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  • A. Here Are A Series Of Quotes From The Founding ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,785 views

    a. Here are a series of quotes from the Founding Fathers warning us not to forsake the Bible and its teachings these quotes are form the same website above and from lectures by Peter Marshall on Restoring America: “The very men who WROTE the Constitution admit that this nation and its Judicial ...read more

  • In The Year 1873, Haroatio Spafford, A Lawyer ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Apr 5, 2007
     | 1,413 views

    In the year 1873, Haroatio Spafford, a lawyer from Chicago, placed his wife and four daughters on the LUXURY LINER “Ville du Havre” sailing from New York to France. Spafford expected to JOIN them in about 3 or 4 weeks after finishing up some BUSINESS, but with the exception of his wife he never ...read more

  • The Swiss Fusion Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 1,560 views

    THE SWISS FUSION MAN On May 14, 2008, Swiss aviation enthusiast and inventor Yves Rossy became the first man in the world to fly with wings and four jet engines strapped to his body. The inaugural flight in Bex, Switzerland lasted six minutes. The 48-year-old daredevil made his first public ...read more

  • Diversity In The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
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    DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH Philip Yancey put it this way in an article in Christianity Today just this last November. He writes, "As I read accounts of the New Testament church, no characteristic stands out more sharply than [diversity]. Beginning with Pentecost, the Christian church dismantled the ...read more

  • Springing Into Action  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    SPRINGING INTO ACTION On the day President Obama was inaugurated, Eliot Swainson happened to be in Washington, D.C. The city authorities had expected record numbers of people to attend the inauguration, so they asked for assistance from other cities to help with crowd control. Metro Officer ...read more

  • Elizabeth Taylor On ...

    Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
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    ELIZABETH TAYLOR ON MARRIAGE Following her wedding to CONRAD HILTON in 1950, ELIZABETH TAYLOR said, "Your heart knows when you meet the right man. There is no doubt that Nicky is the one I want to spend my life with." Following her wedding to MICHAEL WILDING in 1952, she said, "I just want to be ...read more

  • Don Sutton's Motivation  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
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    DON SUTTON'S MOTIVATION Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton hadn’t won a game in 8 weeks. The press was suggesting that he be dropped from the starting lineup. The future looked bleak, and Sutton felt terrible. Then, before a game, Dodgers manager Walter Alston tapped him on the shoulder. "I’d ...read more

  • Higher Standard Of God

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 6, 2009
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    HIGHER STANDARD OF GOD Paul very much emphasized that we are responsible to others. Not responsible for them but to them. We are held to a high standard (at least we should be) by our own conscience, by others, and by God. Too often we make excuses such as not knowing that something was ...read more

  • Decision Without Determination

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 28, 2009
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    DECISION WITHOUT DETERMINATION Some choose and pray a prayer. This is the great heresy of the last hundred years. I made a choice when I was ten. But there is no determination. I have been convinced by the Lord that a decision without determination and effort is absolutely meaningless. In ...read more

  • 14 Years Ago Florida State’s Sports ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 16, 2010
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    . 14 years ago Florida State’s sports information department had big news for Clay Shiver last year: Playboy magazine had selected him for its preseason All-America football team. But quicker than he snaps the ball, the 6-foot2, 280-pound center said, “No thanks.” he went on to say, “My mind was ...read more

  • Build Character Into Your Children  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
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    BUILD CHARACTER INTO YOUR CHILDREN David Kraft was a big, strong man -- all muscle. At the age of 32, he was six feet, two inches tall and weighed 200 pounds. He had been to seminary and ended up working with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, because of his athletic background. Then he was ...read more

  • Cultural Blindness In Missions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    CULTURAL BLINDNESS IN MISSIONS David Livermore, in his book, Serving with Eyes Wide Open, talks about a friend of his, Ashish, who came from Northern India to visit him in Chicago. They were eating at Gino's Pizzeria, and there they ran into a youth pastor David knew, along with his youth group. ...read more

  • How Do You Know You're Saved?

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
     | 2,244 views

    HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE SAVED? When I ask some people if they're saved, they sometimes answer, "Well I think so" or "I hope so." What if someone came up to me and asked, "Pastor Sligh, are you married?" Suppose I say, "Well, I think so." You say, "Now wait a minute. You either are or you aren't. I ...read more

  • When To Save A Drowning Man  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
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    WHEN TO SAVE A DROWNING MAN Watchman Nee tells the story of his stay in China with twenty other Christians. The bathing accommodations were inadequate in the home where they were lodging, so they went for a daily dip in the river. On one occasion, one of the men got a cramp in his leg and began ...read more

  • Relationships Matter Most In Happiness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2011
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    RELATIONSHIPS MATTER MOST IN HAPPINESS In 1937, a researcher at Harvard University began a study (originally named The Harvard Study of Adult Development) on what factors contribute to human well-being and happiness. The research team selected 268 male Harvard students who seemed healthy and well ...read more

  • The Bells Toll For Someone Else

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 22, 2011
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    THE BELLS TOLL FOR SOMEONE ELSE We began the week with the story of the Chicago nightclub fire in which 21 people were killed as they rushed to the exit. The club had already been cited for overcrowding and other safety violations--like not enough doors and windows. What happened was that a ...read more

  • Authority At The Airport

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 25, 2011
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    AUTHORITY AT THE AIRPORT Someone the other day told me they had a problem with Security at the airport from something they left in their carry on. Then it got me to thinking, which is a bad idea anyway, about my TSA encounter. I had an early morning flight and I got through security at about ...read more

  • The Story Of The Nobel Prize

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 10, 2012
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    THE STORY OF THE NOBEL PRIZE Quiz time, folks--who invented dynamite? Do I hear the answer: Alfred Nobel! In fact in 1867, Nobel received U.S. patent number 78317 for his dynamic invention. That this explosive instead of being used peacefully for blasting the rocks during mining operations (as was ...read more

  • Imagine If You Would That You Want To Go On The Bus.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 22, 2012
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    Imagine if you would that you want to go to Oamaru on the bus, the buses run to Oamaru every day of the week and there are at least three different bus companies to choose from. The trick with all these bus companies is that they charge different fares and that they go at different times. You can ...read more

  • Billy Graham: Growing Old Has Been A Surprise  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 7, 2012
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    BILLY GRAHAM: GROWING OLD HAS BEEN A SURPRISE Billy Graham, in his book "Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well" (pp. 1-2, Thomas Nelson), he writes: Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life. The young live for the here and now. Thinking ahead seems to be in the form of dreams ...read more