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  • A Good Example Of A Bad Example  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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    A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A BAD EXAMPLE In 1989 the unthinkable happened. After seventy years of communism and forty years of the Cold War, the Iron Curtain fell and the brutal, sadistic power of the U.S.S.R. began to disintegrate. Russia for seven decades had been repressed, murdered, and brutalized by ...read more

  • Repentance Is Not A One-Time Event

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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     | 4,688 views

    REPENTANCE IS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT Doug Tegner tells the story of attending a one-day leadership retreat called to deal with his church's current crisis. Redwood Chapel was founded in 1962 and has since hosted the Bay Area Sunday School convention (BASS), had strong music programs, planted vibrant ...read more

  • Make It Your Aim Not To Sin

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 24, 2012
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    MAKE IT YOUR AIM NOT TO SIN The whole purpose of John's letter, he says, is that we not sin. One day as I was studying this chapter I realized that my personal life's objective regarding holiness was less than that of John's. He was saying, in effect, "Make it your aim not to sin." As I thought ...read more

  • The Story Of George Beverly Shea

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
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    THE STORY OF GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA George Beverly Shea was a young man in the late 1920s aspiring to become a well-known singer. He entered Houghton College in New York in 1928 to get some good music training, but family financial problems caused him to leave after only one year. He found a job as a ...read more

  • Turn A Blind Eye  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 8, 2013
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    TURN A BLIND EYE We must obey God rather than men (Acts 5:29) Have you turned a blind eye to God’s Word? Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase "turn a blind eye," which means to ignore undesirable information. The saying comes from a 19th century British naval battle. On April 2, 1801, during the ...read more

  • The Height Of Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jan 14, 2018
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    Sanctity of Human Life Sunday The Height of Hypocrisy - Forgiveness Offered "Thirty six year old - Derek Paul Smyer pronounced guilty of two counts of murder for arranging the killing of Crystal Taylor and her 21 week old fetus because she would not have an abortion. Derek Paul Smyer was found ...read more

  • The Titanic And The Importance Preparing Ourselves For Growth

    Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 17, 2018
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    Growth is a natural part of growing up! The Lord wants us to grow up…to feed on Him and get growing! Ephesians 4:15 "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ." Col. 1:10 "And we pray this in order that you may live a life ...read more

  • One Child Can Change The World

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Jun 21, 2018
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    When we think of children we don't always think that there may be a person who is going to change the course of history. We don't see their potential or we brush it off as he or she is just a child. But every person who has had an impact on the world started as a child. Jared A. Brock wrote a ...read more

  • Watch Out For Icebergs

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 10, 2019
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    : On April 14, 1912 there was another boat out on the water in Trouble. this ship was considered unsinkable, it had the latest Technology built in. The Captain of the ship said “ I can’t Imagine any condition that would cause this ship to flounder I cannot conceive of any vital disaster ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 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

  • On Books

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    ILL.- TEACHER: Who is your favorite author? PUPIL: George Washington. TEACHER: But George Washington never wrote any books. PUPIL: You got it. TEACHER: How many books have you read in your lifetime? PUPIL: I don’t know. I’m not dead yet. TEACHER: What does your history book tell you about the ...read more

  • Facts About America And References To God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 5, 2007
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    Facts about America and references to God: * All 50 state constitutions refer to "God" and a higher power in them! * Everyone of the country’s major anthems including “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “America” and “My Country Tis of Thee” speaks in some way about pray and God. *The first book printed ...read more

  • Her God Was Able

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 22, 2007
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    Her name will never be in the history books, but it is written in the Book of Life. She was never an item in the newspaper, but she was God’s reporter, telling His good news. She never had much formal education, but like her Lord she taught with authority from her own experience of God’s grace. ...read more

  • I Didn't See The Wizard Of Oz Until Just Two ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Feb 7, 2008
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    I didn’t see the Wizard of Oz until just two years ago. Before that I had gotten to know the characters as they had been presented to me in pop culture here and there. I knew there was a little girl named Dorothy who came from a very unmagical land called Kansas. I knew she had a little dog named ...read more

  • Max Lucado Tells The Story In His Book, 3:16, ...

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 9, 2008
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    Max Lucado tells the story in his book, 3:16, Numbers of Hope, about Team Hoyt… Team Hoyt consists of a father-son squad: Dick and Rick. They race. They race a lot. Sixty-four marathons. Two hundred and six triathlons. Six triathlons at Ironman distance. Two hundred and four 10K runs. Since 1975, ...read more

  • Dr Tim Keller Is The Senior Minister In A Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Jack on Mar 17, 2008
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    Dr Tim Keller is the senior minister in a church next to the world trade centre – the Redeemer Church. And he talks about a debate he was in with a Muslim scholar before a university audience. The debate went on as most of those debates do with perfect civility as they expressed their point of ...read more

  • The Most Memorable 4th Of July Celebration For Me ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    The most memorable 4th of July celebration for me happened at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in 1986. The fireworks are usually excellent at any military base for the 4th of July, but that is not what I remember. The cannons shooting at the playing of the 1812 Overture was impressive, but not the most ...read more

  • Medicine For ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “Medicine for America” “Knowledge of God’s Word” Proven in America’s History Psalms 22:28 says, “for dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.” The King James Bibles says, “…He is the governor among nations.” The University of Houston, Political Science Department ...read more

  • Prayer For Those In ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “Prayer for Those In Authority” 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… This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of ...read more

  • A Thanks Offering For Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    A Thanks Offering For Heaven Philippians 3:20 says, "But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His ...read more