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  • When Abraham Lincoln Had To Write A Letter To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    When Abraham Lincoln had to write a letter to someone who had irritated him, he would often write two letters. The first letter was deliberately insulting. Then, having gotten those feelings out of his system, he would tear it up and write a second ...read more

  • I've Read A Lot Of Nursery Ryhmes. One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "I’ve read a lot of nursery ryhmes. One of the most familiar is "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again." Charles Swindoll says that little nursery ryhme was originally written about people,; ...read more

  • A Share In The Treasure  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Dec 26, 2011
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     | 3,699 views

    A SHARE IN THE TREASURE A great European king was so enraged at the report of Muslim victories that he immediately joined the crusade to drive Islam out of Palestine. This great king took his army and spent many years fighting in a crusade to free Palestine from Islamic domination. When he left ...read more

  • Dan 1:1 In The Third Year Of The Reign Of ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Feb 13, 2007
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    Dan 1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god ...read more

  • Last Week I Heard Part Of An Interview With Actor ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 10, 2007
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    Last week I heard part of an interview with actor Will Smith, who was answering a question about how he felt about Tom Cruise’s Scientology beliefs. He and Tom Cruise are good friends. Though I like Will Smith as a person, I can’t agree with what he said. He answered the lady’s question by saying ...read more

  • Henry M. Stanley The Great Explorer And David ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 14, 2006
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    HENRY M. STANLEY THE GREAT EXPLORER AND DAVID LIVINGSTON THE GREAT MISSIONARY FROM ENGLAND DID A VAST WORK IN AFRICA. Henry Stanley was the explorer and he was telling an African Chief about Jesus, when the African chief started crying and desired to know more. That night Stanley was pacing the ...read more

  • Why Pray? Prayer Has Real Power!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 14, 2005
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    WHY PRAY? PRAYER HAS REAL POWER! A. The atomic bomb is a very powerful weapon. Its great explosive force comes from a sudden release of nuclear energy through fission. B. On August 6, 1945 the USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and three days later on Nagasaki, Japan. C. These two atomic ...read more

  • Sin ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 9, 2009
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    SIN WILL: 1. TAKE YOU FARTHER THAN YOU PLANNED ON GOING. 2. KEEP YOU LONGER THAN YOU PLANNED ON STAYING 3. COST YOU MORE THAN YOU PLANNED ON ...read more

  • Pride Makes Us Over Sensitive, Where We Easily ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    “Pride makes us over sensitive, where we easily get our feelings hurt. It leads to jealously, to envy, and causes us to hold a grudge because we are not being appreciated.” (Martin ...read more

  • Obedience And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
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    OBEDIENCE AND LEADERSHIP In the 11th Century, King Henry III of Bavaria was fed up the set up of being King. He applied to be a contemplative at the local monastery, via Prior Richard. The King told the Prior of his struggle, personal battles. The Prior said, "My King, do you understand that the ...read more

  • There Is A Legend About An Ancient Village In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 27, 2002
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    There is a legend about an ancient village in Spain. The villagers learned that the king would pay a visit! In a thousand years, a king had never come to that village. Excitement grew! "We must throw a big celebration," The villagers all agreed. But, it was a poor village, and there weren’t many ...read more

  • A Christian Steamship Captain, A Contemporary Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2007
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    A Christian steamship captain, a contemporary of George Mueller, once told of an experience involving Mueller’s great faith. While sailing off the coast of Newfoundland in extremely heavy fog, Mueller came to him and said, “Captain, I need to tell you that I must be in Quebec on Saturday ...read more

  • Sometimes As Pastors We Can Be Susceptible To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 30, 2007
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    Sometimes as pastors we can be susceptible to rare gaffes. So its no surprise that the story is told about the baptism of a King by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during the ritual, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king’s foot. ...read more

  • Will You Give Him Your Best?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
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    WILL YOU GIVE HIM YOUR BEST? There is a legend about an ancient village in Spain. The villagers learned that the king would pay a visit. In a thousand years, a king had never come to that village. Excitement grew. "We must throw a big celebration!" The villagers all agreed. But, it was a poor ...read more

  • Paradise And Heaven

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
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    Paradise originates from the Persian language which means a beautiful garden but the ideal paradise is the King’s garden. Kings had beautiful gardens with exotic animals you wouldn’t see in that part of the world. It had flowing water and trees and was a place of serenity or peace. And when someone ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Old Village In Spain. ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Mar 28, 2007
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    There is a story about a old village in Spain. The people heard the king planned to visit there. No king had ever done that. They became excited and wanted to offer a great celebration that would show their adoration and that would honor the king. But what could a village of such poor people ...read more

  • Making The Way Safer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
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    MAKING THE WAY SAFER A story comes out of the long ago of a king who organized a great race within his kingdom. All the young men of the kingdom participated. A bag of gold was to be given to the winner, and the finish line was within the courtyard of the king’s palace. The race was run, and the ...read more

  • The Beggar At The Table

    Contributed by Ashton Alexander on Jun 7, 2009
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    THE BEGGAR AT THE TABLE Many years ago, as the story is told, a devout king was disturbed by the ingratitude of his royal court. He prepared a large banquet for them. When the king and his royal guests were seated, by prearrangement, a beggar shuffled into the hall, sat down at the king’s table, ...read more

  • Among The Poems Of Rabindranath Tagore Titled ...

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Dec 24, 2002
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    Among the poems of Rabindranath Tagore titled Gitanjali, there is one [No.50] that tells the story of a beggar. As he went begging from door to door, his king appeared in his golden chariot before him. He thought that the king would give him great riches and his evil days were over. So he stood ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes At The 'battle Of The Ditches'!

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 30, 2024
     | 477 views

    Introduction: Ask any veteran or anyone who served in the military for the strangest duty they ever performed and you may get some interesting replies! The soldiers in this story were asked (!) to put down their swords and take up some shovels in order to dig a lot of ditches! This story also has ...read more