Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2002
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In American history, the Battle of the Alamo stands as a prime example of the kind of decisiveness Jesus calls for. In 1836 a band of fewer than 200 men defended the little mission in San Antonio, against General Santa Anna’s 6,000 Mexican troops. For two weeks they held the Alamo against
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 1, 2002
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MAKING HISTORY--COMMUNION MEDITATION
The author Circian writes:
“Nathan Hale was a young man who had every prospect for a happy and fulfilling life. He was very well educated for his day—a Yale graduate in an era when very few went to college. Although there are many contemporary accounts
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Contributed by David Barnes on Jul 20, 2002
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Famous last words in history.
1. Entrepreneur, P. T. Barnum, d. 1891 “How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?”
2. John Barrymore, actor, d. May 29, 1942 “Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.”
3. Humphrey Bogart,
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Contributed by John Joslin on Nov 18, 2005
History is the activity of God in accomplishing His mighty purposes. - Henry
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Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 10, 2007
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The impact of Jesus on history is eloquently captured in a short literary piece entitled One Solitary Life. Perhaps you’ve heard it before. It reads this way:
“Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the Child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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The history of the world suggests that without love of God there is little likelihood of a love
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