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  • Feb 20, 2007. Chicago. For Oscar Nominee ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Feb 20, 2007. CHICAGO. For Oscar nominee Jennifer Hudson, there was no question where she’d celebrate her success in the week leading up to the Academy Awards - at her family’s church. "I don’t do clubs. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke," Hudson told a boisterous crowd at Progressive Baptist Church ...read more

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  • Trate Fact: In 1907 Ana Jarvis, From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Feb 14, 2005
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     | 3,629 views

    Illustrate Fact: In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • 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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • 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

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  • It Is Said That When The British And French Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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     | 1,580 views

    It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. Phipps’ navy arrived ...read more

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  • Great Pr: Companies Are Becoming More Creative In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
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    Great PR: Companies are becoming more creative in how they support philanthropy. More are offering employees paid time off for volunteer work. Such policies make for excellent public relations. In today’s still-tight labor market, companies are also betting that work-life benefits such as volunteer ...read more

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  • In 1964, Drs. Arno Penzias And Robert Wilson Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Aug 30, 2001
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    In 1964, Drs. Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson of Bell Labs encountered continuous static on certain microwave frequencies. Rotating their antenna in a vain attempt to remove the noise, they realized it was coming from all directions -- permeating the universe. Physicists hailed this as the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • One Day It Occurred To The Members Of The Body ...  PRO

    Contributed by Judah Thomas on May 15, 2002
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    One day it occurred to the members of the body that they were doing all the work and that the belly was having all the food. So they held a meeting and after a long discussion decided to strike work until the belly consented to take its proper share of the work. So for a day or two the hands ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Shooting At The Saints  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2002
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    SHOOTING AT THE SAINTS It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • A Religious Assumption  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,826 views

    A RELIGIOUS ASSUMPTION In America, unlike any other country of the time, the Founders envisioned a land where people of all faiths could worship God without fear of persecution. The freedom to worship would, in turn, cultivate the piety and virtue necessary for the success of ...read more

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  • A Group Of Infantry Soldiers Were Going Through ...

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2008
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    A group of infantry soldiers were going through Airborne School at Fort Benning Georgia. As they prepared for their first jump, the jumpmaster explained that when the green light went on, everyone was to stand up, hook up, jump out, count to four and the chutes would open. If that failed, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Who's Side

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    WHO'S SIDE During WWII a parade of well-trained soldiers was marching through downtown. The soldiers were trained and now preparing to leave for war. As they marched by one old lady's house she was so proud of the men. She grabbed her broom stick, placed it on her shoulder and started marching ...read more

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  • John Rigas Served In An Armored Infantry ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2008
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    John Rigas served in an armored infantry division in WW II. He worked his way up from being an employee in a Sylvania plant to own a movie theatre which he parlayed over time into the Adelphia cable system, which also employed his sons. He was a religious man. He was the backbone of his small ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • The Invisible Church  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,356 views

    The Invisible Church Warren Weirsbe tells a story of a free-lance missionary that visited a pastor friend asking for financial support. "What group are you associated with?" his friend asked. The man replied, "I belong to the invisible church." His friend then asked, "Well, what church are you a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • When I Went To University Back In The Eighties, ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008
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    When I went to university back in the eighties, many people were defaulting on their student loans. I had a relatively small loan of about 7,000 dollars and I certainly didn’t want to pay it back, but the payments were pretty small so I did, and it felt good when it was finally gone. I heard of a ...read more

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  • Church Health Services

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    CHURCH HEALTH SERVICES Nearly 70% of U.S. churches provide direct health services and 65% provide educational health programs, according to the National Council of Churches (NCC) USA Congregational Health Survey. Only 6.4% offer no programs of any kind in health care ministries. The congregations ...read more

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  • Shooting At The Saints

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 2,529 views

    SHOOTING AT THE SAINTS It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps was the commander of the British fleet. He was given orders to anchor outside Quebec. His orders were to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Men And Women's Roles

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
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    MEN AND WOMEN'S ROLES Wayne Grudem and John Piper identified and addressed a problem in leadership back in 1991 which is still relevant: "A controversy of major proportions has spread through the church. It began over 20 years ago in society at large. Since then an avalanche of feminist ...read more

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  • When I Was In Amsterdam, Working As A Missionary ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 19, 2009
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    When I was in Amsterdam, working as a missionary with YWAM, a Christian music group came to the city to play at a place called "The Last Watering Hole." A number of us went to hear them play and support them in their mission. While we were there, a who was not a Christian light up a joint. Out of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Church Is Good For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    CHURCH IS GOOD FOR MARRIAGE Married couples who attend church services frequently are happier and more likely to succeed in their marriages than those who don’t attend church often or not at all, finds a Univ. of Virginia study. 70% of husbands who attend church regularly are “very happy” in their ...read more

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