Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2001
As Abraham Lincoln prepared to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, he took his pen, moved it to the signature line, paused for a moment, and then dropped the pen. When asked why, the president replied, "If my name goes into history, it will be for this act, and if my hand trembles when I sign it,
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
Are You Prepared To Meet God?
What Christ Has Done
A preacher was called to the bedside of a man who was seriously ill. After a few words of greeting, the minister asked, "My friend, are you prepared to meet God if you don't recover from this sickness?"
"I think so," was the reply. "I've always
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 21, 2009
As Abraham Lincoln prepared to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, he took his pen, moved it to the signature line, paused for a moment, and then dropped the pen. When asked why, the president replied, "If my name goes into history, it will be for this act, and if my hand trembles when I sign it,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 24, 2010
WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO?
In the movie The Untouchables, Eliot Ness, played by Kevin Costner, is frustrated because he cannot bring down Al Capone. So he asks for a street wise Irish beat cop, played by Sean Connery, for his help. The Irish cop agrees under one condition. He said always be
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 24, 2001
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THE RICHEST MAN’S DEATH
Carl was a very rich man who owned a great estate. One of his favorite pastimes was riding horseback through his valley, looking at everything he owned & congratulating himself on his great wealth.
One day, as Carl was riding along, he came up over a hill & in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
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REMEMBERING A DEATH WARRANT
Benjamin Rush to John Adams, July 20, 1811.
Dear Old Friend,
The 4th of July has been celebrated in Philadelphia in the manner I expected. The military men, and particularly one of them, ran away with all the glory of the day.
Scarcely a word was said of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
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STARING DEATH IN THE FACE
"The first button, the second button, the third button and then we saw the belt."
This is what Baruch Neuman said when he realized he was facing a suicide bomber.
Is that not how Satan attacks? Once glance, another thought, and then we are in bondage to a sin that we
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