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  • During Wwii The 101st Airborne Division ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 21, 2005
     | 1,737 views

    During WWII the 101st Airborne Division spearheaded some major battles in Europe. They fought in places like Bastone where they were pounded with heavy artillery--then asked to advance toward Berlin against fierce opposition. Many lives were lost. Many who survived were highly decorated ...read more

  • Source: Gonzalez, Justo, The Story Of ...

    Contributed by Chris Tiller on Nov 15, 2005
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     | 2,114 views

    (Source: Gonzalez, Justo, The Story of Christianity, Volume 1, HarperSanFrancisco, 1984.) In the year 155 A.D., Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna was arrested. The proconsul tried to persuade him to recant and save himself. Surely given his advanced age it would be better for him to avoid torture ...read more

  • Here Are Some Tongue-In-Cheek Food Safety "Facts" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,977 views

    Here are some tongue-in-cheek food safety “facts” from New York’s Miner Institute: Nearly all sick people have eaten carrots. Obviously, the effects are cumulative. An estimated 99.9% of all people who die from cancer and heart disease have eaten carrots. 99.9% of people involved in car crashes ...read more

  • Mobilization Is Not Filling Slots," Claims Carol ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,642 views

    “Mobilization is not filling slots,” claims Carol Davis, veteran church leadership trainer, “Mobilization is activating the incredible capacity of Christ’s church to serve the purposes of God in our own generation. Mobilization happens when I’m being used as an activator. I listen to and watch for ...read more

  • Conflict Resolution

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 2, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,026 views

    Psychologist Lynne Namka writes: Recent research shows that couples break up because they do not know how to resolve their differences through communication. Hostility only breeds more hostility. Venting the negative emotions may clear the air temporarily, but it does not solve the underlying ...read more

  • The Cost Of True Greatness Is Humble, Selfless, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,797 views

    “The cost of true greatness is humble, selfless, sacrificial service. The Christian who desires to be great and first in the kingdom is the one who is willing to serve in the hard place, the demanding place, the place where he is not appreciated and may even be persecuted. Knowing that time is ...read more

  • Discipline Can Be Painful For Anyone Especially ...

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Mar 29, 2007
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     | 1,921 views

    Discipline can be painful for anyone especially from a church they love. All discipline serves a purpose especially for a Christian who has committed a sin. A young child accidentally took sleeping pills from the medicine cabinet. The Dr. told the family to keep the child awake for the next 8 ...read more

  • If There Is Anything Good In Us, It Is Not Our ...

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Apr 28, 2009
     | 2,087 views

    If there is anything good in us, it is not our own, it is a gift of God. But if it is a gift then it is entirely a debt one owes to love. And if it is a debt owed to love, then I must serve others with it, not myself. Thus my learning is not my own, it belongs to the unlearned and is the debt I ...read more

  • Always Thankful  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
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     | 6,921 views

    ALWAYS THANKFUL "Several churches in North Dakota were being served by a clever old preacher. The people were always amazed, for no matter what the circumstances, the preacher could always find something to give thanks for. As he made his rounds one cold December morning, he was late in getting to ...read more

  • A Problem Worthy Of God

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jan 18, 2010
     | 3,223 views

    A PROBLEM WORTHY OF GOD Martin Luther says the fact that a moral and just God can let the guilty go unpunished is "a problem worthy of God." Any judge who sets a guilty person free with no punishment is immoral and unjust. Suppose a Judge has a man before him who is guilty, but has truly had a ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
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    Corrie ten Boom on Humility Corrie ten Boom was once asked if it were difficult for her to remain humble. Her reply was simple. “When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday on the back of a donkey, and everyone was waving palm branches and throwing garments onto the road, and singing praises, do ...read more

  • An Everyday Lady

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
     | 1,464 views

    AN EVERYDAY LADY On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey a bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. At the time of her action, Rosa Parks served as the secretary of her local NAACP chapter. But even so, she acted as a private ...read more

  • Following Jesus

    Contributed by David Simpson on Mar 23, 2017
     | 13,787 views

    Mark Batterson said in his book: “All In” – “Most people in most churches think they are following Jesus, but I’m not so sure. They may think they are following Jesus, but the reality is this: they have invited Jesus to follow them.” Too many times I want Jesus to follow me, to serve my ...read more

  • Great Illustration Of A Perfectionist. John ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,686 views

    Great illustration of a perfectionist. John Quincy Adams held more important offices than anyone else in the history of the U.S. He served with distinction as president, senator, congressman, ambassador to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the ...read more

  • In The Second Century Theologian And Church ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    In the second century theologian and church father, Justin Martyr wrote to the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius c.155 ce, in response to 3 charges: (Slides) Charges: Sloth, Atheism, Cannibalism “Everywhere we [Christians], more readily than all men, endeavor to pay to those appointed by you the taxes ...read more

  • Salt Is Used For Healing 2000 Years Ago There ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,233 views

    Salt Is Used for healing 2000 years ago there wasn’t a drug store on every corner. If a soldier was hurt in battle, if a farmer was gored by a bull, if a child fell down and scraped his knee there was a common treatment. The wound was bathed in salt and water. And it proved to be an excellent ...read more

  • Let Me Close With This Story From Rick Labate ...

    Contributed by Rev. Richard Norman on Apr 12, 2008
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     | 1,379 views

    Let me close with this story from Rick Labate King Henry III grew tired of court life and the pressures of being the king so he applied to a monastery to be accepted for a life of contemplation. The religious superior said to him, “Your Majesty, do you understand that the pledge here is one of ...read more

  • Too Much ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,895 views

    TOO MUCH TROUBLE A site foreman had ten very lazy men working for him, so one day he decided to trick them into doing some work for a change. "I’ve got a really easy job today for the laziest one among you," he announced. "Will the laziest man please put his hand up." Nine hands went up. "Why ...read more

  • Someone Wrote: What Is Your God? "Whatever You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,466 views

    Someone wrote: WHAT IS YOUR GOD? "Whatever you love most, serve most, seek out most, give to the most, worship the most, and care about the most is your god. Your “god” can be your career, your bank account, the way you look, a particular position or degree, influence, power, or physical ...read more

  • For Dave Roever It Was Late 1968 When He Found ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 18, 2003
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    For Dave Roever it was late 1968 when he found himself in Vietnam for the first time serving with the United States as a member of the elite Brown Water Black Beret. He served in the Mekong Delta area until July 26, 1969 when he was severely wounded. As the boat he was riding in while looking for ...read more

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