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  • A Highly-Publicized Landmark Court Ruling In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A highly-publicized landmark court ruling in Japan at the new millennium mandated the Japanese government to pay $15 million to 127 plaintiffs for the government’s discriminatory Leprosy Prevention Law that was enacted in 1907. New York Times commented on the case: “Despite popular belief, it is ...read more

  • The Tongue

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 17, 2007
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    “The Tongue” A biblical writer said, “The tongue can no man tame.” A Greek philosopher asked his servant to provide the best dish possible. The servant prepared a dish of tongue, saying: “It is the best of all dishes, because with it we may bless and communicate happiness, dispel sorrow, remove ...read more

  • Years Ago When I Was In The College, ...

    Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on Feb 1, 2008
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    Years ago when I was in the College, accommodation on campus was very scarce. It was very difficult to get accommodated throughout one’s study period. But no sooner I stepped into the University that I learnt from “satellites’ that it was possible to get accommodated throughout if I participated ...read more

  • Just Do It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    JUST DO IT Dr. J.B. Gambrel tells an amusing story from General Stonewall Jackson’s famous valley campaign. Jackson’s army found itself on one side of a river when it needed to be on the other side. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so the army could cross, he called his wagon ...read more

  • Fearfighter, A Kind Of Psychiatric Computer, Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    Fearfighter, a kind of psychiatric computer, is one of two programs endorsed by Britain’s health advisory watchdog for people with panic attacks, mild depression, or phobias. People uncomfortable with getting advice from a computer can still choose to see therapists, but the option of logging on ...read more

  • Hope Is Certain, Not Uncertain

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 25, 2008
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    HOPE IS CERTAIN, NOT UNCERTAIN Our use of the word "hope" is usually based on uncertainty. Suppose an engaged couple says, "We have an outdoor wedding planned for Saturday; we hope it doesn't rain." In saying this, they are saying that the possibility of rain is there, but their preference is for ...read more

  • Scan Checks From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    SCAN CHECKS FROM HOME Soon you will be able to deposit checks by scanning them at home and sending them electronically to your bank. No need to visit a branch or an ATM. This is possible because of the Check Clearing for 21st Century Act which allows banks to exchange electronic images of checks. ...read more

  • I Heard About A Young Single Preacher Who Took ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 24, 2008
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    I heard about a young single preacher who took his first part-time church while he was still in seminary. He preached a message one Sunday called, “10 Facts on How to Have the Perfect Marriage and raise Perfect Children.” A few years later he got married. He pulled out the old sermon to preach ...read more

  • Are You Drawing Or Building?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
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    Are You Drawing or Building? Dr. J.B. Gambrel tells an amusing story from General Stonewall Jackson's famous valley campaign. Jackson's army found itself on one side of a river when it needed to be on the other side. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so the army could cross, ...read more

  • In 1833 Charles Darwin Went To The South Sea ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 2, 2009
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    In 1833 Charles Darwin went to the South Sea Islands looking for the so-called “missing link.” As he studied the cannibals who lived there he concluded that no creatures were more primitive and hw as convinced that nothing on earth could possible lift them to a higher level. He thought that he ...read more

  • Isolation, Loneliness More Difficult Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    ISOLATION, LONELINESS MORE DIFFICULT THAN PAIN William H. Willimon, in his commentary on our text, shared the following story from his childhood. "A little girl in my second grade class got the dreaded disease of polio. Our teacher described to us the possible complications of her disease. She ...read more

  • Citizenship

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on May 27, 2009
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    Every year, in US they are at least 50,000 couples who are married just for the citizenship… I know a bright young man; his name is __________, who after several years of waiting his green card, with no possibility to run his own business without legal papers, decided to take this short cut. He ...read more

  • The Church Must Serve The Truth

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 8, 2009
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    THE CHURCH MUST SERVE THE TRUTH The Church does not have technical solutions to offer [10] and does not claim 'to interfere in any way in the politics of States.' [11] She does, however, have a mission of truth to accomplish, in every time and circumstance, for a society that is attuned to man, to ...read more

  • Have You Ever Felt Like You Want To Connect With ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 2, 2009
     | 1,562 views

    Have you ever felt like you WANT to connect with God, but you don’t even know what to say? No problem! The Spirit takes the impulses of your Heart and brings them before God … in a language that Abba Father will absolutely understand. The other day, I got a call wonderful call on my cell phone ...read more

  • I. Earthly Wisdom-Those Who Study Bees Tell Us ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009
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    Earthly Wisdom-Those who study bees tell us when a honeybee drives its barbed stinger into flesh, it becomes so firmly imbedded that the only way the bee can escape is to leave the stinger behind. This, however, is sure to cause the death of the bee. It receives such a wound that it cannot possibly ...read more

  • The Case For Marriage

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 4, 2011
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    THE CASE FOR MARRIAGE Not only do most first marriages survive, the majority are also happy: "Among the nearly twenty thousand married men and women questioned over the last several decades as part of the General Social Survey, 66 percent of the husbands and 62 percent of the wives give their ...read more

  • Formula For Going To Heaven

    Contributed by John Bright on May 27, 2023
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    That’s right – heaven or hell is the final destination for every human being. I want to crystal clear about this! All humans have been born into a state of Sin (with a big S). We commit sin (with a little s) because we are Sinners – not vice versa. At the instant of salvation, our Sin nature is ...read more

  • The Formula For Peace

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 16, 2025
     | 283 views

    Most of the time, we have no control over the circumstances of our lives, so we react by way of rebellion and complaining. Let me share a little formula with you: E + R = O Event + Response = Outcome We have no control over the events – things just happen. We often try hard to control ...read more

  • Definition Of Sin

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 4, 2025
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    The Greek word for sin is ‘hamartia.” It means ‘to miss the mark.” This classic interpretation refers to an archer missing the bullseye with an arrow. There are three possible causes for the miss: • Unintentional – archer did not mean to miss – still wrong – Hebrew word: ‘chattah’ – ...read more

  • Wally Was A 7th Grade Student Who Was Bigger Than ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
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    Wally was a 7th grade student who was bigger than any of the other students in his Sunday school class. His mother had been an alcoholic when he was born, & as a result, Wally just did not have all the mental capabilities that the rest of his classmates had. But somehow he managed to get ...read more