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  • The Movie "Saving Private Ryan" Ends With Captain ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Mcguire on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
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    The movie "Saving Private Ryan" ends with Captain Miller(Tom Hanks’ character)sitting near a bridge after an attack by German forces. His life is ebbing away as he pulls Ryan (Matt Damon)down toward him. Struggling for breath he whispers, "Earn this, earn this." As Ryan stands his face morphs back ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Symbolism Behind Water ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,141 views

    Do you remember the symbolism behind Water Baptism? The 2nd step of submersion in Water Baptism deals with a circumcision of the heart according to Francis Anfuso’s booklet Water Baptism he states on page 12: a. In the Old Testament, God established circumcision to be an outward work which ...read more

  • Like John The Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, A ...

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Jan 3, 2005
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    Like John the Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, a Baptist minister, also preached fire and brimstone sermons. For that, he was greatly criticized in the newspapers. Articles appeared regularly disapproving of his methods, his motives, his mannerisms, and his messages. He was made to look like a villain ...read more

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

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jun 11, 2007
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    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

  • The Great Violinist, Niccolo Paganini Willed His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,061 views

    The great violinist, Niccolo Paganini willed his marvelous violin to city of Genoa on condition that it must never be played. The wood of such an instrument, while used and handled, wears only slightly, but set aside, it begins to decay. Paganini’s lovely violin has today become worm-eaten and ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,035 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

  • Let Me Tell You A Story Of A Man You Know. He Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,533 views

    Let me tell you a story of a man you know. He is called by some a man of sorrows. He was born into a poor family in 1809. His mother died when he was 9 years old. He ran for state legislature when he was 22 – lost. His fiancées died when he was 26. He marries at the age of 33 – she suffers from ...read more

  • Goodness: Pretend You Were To Go Out On The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jan 5, 2008
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    GOODNESS: Pretend you were to go out on the streets today and ask people a question. The question is this: “What is good?” On the face, we live in corrupted world; in which things are termed O.K. … So what is ‘good’? In Matthew 19 a man addressed Jesus and said, “Good Teacher, what good thing ...read more

  • This Was Something That Blessed Me From Craig ...

    Contributed by Tunde Edu on Jan 15, 2008
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    This was something that blessed me from Craig Hill’s book, Deceived! Who me? Some of you have seen this small radios that can only operate in two bandwidths or range of frequencies, AM and FM. If set to AM you can only get certain stations that you will not get on FM and if you tune it to FM you ...read more

  • A Friend Convinced Phil To Go Deep-Sea Fishing, ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 25, 2008
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    A friend convinced Phil to go deep-sea fishing, something he had never done before. Now that he was in the middle of the ocean, he felt sure this was the dumbest thing he had ever done. Who would have believed that seasickness could be so awful? With every pitch and roll, Phil wondered if he could ...read more

  • In 1961 The Soviet Union Shocked The World By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,448 views

    In 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by sending the first man into space. One month later America followed with a 15-minute space flight by Alan Sheppard. Everyone was excited, but that was only the beginning. On September 12, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold, almost unbelievable ...read more

  • Friday The 13th

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,434 views

    The number 13, for example: The Turks so disliked that number that they practically removed it from their vocabulary (Brewer, 1894). Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue. Many buildings don’t have a 13th floor. And according to information I had a number of years ago, some ...read more

  • None Like To Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    NONE LIKE TO JESUS Charles Spurgeon said, "Climb ye up to heaven, and behold the snow-white host, glittering like the sun in spotless purity. I ask them whence came they? The reply is that they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. It is most true that Jesus saves ...read more

  • If An Advert On The Television Is To Be Believed ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 28, 2009
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    If an advert on the television is to be believed then temptation truly comes in the form of cakes or chocolate in the fridge; but of course temptation comes in many shapes and sizes, such as the story of Martin. Martin woke up one Monday morning particularly tempted to stay at home because he was ...read more

  • You Know Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    YOU KNOW NOT WHEN The people of Martinique sent representatives to that smoldering volcano, Mount Pelee, to see what the condition was. They returned and gave false reports and the city slept on, in all its vice. Nature took warning and the reptiles commenced crawling down the mountainside, birds ...read more

  • God's Detour

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 31, 2009
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    GOD'S DETOUR The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open ...read more

  • Africaner' Was The Nickname Given To A Local ...

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Apr 2, 2009
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    ‘Africaner’ was the nickname given to a local desperado of Namaqualand in the 1800’s. He was such a hardened character that the governor at Cape Town offered five hundred pounds as a reward to anyone that could deliver him, dead or alive. He and his men were the terror of that part of South Africa, ...read more

  • John Wesley Grew Up In A Poor Pastors House... So ...

    Contributed by Josh Cougle on Apr 22, 2009
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    John Wesley grew up in a poor pastors house... so he didn’t expect any different... but because of his writings... he became one of the richest men in England. He knew that as people were coming to Jesus that they would stop wasting their money at bars… gambling… with drugs… with prostitutes... and ...read more

  • Author, John Kehoe Wrote An Article Called ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 21, 2009
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    Author, John Kehoe wrote an article called Authentic Relationships. I quote, “I have a good friend who is the most authentic person I know. People love being around her because she is so real, with no pretense. She makes everyone feel special, not in a phony way; she makes them feel special because ...read more

  • In 1990, There Were Only Three Known Christia...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
     | 1,399 views

    In 1990, there were only three known Christians in Kazakhstan and no Christians in Uzbekistan, but now more than 15,000 in Kazakhstan and 30, 000 in Uzbekistan. There were only 500 Christians in Iran in 1979, but more than one million Iranians believing Jesus Christ today, most of whom meet in ...read more