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  • At The Time Appointed, The End Will ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    AT THE TIME APPOINTED, THE END WILL BE Baptist preacher William Miller, founder of the Millerites, announced that Christ would come on March 21, 1843, and when that failed, he proposed a new date of October 22, 1844. In a Philadelphia store window the following sign was displayed: "This shop is ...read more

  • I Did A Google Image Search For The

    Contributed by James Jack on Apr 11, 2009
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    I did a google image search for the “armour of God.” It’s extraordinary the number of diagrams and pictures devoted to this theme. For our instruction and entertainment (well, actually more for our entertainment), I’ll show you a selection. • They normally involve someone decked out somewhat like ...read more

  • The Richest Man In The World

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 16, 2009
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    THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD After 13 years, Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. The technology tycoon was not ranked Richest Man in the World for the first time in over a decade. Bill Gates fell from his spot on the top to a lowly number three position. His net worth of $58 ...read more

  • Marriage: Sleeping On The ...

    Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
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    MARRIAGE: SLEEPING ON THE HIDE-A-BED Doug and Sylvia Whitt were on their honeymoon, and it was late, after the wedding and all this stuff and they went into the room. It was this beautiful room, and it had all the amenities. They realized there was no bed there. They were like "this is kind of ...read more

  • Egg Delivery

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 19, 2009
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    EGG DELIVERY Acts 1:1-11 I delivered eggs one summer for an extra job. I had a huge white delivery van and I would load up with cases of eggs in Oakland and deliver them to small markets, omelet restaurants, bakeries, mini markets and a neighborhood co-op or two. It was a fairly easy job, while I ...read more

  • Transfigurations Are Big ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    Transfigurations are Big Business The church calls this event the Transfiguration of Christ. Jesus was "transfigured": the figure, the image, the look that he had, the face that showed to others was changed over. The appearance of his face changed. Jesus had a different look. Transfigurations are ...read more

  • It's Not Worth It To Soldier ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    IT’S NOT WORTH IT TO SOLDIER ON Every year, 100s of Civil war buffs get together and put on mock battles. They form military regiments modeled after the armed forces of that by-gone era and have artillery and cavalry units as well as foot soldiers. And they all don uniforms that soldiers of the ...read more

  • Works-Oriented Salvation Verses Saving Faith

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    Works-Oriented Salvation verses Saving Faith Muhammad Ali was once asked what his faith meant to him. Ali replied: "[it] means [a] ticket to heaven. One day we’re all going to die, and god is going to judge us, [our] good and bad deeds. [if the] bad outweighs the good, you go to hell; if the good ...read more

  • One Thanksgiving Season A Family Was Seated ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 27, 2009
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    One Thanksgiving season a family was seated around their table, looking at the annual holiday bird. From the oldest to the youngest, they were to express their praise. When they came to the five-year-old in the family, he began by looking at the turkey and expressing his thanks to the turkey, ...read more

  • The Speaker Who Couldn't Speak

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 6, 2010
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    THE SPEAKER WHO COULDN'T SPEAK I’ve just come across the remarkable true story of Charlie Wedemeyer from California. Charlie coached a high-school football team to the only state championship they’ve ever won. One day, the author Zig Ziglar attended a practice session with Charlie and his team. As ...read more

  • Elvis Presley, He Is A Cultural Icon, Often Known ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
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    Elvis Presley, He is a cultural icon, often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King". Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. Presley "was an untrained musician who played ...read more

  • New Year's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
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    New Year’s Resolutions How are you coming thus far in 2010 in terms of your new year’s resolutions? Author, innovation consultant, and speaker Stephen Shapiro, with the help of Opinion Corporation of Princeton, New Jersey, offers the following interesting statistics concerning New Year’s ...read more

  • Demons!  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 25, 2010
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    DEMONS! There was a time when I told the Lord that I would do whatever He wanted me to do EXCEPT CAST OUT DEMONS and do weird stuff like that with the occult. I now realise that Jesus' power and authority far exceeds that of demons. Oh yes, I believe that demons exist! You don't want to talk ...read more

  • Do You Believe In The God Of ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 3, 2010
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    Do you believe in the God of surprises? Now, let’s be clear, just in case anyone’s not sure. Although The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is one of my favourite books, and one of my favourite films, I know that it’s only make-believe; but just like the parables that Jesus told – the stories he ...read more

  • A Few Nights Ago My 2 Year Old Son Ephram Was ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 22, 2010
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    A few nights ago my 2 year old son Ephram was very sleepy and ready for bed. Though his bed is the bottom bunk he decided that he was going to climb up the latter to Sebastian’s top bunk. Normally he is very able to climb to the top but in his half awake state he got his foot tangled in the ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine Works As A Boilermaker In Bowen, ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 21, 2010
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    A friend of mine works as a boilermaker in Bowen, Queensland Australia. He is a big man with muscles like an Olympic weight lifter, a voice that booms and a laugh that is full and infectious. PATRICK PATTERSON loves the Lord and if I asked him to preach today he would be ready with a Word from the ...read more

  • It Seems To Me That It Is Accurate To Say Our ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on May 27, 2010
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    It seems to me that it is accurate to say our generation is in a relationship crisis. We have the highest divorce rate in the Western hemisphere, more couples live together than are married, absentee fathers or mothers are common, abortions that number into the hundreds of thousands ...read more

  • A Good Example Of A Bad Example  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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    A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A BAD EXAMPLE In 1989 the unthinkable happened. After seventy years of communism and forty years of the Cold War, the Iron Curtain fell and the brutal, sadistic power of the U.S.S.R. began to disintegrate. Russia for seven decades had been repressed, murdered, and brutalized by ...read more

  • History Of Spam  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2010
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    HISTORY OF SPAM In the 1930s, Jay Hormel noticed that there was some perfectly good, though not necessarily desirable, pork-shoulder meat going to waste in his meat-packing plant. So he, being the entrepreneur that he was, came up with the idea of processing that meat with a little ham and ...read more

  • The Golden ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
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    The Golden Rule Four men sit down together. In the discussion they start to speak about what is called “the Golden Rule,” and how it is understood. The first speaks. “Leviticus 19 says, “Love your neighbour as yourself.” But who is my neighbour? The great rabbi Hillel, who is one of the main ...read more