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  • No Record

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,718 views

    "NO RECORD" Several years ago Bob Sheffield of the Navigators told a moving story picturing the essence of what it means to receive God’s forgiveness. Before he became a Christian, Bob played professional hockey in Canada. He was tough, loved to fight and found himself in jail one night after a ...read more

  • War Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
     | 4,008 views

    WAR IS HELL War is defined as “a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations,” or more generally, as “a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism.” About 15 years ago a group of academics and historians compiled some startling information. Since 3600 BC, ...read more

  • This Past Week There Was An Interesting Article ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,165 views

    This past week there was an interesting article on the front page of the USA Today entitled, America gets an ‘F’ in religion. The article was about the religious ignorance in America today in the wake of international tension interjected w/ religious indifference. It said that 60% of Americans ...read more

  • Jehovah's Witnesses And The Church Of Jesus ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,484 views

    Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) reported the largest membership increases in a year, according to the National Council of Churches' 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches. Although Jehovah's Witnesses currently rank 25th in size with over ...read more

  • Obama Is Not The Messiah  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,310 views

    OBAMA IS NOT THE MESSIAH President Barack Obama arrived at Stansted airport last week from America, complete with armoured limousines, helicopters, 200 US Secret Service staff and a six-doctor medical team. More than 500 officials and staff accompanied Obama, along with a mass of high-tech ...read more

  • Cuban Missle Crisis Compared To Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
     | 2,181 views

    Cuban Missle Crisis Compared to Spiritual Brinkmanship It is October 14th, and the sun is reflecting mirages of water on an Air Force base runway in southern Florida. The silence of that scene is interrupted as a long-winged plane touches down on the runway and taxies to the hanger. A thousand ...read more

  • In 1944, Leander Mccormick-Goodheart, A Recruiter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lee Proctor on Jun 19, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 1,762 views

    In 1944, Leander McCormick-Goodheart, a recruiter for the Ford Motor Company, toured fifty universities across the United States to recruit the outstanding graduating student of each institution. At Leigh University, he met a young man named Lee Iacocca and offered him a position at Ford. This ...read more

  • According To The Most Recent National Statistics ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,821 views

    According to the most recent national statistics complied for the American Association of Suicidology: ▸ In 1999 across the United States 29,199 individuals ended their life through suicide; that’s an average of 80 per day, or one person killing themselves every 18 minutes. ...read more

  • At One Time J. Wilbur Chapman Experienced A Great ...

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 2, 2005
     | 1,173 views

    At one time J. Wilbur Chapman experienced a great sorrow that nearly shook his faith. In addition, his finances were almost depleted just when it was necessary for him to take a long trip to the western United States. One of the elders of his church who was a wealthy banker came to his home to ...read more

  • But We Seem To Live In Two Different Worlds, The ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
     | 1,860 views

    But we seem to live in two different worlds, the rich and the poor. A striking example is shared by Brett Blair, a pastor in the Kentucky Annual Conference. Blair shared that some years ago before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a ...read more

  • After A Three-Month Summer Recess, On October ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,610 views

    After a three-month summer recess, on October 3,1994, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its 1994-95 term. According to the New York Times News Service, the court’s legal business for that first day could be summed up with one word: “No.” The court announced it had refused to hear more ...read more

  • John Quincy Adams Said: "All That I Am My Mother ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2008
     | 1,031 views

    John Quincy Adams said: “All that I am my mother made me.” Abraham Lincoln said: “All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Dwight L. Moody said, “All that I have ever accomplished in life, I owe to my mother.” Napoleon said, “Let France have good mothers, and she will have good ...read more

  • Safe In The Burned Place

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 2,977 views

    SAFE IN THE BURNED PLACE Some early settlers were traveling together across the western prairies of the United States. One day they were horrified to see a fire fanned by strong wind coming their way. As the flames raced closer and closer one man, to the amazement of the others, set fire to a ...read more

  • Giving, Greed And Salvation

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,713 views

    GIVING, GREED AND SALVATION A very old rich skinflint in declining health finally gets serious about his eternal state. He goes to the local pastor and asks what he can do to account for the fact that he’s never given God much time or given the church a dime. The pastor just looks at him with that ...read more

  • Clinker Bricks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,486 views

    CLINKER BRICKS Although at times it seems as though the church is in ruin and rubble, God sees it as a beautiful building. Clinker bricks are bricks that did not quite make it. For some reason or another, they come out of the kiln misshapen or deformed. I read about a Presbyterian Church in New ...read more

  • God Can Shake Anyone

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 24, 2011
     | 1,650 views

    GOD CAN SHAKE ANYONE Yesterday around 2:00 pm I had to take some pain medicine for my shoulder. Being a hypochondriac is no fun!! About two minutes after I took the medicine my chair started to shake. I felt my pulse, thinking maybe the medicine was causing some weird reaction. I know I’m weird. ...read more

  • Truman's Faithfulness

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Aug 28, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,333 views

    TRUMAN'S FAITHFULNESS A number of years ago, the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO made public 1,300 letters that the late President wrote to his wife, Bess, over the course of a half-century. Mr. Truman had a lifelong rule of writing to his wife every day they were apart. He followed ...read more

  • The Wrong Target

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 31, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,061 views

    Emmons loses gold medal after aiming at wrong target! 2004 Washington Post: Matt Emmons of the United States shoots at wrong target, finishes eighth. (Douglas C. Pizac -- AP) Matthew Emmons is an elite athlete ! He was an accounting major from Browns Mill, New Jersey. He was a four-year ...read more

  • Have You Ever Eaten Gumbo Stew From The Gulf Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2006
     | 1,164 views

    Have you ever eaten Gumbo Stew from the Gulf of Mexico States or the Low Country around Charleston, South Carolina? If you haven’t you haven missed out on traditional Southern United States quinine that makes your taste buds jump for joy! It’s delicious. Gumbo is a spicy, hearty stew. It is ...read more

  • The Impact Of A Person's Life Can Be For Good Or ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
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     | 2,008 views

    The impact of a person’s life can be for good or bad. The following examples demonstrate the different impact a person can have on their descendents. 1. Max Jukes, was an atheist who lived a ungodly life and married an ungodly women. They had 540 descendents, 310 died paupers, 150 were criminals, ...read more

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