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  • Evil Will Not Compromise  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 15, 2002
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    EVIL WILL NOT COMPROMISE Neville Chamberlain was known for his policy of appeasement. As the prime minister of Britain before World War II, he knew that the country was still weary from the first World War, and wanted to avoid a European war at all costs. The problem was that at the same time ...read more

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  • At The Beginning Of The World War Ii, Israel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Jan 11, 2003
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    At the beginning of the World War II, Israel Eugenio was the chief Rabbi of Rome. The Nazis occupied Rome in September 1943. The Nazi officer Kappler demanded 50 kg of gold in place of the Jews. The Jews feverishly managed to collect 35 kg. The chief Rabbi Zolli realized his helplessness. For the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Henri Nouwen Was Also A Person Whose Heart Was To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 6, 2004
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    Henri Nouwen was also a person whose heart was to serve the Lord. And as a world-renown Catholic educator and teacher he had a great deal of success in encouraging others in their faith. Yet one day, God asked him to leave that and become a house parent in the Le Arche community, an organization ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • From "Speaking My Mind" By Tony Campolo, Page ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 2, 2005
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    From “Speaking My Mind” by Tony Campolo, page 109: “I do not want to leave this discussion of what goes on with Christ suffering and cleansing us from our sin in His eternal now without pointing out that all of this should provide a great impetus for living the holy life. Every time I sin, at that ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Today I Had Lunch With A Man Who Is What We Call ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Sep 7, 2005
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    Today I had lunch with a man who is what we call a Maori Kaumatua, or leader. He is in His late 50’s, when he was 10 he and His family had no knowledge of Jesus or his claims on their lives. In fact they were deeply into the other side, having open visions of their tribal guardian and other ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • In The Former Soviet Union Several Years Ago, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
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    In the former Soviet Union several years ago, there was a house church that had to meet in secret to avoid reprisals from the communist government. One Sunday these believers arrived inconspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB informers. By dusk, they ...read more

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Henry Brandt Told Of Going To Visit A Friend ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    DR. HENRY BRANDT told of going to visit a friend whose wife had died. While there he shared these wonderful words of the apostle Paul from II Cor. 1:3-4, 8-11a: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • As You Know, Years Ago When I Lived In The San ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 15, 2007
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    As you know, years ago when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had a business on the side cleaning Aquariums. I did ok, I was a young man struggling along with my business and one day I was at my aquarium wholesaler and I ran into a man who was in the same business, except he knew what he was ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Movie – Saving Private Ryan. It Is Loosely Based ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 6, 2007
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    Movie – Saving Private Ryan. It is loosely based on the story of four brothers who served during WW II. Because it was believed three of them had died in battle, a Division was sent deep into enemy lines to bring the last one home alive. It is this scene where Tom Hanks, playing Captain John ...read more

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Our Expression Of Love Should Be Motivated And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Our expression of love should be motivated and empowered by the sacrificial love that we have already received. B. Lance Armstrong won an unprecedented seven consecutive Tour de Frances. 1. During his fifth consecutive victory in the 2003 Tour de France, in the fifteenth stage of the competition, ...read more

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  • A Man Put Up A Sign In His Yard That Read: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A MAN PUT UP A SIGN IN HIS YARD THAT READ: "PUPPIES FOR SALE." AMONG THOSE WHO CAME TO INQUIRE WAS A YOUNG BOY. "PLEASE, MISTER," HE SAID, "I’D LIKE TO BUY ONE OF YOUR PUPPIES IF THEY DON’T COST TOO MUCH." "WELL, SON, THEY’RE $25 EACH." THE BOY LOOKED CRUSHED. "I’VE ONLY GOT TWO DOLLARS AND FIVE ...read more

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  • There Was A Black Slave Named Jack Who Chopped ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a black slave named Jack who chopped wood every day for his master. It was a hard task. His hands would bleed. His entire body would also be painful. Ever since he was a child, he did just that. One very exhausting day, he thought of his dire situation. Whose fault was it that he ended ...read more

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  • In India There Is A Bible Institute Run By Dr. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In India there is a Bible Institute run by Dr. Samuel Thomas – a modern day hero of the Christian faith. Each year this Bible Institute has a commencement ceremony where students who have finished their studies are together for one final time before leaving this institute as graduates. What is so ...read more

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  • Do We Have That Fire In The Belly To Carry Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
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    Do we have that fire in the belly to carry our cross when things get tough? The other day (Thursday), I met a Marine Sergeant who is recuperating from wounds he received about 14 months ago. The explosion damaged multiple vertebrae, his left hip, and parts of his legs. His entire left side ...read more

    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • When I Was Leading Worship In Denver There ...

    Contributed by Scott Brooks on Nov 10, 2007
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    ILL: When I was leading worship in Denver there were two sisters on the worship team. One day one of the sisters was in a car accident and suffered minor injuries like on a Thursday. She was a shaken up really bad and had looked death in the face and wrote a poem about the experience. Her ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I Know You Have Seen Either In Church Our In A ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 1, 2008
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    I know you have seen either in Church our in a Christian Bookstore the famous painting that included the poem “Footprints in the Sand.” The words of the poem are superimposed over a beautify painting of an ocean and beach with foot prints. Sometimes there are two footprints in the sand, but often ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • When I Was About 27 Years Old I Developed An ...

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
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    When I was about 27 years old I developed an abscess in a rather embarrassing area of the body. Consequently I tried to keep quiet about it hoping it would go away by natural means. Eventually the abscess got to such a size that the pain was intense and I was finding it difficult to walk. So I ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Fire  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    THE FIRE H. A. Ironside told the story of pioneers who were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They traveled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were horrified to note a long ...read more

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  • In The Ultimate Obedience Depicted In 1 Peter 4:1 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    In the ultimate obedience depicted in 1 Peter 4:1 Believers who have died have ceased from sin will have entered into an eternal condition of holy perfection, free from all sin’s influences and effects (cf. 1 Cor. 15:42–43; 2 Cor. 5:1; Rev. 21:4; 22:14–15). SAFELY HOME I am home in Heaven, dear ...read more

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  • Standing On A Small Platform, A Reader Calls Out ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on horseback, but a black granite gash in ...read more