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  • On A Wall Near The Main Entrance To The Alamo In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: “James Butler Bonham—no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by the family that ...read more

  • During His Years As Premier Of The Soviet Union, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. Once, as he censured Stalin in a public meeting, Khrushchev was interrupted by a shout from a heckler in the audience. “You were one of Stalin’s colleagues. Why didn’t ...read more

  • Two 6 Year Olds Struggled With The Problem Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
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    Two 6 year olds struggled with the problem of the existence of the devil. One boy said, “Oh, there isn’t any devil.” The other, rather upset, said, “What do you mean, there isn’t any devil? It talks about him all the way through the Bible!” the first replied, “Oh that’s not true, you know. It’s ...read more

  • Real Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Wheeler Jones on Dec 24, 2005
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    Real Picture During the long war years a boy looked frequently at a picture of his daddy on the table. He had left when the boy was a young infant. After several years the boy had forgotten him as a person but he would often look at the picture and say, "If only my father could step out of that ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Says Of True Friendship, "True ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 31, 2005
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    C.S. Lewis says of true friendship, “True friendship is rare on earth. It means identifying with someone in thought, heart, and spirit. The whole experience of life is designed to enable us to enter in to this closest relationship with Jesus Christ. We receive His blessings and know His Word, but ...read more

  • The Story Has Been Told About Several Famous ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    The story has been told about several famous preachers, but it actually happened to Joseph Parker, minister of the City Temple in London. An old lady waited on Parker in his vestry after a service to thank him for the help she received from his sermons. "You do throw such wonderful light on the ...read more

  • David Garland Notes That The Violence Of ...

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 17, 2006
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    David Garland notes that the violence of renegades like Barabbas continued in the decades that followed until it finally erupted into a full-scale war with Rome. Rome invaded Palestine and destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple and most of the people who lived there. The leaders had been afraid of ...read more

  • The Presidency To This Day Rests More On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    The Presidency to this day rests more on the character of the person who inhabits the office than on anything else. The Founding Fathers designed it that way. It was their idea to find a man in America with a great character and let him invest a tradition and shape a national character. They found ...read more

  • On A Wall Near The Main Entrance To The Alamo In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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     | 2,319 views

    On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by the family that ...read more

  • More Than Conquers!

    Contributed by Val Black on Jul 14, 2006
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    More Than Conquers! Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history. He subdued most of his known world but he was conquered by his own lusts; he died in a drunken stupor. The Christian conquers his own lusts in order to subdue the world within him. We’ve not ...read more

  • As A Young Boy I Wanted To Do Something, And My ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
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    As a young boy I wanted to do something, and my mom said why don’t you play with Greg across the street. I said I don’t want to play with Greg, and I didn’t. Later that day he drowned while swimming with some friends. If only I had played with him he wouldn’t have drowned - I replayed in ...read more

  • Karma - More And More People Are Relying On Karma ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
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    Karma - More and more people are relying on Karma to get them blessed here and to heaven. In NBC new show "My Names Earl" the main character has a list of all the things he has done wrong, and in order to get Karma to smile on him he has to undo all the bad he has done. There are those who really ...read more

  • When Doubts Filled My Mind  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2006
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    Psalm 94:19 - When doubts filled my mind The doubts of this verse concern a multitude of realities as offered by John Gill. There are thoughts of the majesty of God and how we relate to him. It is offered that we sense security yet an uncertainty at the same time. We believe we have hope but are ...read more

  • President Roosevelt Had A Dog He Thought Was A ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 21, 2006
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    President Roosevelt had a dog he thought was a good fighter, One day while out for a walk, and old mangy dog jumped on the President’s dog and almost killed him. The FBI agents rescued the dog. One the way back to the White House one of the agents said, “Mr. President, I thought that dog was a good ...read more

  • There's An Interesting Insight Into This From ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
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    There’s an interesting insight into this from archaeology. It’s found in some graffiti from the wall of a house in Rome, written by someone making fun of a Christian he knew. The idea that someone would follow a hero who was crucified was foolishness to him. So, he drew a figure of Jesus, with a ...read more

  • In The Movie Chariots Of Fire, Young Harold ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006
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    In the movie Chariots of Fire, young Harold Abrahams, a champion sprinter, had just suffered his first-ever defeat. After the race he sat alone, pouting in the bleachers. When his girlfriend tried to encourage him, he bellowed, “If I can’t win, I won’t run!” To which she wisely replied, “If you ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Standing By His Father Watching ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Dec 27, 2006
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    A little boy was standing by his father watching him trying to put a floppy disk into his computer. The father was having trouble getting the disk to go in all of the way. The little boy said to his father, “Maybe it has a penny in it?” Sure enough, when the father fished around inside where the ...read more

  • If You Haven't Looked At Christ On The Cross, ...

    Contributed by Joseph Daniel on Jan 7, 2007
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    “If you haven’t looked at Christ on the cross, you’ll have to look at Him on the throne – with great trembling. The sacrificial death of Christ will be brought before the eyes of all who refuse to accept His free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. In Bethlehem He came in mercy to forgive sin. ...read more

  • Dr. Seamands Tells Of A Muslim Who Became A ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2007
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    Dr. Seamands tells of a Muslim who became a Christian in Africa. "Some of his friends asked him, ’Why have you become a Christian?’ He answered, ’Well, it’s like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go, and ...read more

  • I've Never Met A Man, I Don't Care What His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "I've never met a man, I don't care what his condition, in whom I could not see possibilities. I don't care how much a man may consider himself a failure, I believe in him, for he can change the thing that is wrong in his life anytime he is prepared and ready to do it. Whenever he develops the ...read more