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Staring Death In The Face  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002

STARING DEATH IN THE FACE "The first button, the second button, the third button and then we saw the belt." This is what Baruch Neuman said when he realized he was facing a suicide bomber. Is that not how Satan attacks? Once glance, another thought, and then we are in bondage to a sin that we ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting, Sin Deceptive

Social Researcher Icon, Daniel Yankelovich, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Social researcher icon, Daniel Yankelovich, is quoted Forbes, “The culture of affluence is fading now. It’s being replace by a new interest in the spiritual side of life. Its yearning that has nothing to do with church and sectarianism, but with a search for why the so-called material good life ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Bible Reading Upl Today, 45% Of U.s. Adults Read ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Bible Reading UpL Today, 45% of U.S. adults read the Bible during a typical week, not including when they are at church, up from 31% in ‘95. The rise is largely due to increased reading among Baby Busters and residents of the western states. 67% of born again individuals read the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-8

Tags: Bible Study

The Graduate School Of Ministry Management (Gsmm) ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Graduate School of Ministry Management (GSMM) has launched a graduate program designed to support top level Christian ministry and marketplace executives. Modeled after Executive MBA programs established by major universities, GSMM’s mandate is to empower and equip Christian leaders with ...read more

Tags: Church General

Who Are Those Masked Men?

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 6, 2010

WHO ARE THOSE MASKED MEN? Some of you would have no idea of who I am talking about when I speak of the LONE RANGER. He is way before your time and he doesn't fit into our culture anymore. Pity. He had a strict moral code and even the actor, Clayton Moore, was a great ROLE MODEL for ...read more

Tags: Angels

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Do We Celebrate?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2003

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE? Lou Whitmire, a reporter in Mansfield, Ohio, asked the all important question "Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?" to students at Sherman Elementary school. Here are a few of the answers he got: Jamie Copley, 7, said people celebrate Thanksgiving because it’s the ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

A Teacher Was Trying To Teach Her Class A Lesson ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on May 10, 2001

A teacher was trying to teach her class a lesson about fractions. After the lesson she tested one of the boys who was in a large family. Johnny, she said, There are 6 people in your family. Your mom bakes a pie, and she cuts it up for you, what percentage of the pie will you receive? Johnny, ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day, Mothers, Giving General, Family, Food  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cars R Us 59% Of Americans Mainly Drive A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Cars R Us 59% of Americans mainly drive a domestic brand car, 27% an Asian model, and 6% a European brand. The kind of car we drive tells a lot about us. Republicans are most likely to drive a U.S. domestic brand while Democrats and independents are more likely to drive an Asian brand. 45% of ...read more

Tags: Money

Women Sleep Deprived A National Sleep Foundation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Women Sleep Deprived A National Sleep Foundation study finds the majority of American women are continually sleep deprived, either because of young children, biological changes (pregnancy and menopause), stress or pets. The impact on families, personal and professional lives, and society is ...read more

Tags: Stress

Missionary Martyred In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2010

Missionary Martyred in India That reminds me of a story I read about a missionary in India last month who was constructing a new church when he was killed by an extremist anti-Christian group. He had gone to a nearby town to purchase materials for the final phase of construction but never returned. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-27

Tags: Persecution

Ravi Zacharias: Changed Lives Show The Truth Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011

RAVI ZACHARIAS: CHANGED LIVES SHOW THE TRUTH OF CHRIST In his book Has Christianity Failed You? Ravi Zacharias points to one of the greatest proofs for the truth of Christ and the reality of his resurrection: the changed lives of Christians. He writes: "During the course of nearly 40 years, I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Tags: Christian Witness

Jonathan Edwards, Who Was One Of America's ...

Contributed by Bret Toman on May 20, 2010

Jonathan Edwards, who was one of America's greatest theologians, was a New England pastor of the 1700s. Edwards was brilliant. At age 6 he studied Latin. He entered Yale when not quite 13 and graduated when barely 15. He was ordained at 19, taught at Yale by 20 and later became president of ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God, Great Awakening

Denomination: Baptist

Little League Baseball Is The Largest Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Little League Baseball is the largest youth activity in the U.S. with over 3,000,000 kids and 200,000 teams. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

Who Belongs To A Church? 31% Are Not Christians ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Who Belongs to a church? 31% are not Christians and 14% may not be Christians leaving just 55% who are Christians. (The Rainer Group, ...read more

Tags: Church General

Stress Costs Businesses $300 Billion Every Year, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Stress costs businesses $300 billion every year, double the cost 20 years ago reports American Institute of Stress. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Our Favorite Sport To Watch In The U.s. Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Our Favorite Sport to watch in the U.S. is football (34%) followed by basketball (14%), baseball (13%), with soccer and auto ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

What's All These Gadgets For?

Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 14, 2021

Without any hesitation, I will gladly admit that I am on the short side when it comes to gadgets. For me, most of them do not make any sense at all. Instead, I like things simple and easy. As for the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, she is obsessed with gadgets. She loves them almost as much as ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:7

Tags: Frustration, Wisdom, Humor, Instruction

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Giving: A Step To Revival

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 30, 2009

GIVING: A STEP TO REVIVAL Today we are focusing our attention on the second step to revival: GIVING. We all say we want revival, but many throw away the second step - but you cannot have revival without taking the second step to revival. This step impacts the life and effectiveness of our ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Popular Ideas Of Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009

POPULAR IDEAS OF JESUS As we consider the risk of following Jesus, we must acknowledge the same thing; we must acknowledge that Jesus is THE Christ, not some popularized version we hear about today. In a posting just this last June, Kevin DeYoung, in his Restless and Reformed blog, describes ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-29

Tags: Faith, Christ, Jesus, Culture, Jesus Christ  (view more)  (view less)

26% Of U.s. Individuals Now Live Alone. (Foster ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

26% of U.S. individuals now live alone. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life