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  • Louis L'amour, Famed Writer Of Novels About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 18, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,372 views

    Louis L’Amour, famed writer of novels about the American West, wrote a short story that described a man who liked books. The man was noticed acting suspiciously as he perused the shelves in a library. He took down a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear and ran his fingers gently over the ...read more

  • Let Me Make Sure That We Clear Up A Few ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 1,856 views

    Let me make sure that we clear up a few misunderstandings about forgiveness. Before we can build, we have to blast. We have to blast away the erroneous thoughts on what forgiveness is not. · When you forgive a person, this does not mean you are immediately healed. · When you forgive a person, this ...read more

  • Louis L'amour, Famed Writer Of Novels About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,852 views

    Louis L’Amour, famed writer of novels about the American West, wrote a short story that described a man who liked books. The man was noticed acting suspiciously as he perused the shelves in a library. He took down a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear and ran his fingers gently over the ...read more

  • Just Worship God And Let Him Take Care Of The ...

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 8, 2008
     | 2,478 views

    JUST WORSHIP GOD AND LET HIM TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was ...read more

  • Musalaha In Jerusalem

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,688 views

    MUSALAHA IN JERUSALEM Musalaha is a charity in the Holy Land working for reconciliation. It is an Arabic word that means "reconciliation" and I recently received this communication from the head of Musalaha - Salim Munayer, who writes: At the end of 2010, more than 150 people assembled, stood ...read more

  • Volunteers And Servants  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Apr 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,977 views

    VOLUNTEERS AND SERVANTS “Volunteers raise their hand to be called on. Servants are called by the Hand of God. Volunteers do work for God. Servants do work with God. Volunteers get tired of the work, Servants are tired in the work. Volunteers pray their work will succeed. Servants succeed as ...read more

  • God Can Turn Evil To Good

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 26, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,028 views

    Myra Wattinger was 40 years old and living in Pasadena, Texas when she experienced a traumatic event in her life. She was raped and then became pregnant. She did not feel that she could take care of a child, so she placed an ad in the Houston Post newspaper at the time she gave birth to a baby ...read more

  • You Must Be Born Again  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,485 views

    YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN Paula Webster had been raised in a Christian home, had been given a Christian education, and was settled down in what seemed to be a Christian marriage. She was active in her church, attended Bible conferences, and even had regular times of personal Bible study. She said ...read more

  • Thomas Kinkade, 42, Is Probably The Most Widely ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,745 views

    Thomas Kinkade, 42, is probably the most widely collected artist in history. Media Arts manages the Kinkade license and generated sales of $126 million in ’99 at an enviable 67% gross profit margin. Total retail sales of Kinkade merchandise reached an estimated $250 million. There are now 350 ...read more

  • The Church Is Expanding. 12 Disciple Grew To 120 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 28, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,184 views

    The Church is expanding. 12 disciple grew to 120 in a upper room followed by Peters sermon 3000 believed, shortly after 5000 were add then came persecution till AD 313 Edict of toleration around 10 million Christians at this time. By the year 1000 this had grown to 50 million. By the end of the ...read more

  • According To The National Highway Traffic Safety ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 5, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,088 views

    According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 6,390 young people ages 15-20 died in motor vehicle crashes in the year 2,000? Of them alcohol was involved in 2,339 deaths. And as related to drivers – 3,594 young drivers ages 15-20 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2,000 and of ...read more

  • The Probability Of Just Eight Prophecies Being ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,589 views

    … the probability of just eight prophecies being fulfilled is one chance in one hundred million billion. That number is millions of times greater than the total number of people who’ve ever walked the planet. … if you took this number of silver dollars, they would cover the state of Texas to ...read more

  • The Education Establishment Has Many Excuses ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,145 views

    "The education establishment has many excuses for black low academic achievement: apathetic and irresponsible parents, violent and disruptive students, and students who are alien and hostile to the education process. The education establishment is correct when it says that these anti-learning ...read more

  • There's An Old Story About A Man Who Dreamed ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
     | 1,306 views

    There’s an old story about a man who dreamed that an angel escorted him to church one Sunday. There he saw a keyboard musician playing vigorously, singers singing, and other musicians playing with gusto. But the man heard no sound. The congregation was also singing – well, most of them, but again ...read more

  • Cautious Optimism Is The Forecast Of Non-Profit ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,855 views

    Cautious Optimism is the forecast of non-profit fundraising pro, Chip Grizzard, Grizzard Agency. He expects to see total giving increase 2%-3% in ’04 and 5%-6% in ’05. Although the debate continues over what percentage of donations should go toward administrative expenses vs. actual disbursements ...read more

  • The Suit Is Back, And America's Boardrooms And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,302 views

    The Suit Is Back, and America’s boardrooms and bars are looking smart again. Retailers are crazy about the trend because it also is helping to beef up men’s apparel sales. Sales of men’s tailored clothing surged 19% from January to June this year, after falling 11% in ’03 when total men’s apparel ...read more

  • The Elderly Population In Every State Will Grow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,638 views

    The Elderly Population in every state will grow faster than the total population, and seniors will outnumber school-age children in 10 states in the next 25 years, reports the Census Bureau. It predicts 26 states will double their populations of people older than 65 by 2030, when the oldest members ...read more

  • Families In Financial Crisis

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2006
     | 1,399 views

    Bobby Eklund states: 1. Families are in financial crisis, not always because of economic downturns or situations out of their control, but because we normally bring these problems upon ourselves. Families have readily accepted the notion that the best way to get things done is through debt. It is ...read more

  • Even When A Remarriage Does Involve Adultery, The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
     | 1,507 views

    Even when a remarriage does involve adultery, the adultery relates to the initiating act and not to the state. In some cases, remarriage does not involve adultery. God can, in fact, lead believers into second marriages which are totally free of that stigma. We see a parallel in the commandment, ...read more

  • Two Warships With The Largest Full-Load ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 2,470 views

    Two warships with the largest full-load displacement in the world are the US Navy aircraft carriers. The USS Nimitz and Dwight D. Eisenhower weigh about 91,400 tons. They are 1,092 feet in length overall and have a speed well in excess of 30 knots with their nuclear-powered 280,000 horse power ...read more

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