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  • The Word Of God Sent Through The Prophets

    Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 7, 2013
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    THE WORD OF GOD SENT THROUGH THE PROPHETS You want success - believe the word of God he has sent through his prophets. Period. Imagine The German Army and the USA Army and United Kingdom Army gathered against Canadian Army. And God sends Pastor Dada, call him a Prophet for this purpose to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • In James Michener's "Hawaii", Nyuk Tsin Kee ...

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 23, 2007
     | 2,829 views

    In James Michener’s “Hawaii”, Nyuk Tsin Kee stands before the officer in her examination for United States citizenship. She has relentlessly driven herself to prepare for this exam. More than anything else, she wants to become a citizen of America. But now she is strangely silent. When the ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Separation Anxiety

    Contributed by R. Wayne Hagerman on May 3, 2007
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     | 4,599 views

    Separation Anxiety There is an African tribe whom I read about some time ago, whose family customs are rather unique. In many ways they are the typical group of people we Westerners have come to imagine about Africans, especially for those of us who have read national Geographic. Father is the ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chuck Swindoll Tells This Story: Marian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,564 views

    Chuck Swindoll tells this story: Marian Anderson, the great contralto who won worldwide acclaim, didn’t simply grow great; she grew great simply. In spite of her fame, she remained a beautiful model of humility. A reporter interviewing Miss Anderson once asked her to name the greatest moment in her ...read more

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  • Title: New Year-Live By Purpose Instead Of Drift ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Title: New Year-Live By Purpose Instead Of Drift 4/24/2007 Many of us have a tendency to focus on what’s wrong, which gives us a distorted picture of life -- as Barry Siegel shows. He wrote this column, "World May End With a Splash," for the Los Angeles Times, October 9, 1982. Consider what some ...read more

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  • Some Years Ago Donald Grey Barnhouse Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,783 views

    Some years ago Donald Grey Barnhouse was counseling a young woman on the sidewalk in front of a church following an evening service. She said she was a Christian and that she wanted to follow Christ. But she wanted to be famous too. She wanted to pursue a stage career in New York. "After I have ...read more

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  • Is There Enough Evidence To Convict You Of Being ...

    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Aug 7, 2007
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    Is there enough evidence to convict you of being a Christ-follower? Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge John Burlew was on the bench in April when Eric Hine, 43, of Cincinnati, came before him on a charge of receiving stolen property. Hine’s attorney asked for a low bond, saying Hine had a full ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Back In The 1500's - Ivan The Iv Became The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 8, 2007
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     | 850 views

    Back in the 1500’s - Ivan the IV became the first Czar of Russia. He ruled a large diverse nation but he wasn’t a good ruler. He wasn’t even a very nice man. In fact he was a very cruel man. He was so cruel they referred to him as "Ivan The Terrible." And he was widely known to be a very immoral ...read more

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Americans Are Sleeping Less Than They Did 20 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    Americans Are Sleeping Less than they did 20 years ago, and about 50 to 70 million people nationwide suffer from chronic sleep loss and sleep disorders, reports the CDC. 10% of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep in any of the previous 30 days. Only 29.6% say they got enough rest or ...read more

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  • People Don't Pay Attention

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    PEOPLE DON’T PAY ATTENTION Most people ascribe to the belief that seeing is believing. What you see is what you get. In January 2007, the Washington Post did an experiment to test what people see. They arranged for a young man named Joshua Bell to play music at the Metro station. By most measures, ...read more

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  • I Can Hear You, The Rest Of The World Can Hear ...

    Contributed by Ronald Courtney on Sep 13, 2008
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    “I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.” (President George W. Bush September 14, 2001 Ground Zero) For the last six years we have paused, on a personal level and on a national level to remember the events of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stealing His Glory

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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     | 3,023 views

    STEALING HIS GLORY Recently, we heard about what happened in the capital in Washington State. OLYMPIA, Wash. -- An atheist group unveiled an anti-religion placard/sign in the state Capitol, joining a Christian Nativity scene and "holiday tree" on display during December. The atheists' sign was ...read more

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  • Christ's Return Is A Done ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    Christ’s return is a done deal! In the May 1984 National Geographic color photos and drawings showed the swift and terrible destruction that wiped out the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79. The explosion of Mount Vesuvius was so sudden; the residents were killed while in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wooden's Attitude

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
     | 2,899 views

    WOODEN'S ATTITUDE Coach John Wooden at U.C.L.A. won 665 games in 27 seasons and 10 NCAA titles during his last 12 seasons, including 7 in a row from 1967 to 1973. His UCLA teams also had a record winning streak of 88 games, four perfect 30-0 seasons, and won 38 straight games in NCAA Tournaments. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Some Veterans Bear Visible Signs Of Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,771 views

    Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg--or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul’s ally forged in the refinery of ...read more

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  • The Crowd Jumps To Its Feet. Many Clench Tissues ...  PRO

    Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 15, 2002
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     | 1,696 views

    The crowd jumps to its feet. Many clench tissues or wipe tears on their sleeves. The applause is thunderous, intermingled with cheers and praise to God. Who would have guessed a developmentally challenged teen could invoke such a response? For my son, Christopher Kline, from Madison ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • The Saga Of Mitsuo Fuchida  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
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     | 3,329 views

    the saga of Mitsuo Fuchida. Fuchida grew up loving his native Japan and hating the United States, which treated Asian immigrants harshly in the first half of the twentieth century. Fuchida attended a military academy, joined Japan’s Naval Air Force, and by 1941, with 10,000 flying hours behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Outhouse And Penthouse!" Isaiah 42: 1-4 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 7, 2004
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     | 3,352 views

    “Outhouse and Penthouse!” Isaiah 42: 1-4 Key verse(s): 1a: “‘Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight . . .’” Have you ever wanted to lead something? Have you ever wanted to be the one that everyone else follows? Leadership isn’t something that everyone ought to aspire ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Greater Love Hath No Man That This, That A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 3,413 views

    "Greater love hath no man that this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). "When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son" (Romans 5:10). When nations are engaged in deadly strife, it is common for patriots to declare that he who gives his life for ...read more

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  • Debt Out Of Control

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    DEBT OUT OF CONTROL Nearly - 80 percent of all divorced couples between the ages of 20 and 30 list financial difficulties as the primary cause of their separation and divorce. From Money-zine.com the following statistics paint the picture of America’s improper handling of their finances: The ...read more

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