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  • Ivy League Revival: As Late As ‘65, A White ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,216 views

    Ivy League Revival: As late as ‘65, a white mainline Protestant was 250% more likely to have a college degree as a white evangelical, according to Calvin College Prof. Corwin Smidt. But by ‘00, a mainline Protestant was only 65% more likely to have the same degree. And since ‘85, the percentage of ...read more

  • Creator God: A New Harris Poll Reveals 64% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,278 views

    Creator God: A new Harris Poll reveals 64% of American adults believe “human beings were created directly by God,” while only 22% believe they “evolved from earlier species.” 54% of U.S. adults do not think human beings developed from earlier species, up from 46% in 94. 61% of Americans children ...read more

  • Evangelical Christians Are…

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,187 views

    Evangelical Christians Are: · Slightly more likely to be female and aged 50 and older than the overall national adult population. · Somewhat less likely to be college grads than the total population, but incomes mirror the national population. · Most prevalent in the South, least so in the East ...read more

  • All You Need Do Is Profess Jesus, Or At Least ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,235 views

    “All you need do is profess Jesus, or at least be religious, and you are readily accepted in that large and diverse group. Sin is tolerated, truth is moderated, and humility is ignored. God’s Word is praised but not studied, and His standards are admired but not followed. This way requires no ...read more

  • A Small But Growing Number Of Parents Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 4,124 views

    A small but growing number of parents are getting domain names for their young kids, some before taking their newborn home from the hospital. It’s not known exactly how many, but the practice is no longer limited to “tekky” parents. They worry that the name of choice might not be available by the ...read more

  • C. S. Lewis Said That

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2009
     | 1,173 views

    C. S. Lewis said that “the devil laughs when he sees us overcome by pride: “He is perfectly content to see you becoming chaste and brave and self-controlled provided, all the time, he is setting up in you the Dictatorship of Pride… For Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of ...read more

  • Lions

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 31, 2010
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    LIONS Lions roamed the countryside and forests in Mesopotamia, and the people feared them and greatly respected their power. Some kings hunted lions for sport. The Persians captured lions, keeping them in large parks where they were fed and attended. Lions were also used for executing people. But ...read more

  • Behind The Mask

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 2,453 views

    BEHIND THE MASK In Basel, Switzerland each year the good Protestant townspeople have a festival in which they all don masks and go through the city doing things and going placed they would never consider doing/going under normal circumstances. The mask, which veiled their identity emboldened them ...read more

  • Abusing One's Parents

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2012
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    ABUSING ONE'S PARENTS According to aabss.org, "Nine to 33% of parents report being abused by their children ranging in age from 10 to 23... Some studies report that whites are more likely to batter than blacks;... [some] Studies show... that middle and upper class families have higher rates ... ...read more

  • The Bible Makes You Smarter

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
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    THE BIBLE MAKES YOU SMARTER In a New York Times article dated January 11, 2010, the Times reported that the Jewish people make up .02% of the world’s population. Yet… • 54% of the world’s chess champions are Jewish. • 51% of all non-fiction Pulitzer Prize winners are Jewish. • 27% of Academy ...read more

  • A History Of Thanksgiving ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    A HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING DAY In 1604 King James came to power in England. We hear his name often, as the most trusted version of the English Bible was translated during his reign – the King James Version. He was relatively tolerant of other religious opinions, except those that openly criticized ...read more

  • Have You Ever Told A Lie?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 24, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
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    1. A small girl was impressed by two things: a. How difficult it was not to tell a falsehood from time to time. b. How may people were always telling her that it’s a sin to tell a lie. 2. So she decided to investigate. a. She starting with her father.  Dad: “She asked, have you ever told a ...read more

  • Oscar Wilde, Once Wrote, "There Are Two Tragedies ...  PRO

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 3,351 views

    Oscar Wilde, once wrote, “There are two tragedies in this life. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” In a way, Mr. Wilde recognized one of the most challenging aspects of being human. We want so much. We measure our lives by how much we get or do not get. Often we are ...read more

  • In The Movie At First Sight, Not Only Does Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 30, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 2,151 views

    In the Movie At First Sight, not only does Jesus make man's eyes, but he also creates in the man’s brain the necessary apparatus to see. As neurologists will tell us, this man is the recipient of a double miracle. Not only did Jesus fix his optic condition, but he also installs in the man’s brain ...read more

  • The Real War Room  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,098 views

    THE REAL WAR ROOM One of the most successful ministries in the world is Campus Crusade for Christ. This ministry was begun by a layman, Bill Bright. They have laborers sharing on thousands of campuses around the world. They believe prayer accessed the source for these laborers. In the late ...read more

  • A Woman Once Wrote That At A Garage Sale She Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 31, 2002
    based on 88 ratings
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    A woman once wrote that at a garage sale she had spotted a handsome antique copper kettle for only $2.50. It was badly tarnished, so she asked the woman running the sale if the discoloration would come out. She cheerfully offered to try some copper cleaner on it and disappeared with it into the ...read more

  • Come And Listen To My Story  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,508 views

    COME AND LISTEN TO MY STORY… "[Using] the very latest equipment, Texaco workmen set about drilling for oil at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana during November 1980. "After only a few hours of drilling they sat back expecting oil to shoot up. Instead, however, they watched a whirlpool form, sucking down ...read more

  • There Is A Classic Story About Procrastination ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
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    There is a classic story about procrastination and it goes like this. An American eagle was flying high over the Niagara River on a cold and wintry day. He saw a dead bullock (young bull) floating down river. He thought to himself, "What a great feast!" He landed and sank his talons deep into the ...read more

  • They Are Kind Of Like The Excuses I Use For Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
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    They are kind of like the excuses I use for not attending sporting events. 1. Every time I went, they asked for money. 2. The people I sat next to didn’t seem friendly. 3. The seats were too hard and not comfortable at all. 4. I went to many games but the coach never came to ...read more

  • A New Light  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 20, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,543 views

    A NEW LIGHT One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light… Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She said, “I just can’t believe it,” as the doctor lifted the bandages from her ...read more