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  • Bob Johnson From: ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 25, 2011
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    Bob Johnson from: http://tabernacle-of-david.com/catechism.html states: The majority of the Psalms were originally sung as prophetic songs in David's Tabernacle. They account in detail the expressions of worship offered by the Israelites before the Ark of the Covenant. In addition, they describe ...read more

  • Six Thousand Years

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 14, 2011
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    SIX THOUSAND YEARS Early Christian writers held that at the end of 6,000 years of history, Christ would return and reign for 1,000 years (referred to as the Millennium). These included Barnabas (c. A.D. 100), Justin Martyr and Irenaeus (c. A.D. 150), Lactantius (c. A.D. 325), and Methodius, Bishop ...read more

  • Ray Bradbury's Message

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
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    RAY BRADBURY’S MESSAGE Avid readers often will credit this or that writer for luring them into a lifelong love of a genre. For those who love science fiction, it offers grand, cosmic landscapes on which to project the boundless possibilities of life. Yet for one writer, Ray Bradbury (August 22, ...read more

  • In 1969, Dr. Peter Stoner Published A Book Called ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 26, 2008
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    In 1969, Dr. Peter Stoner published a book called “Science Speaks.” Dr. Stoner was the Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953, when he became Chairman of the Science Division at Westmont College. In other words, he was a capable mathematician. ...read more

  • And We Try….  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 6, 2002
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    & we try…. A pilot always looked down intently on a certain valley in the Appalachians. "What’s so interesting about that spot?" Asked a fellow pilot. "See that stream? Well, when I was a kid I used to sit down there on a log and fish. Every time an airplane flew over, I would look up and ...read more

  • Jesus Died For Mary Too—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
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    JESUS DIED FOR MARY TOO--Communion Meditation Mark Lowry, a Christian comedian observed that Mary’s silence at the cross always amazed him. If he were being crucified in the middle of town, his mother would have "Pitched a fit", but Mary never said a word. Lowry wondered if maybe what made the ...read more

  • How Many Of You Know About Billy Sianis' Goat? ...

    Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Oct 18, 2003
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    How many of you know about Billy Sianis’ goat? Sianis, a local tavern owner, tried to bring his goat into Game 4 of the 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field, only to be turned away. And so it was that Sianis, whose tavern remains a must-stop for Chicago Cubs’ fans, put a curse on the Cubs, vowing ...read more

  • What Chain Letters, Many Multi-Level Marketers ...

    Contributed by Michael Gardner on Mar 2, 2006
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    What chain letters, many multi-level marketers and pyramid schemes have in common is this. They appeal to greed. It is the theology of Wall Street. In that film, Michael Douglas’ character, Gordon Gecko delivers this speech, “…greed -- for lack of a better word -- is good. Greed is right. ...read more

  • By The Age Of 5, Beethoven Was Playing The Violin ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    By the age of 5, Beethoven was playing the violin under the tutelage of his father--also an accomplished musician. By the time he was 13, Beethoven was a concert organist. In his 20s he was already studying under the very watchful eyes of Haydn and Mozart. In fact, Mozart spoke prophetic words when ...read more

  • God's Banana Stalk

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
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    GOD'S BANANA STALK One of my favorite stories in The Bible Questions is the story of the Motilone (Mow-til-oh-ee) Indians of Columbia, South America. In the 1960s, the Motilones were Stone Age headhunters feared by all their neighboring tribes. They had killed every white man who trespassed into ...read more

  • Ever-Flowing Stream Of Grace

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Ever-flowing Stream Of Grace (Chrisitans Need to Remember) Isaiah 40:28-31 says, "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. Do You Not Know" Have You Not Heard?: The language of the prophet is one of reproving. We know that by ...read more

  • Ever-Flowing Stream Of Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Ever-flowing Stream Of Grace (Christians Need to Remember) Isaiah 40:28-31says, "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. Do You Not Know" Have You Not Heard?: The language of the prophet is one of reproving. We know that by ...read more

  • A Wonderful, Imaginative Short Story By Nathaniel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
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    A wonderful, imaginative short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the necessity of having the right focus. It is entitled “The Great Stone Face.” The tale centers around a man named Ernest who grew up in a village renowned for a natural wonder that rested just outside its boundaries. ...read more

  • Seventeen Years Ago I Was Keenly Interested In A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    Seventeen years ago I was keenly interested in a widow in our church. Renfro laughed at me for saying she and I had a conversation in which we negotiated whether we could date or not. Listen, if there are things on which you do not agree, either negotiate a lasting change or else keep on ...read more

  • Comedian And Actor Chris Farley, Of Saturday ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 20, 2009
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    Comedian and actor Chris Farley, of Saturday Night Live fame, was found dead in his downtown Chicago apartment on December 18, 1997. The Cook County medical examiner’s office later reported that he died of an opiate and cocaine overdose (James Barron, “Chris Farley, 33, a Versatile Comedian-Actor,” ...read more

  • Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
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    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Judith Viorst wrote a popular children’s book called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It’s about a little boy whose day starts out bad and goes downhill from there. He gets gum in his hair and ...read more

  • Get Up Stronger

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 3, 2011
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    GET UP STRONGER By the beginning of the nineteenth century, about three million African slaves had been transported to the Americas on British ships. People being stolen from their homes, ripped from their families, robbed of their dignity, transported on ships 3 decks deep, squalid conditions, ...read more

  • Anointing And The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 29, 2012
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    ANOINTING AND THE HOLY SPIRIT In Scripture there seems to be a parallel in the operation of the Holy Spirit and anointing oil: 1. Anointing. The act of anointing indicated the bestowal of authorization through the spirit to act in certain capacities. a. The anointing symbolized the empowerment of ...read more

  • Beseeching – True Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Beseeching – True Spiritual Awakening Unlike the spiritual and political leaders of Israel, a nation that is vigilant has Christians and leaders who are not blinded by their sin. People who have a Biblical understanding about the heart of mankind find joy in what the prophet Joel wrote, “Even ...read more

  • A Row Of Dominoes

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 18, 2012
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    Have you ever taken the time to set up a row of dominoes and then you push the first one and the first one knocks down the second one which knocks down the third one which knocks down the fourth one, etc until they have all fallen? The same case exists with the Holy Scriptures; when you knock one ...read more