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  • Some Of Mankind's Greatest Contributions Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Some of mankind’s greatest contributions have come from people who decided that no sacrifice was too large and no effort too great to accomplish what they set out to do. Edward Gibbon spent twenty-six years writing his great work on history. Noah Webster worked diligently for thirty-six years to ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Funeral Of Princess Diane? ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Do you remember the funeral of Princess Diane? Do you remember the casket being processed down the streets of England and making its way past the queen, who stood in mourning for her estranged daughter-in-law? It was no secret that there were tensions in the royal family since the divorce of ...read more

  • Joy In Church  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 28, 2009
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    JOY IN CHURCH Then there’s the story about a little boy in church with his mother. He was a good little boy, quiet and well behaved. He didn’t cause any problems. But every once in a while he would stand up in the chair, turn around, look at the people behind him and smile at them. His smile was ...read more

  • The Battle Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    The Battle is Over Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ’s triumph presently benefits our lives: Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds the city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark of the night, a ...read more

  • Fasting Together: The Minnesota Grasshopper ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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    FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more

  • Christian Caste System

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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    CHRISTIAN CASTE SYSTEM Division is the opposite of unity. When we exclude or separate others based on race, socioeconomic status, age, appearance or personal hygiene we are dividing. In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and ...read more

  • Victor, Not The Victim

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 24, 2011
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    VICTOR, NOT THE VICTIM I used to work for the Post Office and when I became serious about the Lord, it must have really shown in my actions and words, because people all of a sudden began making fun of me and giving me snide comments. At times it was difficult, but I remained steadfast in my ...read more

  • Downward Trends In U.s. Christianity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
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    DOWNWARD TRENDS IN U.S. CHRISTIANITY In George Barna's new book on U.S. Christians called Futurecast, he tracks annual changes from 1991 to 2011 and shows that all the major trend lines of religious belief and behavior ran downward except two: More people claim they have accepted Jesus as their ...read more

  • The White Man

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 8, 2012
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    THE WHITE MAN When Wycliffe Bible translator Doug Meland and his wife moved into a village of Brazil's Fulnio Indians, he was referred to simply as "the white man." The term was by no means complimentary since other white men had exploited them, burned their homes, and robbed them of their lands. ...read more

  • Assumptions And Arrogance

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 12, 2019
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    Four people—a pilot, a professor, a pastor, and a hiker—were flying in a small plane when the engines died. The pilot said, “There are only three parachutes. Since this is my plane, I’m taking one of them.” He put it on and jumped out. The professor said, “I’m brilliant and the world needs me, so ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Feb 15, 2005
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    KEEP YOUR FORK There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order," she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs ...read more

  • A Light Named Al  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 2, 2002
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    A LIGHT NAMED AL On the morning of September 11, Jeannie Braca switched on the television to check the weather report, only to hear that a plane had just hit the World Trade Center. Jeannie’s husband, Al, worked as a corporate bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald. His office was on the 105th ...read more

  • Everyone Seemed Confident That The Ship Was All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Nov 3, 2002
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     | 2,667 views

    Everyone seemed confident that the ship was all right," recalled first-class passenger Henry Sleeper Harper. At last, however, the call came for all passengers to come up on deck wearing their life belts, and soon after midnight, Captain Smith directed crew members to ready the 16 wooden lifeboats ...read more

  • My Father's Hands

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Mar 10, 2004
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    MY FATHER’S HANDS by Carrie Bobb We often hear parents say how proud they are of their children, but I am one daughter who is proud of her dad. My father is an orthopedic hand surgeon. But it wasn’t until I grew up that I began to realize what he really did for a living; as a kid, all I knew was ...read more

  • In A Back Yard There Once Lived An Apple Tree ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 25, 2004
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    In a back yard there once lived an apple tree and a thorn bush. The apple tree produced nice juicy apples that everyone liked to eat. Kids would climb up the tree and pluck the apples. Worms would eat the ones that fell on the ground. Birds would peck away at the fruit from the top. The owner ...read more

  • His Last Convert  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 21, 2003
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    HIS LAST CONVERT There where a lot of notable wealthy people on the Titanic in 1912. But the most notable passenger on the Titanic was someone that most of the world has never heard of before. He was a man by the name of John Harper. He was a plan ordinary Pastor from the city of Glasgow, ...read more

  • Division In The Church

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 20, 2008
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    DIVISION IN THE CHURCH We might sum up the divisions in this church this way according to Parsons: i. "I follow Paul" -- This group may have taken the attitude that Paul started this church and he will always be the leader. These are the traditionalists. 1. They always live in the past and never ...read more

  • Adoption In Christ Frees Us From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2010
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    Adoption In Christ Frees Us From Satan An illustration from history past can help us realize the significance of being children of Almighty God - an amazing concept! The image of emaciated babies and young children sitting in cribs, in a stark, ill-equipped Romanian orphanage blazed across the ...read more

  • Paul Brand's Missionary Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2011
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    PAUL BRAND'S MISSIONARY MOTHER Dr. Paul Brand, a well known doctor and author, was raised in India. His parents were missionaries there. In his book, titled "In His Image," he writes about his mother. It is one of the most touching stories I’ve ever read. He writes that when his mother was 75 ...read more

  • Blood Flows In The Bomokande  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,356 views

    BLOOD FLOWS IN THE BOMOKANDE In November 1964, anarchy broke out in the Belgian Congo. Assemblies of God missionary J. W. Tucker knew he was at risk, but he stayed where God had placed him. One day, a mob attacked and killed him with sticks, clubs, fists, and broken bottles. They took his body, ...read more