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  • A True Story: A Retired Couple Was Alarmed By The ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 1, 2006
     | 2,221 views

    A true story: A retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal was to determine where in the world would be the place to be least likely affected by a war, a place of ultimate security. They studied ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister Became The First ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 10, 2007
     | 1,109 views

    On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the record by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a historic race. As they moved into the last lap, Landy held the lead. It looked as if he ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister Became The First ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
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    On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to RUN a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the RECORD by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a HISTORIC RACE. As they moved into the LAST LAP, Landy held the LEAD. It looked ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Legalized Gambling Americans Spend More Money On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,771 views

    Legalized Gambling Americans spend more money on more forms of legal gambling now than at any time in the nation’s history. 70% of Americans say legalized gambling encourages people to gamble more than they can afford. Only 62% expressed that concern in ’89. Interestingly 71% approve of state ...read more

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  • The Risk—the Joy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003
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     | 4,887 views

    THE RISK-- THE JOY Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, almost delighted in taking risks for the gospel. He said: "I must take this decision disregarding risks involved and make known the gifts of God and his everlasting consolation. Neither must we fear any such risk in faithfully preaching ...read more

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  • Many Christians Have Been Infected With The Most ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 21, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
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    Many Christians have been infected with the most virulent virus of modern American life, what sociologist Robert Bellah calls "radical individualism." They concentrate on personal obedience to Christ as if all that matters is "Jesus and me," but in doing so, miss the point altogether. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Way We Live  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2001
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    THE WAY WE LIVE Idolatry in its larger meaning is properly understood as any substitution of what is created for the creator. People may worship nature, money, mankind, power, history, or social and political systems instead of the God who created them all. The New Testament writers, in ...read more

  • Great Illustration Of A Perfectionist. John ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Great illustration of a perfectionist. John Quincy Adams held more important offices than anyone else in the history of the U.S. He served with distinction as president, senator, congressman, ambassador to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the ...read more

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  • On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister Became The First ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 28, 2008
     | 1,348 views

    On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the record by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a historic race. As they moved into the last lap, Landy held the lead. It looked as if he ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • The Lord Has Given Everyone Of Us Sufficient ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 1,898 views

    The Lord has given everyone of us sufficient ability to attain success in life. There are many stories of people who succeed despite of their physical handicapped: Blind people, crippled, people with no arms, no feet, etc. Only people with no heads who did not succeed in life. An artist in Mexico ...read more

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  • 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

  • The Lord Has Given Everyone Of Us Sufficient ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,589 views

    The Lord has given everyone of us sufficient ability to attain success in life. There are many stories of people who succeed despite of their physical handicapped: Blind people, crippled, people with no arms, no feet, etc. Only people with no heads who did not succeed in life. Illustration. An ...read more

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  • Escaped ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    ESCAPED CONFLICTS In the 1980’s a retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal was to determine where in the world would be the least likely place affected by a nuclear war -- a place of ultimate ...read more

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  • On Christian Joy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    ON CHRISTIAN JOY Billy Sunday said, "To see some people today you would think that the essential of Christianity is to have a face so long you could eat oatmeal out of the end of a gas pipe." William Barclay said that "A gloomy Christian is a contradiction in terms, and nothing in all religious ...read more

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  • The Story Of Uncle George

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE Being honest is not always easy. The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family's history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family's "black sheep" ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • An Everyday Lady

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
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    AN EVERYDAY LADY On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey a bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. At the time of her action, Rosa Parks served as the secretary of her local NAACP chapter. But even so, she acted as a private ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Sexuality, Self, And Identity

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011
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    SEXUALITY, SELF, AND IDENTITY Michael Foucault, in The History of Sexuality: "Sexuality is a word that now serves a purpose like the word soul did in the Middle Ages. In that period, people believed that one's soul united the various aspects of human identity and gave significance to that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Our Solar System Is Special

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 4, 2012
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     | 2,497 views

    OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS SPECIAL Back in 2005, five secular planetary scientists met at the American Museum of Natural History and agreed that our solar system appears special. One commented, (Fritz Benedict of the University of Texas) "The older I get, the less likely it seems to me there'd be a bunch ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Secret To Michael Jordan's Success

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 26, 2013
     | 2,689 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Supporting The Poor  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 8, 2013
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    SUPPORTING THE POOR In a 1998 article in Christian History magazine, Rodney Stark said: "In a world lacking social services, Christians were their brothers' keepers. At the end of the second century AD, Tertullian wrote that while pagan temples spend their donations "on feasts and drinking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ