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  • John Fischer, On A Hill Too Far Away: Tells ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,885 views

    John Fischer, On a Hill Too Far Away: tells about a church in Old Greenwich, CT which has a ten-foot cross located not on a wall or suspended from the ceiling or even on the steeple of the building. This cross is bolted firmly in front of the platform not three feet from where the preacher ...read more

  • If You've Kept Up With The Local News You May ...

    Contributed by Heath Carlton on Aug 1, 2007
     | 1,474 views

    If you’ve kept up with the local news you may have read about a local concrete company who was using some inadequate materials in their mix. Because of this, the people buying concrete from this company were building foundations for houses and lots of other things with defective concrete. After a ...read more

  • Before World War Ii, Nora Waln Wrote A Book ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 9, 2007
     | 1,275 views

    Before World War II, Nora Waln wrote a book exposing Hitler and his Nazi plotters. The book, Reaching for the Stars, was intercepted in the German mails on its way to an American publisher. She fled to London, rewrote the book from memory and sent copies to Heinrich Himmler, the Nazi hangman. He ...read more

  • Falling Asleep In Church

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 22, 2009
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    FALLING ASLEEP IN CHURCH Please don't think I'm complaining about folks who fall asleep in church. I understand some people can’t help it. I am convinced that some people fall asleep in church during the sermon because their have a physical ailment. Some folk must have a snooze button attached at ...read more

  • Adoption Explained

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 7, 2009
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     | 5,885 views

    ADOPTION EXPLAINED During the time that the New Testament was written, when a family adopted a child, there was no immediate big celebration of that adoption. But, when that child reached the proper age, there was a celebration, and at that time, the child was given every single legal standing as ...read more

  • We Are Looking At A Set Of Photographs, Photos Of ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 26, 2009
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    We are looking at a set of photographs, photos of my friend Tom. I’ve been telling you all about my friend. Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at these photos. Then one day, as we were doing that he steps in. You saw him, but I did not acknowledge him. I carried on my talk about him, ...read more

  • I Remember As A Kid Watching The Tv Series Called ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 21, 2010
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    I remember as a kid watching the TV series called "KUNG FU" staring David Caradine. The blind Master Po (Keye Luke) calls his young student "GRASSHOPPER" to "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED". We are not grasshoppers but we often see ourselves as such (Numbers 13:33) and we don't need a Shaolin monk to tell ...read more

  • Haydn: Not From Me, But From Thee

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
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    HAYDN: NOT FROM ME, BUT FROM THEE Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was present at the Vienna Music Hall where his oratorio The Creation was being performed. Weakened by age, the great composer was confined to a wheelchair. As the majestic work moved along, the audience was caught up with tremendous ...read more

  • Starbucks Society

    Contributed by Erik Stadler on Jan 12, 2011
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    STARBUCKS SOCIETY Sometimes people describe today as the culture of "Starbucks" or the "iPod" society? We have been taught to look at ourselves as individuals, and the preferences of the individual are more important than the group. At Starbucks you can stand behind somebody and they can rattle I ...read more

  • The Dove, The Fish And The Anchor  PRO

    Contributed by Lark Lewis on Jul 14, 2011
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    THE DOVE, THE FISH AND THE ANCHOR If ever you have the chance to visit the catacombs in Rome, those tunnels under the ancient city, where many of the early Christians were buried, you can see the symbols of faith on their tombs. Three common symbols appear: the dove, the fish, and the anchor. The ...read more

  • You Are The One On Trial

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 17, 2017
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    Some people come to the Bible or to any work of great literature without the capacity to understand what is in it. They are like a person who comes to a well for a drink of water, only to find that there is no bucket to draw the water out of the well. When people say, "I don’t get anything out ...read more

  • Prayer

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
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    This statement is many times use as a stand alone statement without regards to the actual meaning. When the context has to be considered and an understanding of who God is and his teachings are most important. A famous Bible scholar John Gill puts it this way: For whatever is asked in faith, ...read more

  • Just Tell The Truth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    JUST TELL THE TRUTH A small boy was on the witness stand in an important lawsuit. The prosecuting attorney cross-examined him, then delivered, he thought, a crushing blow to the testimony. "Your father has been telling you how to testify, has he not?" "Yes," the lad replied and did not hesitate ...read more

  • The Physics Professor Had Just Finished His ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2008
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    The physics professor had just finished his lecture about the pendulum, wherein he had shown the mathematical proof that an untouched pendulum will always swing in ever-decreasing arcs. He then asked for a volunteer to demonstrate this fact by standing against a wall with a pendulum bob against ...read more

  • Good Versus Great

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 5, 2008
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    GOOD versus GREAT Bill Cosby said it this way: God made a tree and said it was (pause) Good. God made a rabbit and said it was (pause) Good. Man made the refrigerator and said it was Amazing. Man made the car and said it was Awesome or Fabulous. We are fanatical about our creations. Praising ...read more

  • The Whipping  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,415 views

    The Whipping. There was a school with a class of students that no teacher had been able to handle. Two or three teachers had been run off from this school in one year by the unruly students. A young man, just out of college, heard about the class and applied to the school. The principal asked the ...read more

  • One Of The Modern Day Heroes Of Faith Is George ...

    Contributed by Tom Osterkamp on Mar 26, 2007
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    One of the modern day heroes of faith is George Mueller. George Mueller started many orphanages without raising the funds to do so. He simply trusted God to do the work and keep it going. On more than one occasion God provided for those orphans in a miraculous way. On one occasion they had no ...read more

  • The First Time I Flew On An Airplane Was When I ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 22, 2010
     | 1,379 views

    The first time I flew on an airplane was when I went to visit the Freed-Hardeman University campus. I was traveling with two close friends and as we boarded the plane, I happened to glance over at the cockpit. Inside the cockpit there was what looked like a large round compass. In order to take us ...read more

  • A Study Of Impatience

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    A STUDY OF IMPATIENCE In March of 2006, the Associated Press and Ipsos surveyed 1,003 adults concerning Americans’ attitudes and behavior regarding impatience. Some of the findings included: • While waiting in line at an office or store, it takes an average of 17 minutes for most people to lose ...read more

  • The 2001 Nfl Season Had Barely Started And The ...

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 3, 2008
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    The 2001 NFL season had barely started and the New England Patriots were a rising power in the league. Drew Bledsoe was leading the Patriots to a respectable season but then Bledsoe got hurt and a relatively unknown backup quarterback had to take his place. Tom Brady did what many thought was ...read more

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