Contributed by Robert Walter on Dec 24, 2004
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The great Anglican Bishop, J. C. Ryle, said of these first seekers of truth (the Magi), “We read of no greater faith than this in all the Bible. It is a faith that deserves to be placed side by side with that of the penitent thief. The thief saw one dying the death of a malefactor and yet prayed to
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One Professor of Church History gave this analysis. I think a reason some men "hate going to church" is, ironically enough, that many churches have failed to preach the Gospel. I don’t mean the Gospel of "Jesus dying for my sins." I mean the Gospel of God’s invasion into the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
John Tyler, after death of William Henry Harrison …
When a Christian people feel themselves to be overtaken by a great public calamity, it becomes them to humble themselves under the dispensation of Divine Providence, to recognize His righteous government over the children of men, to acknowledge
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Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 9, 2008
"Note, Praying friends are valuable friends; it is good to have an intimacy with and an interest in those that have fellowship with God and an interest at the throne of grace; and it well becomes the greatest and best of men to desire the assistance of the prayers of others for them. St. Paul often
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed."
-- Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5
"Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2002
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ANGUS MCGILLIVRAY GAVE IT ALL
In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man’s
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Contributed by W F on Mar 31, 2007
Today’s Pitcairn Island population is descended from British sailors and Tahitians. The mutineers of the HMS Bounty settled the island [first discovered by world explorers on 2 July 1767 by midshipman Pitcairn aboard the HMS Swallow] in 1790, along with their Tahitian women and a few Tahitian men.
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 27, 2010
ANGUS' MUCKER--A STORY OF GIVING
Ernest Gordon wrote a true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai. How many of you saw the movie, "Bridge Over the River Kwai"?
In the book, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who,
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Pentecostal
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Edgar A. Guest was born in Birmingham, England, became a United States citizen in 1902, and eventually received the title “Poet Laureate of Michigan.” His poem “Sermons We See,” drives home the urgency of being a good, Christlike role model for others to follow:
I’d rather see a sermon
than hear
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Methodist
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-President Ronald Reagan gave one of the best ‘Memorial Day’ speeches ever given on the 40th anniversary of the D-Day in 1984. D-Day was the invasion of France that led to the destruction and ultimate surrender of Nazi Germany.
“We stand on a lonely, windswept point on the northern shore of
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Pentecostal
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Barna notes that between the two parents mother’s and father’s the mom is doing a better job of teaching their kids about the spiritual dimension of life -- Barna survery:
a. Mom versus Dad: Men may enjoy advantages in physical strength, but they are much less likely than women to exercise their
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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ONE PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Many people believe that one person cannot truly make a difference. Yet, history teaches us better.
The story is told that in days past the state of Rhode Island was electing a state legislature. There was a thrifty Federalist farmer who started for the polls late
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