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  • The World Was Shocked By The Assassination Of ...

    Contributed by Thomas Samuel on Dec 22, 2006
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    The world was shocked by the assassination of Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar, the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka. The media carried the news of Mr. Kadirgamar as “a hero of our times, who waged a relentless struggle against terrorism in all its forms, despite continues threats to his life; a national ...read more

  • Growing Up In Illinois, We Didn't Have ...

    Contributed by William Noel on Jan 11, 2007
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    * Ill.: Growing up in Illinois, we didn’t have $500 XBox’s or PlayStations. We had to come up with our own games, using the stuff around us. A Lot of times we used to play kickball or basketball or the like, to pass time Of course, ’Someone. usually the best athletic among us, would come up with ...read more

  • Dedicated Recruits Only  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
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    DEDICATED RECRUITS ONLY Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian military leader called "The Hero of the Two Worlds" had an incredibly committed volunteer army. He would appeal for recruits in these terms: “I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions; I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles ...read more

  • Questions Help You Learn...?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    QUESTIONS HELP YOU LEARN...? A father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked how electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles. "I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity." A few blocks farther on, the boy asked ...read more

  • The Five People Who Secretly Control Your Life  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jun 16, 2013
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    Dave Navarro has written an article entitled, "The 5 People Who Secretly Control Your Life." In it, he says, what you may not realize is just how many people influence your life, feeding you ideas about what is "right," "wrong," "good," "bad," and practically every other subjective decision-making ...read more

  • I Want To Tell You About A Man By The Name Of ...

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jun 21, 2007
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    I want to tell you about a man by the name of Rick Rescorla He was the Vice President of Security for Morgan Stanley He predicted the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center Worked 12 hours helping rescue workers looking for survivors Then he predicted that the Terrorists would try again – ...read more

  • In Or Out Of The Fort?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    IN OR OUT OF THE FORT? One of the things I find really neat about this area is all of the forts. You have Fort Morgan, all the Forts over at Pensacola NAS. We have had forts all over this country since the day the Pilgrims first landed, up to right now. Some were made of wood, stone, brick and ...read more

  • In Most Any Movie Everyone Has His Or Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Jun 13, 2001
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    In most any movie everyone has his or her favorite part. Pearl Harbor was no exception. To me it was rather obvious that the writers wanted our favorite part to be towards the end when the two heroes of the movie, played by Ben Afleck and Josh Harnett, are involved in the American retaliation ...read more

  • Let Me Tell You About Neroli Endacott. While ...

    Contributed by W F on Jun 12, 2005
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    Let me tell you about Neroli Endacott. While others her age can kick back, relax, shoo the kids out the door, and consider retirement - - 59 year old Neroli (who lives on the Gold Coast in Australia), fills her days being mum to some of that states most "at risk" children. Since 1999 she has cared ...read more

  • In The Late Seventies, Firefighters In England ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the late seventies, Firefighters in England went on strike. Thus, the British army was required to take over emergency fire fighting. One day, a squad of soldiers received a call from an elderly woman in London to come and rescue her cat, Bittsy. Poor Bittsy had gotten stuck in a tree. They ...read more

  • At The Dramatic Conclusion Of The Musical, ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 9, 2009
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    At the dramatic conclusion of the musical, Camelot, the tragic figure of King Arthur calls a boy named Tom out of the bushes. Arthur dubs the boy a “Knight of the Round Table,” but orders him not to fight in the battle. He is to “grow up and grow strong” in order to tell of the ideals and ...read more

  • In Seminary, Every Student Was Asked This ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009
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    In seminary, every student was asked this question and it was sort of a psychological test that with the other tests could reveal some possible issues of the student and point to the fitness of the student for pastoral ministry. For example, I said, “Jesus.” Because as a potential pastor, I thought ...read more

  • Poem On Risk

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
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    POEM ON RISK This is a poem on risk from a classroom wall: To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out for another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk exposing, your true self To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to ...read more

  • Satan As Amusing

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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    SATAN AS AMUSING One of Satan's characteristic strategems is to give those who believe that he does exist an entirely wrong concept of what his true nature and character really are. In the Middle Ages, when there were no radios, no magazines, no newspapers, no movies, no telephones, and none of ...read more

  • How The Mighty Fall

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2013
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    HOW THE MIGHTY FALL Jim Collins has written a book called "How the Mighty Fall" about businesses who at one time were strong and effective and yet went from hero to zero during the last decade. Motorola was number one in cell phones in the world in 2004 and today they are on the edge of ...read more

  • Behind Every Big Dream  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2004
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    BEHIND EVERY BIG DREAM Charles Swindoll shares this story in an issue of Leadership magazine: “On May 24, 1965, a thirteen-and-a half-foot boat quietly slipped out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts for Falmouth, England. It would be the smallest craft ever to make the voyage. Its name? ...read more

  • There Is A Story In The Bible About A Man Named, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jess Bousa on Jan 2, 2005
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    There is a story in the Bible about a man named, Mephibosheth. He was the grandson of King Saul and the son of Jonathan. Saul’s son, Jonathan, and David were best friends. They actually entered into a covenant relationship, similar to the ancient covenant of being blood brothers. This means ...read more

  • Christian History Issue 20 Stated, "Charles ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 8, 2005
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    Christian History Issue 20 stated, “Charles Grandison Finney is considered America’s greatest past revivalist. Church roles swelled in the wake of Finney’s revivals. Though it is hard to gather accurate statistics, he is often directly, or indirectly credited with conversions of around 500,000.” ...read more

  • As Far Back As Anyone Could Remember, Kris Knew ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    As far back as anyone could remember, Kris knew where he was going. He was clean-cut boy, bright and well behaved. The kind of kid any parent would be proud to call their son. His father was a major general in the Air Force and immensely proud of his son when Kris announced his intention to join ...read more

  • An Item In The May 2, 1985, Kansas City Times ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2005
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    An item in the May 2, 1985, Kansas City Times reminds us of a story you may be able to use in an evangelistic message. The item had to do with the attempt by some fans of O. Henry, the short-story writer, to get a pardon for their hero, who was convicted in 1898 of embezzling $784.08 from the bank ...read more