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  • A Pardon Must Be Accepted  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,353 views

    A PARDON MUST BE ACCEPTED About the year 1830, a man named George Wilson killed a government employee who caught him in the act of robbing the mails. He was tried and sentenced to be hanged. However, President Andrew Jackson sent him a pardon. But Wilson did a strange thing. He refused to accept ...read more

  • Good Father, Good Worker

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,751 views

    GOOD FATHER, GOOD WORKER I had a conversation with a man named Bill Houghton, who was president of a large construction firm. Through the years, he had hired and managed thousands of employees, so I asked him, "When you hire an employee, what do you look for?" He said, "I look primarily at the ...read more

  • A Message Delivered But Not Received

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
     | 2,847 views

    A MESSAGE DELIVERED BUT NOT RECEIVED Back in April of 1865, a telegraph office was thrown into consternation by hearing the paperboys outside the office crying out the news that President Lincoln had been shot. After a few angry words, the telegraphers realized that the only way news could have ...read more

  • A Funny Letter To God!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 5, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,896 views

    A little boy named Johnny wrote a letter to God asking for one hundred dollars. The local post office didn't know where to send the letter, so they sent it to the White House. The President had a secretary that saw the letter and so she sent the little boy five dollars, thinking that would ...read more

  • In 1949, Following The Defeat Of Nazi Germany In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Black on Jan 30, 2003
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     | 2,245 views

    In 1949, following the defeat of Nazi Germany in WW II and the re-organization of Europe, the nation of Germany was divided into East & West. In the East a communist government was set up under the influence of the Soviet Union. In the West a free, democratic government was set up and benefitted ...read more

  • Facts About America And References To God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,231 views

    Facts about America and references to God: * All 50 state constitutions refer to "God" and a higher power in them! * Everyone of the country’s major anthems including “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “America” and “My Country Tis of Thee” speaks in some way about pray and God. *The first book printed ...read more

  • Identity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
     | 7,463 views

    IDENTITY Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France has proposed a decree that would ban anyone from wearing religious symbols of any kind. The decree is aimed particularly at forbidding Muslim women from wearing their traditional burqa with a full-faced veil. However the decree is broad enough that it ...read more

  • One Child Can Change The World

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Jun 21, 2018
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    When we think of children we don't always think that there may be a person who is going to change the course of history. We don't see their potential or we brush it off as he or she is just a child. But every person who has had an impact on the world started as a child. Jared A. Brock wrote a ...read more

  • Amy Carter Brought An Assignment Home One Friday ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,058 views

    Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A ...read more

  • Joseph Lewis Preston, Of The Free Thinkers Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 2,224 views

    Joseph Lewis Preston, of the Free Thinkers of America, told an Associated Press reporter, “Organized interest in atheism has lagged because the opposition isn’t as strong as it used to be. There has been considerable liberalizing of religion and the lines of conflict aren’t nearly as strong.” ...read more

  • Amy Carter Brought An Assignment Home One Friday ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,983 views

    Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A ...read more

  • The Voice Of The Martyrs' New Book, Iran: ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
     | 1,711 views

    "The Voice of the Martyrs’ New Book, IRAN: Desperate For God, Released June 28, 2006 For decades, Iran has been a hotbed for terrorist activity. Little do most people know that Iran also houses the fastest-growing Muslim movement in the world: Muslims converting to Christianity. In IRAN: ...read more

  • If Only Insurance Executive Walter Kaye Had Not ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
     | 926 views

    If only insurance executive Walter Kaye had not arranged for a White House internship for a young woman named Monica Lewinsky. If only skipper Joseph Hazelwood had been paying attention when his tanker, the Exxon Valdez, entered Prince William Sound. If only John F. Parker, the bodyguard assigned ...read more

  • Ah, What An Easy Job Is His  PRO

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Feb 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,033 views

    Ah, what an easy job is his, The man who’s in the preaching biz! He has but little work to do, For all he does the whole week through Is just to call upon the flock As regularly as the clock; To cheer the sick who groan in bed, To preach a sermon for the dead; To teach the sinner righteousness, ...read more

  • Mercy Please  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 27, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,192 views

    MERCY PLEASE As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers ...read more

  • One Young Life At A Time  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,888 views

    ONE YOUNG LIFE AT A TIME Ken Canfield, Founder and President of the National Center for Fathering, once asked a stadium full of men: "Are fathers necessary or optional? Do dads have a unique and important contribution to make in the lives of their children?" The crowd grew quiet. He sensed ...read more

  • Sometimes You Read Biographies Or Hear Speakers ...

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Jun 11, 2004
     | 1,194 views

    Sometimes you read biographies or hear speakers that sound a little like ‘the above’. It is estimated that during D L Moody’s lifetime, he traveled more than one million miles, spoke to more than 100 million people, and led hundreds of thousands, if not millions, to a personal relationship with ...read more

  • George Wilson Was Sentenced To Hang After He Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,964 views

    George Wilson was sentenced to hang after he was convicted of killing a guard while robbing a federal payroll from a train. Public sentiment against capital punishment led to an eventual pardon by President Andrew Jackson. Unbelievably, Wilson refused to accept the pardon. Can you do that? The case ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln Personified This Example Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,744 views

    Abraham Lincoln personified this example of patience on numerous occasions but one sticks out in particular. Their was a man who treated Lincoln with more cruelty than anyone ever had. His name was Edwin Stanton and he said of Lincoln that he was a low cunning clown and had nothing but venom to say ...read more

  • Some Theologians Have Tried To Reintroduce ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 28, 2007
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     | 2,324 views

    Some theologians have tried to reintroduce heretical teachings from the second and third centuries as newly-found Gospels. They claim writings like the “Gospel of Thomas” are authentic teachings of Jesus and his disciples. I’m reminded of the time President Abraham Lincoln met with General ...read more

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