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  • Mary A Fijian Woman In The Island Of Vanua Levu ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 1, 2003
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    Mary a Fijian woman in the Island of Vanua Levu was SO sick that she could no longer walk But her husband carried her to the bus and they were heading for a local witch doctor in the Last desperate hope that she could be made well. They had to change bus at the cross roads near the village I was ...read more

  • During The Revolutionary War An American Officer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During the Revolutionary War an American officer felt led of the Holy Spirit to show love to an enemy who he felt should die. During a very dangerous assignment Duncan McColl, a British Soldier was protected from being shot and killed when an American officer gave an order “Do not to shoot Duncan ...read more

  • Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day Abraham Lincoln wrote an address to the nation during the Civil War that was at least as important as the Gettysburg Address. It was his proclamation for a national fast-day, by which he did designate and set apart Thursday the 30th day of April 1863, as a day of ...read more

  • It Was On A Saturday Evening After The Open Air ...  PRO

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 24, 2007
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    It was on a Saturday evening after the open air meetings we usually had and we all gathered for a revival service in a hall within the institution we resided in. That evening the Holy Spirit visited the congregation and the hall could not contain the crowd anymore. Many left the hall and could be ...read more

  • The Rubik's Cube

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Oct 8, 2007
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    The Rubik’s Cube. [Play with the Cube.] Have you ever tried to solve the Rubik’s Cube? It’s a challenge! The Cube was invented in 1974 by a Hungarian man named Erno Rubik. The object of the game is to arrange the cube in such a way that each of the 9 squares on a face contains the same color. ...read more

  • If You Really Want To Discern What Direction God ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2008
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    If you really want to discern what direction God is leading you then get better acquainted with God. Connect with Him on a consistent basis. Forty years ago a Philadelphia congregation watched as three 9-year-old boys were baptized and joined the church. Not long after, unable to continue with its ...read more

  • We Are Called

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Feb 25, 2008
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    What we are called from and called to: I. Called from labor to rest (Matt. 11:28) II. Called from death to life (1 John 3:14) III. Called from bondage to liberty (Gal 5:13) IV. Called from darkness into light (1 Pet. 2:9) V. Called from bondage to peace (1 Cor. 7:15) VI. Called to the ...read more

  • Fix It!

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009
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    "FIX IT!" The Catholic archbishop and novelist, Andrew Greeley, brilliantly describes God’s redemptive work and holy clean-up as "God’s big crayon making crooked lines straight," but this only addresses the result, not the process. It reminds me of when, as a young boy, my mother and I would color ...read more

  • Because You're My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    "BECAUSE YOU’RE MY DAD!" Author Tim Hansel writes: One day, while my son Zac and I were out in the country, climbing around in some cliffs, I heard a voice from above me yell, "Hey Dad! Catch me!" I turned around to see Zac joyfully jumping off a rock straight at me. He had jumped and then yelled ...read more

  • I ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 14, 2009
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    Illustration: J. H. Crowell went to work on a sailing vessel at the age of 16. He was the only Christian among a crew of 12. Before leaving home, he had promised his mother he would continue his devotions and pray three times a day. When the other sailors discovered his piety, they taunted him and ...read more

  • Gordan Macdonald States That All Calls Have ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
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    Gordan MacDonald states that all calls have similar commonalities and the following information is gleamed from his article “God’s Calling Plan” (Leadership, Vol. 24 page 25): 1. The call originates from the Godhead: a. God called Abraham b. God called Moses c. God called Isaiah d. God called ...read more

  • Many People Have Been Richly Blessed By What They ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 3, 2010
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    Many people have been richly blessed by what they learned at their mother’s knee. Consider John and Charles Wesley. Their names would probably never have lighted the pages of history if it hadn’t been for their godly mother who taught them that the law of love and Christian witness was to be their ...read more

  • A Pastor Friend Was Telling Me About Two Men In ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 8, 2010
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    A pastor friend was telling me about two men in his church who are stricken with Alzheimer’s. One man is a retired pastor. He and his wife still attend church. Sometimes it takes this retired pastor longer than usual to say something. My friend spoke of being patient with him as they ...read more

  • It Moves, For All That!

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
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    IT MOVES, FOR ALL THAT! Galileo, in 1609, began experiments which led to the invention of the telescope. His first instrument had for its tube, a piece of leaden organ pipe, and a magnifying power of three diameters. In 1611 he visited Rome, and showed the clergy and others the wonders of the ...read more

  • Washington And Madison On God's Law  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2011
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    WASHINGTON AND MADISON ON GOD'S LAW James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: ’"We have staked the whole future of our new nation NOT upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the ...read more

  • The Damage Of Disunity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
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    THE DAMAGE OF DISUNITY Dwight L. Moody once stated, "I have never yet known the Spirit of God to work where the Lord's people were divided." Notice what Phinehas said: "This day we perceive that the Lord is among us" (Jo 22:31). The Lord's presence was among His people, because they walked in His ...read more

  • Clean Conscience

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Aug 2, 2017
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    Martin Luther who brought the protestant reformation out of the Catholic church questioned the doctrine and practices of the Catholic church in a thesis called ‘The Ninety-Five Theses’ in October of 1517. The Roman Catholic church wanted Martin Luther to recant his view. The Diet of Worms of 1521 ...read more

  • The Way In The Manger

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 14, 2022
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    THE WAY IN A MANGER To the tune of “Away in a Manger.” The Way in a manger, Was God’s only Son, He came down to save us From sin, we had done. The world was made ready, This child to receive. God’s Gift sent from heaven to all who believe. The Angels around Him looked down at His bed, The little ...read more

  • The Fear Nots Of The Christmas Story

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 28, 2023
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    The "fear nots" used in the biblical narratives of the birth of Christ: The "fear not" of SALVATION: "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings...which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a ...read more

  • A Superior Love

    Contributed by David Tack on Sep 18, 2024
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    “The strenuous Christian mandate to extend unconditional love towards those that hate you is a fatiguing duty for the soldiers of the cross of Christ! In the heat of a damning spiritual warfare, when the spiritual defensive battlefronts are diminishing, the fleshly armaments derived from the human ...read more