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  • Sunday School Student And Far Side On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
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    Sunday School Student and Far Side on Jonah The story is told of a Sunday School teacher who was proud of her lesson for the day. She thought that she had presented the material quite nicely. Summing up, she asked her class, "And what do we learn from the story of Jonah and the great fish?" An ...read more

  • Part Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    John Hess Yoder writes in Leadership magazine: While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God. Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border areas. Those who ate ...read more

  • Poll On Salvation

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010
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    POLL ON SALVATION 56% say a good person can earn their way into Heaven. 44% say if a person does not consciously accept Christ as savior, they will be condemned to Hell. 44% say all people experience the same outcome after they die, regardless of their religious beliefs. 34% say there are some ...read more

  • Dwelling Place Of God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 6, 2024
     | 563 views

    The enemy wants to destroy every place where God meets with us. He does not want the dove of God to rest and settle on our lives. He is fine with visitation of God but not fine with habitation of God. He is constantly looking to destroy every place in our hearts that could become a resting place ...read more

  • Honey All The Way Down  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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    HONEY ALL THE WAY DOWN In one of his famous escapades, Winnie the Pooh, this lovable toy bear, tries to trap an elephant--or, as he pronounces it, a heffalump. So Pooh digs a hole to catch the heffalump, and decides to bait the trap with some of his own favorite food: honey. But of course, it is ...read more

  • An Average Day Is Actually 23hrs. 56 Mins 4.09 ...

    Contributed by Millie Pisano on Apr 26, 2004
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    1. An average day is actually 23hrs. 56 mins 4.09 seconds. Leap year makes up for this shortfall 2. One year contains: 31,557,600 seconds 3. An average person spends 55 mins a day getting showered; dressed; groomed. That is a total 335hrs. 25 mins. ...read more

  • Consumers Spent More On Online Content In '05 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Consumers Spent more on online content in ’05 than ever before. The average annual spending per customer topped $100 for the first time, according to an Online Publishers Assoc. study. Categories with revenue growth: business/ investment, credit help, entertainment/lifestyle, greeting cards, ...read more

  • There Are Five Billion People On Earth, And I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "There are five billion people on Earth, and I should guess that at any given moment one or two billion of us are speaking. And I should further guess that virtually nothing anyone says is memorable....There are times, however, when someone turns a phrase that seems so clever or so apt or so ...read more

  • Tolerate

    Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Jun 1, 2010
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    TOLERATE To tolerate means I can disagree with you while still respecting you. One person is a Republican, another Democrat. We put aside our differences and get along. One person is a (Florida) Gator, another a (FSU) Seminole. We put aside our differences and get along. Some ...read more

  • Gullible Eve  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 14, 2009
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    GULLIBLE EVE My sister was a great story teller. She still is. She would tell a story so convincingly that I would believe it. A number of times her stories would trick me into giving her my pocket money, and at other times she would bring me to the edge of tears with a story that was just pure ...read more

  • Persecution Of Baptists In The Colonies

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
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    PERSECUTION OF BAPTISTS IN THE COLONIES Throughout their long history as a people of faith, Baptists have consistently opposed any diminution of the rights of the individual to seek and to pursue their own faith, or for each person to decide to be without faith if that is the choice. Though ...read more

  • In 1899 Four Newspaper Reporters From Denver, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Feb 11, 2001
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    In 1899 four newspaper reporters from Denver, CO, set out to tear down the Great Wall of China. They almost succeeded. Literally. The four met by chance one Saturday night, in a Denver railway depot. Al Stevens, Jack Tournay, John Lewis, Hal Wilshire. They represented the four Denver papers: the ...read more

  • The African Bishop, Desmond Tutu, Was Once Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Oct 5, 2004
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    The African Bishop, Desmond Tutu, was once asked why he became an Anglican rather than joining some other denomination. He replied that in the days of apartheid, when a black person and a white person met while walking on a footpath, the black person was expected to step into the gutter to allow ...read more

  • In 1829 A Man Named George Wilson Was Arrested ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
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    In 1829 a man named George Wilson was arrested for robbery and murder in a US mail heist. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. Some friends intervened on his behalf and were able to obtain his pardon from President Andrew Jackson. But when told of this, Wilson refused it ...read more

  • The Test Of Sanity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005
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    THE TEST OF SANITY Doctors of old times tested the sanity of a mental patients with the following test: The patient was placed in a room with a sink. The faucet was turned on and a stopper was put in the drain until the sink overflowed. The patient was then handed a mop and the door was closed. ...read more

  • There Are Many Life Changing Examples In The ...

    Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007
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    There are many life changing examples in the Word of God. The entire Word of God is life changing. Jesus used simple parables or short stories to get a point across or to convey a message. He used stories that His audience was ...read more

  • The Difference Between The Impossible And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a ...read more

  • Home Is Any Four Walls That Enclose The Right ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    Home is any four walls that enclose ...read more

  • I Refuse To Have A Battle Of Wits With An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    I refuse to have a battle of wits with an ...read more

  • Real Magic  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
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    Real Magic for Harry Potter Fans! If you’re a true Harry Potter fan, then you know that the reason Harry is invincible against evil Voldemort’s power is because Harry’s mother died for him when he was very young. She loved Harry so much that she threw herself in front of Voldemort’s curse and ...read more