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  • The Bible's Influence On American History

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2011
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    THE BIBLE'S INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN HISTORY Pastor Jack Graham tells of a speaking engagement in Philadelphia he made recently and slipping downtown to Independence Hall to reflect on the founding of our nation. He said, "As you move around the historical sites of that city you see the Word of God ...read more

  • Musalaha In Jerusalem

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 30, 2011
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    MUSALAHA IN JERUSALEM Musalaha is a charity in the Holy Land working for reconciliation. It is an Arabic word that means "reconciliation" and I recently received this communication from the head of Musalaha - Salim Munayer, who writes: At the end of 2010, more than 150 people assembled, stood ...read more

  • Just As I Am Without One Plea

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 6, 2011
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    JUST AS I AM WITHOUT ONE PLEA Charlotte Elliot came to Caesar Milan and asked how she could become a Christian. The old man replied, "My dear, it is very simple. You have only to come to Jesus." And she said to him, "But I am a very great sinner, will He take me just as I am?" "Yes, He will ...read more

  • Marathon Finishers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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    MARATHON FINISHERS Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab, and Kevin Lin know endurance better than most. For 111 days, they ran the equivalent of two marathons a day in order to cross the entire Sahara Desert on foot. They touched the waters at Senegal and then made their way through Mauritania, Mali, Niger, ...read more

  • Church On Fire

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 15, 2011
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    CHURCH ON FIRE Here's an interesting article that goes well with Pentecost. The article’s title read, "Fireworks Blamed for Church Fire." The story begins, "Fireworks were blamed for a fire that tore through a church in Brush Prairie, on Monday... . The church's roof collapsed as the fire ...read more

  • Philip Caught A Gold Mine

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
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    PHILIP CAUGHT A GOLD MINE On Sept. 27, 1998, Philip Ozersky went to a baseball game and saw his life changed in a big time way. All it took was one swing of the bat, and Philip caught not just a baseball, but a gold mine. Lots of fans have caught home runs, but this was no ordinary home run. Lots ...read more

  • The Eeyore Syndrome  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
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    THE EEYORE SYNDROME In the past I have spoken of what I call, "The Eeyore Syndrome"--these are Christians who walk around acting like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. They choose to look at the gloomy side of life. Their eyes are cast down, their countenance is cheerless, and they have no enthusiasm ...read more

  • Christmas Quotations

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012
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    CHRISTMAS QUOTATIONS "Christmas is the harvest time of love. Souls are drawn to other souls. All that we have read and thought and hoped comes to fruition at this happy time. Our spirits are astir. We feel within us a strong desire to serve. A strange, subtle force, a new kindness animates man and ...read more

  • Prayer Journal Entry Of George Washington  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2012
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    PRAYER JOURNAL ENTRY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON When George Washington was about 20 years old he wrote this in his prayer journal: "O most Glorious God, in Jesus Christ my merciful and loving father, I acknowledge and confess my guilt, in the weak and imperfect performance of the duties of this day. I ...read more

  • There Are 2 Ways Of Handling Pressure

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012
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    There are 2 ways of handling pressure: One is illustrated by a bathysphere, the miniature submarine used to explore the ocean in places so deep that the water pressure would crush a conventional submarine like an aluminum can. Bathyspheres compensate with plate steel several inches thick, which ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 3, 2013
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    A FRIEND OF MINE Branch Rickey, whose name was recently placed back into our memories in the wonderful movie '42' a story about the baseball great Jackie Robinson, was a devout Christian. Once while head of the old Brooklyn Dodgers, he attended negotiations involving a certain ballplayer's ...read more

  • Expectation Vs Experience little Israel Eh...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 28, 2015
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    Expectation vs Experience Little Israel eh…Boy, it packs a punch in the spiritual realm!!! Do not we owe it a Saviour, Salvation and Scriptures!!! Add to this fact that one of it’s cities (Jerusalem) would be the future World capital and at once, there is a ring of sanctity about this Nation. Even ...read more

  • Six Hundred Students At A University Were Asked ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "Six hundred students at a university were asked to write on a piece of paper the most beautiful word in the English language: 112 wrote the word home." Probably the most popular place for families to gather is the table. One thing you learn very quickly from Italians is that sitting around the ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Told About Speaking At A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Chuck Swindoll told about speaking at a Christian camp in California. The first day there was a man approached him and said how greatly he had looked forward to hearing Dr. Swindoll speak and his delight at now finally being able to realize that desire. That evening Swindoll noticed man sitting ...read more

  • I Heard About A Football Game Being Played On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard about a football game being played on the home field. The home team was being smeared by the visiting squad. Someone on the sidelines kept yelling, "Give the ball to Calhoun Give the ball to Calhoun’’ They tried another play, and again the home team was smashed to the ground, losing ...read more

  • A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD In intense turmoil, Luther wrote his greatest hymn. It was the worst of times -1527-one of the most trying years of Luther’s life. On April 22, a dizzy spell forced Luther to stop preaching in the middle of his sermon. For ten years, since publishing his 95 Theses ...read more

  • Max Lucado Writes, "I Was Flying Home To San ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    MAX LUCADO WRITES, “I WAS FLYING HOME TO SAN ANTONIO ONE EVENING AND AS THE WHEELS OF THE PLANE HIT THE RUNWAY, ALL THROUGH THE PLANE YOU COULD HEAR THE UNFASTENING OF SEATBELTS. A VOICE CAME OVER THE INTERCOM SAYING, ’PLEASE REMAIN SEATED WITH YOUR SEATBELT FASTENED UNTIL THE PLANE COMES TO A ...read more

  • Robert Lewis, Founding Pastor Of Fellowship ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Robert Lewis, Founding Pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, Arkansas said this, “…Our church along with several others, organized to renovate some of the public schools in our area. Teachers and school officials had not asked for our help and were clearly surprised when we offered it. ...read more

  • There Is A Picture Mounted On One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a picture mounted on one of the original Norman pillars of our Church here at St Nicholas’ Church in New Romney, Kent, England. You will find it on the pillar closest to the war memorial at the back of Church and it is about a game of Chess. In the picture, Faust is engaged in a ...read more

  • Back When I Was Still Wet Behind The Ears In My ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Back when I was still wet behind the ears in my 1st ministry, our church had a joint VBS with one of the denominational churches in town. I liked their preacher, but I made the mistake of letting him give the invitation. His church sprinkled babies and ours only baptized adults… so he was a little ...read more