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  • Pastors Lack Biblical Worldview: Only 51% Of U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,013 views

    Pastors Lack Biblical Worldview: Only 51% of U.S. Protestant pastors have a biblical worldview according to recent Barna Research analysis. George Barna argues you can’t give people what you don’t have. The low percentage of Christians who have a biblical worldview is a direct reflection of the ...read more

  • Mystery

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 2,088 views

    Paul talks about a Mystery hidden in God. Let me tell you about a great mystery story: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he once had a dose administered to himself. As he was ...read more

  • In Fact I Believe Traditional Values Have Been ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,715 views

    In fact I believe Traditional values have been under attack for the past 15-20 years. How many of you remember Dan Quayle? He served as Vice President under George Bush Senior and during the 1992 re-election campaign Quayle delivered a speech in which he made the following statement regarding the ...read more

  • One Preacher Told Of Having A "Rap Session" With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,070 views

    One preacher told of having a “rap session” with some high schoolers. He told them they could ask him anything they liked, and he’d try to answer them. Toward the end of that session, one girl challenge him with this comment: “The Bible says God loves everybody. Then it says that God sends people ...read more

  • One Preacher Told Of Having A "Rap Session" With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 999 views

    One preacher told of having a “rap session” with some high schoolers. He told them they could ask him anything they liked, and he’d try to answer them. Toward the end of that session, one girl challenge him with this comment: “The Bible says God loves everybody. Then it says that God sends people ...read more

  • Mystery

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020
     | 1,084 views

    Paul talks about a Mystery hidden in God. Let me tell you about a great mystery story: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he once had a dose administered to himself. As he was ...read more

  • The Origins Of Grandparents' Day  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,072 views

    THE ORIGINS OF GRANDPARENTS' DAY In 1970, a West Virginia housewife, Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, initiated a campaign to set aside a special day just for Grandparents. Through concerted efforts on the part of civic, business, church, and political leaders, this campaign expanded statewide. ...read more

  • Reported Giving To The Local Church By Barna ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,374 views

    Reported giving to the local church by Barna Research group • Six out of ten adults (61%) gave money to one or more churches in 2000, a small decline from 1999 (66%). • The average church donor contributed a mean of $649 to churches in 2000, down from the $806 in 1999. • Nearly one-quarter of ...read more

  • You Forgot  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,103 views

    YOU FORGOT Ken Blanchard writes: When my son Scott was a senior in high school, he used to cause problems by parking his truck in the driveway. Nobody could get in or out because his truck was big enough to go to war. I always told him to park it out in the street. One day I came home to ...read more

  • 3. Judith S. Wallerstein, Sandra Blakeslee, & ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,506 views

    3. Judith S. Wallerstein, Sandra Blakeslee, & Julia M. Lewis have written a book: "The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce : A 25 Year Landmark Study." Ms Wallerstein is founder and executive director of the Center for the Family in Transition, and a senior lecturer at the School of Social Welfare at the ...read more

  • In Fact The Idea Of Speaking Out When Confronted ...

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 5, 2009
     | 1,672 views

    In fact the idea of speaking out when confronted with something wrong was the chief proponent behind an education development in the Reagan administration. It’s roots go back to the 1970’s where a University of Houston Social Psychology professor begin working on a model to help students resist ...read more

  • Honesty Matters  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 6, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,444 views

    HONESTY MATTERS I read about a high school golfer, Chelsee Richard, of Bloomingdale High School in Brandon, Florida. She lost her chance to win the 2004 state championship — by being honest. In the qualifier for the state finals, Chelsee hit her tee shot on the second hole into the rough. Without ...read more

  • The Magnitude Of The Request

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,578 views

    THE MAGNITUDE OF THE REQUEST Napoleon and his soldiers overcame an island in the Mediterranean Sea. They had fought for many days to take the island and finally succeeded. After the capture of the island at the price of many lives, Napoleon and his generals gathered for a celebration. As they were ...read more

  • A Light In The Darkness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,965 views

    A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS In 1963, my grandfather was serving as the Senior Minister of West End United Methodist Church in Nashville. West End is situated right across the street from Vanderbilt University, and has always been a wealthy, predominately white church. One communion Sunday, a black ...read more

  • Spinning A Web: Andy's Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
     | 3,064 views

    SPINNING A WEB: ANDY'S STORY Andy Fastow was a brilliant kid in the high school graduating class in New Providence, New Jersey. He was one of the really good kids. In fact, he was the student body president of his senior class. He went on to get a great education and a fantastic job. He climbed ...read more

  • Go Back! You're Too Young

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,373 views

    GO BACK! YOU'RE TOO YOUNG Wilbur E. Nelson told the story of his father who was the senior elder in his church for many years. He said: "When I was a boy, eleven years of age, an evangelist held a series of meetings in our church. One night he asked every Christian to come forward and also asked ...read more

  • First Things First  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 3, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,765 views

    FIRST THINGS FIRST When Coach Bobby Bowden played baseball in college, he never hit a home run. His senior year at Howard College, he was the only player not to hit a home run. One day, he hit a line drive against Auburn. As he approached third, the coach was waving him on. As he made his turn, ...read more

  • Alcohol Statistics

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2012
     | 3,355 views

    ALCOHOL STATISTICS "By the time they are high school seniors, 80% have used alcohol and 62% have been drunk. In the United States, roughly 50,000 cases of alcohol poisoning are reported each year and approximately once every week, someone dies from this preventable condition. Approximately 14 ...read more

  • Michael Jordan: Persevere

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012
     | 5,583 views

    MICHAEL JORDAN: PERSEVERE In the fall of 1978, fifteen-year-old Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. The sophomore was 5 feet 11 inches and with his skills, the coach told him that he was not good enough, and Michael ...read more

  • Video Clip: The Guardian - Start: Chp. 5 43:54 - ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 23, 2007
     | 1,986 views

    Video Clip: The Guardian - Start: Chp. 5 43:54 - Stop: 46:16 Senior Chief Randall had a choice. He could have taught the recruits about hypothermia as an abstract theory during a lecture from the comfort of a classroom. Instead, Randall chose to fill the pool with freezing water and then share ...read more

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