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  • Experts Say That 3 People Die Every Second. If ...

    Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Mar 6, 2005
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    Experts say that 3 people die every second. If this fact is true, then 180 people die every minute, 10,800 people die every hour, 259,200 people die every day, and 94,608,000 people die every year. Of the six billion people on earth today, experts also sayt that 2/3 of them have never heard the ...read more

  • In 1937 Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Built A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2005
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    In 1937 architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for industrialist Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining distinguished guests for dinner when the roof began to leak. The water seeped through directly above Johnson himself, dripping steadily onto his head. Irate, he called ...read more

  • John Was Driving Home Late One Night When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 2,582 views

    John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them, but it wasn’t there! So he slammed on the brakes, ordered the ...read more

  • The Millennium Generation Following Right Behind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    The millennium generation following right behind Gen-X is displaying a much greater interest in spirituality than their predecessors. The Navigators have polled college students both in the 80s and now and find striking differences. When asked “Would you like to be in a bible study?” and “Would you ...read more

  • Changing Researchers At The University Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
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     | 1,249 views

    Changing Researchers at the University of Chicago report that only 26% of American households are now comprised of married couples with children, compared to 45% in the early ‘70’s. Likewise, married couples with children under 18 living at home dropped from 50% to 36% over the same time span. ...read more

  • Republican Churchgoers: According To New Pew ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Republican Churchgoers: According to new Pew Research Center data, evangelical Protestants have shifted toward the Republican Party over the past 15 years. In ‘87 and ‘88, white evangelical Protestants were split fairly evenly (34% Republicans, 31% Democrats). Today, Republicans have a nearly ...read more

  • No To Oppose Gay 'marriage': A Recent Survey ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    No To Oppose Gay ’Marriage’: A recent survey found that a majority of Americans oppose same-sex "marriage" and favor amending the Constitution to ban such unions. The findings of the New York Times/CBS News poll revealed: 61% oppose gay “marriage,” and 55% favor a constitutional ban. 57% of ...read more

  • What Is The Value Of A Life? Business Week ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    What Is The Value Of A Life? Business Week magazine reports that economists estimate how many lives are saved by a particular government regulation, and then compare that with the cost of implementing the new rule. Here are some results: It costs $3,000 to save one life (with the regulation of ...read more

  • Identity Theft: About 3.3 Million American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Identity Theft: About 3.3 million American consumers had their personal information stolen and used to open fraudulent bank, credit card or utility accounts, or to commit other crimes, according to the FTC. These cases collectively cost businesses $32.9 billion and consumers $3.8 billion. On ...read more

  • John Was Driving Home Late One Night When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,718 views

    John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them, but it wasn’t there! So he slammed on the brakes, ordered the ...read more

  • I Believe In Tithing And Have Been Practicing It ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 17, 2006
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    I believe in tithing and have been practicing it since my very first job. My parents set the example and taught me to tithe when I had my first job, which, as I recall, was while I was still in junior high. I began mowing lawns in our neighborhood, and my first customer was a good friend of my ...read more

  • Personal Priority Inventory (From Sermon: The ...

    Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006
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    Personal Priority Inventory (from sermon: The Foolish Rich Person, Sermon Central) 1. There is a time in my life when I made a decision to give up the things of this world to follow Christ. ___yes ___no 2. If confronted with that choice today I would follow Christ even if I had to give up all ...read more

  • Children Of Divorce Often Blame Themselves For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Children Of Divorce often blame themselves for the breakup of their parent’s marriage, and many grow up alienated from church and God. A survey of adults whose parents divorced when they were young, found divorce had a major impact on their spiritual lives. They were much less likely to go to ...read more

  • So Many Owed So Much To One  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    SO MANY OWED SO MUCH TO ONE During World War II’s Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force’s courageous defense of the skies over Britain foiled Hitler’s plans for an invasion of the British Isles. Afterward, Prime Minister Winston Churchill said in the House of Commons, "Never in the history of ...read more

  • Spit On The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    SPIT ON THE PICTURE When North Korea fell to the Communists, all the Christians in a small village were ordered to go at once to their church. The building was plain and simple, and the people had placed a picture of Christ on the wall. When the soldiers walked in, they took it down and put it on ...read more

  • Accountability Questions For Men  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 22, 2009
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    ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS FOR MEN Accountability requires being vulnerable enough to allow someone to explore your habits, priorities and neglect. Chuck Swindoll for example, has seven questions that he and a group of fellow pastors challenge each other with regularly: 1. Have you been with a ...read more

  • God's Love And The Weather Vane

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    GOD'S LOVE AND THE WEATHER VANE One day, C.H. Spurgeon was walking through the English countryside with a friend. As they strolled along, the evangelist noticed a barn with a weather vane on its roof. At the top of the vane were these words: GOD IS LOVE. Spurgeon remarked to his companion that he ...read more

  • Discerning God's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    DISCERNING GOD’S WILL George Mueller’s recommended method for discerning God’s will: 1. Have no will of your own in the matter. (Mark 14:36) 2. Seek the will of God in direct connection with the Word of God (Psalm 119:33-35) 3. Circumstances will agree with the Word of God (Judges 6:36-40) 4. Ask ...read more

  • Slovenian Cross-Country Star Petra ...

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Mar 1, 2010
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    Slovenian cross-country skiing star Petra Majdic 1. Just before her race – during a training run, - 10 feet down into rocky hole 2. Bruised up, she refused to bow out and went on to begin the race a. race involves Four 1.4 Kilometer loops over hilly, twisty terrain b. major lung exertion and hard ...read more

  • A Professing Christian Justifies Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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    A Professing Christian Justifies Her Adultery Oprah Winfrey had a program with women who were having affairs with married men. When the women were challenged on the morality of their adultery, one woman said, “Wait a minute. I’m a Christian, but I want everyone to know that my personal life and my ...read more

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