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  • Of Royal Lineage  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2005
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    OF ROYAL LINEAGE People will pay big bucks to be royal. A scrap book that once belonged to Britain’s Queen Victoria is now up for auction, and the current high bid is £53,400 (101,117.42 dollars). One of the bidders is hoping to prove royal heritage through a hair that belonged to Victoria ...read more

  • Hold On! Wait!

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005
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     | 4,925 views

    "HOLD ON! WAIT!" A young convert told of his experience in the First World War. He was in the "Lost Battalion." We were cut off from our main army and all around us were Germans. Our food and water gave out and every once in a while a +German would come to say "Surrender." Only one shell was ...read more

  • H. L. Gee Somewhere Tells Of A Tramp Who Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
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    H. L. Gee somewhere tells of a tramp who came begging to a good woman’s door. She went to get something to give him and found that she had no change in the house. She went to him and said, “I have not a penny of small change. I need a loaf of bread. Here is a pound note. Go and buy the loaf and ...read more

  • Jesus Is The Truth That Sets Us Free, And That ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jun 30, 2005
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     | 2,915 views

    Jesus is the Truth that sets us free, and that freedom comes through knowing Him personally in a one-on-one relationship. There is a tremendous difference in knowing about a person and knowing that person. I know about President Bush and Prince Charles, but I do not have a personal relationship ...read more

  • Last Year In India I Prayed For A Young Woman ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Nov 3, 2005
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    Last year in India I prayed for a young woman who had known success. She was a university graduate, but grief had overtaken her when someone close had died. She was unable to release it to the Lord. Over time she became possessed by Demonic Spirits, when I first met her she could not talk but only ...read more

  • Strong Emotions

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 16, 2005
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    There is nothing wrong with strong emotions; even those that center squarely upon ourselves. Witness the story of missionary Adoniram Judson. He sweated out Burma’s heat for 18 years without a furlough, six years without a convert. Enduring torture and imprisonment, he admitted that he never saw a ...read more

  • Gen. William Nelson, A Union General In The Civil ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,733 views

    Gen. William Nelson, a Union general in the Civil War, was consumed with the battles in Kentucky when a brawl ended up in his being shot, mortally, in the chest. He had faced many battles, but the fatal blow came while he was relaxing with his men. As such, he was caught fully unprepared. As men ...read more

  • The First Ever Vocal Radio Broadcast On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 26, 2005
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    - The first ever vocal radio broadcast on December 24, 1906 - Consisted of a reading from Luke chapter two. - A Canadian engineer and inventor, Reginald Fessenden - 1866-1932 - The eldest son of an Anglican minister growing up near Niagra Falls On Christmas Eve, 1906, from his workshop in Chestnut ...read more

  • A Man Called A Pastor's Office At A Church One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 20, 2005
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    A man called a pastor’s office at a church one day to inquire into membership in the church. He stated that he would not be able to get involved or anything, but he felt it was important to have some religious affiliation. The pastor advised this man that the church he pastored might not be the ...read more

  • A Wise Mother And Christ's Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 29, 2005
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     | 2,950 views

    A Wise Mother And Christ’s Picture A mother visited her boy at college. Upon entering his room, her eye swept across the walls, which were covered with more than a dozen suggestive pictures. Her heart was grieved, but she said nothing. Several days later, the mailman delivered a package to the ...read more

  • Fortune Magazine Has Cited The Creation Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
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    Fortune Magazine has cited the creation of the paperback book as the leading product of the century in communications. However, they incorrectly credit a Britt by the name of Allen Lane as its inventor in 1935. Dwight L. Moody had already been publishing Christian paperback books for at least 5 ...read more

  • Prayer Power "If You Do Not Feel Like Praying, It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,421 views

    Prayer Power “If you do not feel like praying, it is probably a good indication that you should start praying immediately.” (Billy Graham) “Prayer is not an easy way of getting what we want, but the only way of becoming what God wants us to be.” (Studdert Kennedy) “Prayer is a serious thing. We may ...read more

  • A Look At The Future: Business Strategist B. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
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    A Look At The Future: Business strategist B. Joseph Pine II sees a tectonic shift under way for businesses of all sizes. The ground rules are changing just as they did when the nation’s economic focus switched from agriculture to mass production. This time, the shift is from mass production to what ...read more

  • Church Wins Kids For Life: A New Barna Research ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Church Wins Kids For Life: A new Barna Research study finds that 71% of Americans adults had a period of time during their childhood when they regularly attended a Christian church. 61% of those who attended church as a youngster attend regularly today, while a 78% of those who didn’t still don’t ...read more

  • Stephen Tschiderer, An Army Medic, Met His ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Jan 23, 2006
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    Stephen Tschiderer, an army medic, met his enemy’s bullet before he met his enemy. While patrolling the dangerous streets of Baghdad in 2005, Tschiderer was shot in the chest by an enemy sniper. Although he was knocked to the ground by the impact, Tschiderer was saved by his bulletproof vest. In ...read more

  • Human Distraction: Humans Specialize In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,260 views

    Human Distraction: Humans specialize in distraction, especially when the task at hand requires intellectual heavy lifting. But in the era of e-mail, instant messaging, Googling, e-commerce and iTunes, potential distractions while seated at a computer are not only ever-present but very enticing. ...read more

  • Importance Of Religion: According To A Recent Cbs ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Importance of Religion: According to a recent CBS News Poll 45% of Americans say the most important part of religion is following the teachings and traditions of their faith as closely as they can. 38% say the search for spirituality — no matter where it takes them — is more important than sticking ...read more

  • Pastors Not Aligned: A New Survey Found That 4 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Pastors Not Aligned: A new survey found that 4 out of 10 of the nation’s Protestant pastors don’t agree with their denomination on political and theological matters. Ellison Research found that 19% of pastors are more liberal theologically than their denomination, 23% are more conservative and 59% ...read more

  • Adopted Children Are More Likely To Have Parents ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Adopted Children are more likely to have parents who are older, married, wealthier and more educated than children raised by biological parents, reports the U.S. Census Bureau. 2.1 million adopted children and 4.4 million stepchildren lived in U.S. homes in ‘00. Together, these children represented ...read more

  • In Rural Arizona, A Man Went To See The Hopi ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2006
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    In rural Arizona, a man went to see the Hopi Indians perform ceremonial dances. It was a long lonely drive to the reservation across secluded desert terrain and some rough roads. Late afternoon, after the dances, the man returned to his car only to discover he had a flat tire. To make matters ...read more