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  • Jon Gordon – America's Energy Coach, Who Was ...

    Contributed by Allen Patterson on Nov 2, 2006
     | 1,973 views

    Jon Gordon – America’s Energy Coach, who was recently on CNN, tells how he came to Christ. He says, “I grew up Jewish and followed the new age path for awhile but found it unfulfilling. After becoming a speaker and author I tried to break into speaking in all the non-Christian conferences but was ...read more

  • Cradles That Shaped The World  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 29, 2006
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     | 923 views

    Cradles The Shaped The World An example Charles Swindoll uses is the year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous and turbulent that year. Napoleon Bonaparte was sweeping through Austria on his quest to rule the world, and blood was flowing freely. Nobody cared much about babies being born in ...read more

  • Jesus Said In John 13: 35, "Your Love For One ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    Jesus said in John 13: 35, “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” A great New Testament example of this being done is in the early church. As Jews began to put their faith in Christ as the Messiah, they began to feel the effects of hostility toward them. They ...read more

  • A Group Of Elderly, Cultured Gentlemen Met Often ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    A group of elderly, cultured gentlemen met often to exchange wisdom and drink tea. Each host tried to find the finest and most costly varieties, to create exotic blends that would arouse the admiration of his guests. When the most venerable and respected of the group entertained, he served his tea ...read more

  • Quest Study Bible Asks The Question: ¡§is ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 24, 2007
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    Quest Study Bible asks the question: ¡§Is something ever right for one and wrong for another? Here is there answer to this question: Sometimes. Those steeped in centuries-old Jewish tradition found it difficult to believe there was nothing wrong with eating meat sacrificed to idols. To do so would ...read more

  • Like Limbaugh And Clinton  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,475 views

    LIKE LIMBAUGH AND CLINTON In the story of the “The Good Samaritan,” these men weren’t physical neighbor. The Jews & the Samaritans hated each other. Generations earlier, when the Jews were in Babylonian captivity, the Samaritans had taken over the land … and mixed their religion with the Jewish ...read more

  • Power In Agreement  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,762 views

    How much power can people in agreement have? The answer: the power of life and death. During the brutal reign of Joseph Stalin, who murdered 30 million Russians and bought godless communism to Russia, Stalin, let it be known that he planned to murder the Jews of Russia. When the believers in ...read more

  • A Motorist Was Driving In The Country When He Saw ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 5, 2008
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    A motorist was driving in the country when he saw some men who had come from an ecumenical meeting: a Baptist Pastor, a Catholic Priest, an Anglican Vicar, and a Jewish Rabbi. They were standing on the shoulder of the road, fishing. Next to them was a sign that read "Turn Around. The End Is Near." ...read more

  • Pharisees Don't Care

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 8, 2020
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    The corrupt heart of the zealous devotion of the Pharisees is illustrated by a group of modern day Orthodox Jews (early, 1992), who let three apartments in an Orthodox neighborhood in Israel burn to the ground while they asked a rabbi whether a telephone call to the fire department on the Sabbath ...read more

  • You Have To Stoop  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 2,887 views

    YOU HAVE TO STOOP The announcement went first to the shepherds. They didn't ask God if he was sure he knew what he was doing. Had the angel gone to the theologians, they would have first consulted their commentaries. Had he gone to the elite, they would have looked around to see if anyone ...read more

  • Living Now

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
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    “Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.” - Soren Kierkegaard We all know at least one person that, when given something really beautiful as a gift, will open a closet and store it away for “a special day” or “for when company comes over.” When you gave that ...read more

  • In History, 160 Years Before The Birth Of Jesus, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 17, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 4,041 views

    In history, 160 years before the birth of Jesus, there is the story of the Maccabean revolt in Israel. Antiochus IV, King of Syria, had conquered Jerusalem, & he decided to destroy the Jewish religion & make the Jews deny their faith in God. Among the many things he did was to order the people to ...read more

  • Pragmatic Religion  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 3,293 views

    PRAGMATIC RELIGION Years ago in Germany, there was a young Jewish boy who had a profound sense of admiration for his father. His family’s life centered on the acts of piety and devotion prescribed by their religion. The father was zealous in attending worship and religious instruction, and ...read more

  • Then He Appeared  PRO

    Contributed by John Shaw on Dec 2, 2006
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     | 1,413 views

    Then he appeared THE TRAMP SAID HE had walked 70 miles from a dry brook in Israel SAID His name was ...... something Jewish and unprouncable Slicker or HE..LIKE..HER .......Whatever SAID his name meant .. My god is Jehovah SAID he had shut up the skies Stopped the rain Him ...read more

  • Blood Is Thicker Than Water  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2009
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     | 3,815 views

    BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER At some point or another you may have used this familiar phrase - Blood is thicker than water. The context in which we use it is to describe the meaning that blood-related families are more important than anyone else. R. Richard Pustelniak, congregational leader for the ...read more

  • About The Tongue

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
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    ABOUT THE TONGUE There's an old story that the Jewish rabbis tell. As the story goes, one day a rabbi asked his servant to go and buy some good food for him in the market. When the servant returned home, he presented the rabbi with a tongue. The next day, the rabbi told the servant to go the ...read more

  • Eighteen" — (Shemoneh Esreh) The Central Prayer ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 26, 2008
     | 1,006 views

    "Eighteen" — (shemoneh esreh) the central prayer in Jewish life and liturgy. It is also known as Amidah (Standing), because it is said standing; or simply Tefilah (Prayer), the prayer par excellence. The prayer originally consisted of eighteen benedictions, and thus the name "Eighteen." Its final ...read more

  • Why Study The Book Of Esther?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 481 views

    WHY STUDY THIS BOOK? • To learn important lessons about the Providence of God – especially His ability to preserve His people, despite the severity of threats from formidable adversaries. • To encourage us to continue to trust in God and His Providence when circumstances around us seem darkest ...read more

  • Throughout History, Women Have Been Treated By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chad Wright on Apr 25, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 1,883 views

    Throughout history, women have been treated by men as lesser humans. Athenian women were of inferior status, often guarded by dogs, treated as fickle, contentious, and uncultured in comedy. In Jesus’ day, there was a prayer said by Jewish men thanking God in this manner, “Thank you for not making ...read more

  • One Step Closer To...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,052 views

    ONE STEP CLOSER TO... I once read about a rabbi sitting next to an atheist on an airplane. Every few minutes, one of the rabbi’s children or grandchildren would inquire about his needs for food, drink, or comfort. The atheist commented, “The respect your children and grandchildren show you is ...read more

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