Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 29, 2002
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THE BEGINNING OR THE END?
At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, September 15-17, 1787, James Madison penned these words:
“Whilst the last members were signing [the Constitution], Dr. [Benjamin] Franklin, looking towards the president’s chair, at the back of
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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Seen the new Coke commercials? Coca-cola is one product that has far outgrown its humble beginnings. In 1886, Pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton first introduced Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. The pharmacist concocted a caramel-colored syrup in a three-legged brass kettle in his
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 10, 2009
BEGINNING AND ENDING
A Connecticut Baptist named A. Roger Williams (a modern pastor, not the one who founded Rhode Island) once preached, "It is true that if religion begins with the individual--it begins, but if it ends with the individual--it ends." [A. Roger Williams, "The Kingdom of God," in
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*other
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
THE END OF THE BEGINNING
During the second world war November 1942, as Hitler's Luftwaffe had invaded English skies, Britain was feeling the dread of his enlarging shadow. The country was asking the question "How long can they endure the unrelenting darkness of their situation?"
Prime Minister
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Denomination:
Brethren
Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Dec 28, 2016
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BEGINNING AGAIN
The opening lines of a poem by Louisa Fletcher express this plaintive wish:
I wish that there were some wonderful place
Called the "Land of Beginning Again,"
Where all our mistakes, and all our heartaches,
And all of our poor selfish grief
Could be dropped like a shabby old coat
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Hensley on Feb 12, 2003
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The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the
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Denomination:
Baptist
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Video Illustration: The Beginning of Mission Impossible when the agent accepts the Mission.
We look a video clip like this and we admire this man for accepting the mission and all the risks that go along with it. The truth is we envy this man because he is willing to live his life on the edge and
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Quickly, God was faced with a class action suit for failure to file an environmental impact statement. God was granted a temporary permit for the project, but was stymied with the “cease and desist” order for the earthly part. Then God said,
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
There was no "before" the beginning of our universe, because once upon a time there was no
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith; and the beginning of true faith is the end of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
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"It is not enough for the believer to begin to pray, nor to pray correctly; nor is it enough to continue for a time to pray. We must patiently, believingly continue in prayer until we obtain an answer. Further, we have not only to continue in prayer until the end, but we have also to believe that
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 14, 2007
In the beginning of the twentieth century a young graduate of Cornell University was engaged in a most amazing effort to win the entire world to Jesus Christ. His name was John R. Mott.
During his years as secretary of the World Student Volunteer Movement, Mott’s travels took him everywhere: to
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
It is not enough to begin; continuance is necessary. Mere enrollment will not make one a scholar....Success depends upon staying power. The reason
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"As soon as government management begins it upsets the natural equilibrium of industrial relations, and each interference only requires further bureaucratic control
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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Getting together is a beginning; keeping together is progress;
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