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  • Happy Birthday America!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003
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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! You have a rich, spiritual history that continues to influence us today. * My County, ‘Tis of Thee was written by a Baptist minister, Samuel Francis Smith. * The Pledge of Allegience was written in 1892 by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy. * The words “In God We Trust” ...read more

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  • Philip Yancey's Book The Jesus I Never Knew ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 5, 2004
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    Philip Yancey’s book The Jesus I Never Knew (1995,p.188) picked up on this, and he noted, of the many biographies he had read, “few devote more than ten percent of their pages to the subject’s death – including biographies of men like Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, who died violent and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Riches Revealed In The Trinity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
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    RICHES REVEALED IN THE TRINITY There is a cartoon showing a lawyer reading the last will and testament of his client to a room full of greedy relatives. The caption reads: “I, John Jones, being of sound mind and body, spent it all!” When Jesus wrote his will, He gave us all He had. Not only that ...read more

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  • Being Much Concerned About The Rise Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 18, 2005
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    Being much concerned about the rise of denominations in the church, John Wesley tells of a dream he had. In the dream, he was ushered to the gates of Hell. There he asked, “Are there any Presbyterians here?” “Yes!”, came the answer. Then he asked, “Are there any Baptists? Any Episcopalians? Any ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Two Strangely Connected Events That Occurred In ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Whitten on Nov 29, 2001
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    Two strangely connected events that occurred in 1865 greatly impact American lives even today. 1) General William Booth founded the Salvation Army and now millions are fed, clothed and given shelter in the name of Jesus. As Booth proclaims "A heart to God and a hand to man". 2) The other event ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • In 1950 2/3 Of The World's Population Lived In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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    In 1950 2/3 of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Today, nearly half of the world’s 6 billion people live in cities. By 2030 the urban population will reach 4.9 billion—60% of the world’s population. Nearly all population growth will be in the cities of developing countries, whose ...read more

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  • In 1950 2/3 Of The World's Population Lived In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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    In 1950 2/3 of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Today, nearly half of the world’s 6 billion people live in cities. By 2030 the urban population will reach 4.9 billion—60% of the world’s population. Nearly all population growth will be in the cities of developing countries, whose ...read more

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  • Were It Not For The Cross

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    John Stott, said, "I could never myself believe in God if it were not for the cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I turn to that lonely, twisted, tortured figure on the cross, nails through hands and feet, back lacerated, limbs wrenched, brow ...read more

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  • In Consideration Of This, Let Me Help You To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In consideration of this, let me help you to understand what tragedy is: In the February 1998 edition of Reader’s Digest which told of a couple who took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast. He was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta Gorda, Florida, where they putter around the ...read more

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  • The Story Is Told Of An Eastern Ascetic Holy Man ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Nov 27, 2007
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    The story is told of an eastern ascetic holy man who covered himself with ashes as a sign of humility and regularly sat on a prominent street corner of his city. When tourists asked permission to take his picture, the mystic would rearrange his ashes to give the best image of destitution and ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • What Does It Mean Well To Live With Others? As I ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 18, 2008
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    What does it mean well to live with others? As I thought about this question, I came across the story from Pastor John Dobbs about a little boy. According to Dobbs, he was ‘sitting on his front steps with his face cradled in his hands, looking so forlorn. His dad came home just then and asked him ...read more

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Sees The Potential

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Sees the Potential - John 1:40-42 Born Simon, called Peter. “Rockman.” Peter, this was a strange name given for the unstable son of Jonas who appeared to have in him nothing of the steadfastness of a rock. Someone once noticed that Andrew Carnegie had a lot of millionaires working for him. When ...read more

  • In 1961 The Soviet Union Shocked The World By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    In 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by sending the first man into space. One month later America followed with a 15-minute space flight by Alan Sheppard. Everyone was excited, but that was only the beginning. On September 12, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold, almost unbelievable ...read more

  • Christ Is Building His People. He Is Gathering ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 26, 2008
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    "Christ is building His people. He is gathering His flock. He is fulfilling His promise to be with the Christians to the end of the age. He is teaching by the Spirit and through His world. He is marking the Church off from the world through the sign of baptism and by making himself remembered and ...read more

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  • This Is My Body

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 26, 2008
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    THIS IS MY BODY "It was natural then, and it is natural today, to point to a representation of something and say that the representation is the thing. For example, I look at a photograph of our house and say, 'This is our house.' It would not enter anyone’s mind to think I mean that the photograph ...read more

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  • Tv Health Risk

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    TV HEALTH RISK TV Health Risk Cynthia Minkovitz, Johns Hopkins Univ., reports children ages 2-6 who watch two hours or more of TV a day "show signs of bad behavior, lower social skills and disrupted sleep patterns." "It is the greatest unacknowledged health threat of our time," adds psychologist ...read more

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  • The Power Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    The Power of Music In 1530 the great reformer Martin Luther wrote: "I am not ashamed to confess publicly that next to theology there is no art which is the equal of music, for she alone, after theology, can do what otherwise only theology can accomplish, namely, quiet and cheer up the soul of man, ...read more

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  • George ...

    Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008
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    George Washington "I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with." John Adams "Gentlemen in other colonies have large plantations of slaves, and are accustomed, habituated to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • But It Is Still Possible To Demonstrate ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 19, 2009
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    But it is still possible to demonstrate submission even in those situations by the attitude with which she says no. John Piper describes it this way: “Even where a Christian wife may have to stand with Christ against the sinful will of her husband, she can still have a spirit of submission – a ...read more

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  • On Regret

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
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    ON REGRET John Greenleaf Whittier, one of our most astute poets, wrote: For of all the sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.' That is what Regret is all about. The world is full of people who Regret having thoughtlessly chosen the wrong path. Life is a series ...read more

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