Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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The mark of a great leader is the demands he makes upon his followers. The Italian freedom fighter Garibaldi offered his men only hunger and death to free Italy. Winston Churchill told the British people that he had nothing to offer them but "blood, sweat, toil, and tears" in their fight against
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Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Apr 13, 2003
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Pastor Mark Thompson of Faribault, Minnesota, suffered terrible knife wounds from an assailant in his home, in October 1988. One of the many consequences of his difficult recovery was being forced to miss watching his son Chris run in the state cross-country championship meet. Pastor Thompson
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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On a plaque marking Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace near Hodgenville, Kentucky, is recorded this scrap of conversation:
“Any news down ‘t the village, Ezry?” “Well, Squire McLain’s gone t’ Washington t’ see Madison swore in, and ol’ Spellman tells me this Bonaparte fella has captured most o’ Spain.
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Contributed by Michael Thomas on Feb 27, 2004
Philosopher and theologian Mark R. Talbot, writing on the subject of “Godly Emotions,” describes it this way, “Strong negative emotions are important indicators of who – and whose – we are. To claim to be Christian and yet not to feel emotional aversion when Christian moral standards are violated
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2004
Mark Duke was serving as a personnel manager for Spring Telephone. Along with his supervisor, Mark was given the task of helping 300 poorly producing sales persons start producing. They tried all the classic motivational approaches, but nothing worked. Mark and his supervisor were both
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Let me illustrate with the words that Mark Buchanan wrote of his own experience in his book entitled “Your God Is Too Safe.” He wrote that when he was saved, “I hit the ground running. Immediately, I volunteered for everything, anything, that I felt vaguely interested in and marginally qualified
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Fickle people are marked by erratic change in attraction and affection. Fickly people love you or hate you depending on if you are performing satisfactorily and meeting their expectations… in which case you remain the next great hope. But heaven help you if you blow it
The crowd that welcomed
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
In the book, “Men of Integrity” Mark Moring shared this story about his son, Peter.
He said, “It was late, and my young sons, Peter and Paul, had been in bed for at least an hour. My wife and I had just returned from our Bible study group, and I snuck into the boys’ room to say good night.
"Dad,
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 2, 2009
People mark off times and celebrations in different ways. In Belgium (since 1394, in Binche), Brazil (a four-day celebration in Rio de Janeiro), Italy (in Venice, six months of celebrating in the 18th cent., now 12 days), Trinidad and Tobago (featuring a daylong competition among calypso bands),
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"It is the mark of weak men that they break down under unusual responsibilities, of strong men
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Contributed by Mark Adams on Jan 1, 2005
When I was 15, I was serious about playing the guitar. I had my dad’s old one, but I wanted to get a better one. I had my eye on a yellow Gibson Explorer. I mowed grass all summer and saved and saved, and calculated that I only needed $30.11 to have enough to get that guitar. My dad had a best
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