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  • There Were Three People In Heaven Who Decided One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,843 views

    There were three people in heaven who decided one day to play a round of golf at the heavenly country club. The first man stepped up to the tee, hit his drive, and watched as it headed straight for the water hazard. Just as the ball was about to land in the water, he raised his club, pointed it ...read more

  • The Manifestations Of An Antichrist  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 15, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,836 views

    THE MANIFESTATIONS OF AN ANTICHRIST A father told a Senate committee that his son committed suicide after listening to songs about violence, sex, drugs, and death. "He was a good boy," Raymond Kuntz of Burlington, N.D., said of his only child, 15-year-old Richard. "The music wasn’t symptomatic ...read more

  • In The Movie, The Secret Garden, The Young Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
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    In the movie, The Secret Garden, the young boy Colin thinks he’s an invalid. He can’t bear the strong light of day, the clean open air. He believes those things will infect his lungs and snatch his life. he believes he’s destined to be everlastingly bedridden or, in the few struggling moments ...read more

  • Lynn Anderson, In "They Smell Like Sheep," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 3,028 views

    Lynn Anderson, in "They Smell Like Sheep," relates this story: “Several years ago in Palestine, Carolyn and I rode a tour bus through Israel’s countryside nearly mesmerized as the tour guide explained the scenery, the history, and the lifestyle. In his description, he included a heart-warming ...read more

  • A More Powerful Medication!" Genesis 3: 6-19 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 28, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
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    “A More Powerful Medication!” Genesis 3: 6-19 Key verse(s): 8b: “... and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.” I am an asthmatic. Asthmatics often have problems breathing because they are hyper-sensitive to the environment around them. When a foreign substance is ...read more

  • The Cohen Brothers And Mr. Ford  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,072 views

    The Cohen Brothers & Mr. Ford It was a sweltering August day when all three Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the car maker, "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. "We have a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the automobile ...read more

  • We Have All Heard The "Good New!"..."Bad News!" ...

    Contributed by Byron Maynard on Apr 9, 2005
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    We have all heard the "Good New!"..."Bad News!" aphorisms. Here’s one with a little different twist. I have some "Bad News!...Good News!...Best News!" for you... The bad news, you are dying! It’s no joke, biologist tell us that every day, to some extent, each of us are dying...The cells and atoms ...read more

  • As Afflictions In Christ Abound And Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
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    As afflictions in Christ abound and are prolonged, consolations abound and perseverance is given by Jesus as long as Christians go to Him as teacher for He invites them to be His students. (Matthew Henry Commentary) As Christians throw off the yoke of the flesh, the world and the lies of the ...read more

  • William Hinson, Sr. Retired Pastor Of First ...

    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 31, 2006
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    William Hinson, Sr. retired pastor of First United Methodist Church in Houston, the largest church in American Methodism, tells the story about a time when he was going to Columbia, South Carolina to preach in a revival. He had not slept well the night before and had gotten up that morning and ...read more

  • President Ronald Reagan Gave One Of The Best ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
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    -President Ronald Reagan gave one of the best ‘Memorial Day’ speeches ever given on the 40th anniversary of the D-Day in 1984. D-Day was the invasion of France that led to the destruction and ultimate surrender of Nazi Germany. “We stand on a lonely, windswept point on the northern shore of ...read more

  • In A Recent Article Entitled "The Gym Of The ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 4, 2007
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    In a recent article entitled “The Gym of the Soul” on CitizenLink.com, there is a quote from someone who says, “No matter what, you can overcome your past. With help, if you look to God, you can overcome your past and be reborn.” But it was not a preacher who was quoted, rather it was someone you ...read more

  • On New Year's Day, 1929, Georgia Tech Played Ucla ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 8, 2007
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    On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran sixty-five yards toward the wrong goal line. One of his teammates, Beeny Lom, ran him down and tackled ...read more

  • Your Dead-Level Best

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 1,905 views

    YOUR DEAD-LEVEL BEST Some years ago in Northwestern University, near Chicago, a rescue crew was organized. Their purpose was the rescue of the drowning on the lake. One day the news came that a magnificent vessel was wrecked just off the shore. The young men hurried at once to the scene of the ...read more

  • Doves And Direction

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 30, 2009
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    DOVES AND DIRECTION God’s people in the northern kingdom were acting like a dove, quite senseless and flitting back and forth between Assyria and Egypt as their protector—in spite of the fact that Yahweh, God of Armies ("Lord of Hosts") wanted to be their shield and defender. This is a powerful ...read more

  • I Did A Google Image Search For The

    Contributed by James Jack on Apr 11, 2009
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    I did a google image search for the “armour of God.” It’s extraordinary the number of diagrams and pictures devoted to this theme. For our instruction and entertainment (well, actually more for our entertainment), I’ll show you a selection. • They normally involve someone decked out somewhat like ...read more

  • How To Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
     | 3,984 views

    HOW TO BE RENEWED William Hinson, Sr. retired pastor of First United Methodist Church in Houston, the largest church in American Methodism tells the story about a time when he was going to Columbia, South Carolina to preach in a revival. He had not slept well the night before and had gotten up ...read more

  • It's Not Worth It To Soldier ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    IT’S NOT WORTH IT TO SOLDIER ON Every year, 100s of Civil war buffs get together and put on mock battles. They form military regiments modeled after the armed forces of that by-gone era and have artillery and cavalry units as well as foot soldiers. And they all don uniforms that soldiers of the ...read more

  • Warning Systems

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    WARNING SYSTEMS I love to watch air crash investigations and other technology programmes; I heard about this: To avoid air disasters, GPS was used; this alerted the pilot to some terrain, but the satellite system alone wasn’t enough. GPWS introduced: A major drop in crash incidents occurred when ...read more

  • George Washington Helps Exhausted ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    George Washington Helps Exhausted Soldiers He could have others serve Him while he was on earth, but he said, The “Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve” (Mark 10:45) What did the God of the universe who was fully in control of all things do? John 13:4-5 – ‘he got up from the meal, ...read more

  • Demons!  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 25, 2010
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     | 3,323 views

    DEMONS! There was a time when I told the Lord that I would do whatever He wanted me to do EXCEPT CAST OUT DEMONS and do weird stuff like that with the occult. I now realise that Jesus' power and authority far exceeds that of demons. Oh yes, I believe that demons exist! You don't want to talk ...read more