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  • Francois Fenelon Was The Court Preacher For King ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    Francois Fenelon was the court preacher for King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century. One Sunday when the king and his attendants arrived at the chapel for the regular service, no one else was there but the preacher. King Louis demanded, “What does this mean?” Fenelon replied, “I had ...read more

  • Video Clip: Shrek 2 - Start: Ch.4-0:12:34 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 14, 2006
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    Video Clip: Shrek 2 - Start: Ch.4-0:12:34 End:0:14:58 = 2:24 Shrek and Fiona have been summoned to meet Fiona’s parents - the King and Queen of Far, Far Away. The people of this land think they are going to see a beautiful couple but instead are confronted by ogre’s. Their ...read more

  • If You Are Familiar With The Peanuts Cartoon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    If you are familiar with the Peanuts cartoon strip then you are acquainted with Lucy. She is a constant faultfinder and ever quick to criticize her playmates. One day Linus asks Lucy. "Why are you always so anxious to criticize me? Lucy replies; "I just think I have a knack for seeing other ...read more

  • J. Hudson Taylor, Missionary To China, Said, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    J. Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, said, "The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity. If we want to see might wonders of divine power and grace wrought in the place of weakness, failure and disappointment, let us answer God’s standing challenge--"Call to Me, and I ...read more

  • A Roman Historian Named Tertullian, Who Lived In ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
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    A Roman historian named Tertullian, who lived in the late second to early third centuries (AD 155-220), wrote that even those who opposed Christianity knew that the mutual love of those who followed Christ was unique. “Our care for the derelict and our active love have become our distinctive sign ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Your Name

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 20, 2007
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    The meaning of your name can affect your future. I can see you want proof: • When Israel was defeated in battle by the men of Ai, and if you were of the family Judah, and you were of the household of Achan, your name meant you would die. • If you were of Israel, when David asked if there was ...read more

  • Hypocrisy Can Be Illusrated By The Way We Clean ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 25, 2007
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    Hypocrisy can be illusrated by the way we clean house when company is coming - We shove our junk in the closet, stuff it under the bed, etc. where it can’t be seen. Out of sight it doesn’t exist at least to our guests. That is not a horrible way to clean house, but it is terrible way to deal ...read more

  • During The Time Of The Persecution Of Christians ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    During the time of the persecution of Christians in Rome there was an incident that forever changed the heart of one senator. He had gathered together all of his servants who were known to be Christians and had them arrested and sent to the Coliseum to be killed. Seated in the Senator’s place of ...read more

  • Blessed Union Of Souls- Violence Is Spread ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2008
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    Blessed Union of Souls- Violence is spread worldwide and there are families on the street And we sell drugs to children now oh why can’t we just see That all we do is eliminate our future with the things we do today Money is our incentive now so that makes it okay But I believe that love is the ...read more

  • All Men Commanded To Appear 3 Times A Year There, ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 3, 2008
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    All men commanded to appear 3 times a year there, but the Rabbis found a way to reinterpret this; at the time of Jesus, a man was considered especially devout if he went once a year, and some went once in a lifetime or every 4 or 5 years! (see "Pilgrimage at the Time of Jesus" by Shmuel Safrai, ...read more

  • You May Remember Years Ago A Tv ...

    Contributed by Douglas Sherwood on Mar 27, 2008
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    ILLUSTRATION: You may remember years ago a TV show that was geared to teach our children . . . and maybe some of us parents what a "conjunction" is in the English grammar. The goal was called "SchoolHouse Rock." Remember? In it they sang a little tune . . . "Conjunction Junction . . . what your ...read more

  • The Great Musicologist And Congregational ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 4, 2008
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    The great musicologist and Congregational minister Erik Routley was once greeting his parishioners as they left church on Sunday. He noticed one of the teenage girls carrying one of the popularizing versions of the Scriptures. "I see you have the new translation of the Bible," he said. "How do ...read more

  • In 1989, A Small Church In Holland, Michigan Was ...

    Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 24, 2008
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    In 1989, a small church in Holland, Michigan was seeing for ways how to make Jesus they focus of their Christian life. Having read “In His Steps” by Charles Sheldon, they agreed with a company to produce a bracelet that would have the letters “WWJD” on it. The letters stand for “What Would Jesus ...read more

  • Parties On The Hindenberg?

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 11, 2010
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    PARTIES ON THE HINDENBERG? You may have heard someone say, "I'll just party with all my friends in Hell." My mind goes back to May 16th 1937 at 7:25 pm, the German zeppelin Hindenberg, the largest aircraft ever to fly, exploded while attempting to land in Lakehurst, ...read more

  • Richard Foster: To Pray Is To Change

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2011
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    RICHARD FOSTER: TO PRAY IS TO CHANGE Richard Foster, in his book Celebration of Discipline, says, "To pray is to change. Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us. If we are unwilling to change, we will abandon prayer as a noticeable characteristic of our lives. The closer we come to ...read more

  • Your Subconscious

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
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    YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS "Your subconscious actually sees, hears, smells, tastes, and senses everything going on around you. IT DOES NOT MISS ANYTHING. It doesn’t ever forget anything, either. But your conscious brain can’t handle all of these experiences at once, so your subconscious brain interprets ...read more

  • Who Flatters The King  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 14, 2012
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    WHO FLATTERS THE KING Francois Fenelon was the court clergy for King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century. One Sunday when the king and his attendants arrived at the chapel for the regular service, no one else was there but the preacher. King Louis demanded, "What does this mean?" Fenelon ...read more

  • Love Is The Pursuit Of Relationships.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 28, 2014
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    Love eh, the most excellent way, how do we sum this up. What is the main point I’d like to make about love? Well it’s this, “Love is the pursuit of relationships.” Well what would that look like? Let me tell you about a couple of young men who were born in the same town back early in the last ...read more

  • The One-Dollar Bill  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    THE ONE-DOLLAR BILL Take out a one dollar bill and look at it. The one dollar bill you’re looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually ...read more

  • Numbers In The Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Pastor Cosmos on Jan 13, 2011
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    NUMBERS IN THE BIBLE Remember to use these keys when dealing whith Bible Prophecy only Many of the numbers in the Bible have deeper prophetic or spiritual significance. Both in the Old and New Testaments, numbers reveal hidden concepts and meanings that commonly escape the casual reader. And ...read more