Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 21, 2008
First of all, in the first century and probably two hundred years or so before, there were many groups who claimed that the Messiah had come. They all had a charismatic leader that usually called people to a revolution to overthrow the Romans. But this is what happened every single time. Rome came
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 13, 2009
“Satisfied Completely!”
The daughter of a New York rabbi tells this story. “My father taught me to read the Bible in Hebrew as a young child. We began at Genesis. When we came to Isaiah, he skipped the fifty-third chapter. I asked him why. He said it was not necessary for Jews to read that
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2009
THE NOAHIDE COMMANDS
A Pagan could become > An Alien Believer > A God-fearer > A Jew (proselyte)
A pagan would be an idolater or worship many gods, or one not serving the true God.
An alien believer would be a gentile who wanted to be saved, repented from his sins and turned to the God of
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 13, 2013
THE YANOV TORAH
During World War II, Jewish inmates of the Yanov labor camp in occupied Poland defied their Nazi guards, secretly conducting religious services inside their darkened barracks. To observe their ritual, the Jews had cut religious scrolls into sections, bound the parchment pieces
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
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In evangelical individualism people think of their personal relationship with God in isolation (“Just me and Jesus”) and forge their destiny apart from any church authority. While holding relatively low opinions of history, traditions, and the church, they turn to the experiences of self and
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A SIX WORD LESSON? A FAMOUS SPEECH:
Sir Winston Churchill speaks at Oxford the University Commencement.
As the great statesman addresses the graduates, he steps to the podium, leans on his elbows, looks at the
student body, and says:
NEVER GIVE UP! --- the crowd raises to their feet and
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Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Nov 17, 2003
It was in December of 1903, that after many attempts, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were successful in getting their “flying machine” off the ground and into the air at Kitty Hawk.
Thrilled over the accomplishment, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: “We have
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
As I mentioned at the outset, “Pride is a killer.” One man in history learned that lesson the hard way.
During the Battle of the Wilderness in the Civil War, Union general John Sedgwick was inspecting his troops. At one point he came to a parapet, over which he gazed out in the direction of the
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 22, 2005
When a president leaves office his mark on history is complete. Will he be remembered among the great presidents (Lincoln or FDR) or will he freefall down the list along with the Garfield’s? Regardless, it is a presidential practice to exercise one final act of authority. With a stroke of the pen,
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 6, 2005
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“The Fundamental idea of Spirit in Hebrew and Greek is breath, air, wind, storm – the intensity depending on the context. It may be a gentle breath (John 20:22), a gale-force wind (Ex 15:8), a cooling breeze (Gen 3:8). Most essentially Spirit is transcendent and divine, not mere flesh; it is the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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In her book, First Lady from Plains, Rosalynn Carter told of the “wonderfully odd” things she learned about White House history while a resident there. It seems that the children of President James A. Garfield rode large three-wheelers around as they carried on pillow fights in the East Room. Teddy
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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Gen X In Church: The 48 million Gen X group tends to go to church with greater frequency than do Boomers (78 million). They are searching for excellence and authenticity and have shown that once they find these qualities in a church, they remain surprisingly loyal. Gen X has shown a tendency to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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In her book, First Lady from Plains, Rosalynn Carter told of the "wonderfully odd" things she learned about White House history while a resident there. It seems that the children of President James A. Garfield rode large three-wheelers around as they carried on pillow fights in the East Room. Teddy
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Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 15, 2007
We find ourselves in an interesting time in our churches history again.
We are losing for a season Sherrie, Becky and the kids, this after just losing David, Juliann and Wyatt, boy it would be easy to lose heart.
Yet God keeps giving me great expectation for this upcoming year, something that
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Baptist
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
Startling Statistics
Only eight percent of the time since the beginning of recorded history has the world been entirely at peace. In over 3,100 years, only 286 have been warless and 8,000 treaties have been broken in this time.
Jesus Himself tells us in Mt 24:6 6 And you will hear of wars and
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 19, 2008
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams held more important offices than anyone else in the history of the U.S. He served with distinction as president, senator, congressman, minister to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and
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Contributed by John Herrmann on Nov 14, 2008
Some years back, the company with the brown trucks and brown uniforms - UPS, went public on the stock market for the first time in its 92 year history. The Chairman and CEO then, Jim Kelly said, “We’ve discussed the benefits of private ownership for a long time, but this is something we had to do
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