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  • Sarah Michelle Gellar, Star Of The Tv Show ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003
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    Sarah Michelle Gellar, star of the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," said this "I consider myself a spiritual person. I believe in an idea of God, although it’s my own personal ideal. I find most religions interesting, and I’ve been to every kind of denomination: ...read more

  • Mormons Believe Salvation Comes In Two Parts: ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,294 views

    Mormons believe salvation comes in two parts: General and Individual. Generally, all of humanity will be saved when they are resurrected and judged according to their works. Individually, if a person wants to earn forgiveness from personal sins, they must meet certain requirements, including faith, ...read more

  • Character Is A Matter Of What We Say And What We ...

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jul 13, 2007
     | 1,461 views

    Character is a matter of what we say and what we do being consistent. In 2002 Wynona Rider (actress) was video taped steeling merchandise from an exclusive department in Los Angeles. She was arrested, tried and given probation and community service. After the trial the prosecutor had the ...read more

  • I Am Convinced That As Much As We Have A ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010
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    I am convinced that as much as we have a corporate responsibility to this commission, it was given to people first, not an organization. Jesus didn't command a church with this commission, he commanded a people – his people. Every person who say they follow Jesus has the unique, individual, ...read more

  • The Difference Between Knowing About And ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2009
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    The difference between knowing about and knowing: I’ve read several books about Winston Churchill … but of course, I never met the man. I admire him and appreciate him, but can’t say that I know him in the way that I know my own father. The difference lies in the fact that I have been around my ...read more

  • Bernard Shaw, The Winner Of The 1925 Nobel Prize ...

    Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 23, 2003
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    Bernard Shaw, the winner of the 1925 Nobel Prize for literature, played the “What If” game before he died. A reporter asked him if he could live his life over, and be any person he has know, or any other person in history, who would he be? Mr. Shaw ...read more

  • The Army Has A System For Defense Called ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 8, 2008
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    The Army has a system for defense called challenge and password. When a soldier is on guard and someone approaches, he will say "Halt, who goes there?" The person will identify themselves, then the guard will state a challenge code word. If the other person does not know the password, he cannot ...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

  • 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

  • I Heard A Story About Fdr That When He Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard a story about FDR that when he was president he got tired of saying the usual things all the time at those White House receptions. So one evening he decided to find out if anybody was paying any attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him and shook his hand he would smile ...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
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    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

  • Listen To The World

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 13, 2025
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    I also believe we are at a unique time in history where most folks today would identify with these three descriptions: • “Living in darkness” • “Not a people” • “Without mercy” Have you noticed this in folks? They are desperately trying to fit in and be a part of some group. These groups seem ...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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Asking The Visitor To Leave

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
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    Note: This story is told from my perspective - Jim Butcher of Madison WV. I was visiting with one of our long-time members a few months ago and she related an interesting story about her visit to Madison Baptist decades ago. Rosemary was sitting along the aisle, waiting on the service to begin, ...read more

  • A New Perspective On Ugly Sweaters

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 5, 2019
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    I am not stylish. I will never be named “best dressed” minister. I do not enjoy clothes shopping. Yet, even though shopping is a task, there are occasions when I do need to pick up an item or two and even though I don’t have an eye for what’s fashionable I can sense when something is absolutely ...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