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The Christian Life Is A ‘hidden Life' As Far As ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004

“The Christian life is a ‘hidden life’ as far as the world is concerned, because the world does not know Christ (see I John 4: 1-6). Our sphere of life is not this earth, but heaven; and the things that attract us and excite us belong to heaven, not ...read more

Tags: Faith, Joy

Denomination: Baptist

Nondisparagement Clauses Are Popping Up In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Nondisparagement Clauses are popping up in employment contracts. Here is an example; “Employee agrees not to make any derogatory comments in any format, whether written, electronic, or oral, to the press, or any individual or entity regarding the company that relates to the company’s business or ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Why Do Companies Outgrow Their Founders? Founders ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Why Do Companies Outgrow Their Founders? Founders get stuck in habits that worked when they started the company. They made all the decisions, did everything themselves. Now they have to build teams, create plans, build an infrastructure. The founder ...read more

Tags: Church General

Not So Objective Reviews: Amazon.com's Anonymous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Not So Objective Reviews: Amazon.com’s anonymous reviewers lost their anonymity recently when their identities were revealed on Amazon’s Canadian Web site. Among those named were authors who posted glowing reviews of their own ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Gadget Kids: What Electronic Gadgets Do Children ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gadget Kids: What electronic gadgets do children ages 8-12 have in their bedrooms? The Washington Post reports the following: 64% have a TV, 43% a VCR, 42% a video game system, 22% a telephone, 13% a computer, 7% a DVD ...read more

Tags: Children

Seven Ages Of Man

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Seven Ages of Man 6 weeks--all systems go 6 years--all systems "No!" 16 years--all systems know 26 years--all systems glow 36 years--all systems owe 56 years--all systems status quo ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Great Preacher Alexander White, When He Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

The great preacher Alexander White, when he was too old to mount the pulpit, would rise every morning to prepare a sermon, even though he never preached them. He did so until the day he died. He was convinced that study of ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Darwin's Start

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009

DARWIN'S START It was because of the death of his daughter that Charles Darwin couldn't make sense of a loving God. This seemed to put him on his path to finding a way to take God out of the creation story. (Source: ...read more

Tags: Evolution

Denomination: Wesleyan

Do You Know Your Business?

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012

DO YOU KNOW YOUR BUSINESS? There was once a sign on a door that read: "Gone out of business. Didn’t know what our business was." Do you know what your business is in this world? More than anything it should be the pursuit of holiness by ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14

Tags: Holiness

Capitol Punishment

Contributed by James Tidwell on Aug 7, 2005

Illustration: News story on Sunday, January 12, 2003; CHICAGO, Jan. 11 -- Illinois’s outgoing Republican Gov. George Ryan commuted the death sentences of 167 people to life in prison today after concluding that the capital punishment system was "haunted by the demon of error." Friends and foes of ...read more

Tags: Sin Punishment Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trouble In The Church  PRO

Contributed by Douglas Duvall on Dec 3, 2006

Trouble in the Church ACTS 15:1-12 I. Decision 15:1-4 A. Men 15:1 B. Method 15:2 C. Messages 15:3-4 II. Demand 15:5-6 A. Demands 15:5 B. Deliberations 15:6 III. Declaration 15:7-12 A. Choice 15:7 B. Comparison 15:8-9 C. Conversion 15:10-12 Introduction Peter had ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

The #1 Reason Readers Buy Books Is Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The #1 reason readers buy books is because friends have recommended them, #2 is in-store displays, and #3 is the author’s name. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The World Population Doubled, To 6 Billion, Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The world population doubled, to 6 billion, over the past 40 years, but will increase a much slower rate to about 8.9 billion by 2050. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Of The 57 Million Americans Who Have Access To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Of the 57 million Americans who have access to the web, 25 million visit Cyber-sex sites between 1 and 10 hours a week. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Some Thoughts About Veteran’s Day

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 14, 2022

Text, James 1:12, KJV: 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Thoughts: Veteran’s Day was originally called Armistice Day. This was because on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12

Tags: Veterans, Crown Of Life, Veteran's Day

Denomination: Baptist

Erma Bombeck In Her Book, "Motherhood The Second ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 3, 2001

Erma Bombeck in her book, "Motherhood the second Oldest Profession" writes; "I have always felt that too much time was given before birth, which is spent learning things like how to breathe in and out with your husband (I had my baby when they gave you a shot in the hip and you didn’t wake up ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:7-13

Tags: Mother's Day, Mothers Day, Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

[149]. A Message From A Poem – It’s The Gospel Truth

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 31, 2025

[149]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IT’S THE GOSPEL TRUTH In this poem I use the word “gospel” in a wider sense than the four Gospels. It examines a number of truths from the bible. I am talking about the good news of the gospel. Each of the 8 stanzas has some truth in it from the bible, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:3-5, Romans 1:16

Tags: Christian Poems, Truth, The Gospel, Gospel Truth, Not Ashamed Of The Gospel  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Half Of All New Churches Since 1945 Were Started ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Half of all new churches since 1945 were started in the ‘90s, and the majority meet in rented facilities. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Number Of Billionaires In The World Grew From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of billionaires in the world grew from 587 in ‘04 to a record 691 people from 45 countries this year. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

The U.s. Has More Than 300,000 Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. has more than 300,000 Protestant congregations and some 20,000 Catholic parishes. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General