for the world that Christmas Eve -- they read from the biblical Book ...read more