Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
Hispanics now comprise 14.5% of the U.S. population compared to blacks at
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2006
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it’s been found difficult and not tried.
G.K. Chesterton, quoted in Swindoll, Hand
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Contributed by Kent Lenard on May 29, 2004
In a recent NCAA cross-country championship held in Riverside, California, 123 of the 128 runners missed a turn. One competitor, Mike Delcavo, stayed on the 10,000 meter course and began waving for fellow runners to follow him. Delcavo was able to convince only four other runners to go with him.
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Denomination:
Baptist
Quote: “Humility is an essential attitude for success in the spiritual life. Any self-conceit, whether nurtured by superior intelligence, wealth, a high position, or the praise of others, is an obstacle on the path. Genuine humility is not posturing. It requires a constant willing-ness to deny
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
Christian Education: The 102 members of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities saw enrollment surge 70.6% from ‘90 to ‘04. That compares with 28% for all independent 4-year schools and 12.8% for all public 4--year campuses, according to the National Association of Independent Colleges
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 2, 2006
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Inspired Kindness: A new survey by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago finds that those who attend church weekly and take part in other religious activities perform an average of 128 acts of kindness a year versus 96
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
Nearly 10.4 million U.S. firms are owned (50% or more) by women, employing more than 12.8 million people, and generating $1.9 trillion in sales. Their firms have continued to grow at nearly double the rate of all firms (42% vs. 24%). Women-owned firms, account for 41% of all privately held firms.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
FEMALE CONSUMERS
American women control more than half of commercial and consumer consumption that comprises America’s GDP. Business guru and author Tom Peters says it is "larger than the entire Japanese economy," or in excess of $5 trillion. Also women now comprise the majority of college degree
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Feb 15, 2010
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Can you find something to praise God for this day? There are many words of encouragement in the Psalms. This one Old Testament book contains:
150 divisions
2461 verses
43,743 words
2027 verses of history
164 questions are asked and answered
413 commands are given
338 acts of god
124 vows
174
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 21, 2004
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A TIME FOR TESTIMONY
What if we had each person that witnessed the resurrected Lord come up here this morning and talk for 15 minutes giving a testimony to what they saw.
If we listened to the testimony of all the people that Jesus appeared to, we would be here all day, and all night, and Monday
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2004
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WHICH WAY?
In a recent NCAA cross-country championship held in Riverside, California, 123 of the 128 runners missed a turn. One competitor, Mike Delcavo, stayed on the 10,000 meter course and began waving for fellow runners to follow him. Delcavo was able to convince only four other runners to go
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Scripture:
Note the high honor our Lord places upon marriage and the wedding ceremony in his very first miracle. It honors God when we come to a wedding pure and proclaim our trust in God for the marriage to succeed!
By his presence at the marriage feast, the Son of God said, ‘This is an honorable thing’
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Michael Fordham on Oct 28, 2002
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In a recent NCAA cross-country championship held in Riverside, California, 123 of the 128 runners missed a turn. One competitor, Mike Delcavo, stayed on the 10,000 meter course and began waving for fellow runners to follow him. Delcavo was able to convince only four other runners to go with him.
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 14, 2007
Ravi Zacharias tells of visiting a used bookstore. While he was there, wistfully searching through the classics, suddenly a man burst in and demanded in a loud voice, "How much for 128 feet of books?" The owner, having never sold scholarship by the foot, didn’t know exactly how to reply.
The
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
Teen Abortions are now just 19% of the total number, according to a study by Janice Crouse of the Beverly LaHaye Institute. Women over 20 get 80% of all abortions, with 48% by women 25 and older, increasingly as a method of birth control. Repeat abortions have also risen steadily over the years,
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 27, 2008
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Stand Up and Be Counted
Some years ago Premier Khrushchev was speaking before the Supreme Soviet and was severely critical of the late Premier Stalin. While he was speaking someone from the audience sent up a note: "What were you doing when Stalin committed all these atrocities?"
Khrushchev
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Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 12, 2009
Criminals come from all walks of life: rich, poor, black, white, educated, and uneducated. Background makes little difference. However the common link between them all is a thinking pattern. For many years people thought that the problem was the criminal’s environment. In the book, The Criminal
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 27, 2005
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Lee Strobel put it like this…
“If we were holding a trial to determine the facts
concerning the resurrection, and if we were to call to the witness stand every witness who personally encountered the resurrected Jesus and we cross-examined them for only 15 minutes, and if we went around the clock
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Denomination:
Methodist