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  • There Was A Man Went In For Physical And Got A ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
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    There was a man went in for physical and got a call from the doctor a couple of days later. The Doctor said that he had bad and worse news. "Give me the bad" the man asked. "Your tests showed that you had 48 hours to live." replied the doctor. "That’s the bad news! That’s the worst thing I have ...read more

  • Last Week Some Of Us Made A New Covenant With The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 16, 2005
     | 2,261 views

    Last week some of us made a new covenant with the Lord and pledged to serve Him wholeheartedly. I reviewed this video this week and was encouraged at what happens to a place when they make a new covenant with the Lord and repent of their sins. Look at what happened to this nation in Africa. Video ...read more

  • Facing Crisis  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 26, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
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    Pastor Andrew Murray of South Africa once faced a terrible crisis. Gathering himself into his study, he sat a long while quietly. Prayerfully, thoughtfully. He wrote this in his journal. 1. I am here by God’s appointment; in that fact I will rest. 2. He will keep me here in His love and ...read more

  • Married Couples Have Nothing More To Say To Each ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,839 views

    Married couples have nothing more to say to each other after 8 years, according to a study. Professor Hans Jurgens asked 5000 German husbands and wives how often they talked to each other. After 2 years of marriage, most of them managed two or three minutes of chat over breakfast, more than 20 ...read more

  • If 99% Were Good Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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     | 2,997 views

    What you’d get if 99% were good enough: No phone service for 15 minutes each day. 1.7 million pieces of first class mail lost each day. 35,000 newborn babies dropped by doctors or nurses each year 200,000 people getting the wrong drug prescriptions each year Unsafe drinking water three days a ...read more

  • Home School Movement: A New Study "Strengths Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
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    Home School Movement: A new study "Strengths of Their Own: Home Schoolers Across America" published by Brian Ray, president of National Home Education Research Institute, indicates home schooling is growing by 15% per year. 89% of home schoolers plan to continue through high school and totaled ...read more

  • Spirituality Is In-Religion Is Out "Religion Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,727 views

    Spirituality Is In-Religion Is Out “Religion has become a bit of a dirty word”, said pollster George Gallup Jr., “Spirituality is a safer word. If you can say you are spiritual, you don’t have to make a commitment. For a lot of people it’s a way out.” 54% of Americans say they are religious, 30% ...read more

  • 19% Of Americans Consider Themselves To Be Highly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 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 ...read more

  • Church Stats

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Church Stats: · 23.9% of Americans belonged to an evangelical denomination in ’65 compared to 25.4% in ’96. · In ’65, 27.2% belonged to a mainline denomination, in ’96 it was down to 22.1%. · Catholics have declined from 23.9% of the U.S. population in ‘65, to 21.8% in ’96. · In ’90, 65% of ...read more

  • Religious People Are More Generous With Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Religious People Are More Generous with their time and money, according to a national survey. Independent Sector, a nonprofit coalition, found that people who attended religious services regularly gave over twice as much as others on average last year—$2,151 compared to $964. They also volunteered ...read more

  • Profitable Memories: The Hobby Industry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,032 views

    Profitable Memories: The Hobby Industry Association reports scrapbooking is its fastest-growing sector, with sales of supplies quadrupling in the last 5 years, to an estimated $2 billion. And that figure is expected to grow 40% to 80% annually over the next 5 years. While the industry had too few ...read more

  • Women Surveys By Nielsen/Netratings, Which ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Women Surveys by Nielsen/NetRatings, which measures Internet audiences, have found that women account for more than a 25% all visitors to sites with adult content, with more than 10 million women logging on to such sites in December alone. ComScore Media Metrix, an Internet research firm, has found ...read more

  • Why People Give According To Dr. Ron L. Jones, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Why People Give According to Dr. Ron L. Jones, pastor, author and VP of development at College of Biblical Studies in Houston people give: (1) Because they feel connected to the cause represented by the ministry. (2) Because they believe the ministry is producing changed lives. (3) Because they ...read more

  • Business Women: According A Recent Report ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,483 views

    Business Women: According a recent report compiled by the Center for Women’s Business Research, the U.S. now boasts 10.1 million businesses in which women hold at least a 50% interest. This means that of every 11 women you might encounter, one of them is an entrepreneur. Women-owned outfits employ ...read more

  • Chris Seiple Writes In An Article Entitled ‘the ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,249 views

    Chris Seiple writes in an article entitled ‘The Politics of Christmas,’ ‘Westerners, 2,000 years removed from the first Christmas, are tempted to assume that there could hardly be anything more innocent, non-threatening, and "non-political" than a baby in a manger. Yet the birth of a baby that ...read more

  • People Buy Gifts To Enhance Their Emotional ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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     | 2,341 views

    People Buy Gifts to enhance their emotional connection with another, says Pam Danziger, president of Unity Marketing. Since the focus of gift giving is emotional, gifts that connect embody a feeling, rather than being something practical, the very best gifts are life’s little luxuries and ...read more

  • Virtues Are Not Emotions. Emotions Are Movements ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 2,492 views

    Virtues are not emotions. Emotions are movements of appetite, virtues dispositions of appetite towards movement. Moreover emotions can be good or bad, reasonable or unreasonable; whereas virtues dispose us only to good. Emotions arise in the appetite and are brought into conformity with reason; ...read more

  • Dr. Vance Havner Used To Tell The Story About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,384 views

    . DR. VANCE HAVNER USED TO TELL THE STORY ABOUT THE OLD GEORGIA FARMER WHO, AS HE SLEPT ONE EVENING, HEARD HIS GRANDFATHER CLOCK STRIKE MIDNIGHT. C. THE GONG SOUNDED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 TIMES, BUT THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE MECHANISM AND IT KEPT ON STRIKING 13, 14, 15 TIMES ...read more

  • Dr. Thomas Holman At The University Of Washington ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
     | 984 views

    Dr. Thomas Holman at the University of Washington in Seattle did a study some years ago with his colleagues. They developed a “life’s events scale” where they determined a numerical value for the different things in life that cause us stress. The loss of a spouse = 100 pts. Divorce = 73 Getting ...read more

  • Lightning

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Dec 7, 2007
     | 1,801 views

    LIGHTNING -Lightning is an amazing phenomenon. -It is defined as an atmospheric discharge of electricity. -A bolt can reach temperatures of 50,000 degrees F. (Fusing sand into glass) -A 1000 ft lighting bolt has enough electrical energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for 2 months. -Scientists ...read more

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