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  • A Young Man Who Had Been Invited To A Dinner ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
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    A young man who had been invited to a dinner given by the South African statesman John Cecil Rhodes arrived by train and had to go directly to Rhodes’s house in his travel-stained clothes. To the young guest’s horror, he found a room full of people in full evening dress. Soon Rhodes appeared, ...read more

  • There's A Type Of Boat Called A Hydrofoil That ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    There’s a type of boat called a hydrofoil that has actually been around for over 100 yrs. The secret lies underneath the hull, where there are basically underwater wings. Once the boat reaches enough speed, it actually lifts out of the water and “flies” with only those wings in the water. ...read more

  • 2920 Alexander's Garments. When Alexander The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 12, 2008
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    2920 Alexander’s Garments. When Alexander the Great entertained the kings and nobles at the court of Persia, he appeared wearing only those garments which had been woven for him by his mother, Olympias, who was the daughter of a chieftain, the wife of a king, and the mother of a conqueror. One ...read more

  • Cell Phone ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    CELL PHONE INSOMNIA? Radiation from cell phones delays and reduces sleep and causes headaches and confusion, according to a UK study. The research, sponsored by mobile phone companies, shows using the handsets before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend ...read more

  • In Coming

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 4, 2008
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    IN COMING In coming into the world He confirmed God's promises. In coming into the world He revealed the Father to us. In coming into the world He was able to become our faithful High Priest. In coming into the world He was able to put away sin. In coming into the world He destroyed the works of ...read more

  • Indonesia

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 19, 2009
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    Indonesia Indonesia is a country that is almost 90% Muslim. When I was up in SUNDERLAND in February 1998, when I heard Suzette Hattingh speak. She told us how she held a crusade in Yapura on the island of Irian Jaya and the miracles that she saw. The Indonesian army offered the use of 110 trucks ...read more

  • What We Do Not Know  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW F.B. Meyer once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are three things we do not know: First, we do not know how hard he or she tried not to sin. Second, we do not know the power of the forces that assailed him or her. Thirdly, we also do not know what we ...read more

  • Blood Is Thicker Than Water  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2009
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    BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER At some point or another you may have used this familiar phrase - Blood is thicker than water. The context in which we use it is to describe the meaning that blood-related families are more important than anyone else. R. Richard Pustelniak, congregational leader for the ...read more

  • Adoption Explained

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 7, 2009
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    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

  • So When That Adversary Learned Of The New Guy On ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 20, 2010
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    So when that Adversary learned of the new guy on the Jordan, whom John had baptized amid some sort of theophany, he did his own research. All these human messiahs had come and gone with a few carefully- placed temptation. Even the great King David had succumbed to a foreign woman bathing next ...read more

  • A Boy Without Athletic Ability Is Chosen To Play ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
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    A Boy Without Athletic Ability is Chosen to Play a Game There was a boy who did not have much athletic ability. Every time he and his friends would play some game, he was always the last to be chosen. One day two new fellows came to play with them and were allowed to be team captains because they ...read more

  • Delivering Death Notices

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 30, 2011
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    DELIVERING DEATH NOTICES When I lived in Albuquerque I was trained by the Albuquerque Police Department to deliver death notifications to people in town. The Police Department used local preachers wearing suits with Police Chaplain badges instead of sending uniformed officers because it was ...read more

  • The Jesus Embassy

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 1, 2011
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    THE JESUS EMBASSY Almost every nation in the world has an embassy that is owned by the United States of America. No matter what nation that embassy is in, the ground on which it rests is U.S. soil. That land does not belong to that foreign country. Now, if you - as a U.S. citizen - are in Europe ...read more

  • Consequences For Karla Faye Tucker

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011
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    CONSEQUENCES FOR KARLA FAYE TUCKER Karla Faye Tucker was convicted in 1983 for the murders of two people. While on death row in 1985, she picked up a Bible from the prison ministry program and prayed to receive Christ after reading it. On June 22, 1992, Tucker requested that her life be spared on ...read more

  • How To Be Liked By Your Peers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012
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    HOW TO BE LIKED BY YOUR PEERS ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2010) — People who pursue happiness through material possessions are liked less by their peers than people who pursue happiness through life experiences, according to a new study...The "take home" message in his most recent study, which appears ...read more

  • He Who Is

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 22, 2012
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    He Who is "the image of the invisible God" (Col. 1:15),(21) is Himself the perfect man. To the sons of Adam He restores the divine likeness which had been disfigured from the first sin onward. Since human nature as He assumed it was not annulled,(22) by that very fact it has been raised up to a ...read more

  • Turn On The Lights

    Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Mar 17, 2013
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    Turn On the Lights! We must turn on the lights and share our faith! Sometimes we must not let our fears hold us back! Pilots from HORNET were the first to attack, scoring lethal hits on Zuikaku-class carrier. It was long after dark when the returning aircraft arrived over the Task Force. ...read more

  • Baptism: The Pen In The Book

    Contributed by Doyle Welborn on Apr 6, 2013
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    BAPTISM: THE PEN IN THE BOOK Baptism is an illustration of what it means to be "in Christ." Being placed into Christ when we are saved is like being placed into water, completely covered. We are not seen except through the water, as we are not seen by God except through Christ. When God the father ...read more

  • Don't Be Impatient

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 15, 2013
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    DON'T BE IMPATIENT When I was a teen-ager, my mom finally gave in to my dad. After mom and dad bought our Christmas, dad talked mom into allowing us to open the gifts days, sometimes weeks early. He couldn’t wait until we opened our gifts. The problem is that it took a lot of the joy out of ...read more

  • Cheeful Giver

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Nov 20, 2020
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    A missionary in Africa was preaching his first sermon in a mission church. When time came for the offering, the people danced their offerings forward. They danced and sang praise to God as they brought their offerings to the altar. For they were “coming before God's presence with ...read more