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  • At The Beginning Of The 1900's, Charles Evans ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 10, 2006
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    At the beginning of the 1900’s, Charles Evans Hughes was a prominent figure in Washington and nationally. He was narrowly defeated by Woodrow Wilson for the presidency in 1916, and later he was named chief justice of the Supreme Court. When he came to live in Washington, he became a member of a ...read more

  • In About 150a.d., Justin Martyr Described A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
     | 2,104 views

    In about 150A.D., Justin Martyr described a church meeting: "And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then when the reader has ceased, the ...read more

  • John Wesley Had A Great Contemporary In God's ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 4, 2005
     | 1,503 views

    John Wesley had a great contemporary in God’s service in the evangelical revival in the 18th century. His name was George Whitfield. They were great friends from their days at Oxford but were divided in their theology. Wesley was Arminian but Whitfield followed Calvin and there was some ...read more

  • Personal Priority Inventory (From Sermon: The ...

    Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006
     | 2,395 views

    Personal Priority Inventory (from sermon: The Foolish Rich Person, Sermon Central) 1. There is a time in my life when I made a decision to give up the things of this world to follow Christ. ___yes ___no 2. If confronted with that choice today I would follow Christ even if I had to give up all ...read more

  • I Read One Time About How Shipbuilders Back In ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 6, 2007
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    I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to the forest and find an appropriate tree, then they would clear out all the surrounding trees and leave that one standing, leaving it exposed to the wind and storms. As the ...read more

  • Don't Move The Piano  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,424 views

    A new preacher at the local church walked into the auditorium of His new church. He thought it would be best to move the piano from the right side of the stage to the left side of the stage, so he moved it. Soon after he was fired for the disruption caused by the new ...read more

  • David Limbaugh Has Written A Book Called, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,004 views

    David Limbaugh has written a book called, Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity, and in it he observed: "It’s one thing for Christophobes to be nervous about Easter and Christmas, given their obvious association with Jesus Christ, but surely holidays like Valentine’s Day ...read more

  • In Country, Town Or City

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Mar 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    In country, town or city Some people can be found Who spend their lives in grumbling At ev’rything around; O yes, they always grumble, No matter what we say, For these are chronic grumblers And they grumble night and day. They grumble when it’s raining, They grumble when it’s dry, And if the ...read more

  • Sometimes The Cup Of Iniquity Is Full And The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 3, 2007
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    Sometimes the cup of iniquity is full and the people are ripe for judgment. In such a case it may happen as it did in the flourishing and extraordinarily beautiful city of Messina, Sicily, the third largest city in Italy. In the early morning of December 28, 1908, the city was almost entirely ...read more

  • Our Response Involves Far More Than Instant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,205 views

    "Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success. We will starve terrorists ...read more

  • There Was A Man Living In The Hills Of Arkansas ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a man living in the hills of Arkansas who was brought to Christ. He was known as “Mr. Moonshine” because of the many LIQUOR STILLS that he had hidden away back in the HILLS. After becoming a Christian, his life CHANGED dramatically. He DESTROYED all of his STILLS and POURED out all of ...read more

  • Ralph Barton, A Successful Cartoonist, Left This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ralph Barton, a successful cartoonist, left this note pinned to his pillow as he took his own life: “I have had few difficulties, many friends, great successes; I have gone from wife to wife, and from house to house, visited great countries of the world, but I am fed up with inventing devices to ...read more

  • I Read An Article In The Atlantic Journal The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,879 views

    I read an article in the Atlantic Journal the other day; it said, “The world is too big for us. Too much going on, too many crimes, too much violence and excitement. Try as you will you get behind in the race…It’s an incessant strain, to keep pace… and you still lose ground. Science empties its ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer's Definition Of A Christian  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,587 views

    A.W. Tozer’s Definition of a Christian A Real Christian: • He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen, • Talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see, • Expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another, • Empties himself in order to be full, • Admits he is wrong so he can be ...read more

  • I Like The Story Of A Couple Celebrating Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    I like the story of a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary. She offered her secret to long and happy marriage: "On my wedding day, I decided to make a list of ten of my husband’s faults which, for the sake of our marriage, I would overlook." One guest asked what some of them were. "To tell ...read more

  • Tavern Vs Church  PRO

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,793 views

    "Tavern vs Church" The story is told of a man who got a permit to open the first tavern in a small town. The members of a local church were strongly opposed to the bar, so they began to pray that God would intervene. A few days before the tavern was scheduled to open, lightning hit the ...read more

  • Seeing Only Self

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,987 views

    “Seeing Only Self” One day a certain old, miserly, rich man visited a rabbi, who took him by the hand and led him to a window. “Look out there,” he said. And the rich man looked out into the street. “What do you see?” asked the rabbi. “I see men, and women, and little children,’ answered the ...read more

  • We Try Blame B/C We Can't Bear What We Have Done. ...

    Contributed by West Garner on Aug 31, 2007
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    We try blame b/c we can’t bear what we have done. In Hebrew Culture they had what they called a scapegoat. In Leviticus it talks about a goat that Aaron confessed all the sins of the children of Israel on the Day Atonement. The goat, symbolically bearing their sins, was then sent into the ...read more

  • The Soap Manufacturer

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 19, 2007
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    Illus.: The Soap Manufacturer A soap manufacturer, who was not a Christian was walking down the street one day with a friend who was a minister. The soap maker said, “That so-called gospel you preach has not done much good in the world. I see lots of wickedness in our world.” Just then, they ...read more

  • A Boy Entered A Grocery Store And Asked The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 12, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,167 views

    A boy entered a grocery store and asked the grocer for a box of Duz detergent. The grocer was puzzled and asked why he wanted a box of Duz. The boy said that he was going to wash his cat. The grocer said, “Youlg man, you shouldn’t wash your cat with this kind of soap.” However, the boy insisted ...read more