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  • Our Response Involves Far More Than Instant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success. We will starve terrorists ...read more

  • Consequences For Karla Faye Tucker

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011
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    CONSEQUENCES FOR KARLA FAYE TUCKER Karla Faye Tucker was convicted in 1983 for the murders of two people. While on death row in 1985, she picked up a Bible from the prison ministry program and prayed to receive Christ after reading it. On June 22, 1992, Tucker requested that her life be spared on ...read more

  • The Tree Of Hippocrates

    Contributed by Kelly Mitchell on Oct 3, 2012
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    The Tree of Hippocrates On the island of Kos, the home of Hippocrates, the great physician from whom we get the “Hippocratic Oath”, there grows a tree that history says Hippocrates himself once gathered his students for class. Although the current tree is only about 500 years old, it is purported ...read more

  • This Great Nation Will Endure As It Has Endured, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Harrison on Oct 27, 2008
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    This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself——nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark ...read more

  • Messiah Fed The Hungry  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    "MESSIAH" FED THE HUNGRY When Handel wrote "Messiah" he had gone from riches to rags. For 30 years he had entertained Lords and Ladies with his operas. But those days seemed long past. Creditors were at his door. He was depressed. He could not sleep and he was plagued by rheumatism. He feared he ...read more

  • Prayer And Cadwalader

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 8, 2012
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    PRAYER AND CADWALADER In 1747, Benjamin Franklin organized the "Philadelphia Associators." This was a volunteer militia for the protection of the city. Colonel John Cadwalader was elected its senior officer in 1776. In December of 1776, Cadwalader and his volunteer militia were stationed 10 miles ...read more

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

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Aug 30, 2001
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     | 2,122 views

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • A Religious Assumption  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
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    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

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

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Feb 14, 2005
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    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

  • 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 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

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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     | 1,618 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Invisible Church  PRO

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,512 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

  • 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