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  • Coach Tom Izzo Of The Michigan State Spartans ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2005
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    Coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans basketball team, came up with a great bit of theater to get his players’ attention on Selection Sunday, just before the field was announced. He put two game tapes on a table, then smashed them with a sledgehammer. "One tape is the end of the regular ...read more

  • Temptation And Evil Are Parts Of Life. We Pray In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 12, 2005
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    Temptation and evil are parts of life. We pray in this petition that God will guard us from its disastrous effects and help us stand against it. Unfortunately many of us follow the example of the majority of people and follow the path of least resistance. We yield. In the lake of life, we are Brown ...read more

  • I Saw It Again This Last Summer - The Small ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Aug 24, 2005
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    I saw it again this last summer - the small cathedral in Bethlehem that marks the birthplace of the Savior. Behind a high altar in the church is a cave, a little cavern lit by silver lamps. There are two entries for pilgrims. One is through the main church, allowing you to admire the grandeur of ...read more

  • Jesus Draws A Very Vivid Picture In This Text Of ...

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 3, 2005
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    Jesus draws a very vivid picture in this text of heaven and hell. Both are eternal. You can’t deny it. For those who would like to think that heaven is eternal, but hell is not - it can’t be done without tearing out the very words of God. In Matthew 25:46 Jesus lays eternal heaven and hell ...read more

  • Strong Emotions

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
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    There is nothing wrong with strong emotions; even those that center squarely upon ourselves. Witness the story of missionary Adoniram Judson. He sweated out Burma’s heat for 18 years without a furlough, six years without a convert. Enduring torture and imprisonment, he admitted that he never saw a ...read more

  • Luciano Pavarotti Tells This Story: "When I Was A ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 3, 2005
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    Luciano Pavarotti tells this story: “When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song. He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers college. On ...read more

  • Many Years Ago In A Moscow Theater, Matinee Idol ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    Many years ago in a Moscow theater, matinee idol Alexander Rostovzev was converted while playing the role of Jesus in a sacrilegious play entitled Christ in a Tuxedo. He was supposed to read two verses from the Sermon on the Mount, remove his gown, and cry out, “Give me my tuxedo and top hat!” But ...read more

  • The First Ever Vocal Radio Broadcast On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 26, 2005
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    - The first ever vocal radio broadcast on December 24, 1906 - Consisted of a reading from Luke chapter two. - A Canadian engineer and inventor, Reginald Fessenden - 1866-1932 - The eldest son of an Anglican minister growing up near Niagra Falls On Christmas Eve, 1906, from his workshop in Chestnut ...read more

  • Decorate To Celebrate: Consumer Purchases Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Decorate To Celebrate: Consumer purchases of Christmas and seasonal decorations have risen sharply since ‘00, according to a new research report from Unity Marketing, Gifts & Decorative Accents Report, 2003:The Market, The Competitors, The Future Trends. Over 60% percent of consumers bought ...read more

  • You Wonder Why People Choose Fields Away From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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    "You wonder why people choose fields away from the States when young people at home are drifting because no one wants to take time to listen to their problems. Ill tell you why I left. Because those Stateside young people have every opportunity to study, hear, and understand the Word of God in ...read more

  • Titanic: The Romance

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Mar 4, 2006
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    (Video Clip montage from Titanic - mpeg 2:58) It was that tragic, true story that served as the backdrop for the blockbuster film Titanic, which steamed past all other movies to become the top grossing movie of all time. It earned $601 million. It was the #1 movie in America for 13 weeks in a ...read more

  • While Studying In The Holy Lands, A Seminary ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    While studying in the Holy Lands, a seminary professor of mine met a man who claimed to have memorized the Old Testament--in Hebrew! Needless to say, the astonished professor asked for a demonstration. A few days late they sat together in the man’s home. "Where shall we begin?" asked the man. ...read more

  • A Man In Spokane (Mr. Russell) Had Arranged For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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     | 1,717 views

    A man in Spokane (Mr. Russell) had arranged for the minister from Fourth Memorial church to have his wedding. The day came and the minister didn’t. The minister sent a replacement. The man was upset, and never forgot the incident. 30 years later Carolyn had a garage sale. My mother was there ...read more

  • Everyone Is Familiar With Shakespeare's Romeo And ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 5, 2006
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    Everyone is familiar with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are star crossed lovers. Their families are bitter enemies. In Act II, Scene Two is the famous balcony scene. Juliet laments: Jul. ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art ...read more

  • Pearl Harbor! The Morning Of December 7, 1941, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 26, 2007
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    Pearl Harbor! The morning of December 7, 1941, found 353 Japanese airplanes swarming all around the Harbor site. Within a couple of hours, America lost 8 big battleships, 6 major airfields, almost all planes, and 2,400 men. That happened at 7:50 AM in what was supposedly a surprised attack. But ...read more

  • Bevere's Story, "Now Here Is Where Many In ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 3, 2007
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    1. Bevere’s story, “Now here is where many in the church falter. They see the love of God in the light of the temporal, not the eternal. There is love and goodness, which are admired by society and many in the church but determined by human measures, and are contrary to the love of God. Let me ...read more

  • Choose One Chair

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2009
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    CHOOSE ONE CHAIR "When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song," tenor Luciano Pavarotti relates. "He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers ...read more

  • Encouraging Words In Abraham Lincoln's Pocket  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 25, 2009
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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S STUFF Your encouragement can have great power. One reason why is because everybody needs to be encouraged. The night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre, he was carrying: -Two pairs of glasses. -A small velvet eyeglass cleaner. -An ivory pocketknife. -A large ...read more

  • Trampled In The Church

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 7, 2009
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    TRAMPLED IN THE CHURCH An African proverb says, "When elephants fight, grass gets trampled." Elephants do not throw their weight around for nothing. The average African elephant weighs 16,534 lbs. The largest elephant on record weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall! Wild elephants eat ...read more

  • Ugliest Dog Content

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
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    UGLIEST DOG CONTENT Sam was a 14 year old purebred Chinese hairless dog who won the World’s Ugliest Dog contest. Sam is covered in blackheads. His skin is wrinkled, brown, and dotted with splotches and several lines of warts. His eyes are pale and frightening. His teeth are misshapen and jut ...read more