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On New Year's Day, 1929, Georgia Tech Played Ucla ...

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 8, 2007

On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran sixty-five yards toward the wrong goal line. One of his teammates, Beeny Lom, ran him down and tackled ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Facts About America And References To God

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 5, 2007

Facts about America and references to God: * All 50 state constitutions refer to "God" and a higher power in them! * Everyone of the country’s major anthems including “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “America” and “My Country Tis of Thee” speaks in some way about pray and God. *The first book printed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unsteady Ground: Just Keep Going

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008

UNSTEADY GROUND: JUST KEEP GOING Have you ever stepped on ground that seemed unsteady, but you really had to go on, just to get where you were going? Just recently we took a trip up to the (northern part of South Korea) Hwacho’n area and then down to the Chuncho’n areas. We stopped at a nice ...read more

Tags: Trust

Sandbar Faith

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

SANDBAR FAITH Have you ever stepped on ground that seemed unsteady, but you really had to go on, just to get where you were going? Just recently we took a trip up to the (northern part of South Korea) Hwacho'n area and then down to the Chuncho'n areas. We stopped at a nice restaurant where they ...read more

Tags: Faith

Thanksgiving At Plymouth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

Thanksgiving at Plymouth Colony Think of that little band of people who crossed the Atlantic in a boat that was 26 feet by 112 feet and landed on the New England coast during a bitter cold winter. At times that first year the daily ration of those who were well was only five grains of corn. In ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Tags: Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Holiday

Elvis Presley, He Is A Cultural Icon, Often Known ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010

Elvis Presley, He is a cultural icon, often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King". Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. Presley "was an untrained musician who played ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God

Denomination: Baptist

Never Give Up  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 27, 2011

NEVER GIVE UP Have you seen that cartoon with the pelican having a frog for dinner? His dinner is not agreeing with him. The frog’s head, shoulders, and most of his body are in the pelican’s beak. His back legs are outside, kicking for all they’re worth. His front legs stick out from both sides ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, 1 Peter 1:6-7, Luke 11:5-13

Tags: Perseverance, Prayer, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Baptist

The Height Of Hypocrisy

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jan 14, 2018

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday The Height of Hypocrisy - Forgiveness Offered "Thirty six year old - Derek Paul Smyer pronounced guilty of two counts of murder for arranging the killing of Crystal Taylor and her 21 week old fetus because she would not have an abortion. Derek Paul Smyer was found ...read more

Tags: Abortion, Sanctity Of Life, Abortions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Of Life’s Major Mistakes Is Being The ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 18, 2000

One of life’s major mistakes is being the last member in the family to come down with the flu -- after all ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Christian Love, Romantic Love

Denomination: Baptist

The Scriptures Are Shallow Enough For A Babe To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2001

"The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for a theologians to swim in ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Scripture, Bible Study

Despite The Hype Over Digital Music, 90% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Despite the hype over digital music, 90% of music industry revenue still comes from CD ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Despite The Hype Over Digital Music, 90% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Despite the hype over digital music, 90% of music industry revenue still comes from CD ...read more

Not Only Must A Good Work Be Something Which Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Not only must a good work be something which is commanded by God in His Word and come from a purified heart, but ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Jas 3:13 Who Is Wise And Understanding Among ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007

Jas 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Only People Who Achieve Much Are Those Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

The World Now Has So Many Problems That If Moses ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The world now has so many problems that if Moses had come down from Mount Sinai today the two ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Our Children Await Christmas Presents Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting election returns; there's the Uncle Fred precinct and ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Nothing Is Rarer Than A Solitary Lie, For Lies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing is rarer than a solitary lie, for lies breed like toads; you cannot tell one but out it comes ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

The Job Of A Teacher Is To Excite In The Young ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The job of a teacher is to excite in the young a boundless sense of curiosity about life, so that the growing child shall come to apprehend ...read more

Tags: Learning

What We Take, We Also Worship. The Monks Of ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2009

What we take, we also worship. The monks of Cluny used to remove their sandals before coming to communion–like ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper

Denomination: Catholic