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  • In 1955, The New York Yankees Chose 22 Year-Old ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
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    In 1955, the New York Yankees chose 22 year-old John Malangone as the probable REPLACEMENT for VETERAN catcher Yogi Berra. Though he could THROW a BALL from HOME PLATE and HIT the left field FENCE 368 feet away with a SOLID POP and had consistently BATTED over 300 through the MINOR ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • It Was January 30, 1994 And Super Bowl Xxviii ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 25, 2007
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    It was January 30, 1994 and Super Bowl XXVIII was being played out at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The NFC champion Dallas Cowboys had just defeated the AFC champion Buffalo Bills, 30–13. Dallas scored 24 unanswered points in the second half, and Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith was named the ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • James Dobson, New Man, October, ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 9, 2002
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    [illustration, James Dobson, New Man, October, 1994, p. 36.] This is an exert from an article that James Dobson wrote in 1994 about Stephen Hawking, whom I believe has since died… Stephen Hawking is an astrophysicist at Cambridge University and perhaps the most intelligent man on earth. He has ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • 1 Corinthians 13 — Church Version  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 28, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,782 views

    1 Corinthians 13 - church version “If our church could hold services in five languages or our members could speak three, but we didn’t love others, we would be all talk and no action. If our church really expressed it’s spiritual gifts with wholehearted service and we became spiritual giants, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • A Crushing Grief—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,213 views

    A CRUSHING GRIEF-- COMMUNION MEDITATION Her name was Laurie. Robert Barnett only met her one time and that was for less than an hour. It was in the ICU at a university hospital. It was the last day of Laurie’s life on earth, only neither Laurie nor Robert knew that at the time. During the brief ...read more

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  • Finishing In Failure, Or Faith-- Communion ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2003
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    FINISHING IN FAILURE, OR FAITH-- COMMUNION MEDITATION One of Track and Field’s more interesting events is the high jump. The high jump and the pole vault are the only events where even the winner finishes in failure. Right after the jumper clears one heighth, the bar is raised. The bar is ...read more

  • Before The Review Board  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
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    BEFORE THE REVIEW BOARD John the Baptist was a truly strange fellow. I can imagine his performance review from the board of clergy examiners. - - - - - - - - - Dear John ben Zechariah: The board of examiners completed their visit and frankly were concerned about several matters pertaining to ...read more

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  • It Like The Family That Was Down Fishing At The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jun 18, 2005
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    It like the family that was down fishing at the pier one day, The dad was busy watching the rods and bobbers while his two sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 year old, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Our Founding Fathers Believed Very Strongly In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Our founding fathers believed very strongly in God’s presence. When our earliest universities began, most of them were founded to train Christian preachers. * When Harvard was established in 1636, their statement of purpose said, “Every student’s main aim is to know Jesus Christ, & to recognize ...read more

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  • He Wasn't Cured But He Was Healed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    He wasn’t cured but he was healed Can sickness, even sickness unto death, be such a blessing for a Christian? On the surface it would seem not. How can a Christian do God’s will if he is lying in bed, flat on his back? How can pain, discomfort, medical treatment and surgery as well as the ...read more

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  • In The Town Of Port Hope In Ontario, There Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the town of Port Hope in Ontario, there is a monument erected, not for a politician or a war hero, but for a poor, unselfish working man who gave most of his life and energy to help those who could not repay him. Joseph Scriven was born in Dublin 1820. In his younger days, he had the potential ...read more

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  • Judge Alexander M. Sanders, Jr., The Chief ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    Judge Alexander M. Sanders, Jr., the Chief Juctice of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, tells a story about what happened when his daughter Zoe was just three years old. Sanders came home from work one day to find his home – and especially his young daughter – in a state of turmoil. Zoe’s pet ...read more

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Grace At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 20, 2009
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    Grace At Bat I read this week about a baseball game that one day took place. It seems that the Lord’s team was playing Satan’s team. The Lord’s team was at bat, the score was zero to zero, and it was in the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs. The Coach and the Lord stood by observing the game. ...read more

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  • Nfl Quarterback's Pre-Game Generosity Impacts ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 5,714 views

    NFL Quarterback’s Pre-Game Generosity Impacts Family There was a time when the bread-winner of the family worked a night shift in a low paying job and relied on food stamps to feed their large family. But that all changed after the Saint Louis Rams won the Super Bowl in 2000. And because of those ...read more

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  • Graduates From Christian College Heading For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    Graduates from Christian College Heading for Mission Field Receive Unexpected Gifts Just last May (2009), John Ortberg, pastor of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California, found himself and his family in Azusa, California, because one of his kids was graduating from Azusa ...read more

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  • Response To Hurting People  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 3, 2011
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    RESPONSE TO HURTING PEOPLE In his book Soul Talk, Larry Crabb writes: "Which is worse? A church program to build community that doesn’t get off the ground or one person sitting every Sunday in the back of the church who remains unknown? A Sunday school class that once drew hundreds but has now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Leave Room For God To Work

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 20, 2011
     | 4,847 views

    LEAVE ROOM FOR GOD TO WORK There was an amazing story recently that took place during the riots in Egypt. As a backdrop remember that on New Year’s Day of this year there was a suicide bombing of a Christian church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which killed 23 Christians and wounded 97 ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Church Asks Non-Participants To Leave

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
     | 3,821 views

    CHURCH ASKS NON-PARTICIPANTS TO LEAVE Just a few years ago, Larknews.com carried the following fictional piece of satire on its website. In the form of a news release, it reported: Julie and Bob Clark were stunned to receive a letter from their church in July asking them to "participate in the ...read more

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  • Tumbleweeds And Mesquite Trees  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 17, 2011
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    TUMBLEWEEDS AND MESQUITE TREES Have you seen those old movies about the wild West? Near the end, the good guy and the bad guy stand facing each other at opposite ends of the only street in town. The local folks, knowing what will happen, clear the street. They slam doors and shutter windows. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • National Prayer ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “National Prayer Warrior” 1 Timothy 2:1-4, “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational