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  • George Mueller Was A Great Man Of Faith Of The ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 27, 2005
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    George Mueller was a great man of faith of the 1800’s. He built many orphanages in England. He didn’t have a personal salary. He relied only on God to supply the money and food needed to support the hundreds of homeless children he considered himself responsible for because he was a Christian. He ...read more

  • In 1963…65 Percent Of Americans Said They ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,132 views

    “In 1963…65 percent of Americans said they believed in the absolute truth of all words in the Bible. Within 15 years, by 1978, the proportion of the population holding this belief had declined to 38 percent. The current figure of 32 percent represents a new low in literal belief in the Bible” (PRRC ...read more

  • In 1884 Grover Cleveland Was Running Against ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    In 1884 Grover Cleveland was running against James G. Blaine for the presidency of the U.S. Blaine supporters discovered that Cleveland, who was a bachelor at the time, had fathered a son by Mrs. Maria Crofts Halpin, an attractive widow who had been on friendly terms with several politicians. ...read more

  • The French Mathematician, Lecompte De Nouy, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    The French Mathematician, Lecompte de Nouy, examined the laws of probability for a single molecule of high dissymmetry to be formed by the action of chance. De Nouy found that, on an average, the time needed to form one such molecule of our terrestrial globe would be about 10 to the 253 power ...read more

  • On His First Voyage West In 1492, Christopher ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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    On his first voyage west in 1492, Christopher Columbus knew that his crew felt uneasy about sailing into unknown waters for an unknown period of time. So he kept two logs for the journey. In the first, he recorded the distances traveled as he calculated them. In the second log, he deliberately ...read more

  • Biblical Worldview Lacking: Only 4% Of Adults ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Biblical Worldview Lacking: Only 4% of adults have a biblical worldview as the basis of their decision-making according to recent Barna Research findings. Most Americans have little idea how to integrate core biblical principles to form a unified and meaningful response to the challenges and ...read more

  • In 1963...65 Percent Of Americans Said They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,791 views

    "In 1963...65 percent of Americans said they believed in the absolute truth of all words in the Bible. Within 15 years, by 1978, the proportion of the population holding this belief had declined to 38 percent. The current figure of 32 percent represents a new low in literal belief in the Bible" ...read more

  • Dietrick Bonhoeffer Says In His Book "Life ...

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 8, 2006
     | 2,650 views

    Dietrick Bonhoeffer says in his book "Life Together": " God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother/sister, in the mouth of a man/ woman. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him/her. He/she needs him again and ...read more

  • It Seems That People Haven't Got A Clue About ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
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    It seems that people haven’t got a clue about spiritual truth. Many believe that the dead are roaming the earth as spirits or ghosts to help or haunt the living. Dale Earnhart Jr. in his account of his narrow escape from a burning sports car, as his Dad (Dale Earnhart SR -deceased) pulled him ...read more

  • There's A Verse Of A Hymn With This Line: 'the ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 30, 2006
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    There’s a verse of a hymn with this line: ’The Lord hath yet more light and truth to break forth from His Word.’ (George Rawson). They are based on the words of Pastor John Robinson as the Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Plymouth in 1620, leaving their homeland for an unknown future. Like them, we ...read more

  • A Closing Quote From Dietrick Bonhoeffer From His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    A closing quote from Dietrick Bonhoeffer from his book "Life Together" says it best: " God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother, in the mouth of a man. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him/her. He needs him ...read more

  • 1 Tim. 6:6-9- "6 But Godliness With Contentment ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 3, 2007
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     | 1,928 views

    1 Tim. 6:6-9- "6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. You know that verse is the absolute truth? I was at my kids birth and they brought nothing into this world. My two boys didn’t pop out wearing Reeboks. My ...read more

  • Too Many Christians Of Our Day Seem To Be Totally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 1,664 views

    Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom.8: 29). Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they please, as long as they admit it to God. This could not be farther from the truth. Somewhere along the ...read more

  • If Someone Ran Through The Door Of Our Church ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jul 11, 2008
     | 1,869 views

    If someone ran through the door of our church tonight and cried out, “There is an exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance resulting in rapid, persistent chemical change which is releasing heat and light, accompanied by flame.” We might wonder what the problem is. But if they just should ...read more

  • Things That Will ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Things That Will NOT Save Your Soul 1. Church Membership 2. Baptism 3. The Lord’s Supper / Communion 4. Confirmation 5. Giving money to the poor 6. Giving money to the church 7. Saying prayers 8. Keeping the Ten Commandments 9. Obeying the “Golden Rule” 10. Doing “the ...read more

  • Things That Will ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 1,914 views

    Things That Will NOT Save Your Soul 1. Church Membership 2. Baptism 3. The Lord’s Supper / Communion 4. Confirmation 5. Giving money to the poor 6. Giving money to the church 7. Saying prayers 8. Keeping the Ten Commandments 9. Obeying the “Golden Rule” 10. Doing “the ...read more

  • Hezekiah Exalted Himself Instead Of Exalting ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 14, 2008
     | 2,342 views

    Hezekiah exalted himself instead of exalting God. These seekers of truth came to see God’s healthy healed prophet and instead he showed them his gold and his silver and his treasures and his defenses. He showed gold to the Babylonians superpower! Is like I got Bill Gates for Bible study and instead ...read more

  • June 25, 1963 The Supreme Court Struck Down ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 10, 2008
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    June 25, 1963 the Supreme Court struck down legislation that would allow school prayer. The case was Engel V. Vitale. It was a 22 word prayer that went like this: "Almighty God we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country". ...read more

  • Too Many Christians Of Our Day Seem To Be Totally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,364 views

    Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom.8: 29). Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they please, as long as they admit it to God. This could not be farther from the truth. Somewhere along the ...read more

  • No Difference

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    NO DIFFERENCE Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom.8: 29). Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they please, as long as they admit it to God. This could not be farther from the truth. ...read more

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