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  • Pat Tillman Played Safety For The Arizona ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 12, 2007
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    Pat Tillman played safety for the Arizona Cardinals for four years and was offered a 3.6 million dollar contract to return in the fall of 2002 when he decided to LEAVE his LUCRATIVE FOOTBALL CAREER to join the ARMY in response to the 9/11 ATTACK on America. He was trained as an Army Ranger, an ...read more

  • A Story Was Told About A Business Man Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A story was told about a business man who was selling a warehouse and its property. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash around the interior. As he showed a prospective buyer the property, the business man ...read more

  • It Takes More Than Just One Pastor In The Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It takes more than just one pastor in the church to maintain a spiritual hospital where lost souls can be born again, receive a powerful thirst for the Word of God and learn to say “Jesus teach me to pray.” Jesus knew this and that is why in today’s Scripture He exhorts us to pray for laborers for ...read more

  • Clara Hale Answered That Clarion Call In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    CLARA HALE ANSWERED THAT CLARION CALL IN A SIMILAR “DO OR DIE” KIND OF SPIRIT, CLAIRE SAFRAN WROTE A DEEPLY MOVING STORY ABOUT SEVENTY-NINE YEAR OLD, AND THE DRUG-ADDICTED INFANTS SHE CARED FOR IN HER HOME IN HARLEM. D. IN AUTHOR BOB ITALIA’S 19993 BOOK: "CLARA HALE: MOTHER TO THOSE WHO NEEDED ...read more

  • First, Give Your Kids The Luxury Of A Mistake ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    First, Give your kids the luxury of a mistake now and then. You made a few growing up. Acceptance by you and approval from you is critical to their healthy development. Second, Give your kids room to come to their own convictions and conclusions. Parents are foundational to success. At the same ...read more

  • Crowns Have Always Been The Sign Of Authority ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Crowns have always been the sign of authority and Kingship. Charlemagne, whom historians say should deserve to be called "great" above all others, wore an octagonal crown. Each of the eight sides was a plaque of gold, and each plaque was studded with emeralds, sapphires, and pearls. The cost was ...read more

  • Dr. Anthony T. Evans, Guiding Your Family In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. Anthony T. Evans, Guiding Your Family in a Misguided World. One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they spied an old woman sitting at the edge of a river. She was upset because there was no ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    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

  • Some Years Ago Someone Sent Me An E-Mail ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,770 views

    Some years ago someone sent me an e-mail entitled “Shake it off and step up.” It perfectly illustrates the concept of dealing with disappointment. A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule ‘braying’. After carefully ...read more

  • The Boy Scout Was Really Excited About Going On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The boy scout was really excited about going on the annual winter camperee. With a couple feet of snow on the ground, the setting was perfect for a great weekend. His was one of the first troops to hike in and set up camp. The boy scout, along with his troop, forged into the wilderness. Upon ...read more

  • The Carpenter  PRO

    Contributed by Jacob Kutty on Jul 14, 2007
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     | 2,203 views

    THE CARPENTER An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The ...read more

  • The Nobel Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    THE NOBEL STORY In 1866, Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and built up companies and laboratories in more than 20 countries all over the world. In the process, he amassed a considerable fortune. When Nobel’s brother died, the newspaper made a mistake and ran an obituary for Alfred Nobel. In the ...read more

  • Population Control Stats

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 30, 2009
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    POPULATION CONTROL STATS The God of Israel stood apart in the ancient world as the One and Only God who cares about even the most helpless little infant. Exodus 1:20 says that God rewarded these brave midwives by giving them families of their own. You see, our God sees babies as blessings! ...read more

  • The Grace-Filled Father

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jun 24, 2009
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    THE GRACE-FILLED FATHER Six-year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard, and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl ...read more

  • The Teddy Bear Lady

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
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    THE TEDDY BEAR LADY Most of the people at Chicago’s Children’s Hospital did not know her name. They just knew her as the sweet elderly lady in the red suit who wanted to make sure that every sick child had a teddy bear to hug and caress. She kept bringing the stuffed animals, purchased with her ...read more

  • Harland Sanders: Story Of Hope

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 28, 2009
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    HARLAND SANDERS: STORY OF HOPE Here’s a man sitting on his porch in Kentucky. He’s only recently retired from the post office, and he’s sitting there when his first Social Security check is delivered. He’s very, very discouraged. He thinks to himself, Is this what life is going to be from now ...read more

  • Daddy Restrained

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 31, 2009
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    DADDY RESTRAINED I’ll never forget an experience I had with my son Ethan. When Ethan was about 2 years old, he had been playing and had fallen and cut open his chin. It was bad enough for Nicole and I to take him to A.I. DuPont Hospital for children. After the doctors examined his cut they told ...read more

  • The Scripture Texts We Will Be Looking At Today ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009
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    The Scripture texts we will be looking at today continue to paint a portrait of two lives. These two life stories communicate to us today the importance of having integrity and a strong relationship with the Lord. David’s story shows how he was a man after God’s own heart. The result of this ...read more

  • Ira Sankey Protected During The Civil ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
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    Ira Sankey Protected during The Civil War Years ago when Ira Sankey was at the height of his ministry and traveling on a steamer in the Delaware River, he was recognized by some of the people on board. They had seen his picture in the newspaper and knew he was associated with evangelist D. L. ...read more

  • Hurricane Katrina--Fema Leadership ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
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    Hurricane Katrina--FEMA Leadership Failure On August 31, 2005, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) regional director Marty Bahamonde emailed the FEMA director regarding the situation in New Orleans immediately following Hurricane Katrina. Bahamonde wrote: “Sir, I know that you know the ...read more