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  • A Woman Came To An Elder Of A Congregation In ...

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 13, 2006
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    A woman came to an elder of a congregation in Lubbock, Texas asking if he would study the Bible with her. He gladly studied with her, which resulted in the woman’s salvation. Curiously the elder asked the woman what PROMPTED her to come in and study the Bible. She told the elder over a year ago her ...read more

  • 3. The Bitter Road To Dachau By Robert L. Wise ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 14, 2006
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    3. The Bitter Road to Dachau by Robert L. Wise reviewed by Cheryl Russell: a. Pastor Christian Reger’s descent into hell begins in 1940. As a leader in the Confessing Church during World War II, he is arrested by the Nazis and eventually sent to the Dachau concentration camp. Here, as prisoner ...read more

  • A Woman In West Palm Beach, Florida, Died Alone ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 10, 2006
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    A woman in West Palm Beach, Florida, died alone at the age of 71. The coroner’s report was tragic. “Cause of death: Malnutrition.” The dear old lady wasted away to 50 pounds. Investigators who found her said the place where she lived was a veritable pigpen, the biggest mess you could imagine. ...read more

  • In Pro Football, If You're The Last Player ...

    Contributed by James Bryant on Jul 10, 2006
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    In Pro Football, if you’re the last player selected coming out of college, you own the title, “Mr. Irrelevent.” Because being the last person selected, your not supposed to amount to much… In 1992, the National Football League held it’s annual draft. · Selected #1 overall was the much herald ...read more

  • It Was A Fog-Shrouded Morning, July 4, 1952, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 25, 2006
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    “It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to be the first woman to swim the 21 miles from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman ...read more

  • Respected Scientific Studies Show That ...

    Contributed by Stephen Schwambach on Nov 14, 2006
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    “Respected scientific studies show that homosexuals can change their sexual orientation” o The Kinsey Institute reports that 84% of the homosexuals they studied had shifted their sexual orientation at least once; 32% of them reported a second shift, and 13% reported five changes, during their ...read more

  • Between The Counsel Given To Us By The World And ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 9, 2006
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    between the counsel given to us by the world and that we receive from our Wonderful Counselor: The world says “Take control and be in charge—conquering is the key.” MY FATHER SAYS “I know the plans I have for you—give it up and follow Me.” The world says I should love things and use people. ...read more

  • Sometime Ago A Man Who Was Pastor In A Large ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 18, 2006
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    Sometime ago a man who was Pastor in a large church, very successful in everything he did except one thing – the most important thing. He was failing in his marriage. The reason was, because his wife could see through him. She knew what he was really like. Not what he was like up in the pulpit, ...read more

  • In One Of Our Celebrated Greek Tragedies, ...

    Contributed by Gene Edwards on Jan 12, 2007
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    IN ONE OF OUR CELEBRATED GREEK TRAGEDIES, ORESTES, WHO HAD SLAIN HIS MOTHER AS A JUDICIOUS ACT BECAUSE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH HER PARAMOUR, SHE HAD MURDERED HIS FATHER, AGAMEMNON, 1. ON HIS RETURN FROM TROY, IS REPRESENTED AS PURSUED BY THE FURIES. M. IN HIS DISTRESS, APOLLO ADVISES HIM TO GO ...read more

  • The California Coast Was Shrouded In Fog The ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
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    The California coast was shrouded in fog the morning of July 4, 1952. Twenty-one miles to the west, on Catalina Island, a thirty-four year old woman waded into the water and began swimming toward California. She was determined to be the first woman to ever swim the twenty-one mile strait. Her name ...read more

  • Henry Welles Had An Idea More Than A Century Ago, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007
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    Henry Welles had an idea more than a century ago, an idea we still abide by today. In 1866, the United States had just emerged from a terrible and bloody civil war between our Northern and Southern states. Henry, a drugstore owner in Waterloo, New York, heard stories about our crippled and maimed ...read more

  • George Sweeting, In His Book The No-Guilt Guide ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    George Sweeting, in his book The No-Guilt Guide for Witnessing, tells of a man by the name of John Currier who in 1949 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Later he was transferred and paroled to work on a farm near Nashville, Tennessee. In 1968, Currier’s sentence was ...read more

  • Paul Harvey Told About A 3-Year-Old Boy Who Went ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Paul Harvey told about a 3-year-old boy who went to the grocery store with his mother. Before they entered the grocery store she said to him, "Now you’re not going to get any chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ask." She put him up in the cart & he sat in the little child’s seat while she ...read more

  • In Closing I Want To Tell You About A Little ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In closing I want to tell you about a little girl who loved the Lord and longed to share the message of salvation with those who had never heard it. So she contributed a penny to a missionary to help with the work of evangelizing the people of Burma. That small coin was all she had, but it was ...read more

  • The Truth Is Successful People Have Failed Just ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The truth is successful people have failed just as much if not more, but they get back up and try again. Unsuccessful people are the ones who refuse to get up and that’s when they are defeated. The major league baseball player with the most strikeouts totaling 1316 is the same player that set a ...read more

  • I Watched A Documentary A Few Weeks Ago About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I watched a documentary a few weeks ago about Wal-Mart. I found something very interest out about Sam Walton the founder of Wal-Mart. He had one vision – one goal. You know what that vision was – to capture the consumer market of America. Let me ask you – how many of you have ever shopped at a ...read more

  • In The Year 135 Montanus, A Second Century ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the year 135 Montanus, a second century Christian, proclaimed himself to be a prophet and prophesied that the New Jerusalem would descend from heaven to earth and take root in what is now Turkey. He was wrong. In 204 a Roman Christian named Hippolytus records that a bishop was convinced that ...read more

  • During The Vietnam War A Rural Village Had Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During the Vietnam war a rural village had been bombed and an orphanage run by missionaries had been hit. An 8 year old girl had multiple injuries and was bleeding profusely. A Navy doctor and nurse came but only had their medical kits. The girl was in critical condition and needed an immediate ...read more

  • Message Clear

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Message Clear In his book “Winning With People” author John Maxwell tells this story, “Three sons left home to make their fortunes and did very well. One day, the three competitive brothers got back together to discuss the gifts that they were giving their elderly mother. The first said, “I built ...read more

  • A Woman Was In The Process Of Suing Her Husband ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A woman was in the process of suing her husband for divorce. She told the judge that she had done her best to get her husband to change his ways, but that he just wouldn’t do it. Referring to Paul’s words about being nice to your enemies, which is found in the 12th chapter of Romans the judge asked ...read more