In The Face Of Disappointed World Betrayal, A ...
Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 2, 2009
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‘In the face of disappointed world betrayal, a world in which all fixed points have proven illusory, a world in which we are anchorless and adrift. Christ is the foundation, the origin, the way, the truth, the life. In the face of a culture of death, a world of killing fields, a world of the ...read more
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Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
No Treachery Is Worse Than Betrayal By A Family ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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No treachery is worse than betrayal by a family member or friend. Julius Caesar knew such treachery. Among the conspirators who assassinated the Roman leader on March 15, 44 B. C. was Marcus Junius Brutus. Caesar not only trusted Brutus, he had favored him as a son. According to Roman historians, ...read more
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No Treachery Is Worse Than Betrayal By A Family ... PRO
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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No treachery is worse than betrayal by a family member or friend. Julius Caesar knew such treachery. Among the conspirators who assassinated the Roman leader on March 15, 44 was Marcus Junius Brutus. Caesar not only trusted Brutus, he had favored him as a son. According to Roman historians, ...read more
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A Man Who Went To The Doctor And Ran Into A Mean ... PRO
Contributed by Alan Tison on Dec 20, 2005
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A man who went to the doctor and ran into a mean spirited nurse at the desk. He said ma’am, I have this place on my chin and I would like to see a doctor. She barked, down the hall first door on your right, take off all of your clothes. He said I don’t think that will be necessary it just a spot on ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
In Max Lucado's Book The Applause Of Heaven, He ... PRO
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 29, 2006
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In Max Lucado’s book The Applause of Heaven, he gives an illustration, that cements Jesus’ point that the only way to change your life is to change your heart. At one time Max and his family lived in Rio De Janeiro, working as missionaries. Once, when they were leaving on a week long trip, Max ...read more
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Denomination: Christian Church
I'm Reminded Of A Little Story About A Christian ...
Contributed by Joseph Byrd on Mar 30, 2005
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I’m reminded of a little story about a Christian who dies and goes to heaven. He is met by St. Peter, who takes him on a tour of heaven. As they are going by beautiful golden buildings, he asked St. Peter what they were. St. Peter opened the door to one and there are thousands of beautiful golden ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Bonfire Night
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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BONFIRE NIGHTOn this day in 1605, thirteen young men planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Among them was Britain's most notorious traitor, a man called Guy Fawkes. They rented a house next to Parliament, dug a tunnel, and into the tunnel they placed 36 barrels (1.5 tonnes) of ...read more
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Denomination: Brethren
To Martin Luther's Shame
Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 21, 2012
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TO MARTIN LUTHER'S SHAMEOne of the blots on the career of the great German Reformer, Martin Luther, was his acquiescence to the bigamous marriage of Philip of Hess.In 1530, at the height of the Reformation in Germany and where the Protestant cause was at its most vulnerable, Philip of Hesse ...read more
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Denomination: Anglican
Who To Worry ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012
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WHO TO WORRY ABOUTI remember an old Amish man sitting on the back of his produce wagon doing a little philosophizing as he sold his wares. He said, “Never worry about your enemy because if anything happens to you he will be the first one they will suspect. Worry about you friend ...read more
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There Was A Missionary In China Who Rode The Bus ...
Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 9, 2012
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There was a missionary in China who rode the bus everyday with the people. She was very friendly and open with her faith and dearly loved the Chinese. Trying to obey the oppressive Chinese law, she wouldn’t pass out Bibles indiscriminately, but always give one to someone who asked her, usually ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
We Experience "Full Life" When We Practice ...
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 30, 2008
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We experience “full life” when we practice stewardship. To practice stewardship we must understand that ...read more
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Denomination: Salvation Army
Robert Cook, President Of King's College Once ... PRO
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
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Robert Cook, President of King’s College once related a true story from the early years of his ministry. Evidently at that time, he had been receiving some rather pointed criticism. In fact, it had become of such great concern to him that he sought the counsel of a friend, the beloved Bible ...read more
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Denomination: Pentecostal
Some Years Ago I Read The Story Of A Young Girl ... PRO
Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
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Some years ago I read the story of a young girl that came what became well known as Covenant House here in L.A…. “She came to our front door Tuesday morning, dressed in dirty rags, holding a little aluminum paint can in her arms. From the second she stepped inside our shelter, she mystified us. ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sudanese Boys
Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
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**Sudanese Boys- {page 17} The four young Sudanese boys cried and screamed out for their mothers but they refused to repeat the words that would mean saving their lives yet renouncing their Christianity. Their red blood began to flow across their black skin, but they would not give up their ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Elapsed Time: Measured From The Beginning Of The ...
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 12, 2003
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(Elapsed time: Measured from the beginning of the opening credit, this scene begins at 01:46:50 and ends at 01:49:00. Content: In Love and War is rated PG-13 for sensuality and graphic portrayal of war injuries.)The movie In Love and War is based on the WWI experiences of author Ernest ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
In 1858 The Illinois Legislature--Using An ... PRO
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 10, 2004
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In 1858 the Illinois legislature--using an obscure statute--sent Stephen A. Douglas to the U.S. Senate instead of Abraham Lincoln, although Lincoln had won the popular vote. When a sympathetic friend asked Lincoln how he felt, he said, "Like the boy who stubbed his toe: I am too big ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005
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American Tourists Mistreated, Pastors Tortured & Church Ordered to Close·August 8, 2005 CHINA: House Church Pastors Tortured in Prison & Shanghai House Church Faces Forced ClosureChina Aid learned that more than 210 Chinese house church pastors and believers have been arrested in Hubei, Hebei ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Judas Had The Best Pastor, The Best Leader, The Best Advisor
Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Mar 27, 2022
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Judas had the best pastor, the best leader, the best advisor, and the best counsellor.Yet he failed.The problem may not be the leadership or the church you go to. If your attitude or character ...read more
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Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Trust Issues
Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 18, 2022
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John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 and needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.As I ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Sifted Like Wheat
Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Dec 15, 2016
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A rooster’s crow announced the dawn. This dawn was not the sunrise, still hours away, but the dawn of Peter’s realization of what he had done. Like the first rays of the sun slicing through the night’s darkness, Peter awakened to his sin and its gravity. It cut him to the core of his being, and ...read more
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