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  • Don't Ever Say "No"  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,085 views

    DON'T EVER SAY "NO" When Allied troops captured a young American fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, last year a major American newspaper wrote the following: “The parents of John Walker Lindh, the child of privilege turned Taliban terrorist didn’t put their foot down when he announced that ...read more

  • Bill And Gloria Gaither Have Written Many ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 12, 2002
    based on 96 ratings
     | 2,811 views

    Bill and Gloria Gaither have written many wonderful Christian songs. One that Gloria wrote in the late 1960’s came while she was expecting a child. The couple was going through some terrible problems. Bill had been seriously sick, their music had been attacked as not being spiritual. On new years ...read more

  • Sometimes A Costume Is Just A Costume  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,470 views

    SOMETIMES A COSTUME IS JUST A COSTUME Who am I this time? That’s the question millions of kids and adults ask themselves in anticipation of Halloween each year. Their answer can say a lot about what’s going on within them, many experts say. In other words, think of Halloween as the ultimate ...read more

  • In One Of His Sermons, A.c. Dixon Told Of An ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,682 views

    In one of his sermons, A.C. Dixon told of an incident that took place in Brooklyn, N.Y. A detective who had been looking for a local citizen finally tracked him down in a drugstore. As the man began to make his purchase, the officer laid his hand on the citizen’s shoulder and said, "You’re under ...read more

  • At The Beginning Of The World War Ii, Israel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Jan 11, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,823 views

    At the beginning of the World War II, Israel Eugenio was the chief Rabbi of Rome. The Nazis occupied Rome in September 1943. The Nazi officer Kappler demanded 50 kg of gold in place of the Jews. The Jews feverishly managed to collect 35 kg. The chief Rabbi Zolli realized his helplessness. For the ...read more

  • Power Of The Tongue  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
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    [Power of the tongue] At a birthday party for Strom Thurmond, Senator Trent Lott was paying tribute to the man, and he made this statement, "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed ...read more

  • A Young Man And Woman Were Taking Off On Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,226 views

    A young man and woman were taking off on their honeymoon. After they landed at the airport, they rented a car and started heading off to enjoy a week in marital bliss. As they drove into the country, the man was unfamiliar with the area. He pulled out to pass a slower vehicle and hit a semi truck ...read more

  • Have You Read The Book, Blink? In This Book ...

    Contributed by Lee Johnson on Dec 9, 2005
     | 1,729 views

    Have you read the book, Blink? In this book Malcolm Gladwell shows us how we have this innate power to come to quality revelations or conclusions in the blink of an eye. It’s called the “theory of thin slicing.” As if you could cut a pie with a thickness of one millimeter, and you could predict ...read more

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

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 14, 2006
     | 1,468 views

    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

  • In One Of His Sermons, A.c. Dixon Told Of An ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,808 views

    In one of his sermons, A.C. Dixon told of an incident that took place in Brooklyn, N.Y. A detective who had been looking for a local citizen finally tracked him down in a drugstore. As the man began to make his purchase, the officer laid his hand on the citizen’s shoulder and said, "You’re under ...read more

  • In The September 11th Issue Of The Los Angeles ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,429 views

    In the September 11th issue of the Los Angeles Times, Patrick Goldstein wrote an article entitled, ‘Five Years Later: Pop Culture of Denial.’ Its subtitle made a very interesting statement, ‘Our fascination with glitz is unabated, and artists remain cautious. We haven’t come to grips with ...read more

  • Peter Hopkirk Tells A Great Story About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,205 views

    Peter Hopkirk tells a great story about the folly of a faulty proclamation. It was 1919, and Russia was in the midst of its own Civil War to establish Communism as its official ideology. While Moscow had been “liberated” two years earlier, farther flung parts of its empire, such as what is now in ...read more

  • The Pastor Of A Church That Didn't Have The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 32 ratings
     | 5,387 views

    The pastor of a church that didn’t have the reputation for being very generous with their giving decided that it was time to do something drastic in order to teach the congregation the importance of giving. He contacted an electrician and had all of the pews wired. The next Sunday which was the ...read more

  • The Law Was To Remind Us That We Were Guilty For ...

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Apr 13, 2008
     | 2,152 views

    the law was to remind us that we were guilty for violating that law, the down side of that was that the law did not provide a satisfactory pardon for anyone who broke the law. So the law has its limitations. I am reminded of something that recently happened to my older brother. He is a long ...read more

  • Paul Could Have Been Filled With Bitterness, But ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
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    Paul could have been filled with bitterness, but he overflowed with the joy of the Lord, and we can too! Our hands are not in chains today. We are blessed far more than most people in the world. But if all of that was taken away, we would still have grace; we would still have Heaven; we would still ...read more

  • Feelings Of Injustice Increases Heart Risk

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,569 views

    FEELINGS OF INJUSTICE INCREASES HEART RISK A new study found that people who thought they were treated unfairly were more likely to suffer a heart attack or chest pain. Those who thought they had experienced the worst injustice were 55% more likely to experience a coronary event than people who ...read more

  • Not-So-Blessings  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,519 views

    NOT-SO-BLESSINGS Recently I was taking another turn teaching the children on Wednesday night. After opening with some conversation with the kids about what was going on in their lives I asked for any prayer requests. One girl asked that we pray for her because school would soon start and she was ...read more

  • Leadership ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 4,080 views

    LEADERSHIP WISDOM Back in the 90’s there was a president of Harvard University named Neil Rudenstine. Now, one of the major roles of the college president is to raise money for the institution so they can pay the salaries and other financial responsibilities of the organization. And Neil ...read more

  • Lazarus Rises From The Bondage Of Death, But He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Aug 23, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,570 views

    Lazarus rises from the bondage of death, but he still not totally free. Do you understand that? He still has bandages... God freed him from the grave; others will free him from bandages. That’s the way it is, my friends. Go and see big cities, New York, LA, Chicago... Go in poor countries also. ...read more

  • Abundant Life  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,886 views

    ABUNDANT LIFE In December 1990, the threat of war with Iraq was looming. Many reserves and National Guard troops were mobilized. There were some homes where father and mother were both deployed. Recognizing this situation (that both father and mother would be gone overseas), a civic organization ...read more