When this coronavirus Is over and life returns to normal, may we never, ever take for granted again.....
* A handshake or a kind word from a stranger
* A hug from a friend
* Worshipping with other believers in a crowded church service
* A boring night at home
* Full shelves at the grocery
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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The 20th century...
What if you were born in 1900 - my grandparents for example were born in 1904 in Newfoundland.
At age 14 , World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in that war.
Later in 1918, the Spanish Flu epidemic kills 50 million people in those two
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Roger Nix on Jan 10, 2003
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Recently there was an article in the September 19 edition of the Washington Times entitled Aboard Flight 564.
It reads: As it was at most US Airports, last Saturday was the first near normal day at Denver International since the terrorist attacks. On United Flight 564, the door had just been
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Illustration of our responsibility: April 19, 1995 at 9:02 a.m., the Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed resulting in the death of 168 people. Three men were ultimately arrested and tried in what was at the time the worst attack ever on United States soil, Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols,
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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THE OTHER 19 PERCENT
Even if they’re unsure of it, most people want to believe in Heaven, and most people have some concept of it. TIME took a poll 10 years ago, and 81% of the people they surveyed said they believed in the existence of Heaven, where people lived forever with God after they
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Contributed by Philip Gill on Jan 12, 2003
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There was a preacher in 19th century Scandinavia who, in the vestry one Sunday morning, heard that the King would be present at worship. Understandably rattled he ditched his well prepared sermon and spoke on and on about the Christian virtues of their King. Even though the King said nothing
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Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
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19% of Americans consider themselves to be highly religious, 28% quite religious, 42% just somewhat religious, 10% not religious and 1% not sure.
90% of American women identify themselves as Christian compared to 83% of men.
The average American adult has 1-2 best friends, 4-6 close friends and
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 18, 2006
19th Century Polish Rabbi
Anonymous writer, about an American tourist’s visit to the 19th century Polish rabbi, Hofetz Chaim: Astonished to see that the rabbi’s home was only a simple room filled with books, plus a table and a bench, the tourist asked:
“Rabbi, where is your furniture?”
“Where is
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Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
"On the 19th of November 1967, in the vicinity of Dak To, Viet Nam Chaplain Charlie Waters was moving with one of the companies of his Battalion when it engaged a heavily armed enemy battalion. As the battle raged and the casualties mounted, Chaplain Waters, with complete disregard for his safety,
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 12, 2008
On February 19, 1945, Marines landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima, fighting by inches to secure a beachhead. After four days of knock-down-drag-out battle, they finally cleared the southern end of the island, climbed Mount Suribachi, and planted a US flag. The commander wanted a larger presence on
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Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
In '07, 19% of Americans have an overall unfavorable opinion of evangelicals compared with
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
Of those, 19% self-identify as “active” Christians, 20% “professing”, 16% “liturgical”, 24% “private” and 21%
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 29, 2009
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19th Century Revival Sparked by Prayer
In 1857 there was a 46 year old man named Jeremiah Lamphere who lived in New York City. Jeremiah loved the Lord tremendously, but he didn’t feel that he could do much for the Lord until he began to feel a burden for the lost and accepted an invitation from his
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 25, 2006
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A PARAPHRASE OF PSALM 19:7-14
BY
Lynnea J.H. Tanner
“The law of the Lord is without flaw, putting our soul back to wholeness.
The things the Lord reveals are unwavering, consistent in their nature, giving great understanding to the unlearned.
The basic principles God has laid out are right making
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Denomination:
Orthodox
Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 21, 2001
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Timothy McVeigh. Six years ago, on April 19, 1995, at 9:01 a.m., Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb which destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. In doing so, he ended the lives of 168 people, nineteen of them children, and became the worst mass murderer in American history.
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Denomination:
Baptist