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  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006
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    . Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Benson Once Said That He Gave A Talk At His ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 5, 2006
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    Bob Benson once said that he gave a talk at his son’s high school commencement. He wanted to do good because it was for his son, so he went out and bought a new 3-piece suit. He spoke, and did a good job. Afterwards a student came up and said, "Mr. Benson, did you know that your vest is buttoned ...read more

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • The Yangtze River Bridge, A National Landmark In ...

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Feb 24, 2007
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    The Yangtze River bridge, a national landmark in China, is always crowded with traffic including thousands of pedestrians. Because of its busyness, it is a favored spot for people who wish to commit suicide. Since its opening in 1968, over 1000 people have jumped to their deaths into the river 100 ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Years Ago, There Was A Great Preacher In Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Years ago, there was a great preacher in our brotherhood named Owen Crouch. He was a man who had been highly regarded, but he now was retired on limited income. So he was delighted when some businessmen approached him who said wanted him to be part of their company. Because of his sterling ...read more

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  • The Yangtze River Bridge, A National Landmark ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    . The Yangtze River bridge, a national landmark in China, is always crowded with traffic including thousands of pedestrians. Because of its busyness, it is a favored spot for people who wish to commit suicide. Since its opening in 1968, over 1000 people have jumped to their deaths into the river ...read more

  • I Read Of A Young Man Who Worked For A Bank And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Jan 25, 2003
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    I read of a young man who worked for a bank and one day was called upon to deliver $25,000 in quarters in his bosses 49 Ford pickup to Bank of America in downtown San Bernardino. He said, “We hopped in the truck. I’m in my T-shirt and blue jeans. We drove up to the front of the Bank of America, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • While We Were In Jerusalem We Visited A Jewish ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
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    While we were in Jerusalem we visited a Jewish shop “Treasures of the Temple” which was a sort of museum. These Jews are currently recreating all the temple items in preparation of rebuilding the temple to worship in O.T. style. Photos 796-798 We stopped by the Western Wall and there were dozens ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Go Back! You're Too Young

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
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    GO BACK! YOU'RE TOO YOUNG Wilbur E. Nelson told the story of his father who was the senior elder in his church for many years. He said: "When I was a boy, eleven years of age, an evangelist held a series of meetings in our church. One night he asked every Christian to come forward and also asked ...read more

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  • 3 Years Ago, My Brother-In-Law Died Of Cancer ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    3 years ago, my brother-in-law died of cancer that he had battled for a few years. At first there were treatments – a surgery, then attempts with some experimental drugs. David lost his hair, and he had to be very careful about infections. Then at one point, it was clear that he wasn’t going to ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Long Ago, In A Kingdom Far, Far Away, A Rich King ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a rich king hired a “fool” to entertain him and make him laugh when he was sad. He gave the fool a golden scepter and told him that when he met a greater fool than he, to pass the golden scepter to that person. Years passed and one day the king grew very ...read more

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  • Liberals Give Less Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    LIBERALS GIVE LESS THAN CONSERVATIVES A couple years ago, a Syracuse University professor named Arthur C. Brooks wrote a book called "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism". He was not particularly excited about the outcome of the study he’d done (he’d been raised ...read more

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  • My Mother And My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009
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    MY MOTHER AND MY FRIENDS (Excerpted from Simple Treasures - Garnet Hunt White. Stories for a Woman’s Heart, p. 187.) The Prov. 31 woman has grateful children – “Her children stand and bless her” (Prov. 31:28 NLT). Mother accepted my friends as they were, and they loved her for it. They liked the ...read more

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  • Popularity Contest  PRO

    Contributed by James Botts on Sep 1, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
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    POPULARITY CONTEST Love is a very popular word in our society. Amazon.com lists: 2,652 book titles regarding “Heaven,” 10,304 for “Money,” 16,765 for “Sex,” 18,818 for “God,” and 30,066 for “Love.” Love is one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Our Persistent Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on May 7, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
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    OUR PERSISTENT PRAYER Billy Graham said, “Heaven is full of answers to prayers for which no one ever bothered to ask.” Have faith in the God of the dream; let’s ask God to bring the dream to completion. God’s answer is ready; ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • You Have Never Seen God, My Friend? Then Youve ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "You have never seen God, my friend? Then youve never watched the dawn silently, swiftly, swallow up the night. Youve never seen the splendor and beauty in the heavens as the sun bursts forth upon yon ...read more

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  • Loss For Words

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
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    LOSS FOR WORDS Once when Red Skelton was being interviewed he was asked if he ever was at a loss for words. He hesitated a minute then said, "I dreamed I died and went to heaven. Just as I was taken ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • In His Book Eating The Elephant, Thom Rainer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 29, 2001
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     | 2,990 views

    In his book Eating The Elephant, Thom Rainer tells of an interview Billy Graham had with an interviewer. The interviewer was facinated by Rev Graham’s success and asked if he anticipated being given great rewards in heaven for the millions of lives he had impacted through his worldwide ministry. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Alexandra Flynn Of Fremont, Nebraska, Was Looking ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Aug 2, 2003
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    Alexandra Flynn of Fremont, Nebraska, was looking forward to the 2002 homecoming dance. She left home in high spirits, but she did not have her high school ID with her. When the man at the door refused her admission without her ID, she went home to get it. Unable to find it, her mother went with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Added Benefit Of Winning Souls Is Strength. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 16, 2005
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    The added benefit of winning souls is strength. The joy of the Lord gives us strength. The greatest joy next to the joy of your own salvation is winning another soul to Christ. Of the 43 years of missionary evangelism we have seen many answers to prayer with the healing of many. However, I do not ...read more

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  • Afraid Of What?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
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    AFRAID OF WHAT? Jack Benson was a missionary to China. He was held up by some bandits who took all his valuables & then held a gun to his head & forced him to kneel in the road. They told him they were going to shoot him. Benson knelt calmly, maintaining his composure through it all. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ