Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
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FIRST HARVEST
In 1621, Edward Winslow, one of the fifty or so members of the Plymouth colony, wrote these words, describing the first harvest festival:
"Our harvest of corn came in well, and God be praised, we had a good increase of Indian Corn, and our Barley crop was also good, but our crop of
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THE LESSON OF "GEE" AND "HAW"
Amos 3: 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
In 1974 it was my first year teaching school in Lee County, Virginia. To better know my students, I made home visits.
I had 44 students all day long. Wow, no wonder I thought about quitting?
I had a student named
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Boys In Crises: It may still be a man’s world. But it is no longer a boy’s. From his first days in school, an average boy is already developmentally 2 years behind girls in reading and writing. Yet he’s often expected to learn the same things in the same way in the same amount of time. While every
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 27, 2006
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For over one hundred years the Holy Grail of athletic competition was to run the mile in less than four minutes. With each failed attempt the possibility of success faded further. In the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, and early 50’s science and what passed for sports medicine held that the human body was simply
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Charles Newman on Apr 15, 2006
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Scotty Jordan and I were talking yesterday about the little chicks that Mrs. Patricia brought to the Easter egg hunt. They were so cute and cuddly, not a child could resist holding one. I made the comment to Scotty that those baby rabbits need their mother for nourishment and I wondered why the
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Methodist
Contributed by Brien Sims on Sep 6, 2006
When I tutored back during my high school years, I spent most of my hours at a moderate sized middle school called Elementary. During the two years I did after school programs some of the children became attached to me and honestly enough I became attached to them. Even though the little buggers
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Some people don’t need much of an excuse to stay home from church. If it even looks like it might rain, they don’t want to risk getting a little wet. The hymn writer Frances Havergal gave several reasons for attending church—especially on rainy days.
1. God has blessed the Lord’s Day, making no
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
Several years ago, the devotional “Daily Bread” told the following story:
When Sheila and Mark moved into their new home, Sheila wondered about the neighbors. Would they accept the children? What about the dog? She soon found out.
Shortly after they moved in, their kids were playing in the backyard
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Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 10, 2010
WHO'S EDUCATING OUR KIDS?
Now here's the thing. Often times we will tell ourselves, "Well it's the church's job to give my children a religious education, and it's the schools job to educate my children in other matters. And the Church will balance out the secular.
But let me show you something
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 2, 2011
GALILEO AND THE CHURCH
Many of us have heard about the conflict between Galileo and the church of his day. The Church doctrine of that day taught that the sun revolved around the earth. But Galileo discovered that that wasn’t true--it was the earth that revolved around the sun. The Church didn’t
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Christian/Church Of Christ
The rise, fall and posthumous rise of Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe! Does it ring a bell? Well arguably he was the greatest athlete of 20th century. Blessed with abundant natural talent in those days of amateurism, Thorpe virtually “torpedoed” the competition into submission by winning the gold medals in
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
First we must understand -“Stuff does not bring Happpiness”
The most toured home in America is the white house. But does anyone know where the second most toured home in America is?
The second most toured home in America is in Memphis Tennessee.
It’s the 23 room home of the King of Rock and Roll
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
PROPER ATTITUDE
- Ephesians 5:18-20
>1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.
Chuck Swindoll said: “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more
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