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  • Games Are Hot: Sales Of Board Games Rose 23% In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,050 views

    Games Are Hot: Sales of board games rose 23% in the 1st 10 months of ’00. The boom is being fed by Americans wanting to spend more time with their kids. They are also a backlash against the ...read more

  • Favorite Books Of The Bible: Gallup Finds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,706 views

    Favorite Books of the Bible: Gallup finds Americans claim the following books of the Bible their favorites: Psalms (13%), Genesis ((%), Matthew (7%), John (6%), Revelation (6%), Proverbs (3%), ...read more

  • Torn: 75% Of Evangelicals Feel A Part Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,198 views

    Torn: 75% of evangelicals feel a part of mainstream American, but 75% also believe they are a minority under siege and must fight to be heard, finds a poll by Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and ...read more

  • Elizabeth Griscom: Freedom Creates Courage  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,773 views

    ELIZABETH GRISCOM: FREEDOM CREATES COURAGE On January 1, 1752, Samuel and Rebecca Griscom gave birth to a baby girl they named Elizabeth. Elizabeth grew up a Quaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing her formal education, Elizabeth went on to work as an apprentice to John Webster, a ...read more

  • Generations And The Bible  PRO

    Contributed by Billy Nale on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
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    GENERATIONS AND THE BIBLE A new research report from the Barna Group examines recent nationwide studies on how different generations of American adults view and use the Bible. For the purposes of this research, the Mosaic generation refers to adults who are currently ages 18 to 25; Busters are ...read more

  • The Way We Live  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,562 views

    THE WAY WE LIVE Idolatry in its larger meaning is properly understood as any substitution of what is created for the creator. People may worship nature, money, mankind, power, history, or social and political systems instead of the God who created them all. The New Testament writers, in ...read more

  • The Risk—the Joy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,847 views

    THE RISK-- THE JOY Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, almost delighted in taking risks for the gospel. He said: "I must take this decision disregarding risks involved and make known the gifts of God and his everlasting consolation. Neither must we fear any such risk in faithfully preaching ...read more

  • A True Story: A Retired Couple Was Alarmed By The ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 1, 2006
     | 2,201 views

    A true story: A retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal was to determine where in the world would be the place to be least likely affected by a war, a place of ultimate security. They studied ...read more

  • On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister Became The First ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 10, 2007
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    On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the record by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a historic race. As they moved into the last lap, Landy held the lead. It looked as if he ...read more

  • On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister Became The First ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
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    On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to RUN a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the RECORD by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a HISTORIC RACE. As they moved into the LAST LAP, Landy held the LEAD. It looked ...read more

  • On Christian Joy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    ON CHRISTIAN JOY Billy Sunday said, "To see some people today you would think that the essential of Christianity is to have a face so long you could eat oatmeal out of the end of a gas pipe." William Barclay said that "A gloomy Christian is a contradiction in terms, and nothing in all religious ...read more

  • The Story Of Uncle George

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE Being honest is not always easy. The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family's history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family's "black sheep" ...read more

  • An Everyday Lady

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
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    AN EVERYDAY LADY On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey a bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. At the time of her action, Rosa Parks served as the secretary of her local NAACP chapter. But even so, she acted as a private ...read more

  • Sexuality, Self, And Identity

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011
     | 2,409 views

    SEXUALITY, SELF, AND IDENTITY Michael Foucault, in The History of Sexuality: "Sexuality is a word that now serves a purpose like the word soul did in the Middle Ages. In that period, people believed that one's soul united the various aspects of human identity and gave significance to that ...read more

  • The Secret To Michael Jordan's Success

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 26, 2013
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    Michael Jordan is probably the greatest basketball player in the history of the game, and at one time he was asked about the so-called secret of his success. And Mr. Jordan answered by saying; "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted ...read more

  • Supporting The Poor  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 8, 2013
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     | 4,669 views

    SUPPORTING THE POOR In a 1998 article in Christian History magazine, Rodney Stark said: "In a world lacking social services, Christians were their brothers' keepers. At the end of the second century AD, Tertullian wrote that while pagan temples spend their donations "on feasts and drinking ...read more

  • The Lord Has Given Everyone Of Us Sufficient ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    The Lord has given everyone of us sufficient ability to attain success in life. There are many stories of people who succeed despite of their physical handicapped: Blind people, crippled, people with no arms, no feet, etc. Only people with no heads who did not succeed in life. An artist in Mexico ...read more

  • The Lord Has Given Everyone Of Us Sufficient ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,572 views

    The Lord has given everyone of us sufficient ability to attain success in life. There are many stories of people who succeed despite of their physical handicapped: Blind people, crippled, people with no arms, no feet, etc. Only people with no heads who did not succeed in life. Illustration. An ...read more

  • Escaped ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    ESCAPED CONFLICTS In the 1980’s a retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal was to determine where in the world would be the least likely place affected by a nuclear war -- a place of ultimate ...read more

  • On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister Became The First ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 28, 2008
     | 1,332 views

    On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the record by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a historic race. As they moved into the last lap, Landy held the lead. It looked as if he ...read more