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  • Victory After Discouragement

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 13, 2019
     | 5,558 views

    Let’s talk about discouragement George Washington after suffering major defeats at Brandy wine Creek and Germantown finds himself facing one of the worst winters in history. He has 12,000 troops Left to fight the entire British army and winter’s howling breath is breathing down his neck. He ...read more

  • Let Me Tell You, Please: I Don't Understand God's ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jun 11, 2007
     | 1,893 views

    Let me tell you, please: I don’t understand God’s procedure. I mean, God called a nation, Israel. AND GOD GAVE TO THEM LAWS AND RESTRICTIONS… A very restraining life-style, requirements and commandments, tens and hundreds… Take a look in Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy… But after that, the same ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, Television News Captured The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,992 views

    A few years ago, television news captured the drama of a brave man who gave his life for others. A flight from Florida crashed into the icy waters of the Potomac River, a few feet short of the runway at National Airport. Within minutes, a rescue helicopter was at¬tempting to ladder-lift the ...read more

  • September 2007 In Hampshire Rosemary Edwards Left ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 14, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,789 views

    September 2007 in Hampshire Rosemary Edwards left home without leaving any word or taking her things and has been missing all week. It was as a result of a her losing her job and her dads word which came to her explaining she would no longer be able to continue horse riding as a result the ...read more

  • There's A Bit Of Verse In The Form Of A Prayer ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
     | 1,182 views

    There’s a bit of verse in the form of a prayer that I think is appropriate: Slow me down, Lord. Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind, Steady my hurried pace with the eternal reach of time, Give me amid the confusion of the day the calmness of the everlasting hills, Break the ...read more

  • Moment Of Truth" Is A Television Show Where ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 28, 2008
     | 1,419 views

    "Moment of Truth" is a television show where contestants can win money by confessing the truth. Lauren was on a recent episode and went through some routine questions working her way up to $25,000. Then the questions got tough about adultery and lying. With her husband in the audience, she ...read more

  • This Morning We Begin With A ‘trivial Pursuit' ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,188 views

    This morning we begin with a ‘Trivial Pursuit’ type question. (Slide 1) The United States Army once had a Camel Corps. The year the Camel Corp was organized was: A) 1917 B) 1856 C) 2003 D) 1943 The correct answer is 1856. According to wikipedia, some of our national leaders felt that having ...read more

  • Is Marriage Necessary?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 3,401 views

    IS MARRIAGE NECESSARY? 44% of Americans ages 20 to 69 believe marriage is not necessary in order to have a committed, fulfilling, life-long relationship, reports a Zogby/AOL poll. Marriage Savers' president Mike McManus finds the number shocking. He says, "People who are married live longer, ...read more

  • Python Swallows ...

    Contributed by Susan Blader on May 13, 2008
     | 2,205 views

    Python Swallows Alligator I read a rather weird news story in October of 2005. A researcher named Michael Barron was traveling through the Everglades National Park when he stumbled upon a bizarre sight. Prior to his arrival, a 13-foot long Burmese python had apparently attacked and subdued a ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Certainly Recognized This, And In His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 1,752 views

    C.S. Lewis certainly recognized this, and in his essay "The Law of Human Nature", he built and established a very strong and incontrovertible argument for the case. In the middle of this short piece he says, "Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will ...read more

  • Some Of You Will Have Met My Friend Chris Page. ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 19, 2008
     | 1,335 views

    Some of you will have met my friend Chris Page. He preached here at Christ Church about two years ago and it was a joy to meet up with him in Rwanda in November 2007. About eight years ago Chris firmly believed that God was asking him to go and live in Rwanda to work amongst orphans and to start-up ...read more

  • A Preacher Once Met A Man Named Worral. He Had ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 1,279 views

    A preacher once met a man named Worral. He had been stricken with rheumatoid arthritis at age 15, years went by before he met him again. 30 years later they crossed paths only to find Worral now totally paralyzed except for 1 finger. He could barely speak and was totally blind. But he had a ...read more

  • In England, Most Radio And Television Stations ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Fox on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,690 views

    In England, most radio and television stations are run by the government-operated British Broadcasting Service (the BBC). There are some independent stations today, but 40 years ago, the BBC ruled the airwaves alone in England. In 1965, a free-spirit named Roy Bates, decided to set up his own, ...read more

  • A Single Battle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 196 ratings
     | 4,865 views

    Great introduction to sermon: A single battle can determine the outcome of an entire war. Like Gettysburg and the Invasion at Normandy, a telling battle of the future of England had came. General Wellington of the British Army represented the last formidable opposition to the French army under ...read more

  • A Revealing Exchange Was Recently Captured On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 1,651 views

    A revealing exchange was recently captured on the Fox News Channel. Bill O’Reilly, host of the O"Reilly Factor, was interviewing Dan Rather, long time anchorman at CBS. O’Reilly: I want to ask you flat out… Do you think Bill Clinton’s an honest man? Rather: Yes, I think he’s an honest man. ...read more

  • What Prayer Is…  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 2,536 views

    What Prayer Is… Prayer is coming into the presence of God… Prayer is entering the throne room of the KING of kings and LORD of lords… Prayer is taking our concerns to the one who cares for me Prayer is to stand on holy ground… Prayer is communicating with the creator of the world…(the one spoke ...read more

  • There Was A Lighthouse On The East ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wm. Darryl Scott Sr D.d. on Nov 21, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,218 views

    ILLUSTRATION: THERE WAS A LIGHTHOUSE ON THE EAST COAST,OF NATIONAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, THAT WAS LEANING BECAUSE OF THE ENCROACHING SEA. IT WAS IN DANGER OF FALLING INTO THE SEA. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MOVE IT 3000 FEET AWAY FROM ITS ORIGINAL DESIGNATION ...read more

  • A Chaplain's Prayer For Our Soldiers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,803 views

    A CHAPLAIN’S PRAYER FOR OUR SOLDIERS "Lord our God, provide wisdom, insight and clear vision of Your will, for all our senior military and political leaders, the President, his Cabinet, the Secretary of Defense, the Service Secretaries and the flag and SES level personnel under their direction. ...read more

  • Gene A. Smith, An American Historian, Authored A ...

    Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 26, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,952 views

    Gene A. Smith, an American historian, authored a book entitled, “When The Cheering Stopped.” The book told of Woodrow Wilson, and the events surrounding WW1. Upon the end of the war, people were optimistic. They believed that the last war had been fought. The dream was that the world had at ...read more

  • Did You Ever Hear Of A Man Named Donald Wyman? ...  PRO

    Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 10, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,760 views

    • Did you ever hear of a man named Donald Wyman? You may have, but it’s been some years ago when he made the national news. Donald Wyman is from Pennsylvania and he was out in the woods, cutting trees and a tree fell on his leg, pinning him under it. Wyman laid there for an hour screaming for help. ...read more