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  • I Believe That God Heals Diseases. He Is Jehovah ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 2,828 views

    I believe that God heals diseases. He is Jehovah Raphe, the One who is able to heal. Over twenty years ago I was in the hospital in York, Pennsylvania, when I heard that the doctor had asked Kathy Hughes to sign the donation papers for the vital organs because in their medical opinion Charles ...read more

  • Daniel Boone Explored The Great Wilderness Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 2,454 views

    Daniel Boone explored the great wilderness of Tennessee and Kentucky. It was Boone who marked the wilderness road that brought settlers into the new land. He often wandered over vast areas of forest, living off the land and dodging arrows. Once he was asked if he had ever bee lost. He replied, ...read more

  • A Worthless Piece Of Paper  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,432 views

    A WORTHLESS PIECE OF PAPER In 1830, a man named George Wilson was convicted of killing a government employee while robbing the U.S. Mail. He was tried and sentenced to be hanged. Andrew Jackson, then the President, issued a pardon for Wilson, but Wilson did a strange thing: he refused to ...read more

  • It Has Been Said That "There Are None So Blind As ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,774 views

    It has been said that “there are none so blind as those who refuse to see”. The Morning of the day of the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was conferring with his general, planning the tactics of the day. After telling him what the infantry should do, he said, “And by tonight Wellington will be in our ...read more

  • Are You For Real?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,722 views

    ARE YOU FOR REAL? The misuse of God’s name for personal profit is easily applied to certain televangelists who use the name of God to make a buck off of overly trusting people, or politicians who mention God’s name in the right places and the right times in order to gain a certain constituency of ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Commercial That Was Running ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 2,430 views

    Do you remember the commercial that was running just before, and during the 2002 Olympics? The one that had snapshots of different people playing or watching hockey throughout the country? Everybody yells out “He shoots, he scores!” The tag line at the end is, “If we all shout it loud enough, ...read more

  • The Great Wall Of China Was Built Over Many ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
    based on 79 ratings
     | 1,883 views

    The Great Wall of China was built over many hundreds of years to keep China’s northern enemies from invading. The Great Wall is so wide that chariots could ride across the top. It is one of the few manmade objects that astronauts can see from outer space as they look back on the earth. But the ...read more

  • Working Hard?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,332 views

    WORKING HARD? Workers around America frankly admit that they spend more than 20 percent of their time (seven hours a week) at work goofing off. That amounts to a four-day work week across the nation. Almost half of Americans admit to chronic malingering, calling in sick when not sick, and doing ...read more

  • Shooting At The Saints  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 6,442 views

    SHOOTING AT THE SAINTS It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the ...read more

  • How Much Do You Know?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,766 views

    HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? In a recent Constitution Poll commissioned by the National Constitution Center, fewer than 50 percent of the respondents knew how many U.S. Senators there are; only 6 percent could name the four rights guaranteed by the First Amendment; and 84 percent thought the ...read more

  • Martin Niemoeller Experienced It. One Of Hitler's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 29, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 2,593 views

    Martin Niemoeller experienced it. One of Hitler’s least favorite people, Rev. Niemoeller was placed in prison and summoned to a special court. He was suddenly afraid. He had no idea what to expect! But according to Francis Gay, as he was taken along the seemingly endless corridor to the courtroom, ...read more

  • Scientists Studied A Native Tribe In South ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 1,949 views

    Scientists studied a native tribe in South America whose people have been dying prematurely for generations. After thorough investigation, the cause of premature death was determined. The disease was transmitted by an insect that lived in the walls of their adobe homes. This new information ...read more

  • Jealousy/Envy  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 14, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,983 views

    Jealousy/evny There is a distinction between jealousy and envy. To envy is to want something which belongs to another person. "You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, his wife or his servant, his ox or donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." In contrast, jealousy is the fear that ...read more

  • A Genuine Free Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,788 views

    A Genuine Free Spirit It took just a few hours for budget carrier Spirit Airlines to give away 13,400 free tickets on 90 flights to 14 cities - every seat for an entire day. The catch? That day is Sept. 11. Like most airlines, Miramar, Fla.-based Spirit had found few willing to fly on the first ...read more

  • We Know How Telephone Conversations Are; We ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 24, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,734 views

    We know how telephone conversations are; we usually hear only one side of the conversation. A young boy was talking and his father was listening, "Hello, sir, I was calling you to see if you could use a lawn boy to do your yard work!" "Oh, I see you already have one!" "Well, is he doing your ...read more

  • If I Go Into My Backyard And Work Hard 14 Hours ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,096 views

    If I go into my backyard and work hard 14 hours a day to dig a big hole, what good will that do? Surely, I’ll be doing more work than probably anybody in this room. I’d be working hard. And hard work is rewarding, or so our culture tells us. But I don’t need a big hole. My work would be useless. ...read more

  • In Their Book Your Work Matters To God, Doug ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 1,367 views

    In their book Your Work Matters to God, Doug Sherman and William Hendricks wrote: “God has made you with a specific design. As one of His creatures, He has given you personal resources – a personality, talent, abilities, interests and so forth – which can be used vocationally … It is clear ...read more

  • Oprah Makes It To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,255 views

    OPRAH MAKES IT TO HEAVEN Forget her TV rankings. Among a group of 15 prominent figures, Oprah Winfrey is a winner in the biggest rating game of all. In a recent survey, 66 percent of Americans said they believe that the popular talk show host is "very likely" or "somewhat likely" to go to heaven. ...read more

  • The Shocking Truth  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,262 views

    THE SHOCKING TRUTH “Imagine if you will that among the Jews there suddenly turns up a man who goes about talking as if He was God. . . Now let us get this clear. Among Pantheists, like the Indians, anyone might say that he was a part of God, or one with God: there would be nothing very odd about ...read more

  • Thanksgiving List  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 8,448 views

    THANKSGIVING LIST Here is a list of things housewives are most thankful for: "For automatic dishwashers because they make it possible for us to get out of the kitchen before the family comes back in for their after-dinner snacks. For husbands who attack small repair jobs around the house ...read more