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  • Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,716 views

    Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines claiming women are leaving the workforce to become full-time moms have periodically appeared during recent years, but hard data just doesn’t back it up. The traditional family, with Mom at home full-time while Dad works shrank from 43% in ’80 to 27% in ...read more

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  • The Laymen

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
     | 949 views

    Leave it to the ministers, And soon the church will die; Leave it to the women folk, And some will pass it by; For the church is all that lifts us From the coarse and selfish mob, And the church that is to prosper Needs the laymen on the job. Now a layman has his business, And a ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • According To A Poll On Prayer For Newsweek ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 143 ratings
     | 3,717 views

    According to a poll on prayer for Newsweek (3/31/97), the following percentage said: They ask for health or success for a child or family member when they pray -- 82 They ask for strength to overcome a personal weakness -- 75 They never ask for financial or career success -- 36 God answers ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Their Own Moral Views  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 10, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,384 views

    THEIR OWN MORAL VIEWS John Leo in U.S. News quoted a professor Robert Simon of Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. as reporting that "10 to 20% of his students... acknowledged the Holocaust but couldn’t bring themselves to say that killing millions of people was wrong.... one student told Simon, ’Of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • A Lighthouse Keeper Who Worked On A Rocky ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,875 views

    A lighthouse keeper who worked on a rocky stretch of coastline received oil once a month to keep his light burning. Not begin far from a village, he had frequent guests. One night a woman needed oil to keep her family warm. Another night a father needed oil for his lamp. Then another needed oil to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Oprah Makes It To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,117 views

    OPRAH MAKES IT TO HEAVEN Forget her TV rankings. Among a group of 15 prominent figures, Oprah Winfrey is a winner in the biggest rating game of all. In a recent survey, 66 percent of Americans said they believe that the popular talk show host is "very likely" or "somewhat likely" to go to heaven. ...read more

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  • Bible Readers Are Happier People: The More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,934 views

    Bible Readers are Happier People: The more people read their Bible, the happier they probably are, according to a recent Tyndale House survey. Nearly 90% of frequent Bible readers say that they feel at peace al or most of the time, compared to only 58% of people who read the Bible less than once ...read more

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  • Mommy Exodus: Participation In The U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,043 views

    Mommy Exodus: Participation in the U.S. workforce by married mothers with a child less than 1 year old has declined 6% between ’97 and ‘00. This first ever decline is mostly among 30-year-old, well-educated, white female professionals. The Census Bureau reports 22% of moms with graduate or ...read more

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  • A Cheerful Liver  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 1, 2010
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     | 5,917 views

    A CHEERFUL LIVER 2 Corinthians 9:7- God loves a cheerful giver. Mary Ann O'Roark: "As a little girl I heard grown ups repeat a bible verse that I was certain said, "God loveth a cheerful liver." I asked my grandma what a liver was. "It's a part inside you," she told me, "like your stomach or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Lack Of Evangelism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011
     | 5,579 views

    THE LACK OF EVANGELISM (Evangelism Statistics from Michael Parrot, Acts Evangelism, Spokane, WA, 1993, pp. 9-11.) • Ninety-five percent of all Christians have never won a soul to Christ. • Eighty percent of all Christians do not consistently witness for Christ. • Less than two percent are ...read more

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  • Porn Stats

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 24, 2012
     | 1,640 views

    PORN STATS The Internet is a good tool but it can also be used to fuel heat of sexual lust. Statistics are truly staggering. This is from 2006 and worldwide statistics: According to compiled numbers from respected news and research organizations, every second $3,075.64 is being spent on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • This Is Pretty Amazing  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 2,145 views

    THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING (writer unknown) What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? Answer - Psalms 117 What is the longest chapter in the Bible? Answer - Psalms 119 Which chapter is in the center of the Bible? Answer - Psalms 118 Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118 Fact: There are 594 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Listening To God Compared To Listening To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,495 views

    LISTENING TO GOD COMPARED TO LISTENING TO THE DOCTOR We should treat prayer for what it is, a two way conversation with God, and learn to be quiet long enough for him to get a word in edge ways. Nicky Gumbel, in his book Questions of Life compares it to a visit to the doctor, he writes “Suppose I ...read more

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  • Because Of Erosion, The Historic Cape Hatteras ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 117 ratings
     | 2,839 views

    Because of erosion, the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was in peril of washing into the Atlantic Ocean. So Congress appropriated $12 million for the National Park service to move it 2900 feet to safety. With a combination of care, expertise, patience and raw power, The Expert House Movers of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Unwrapping The Christmas Present  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,477 views

    UNWRAPPING THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT “To get ready for Christmas, God undressed. God stripped off his finery and appeared – how embarrassing – naked on the day he was born. . . God could not be God-with-us if he wasn’t flesh... As evangelicals we have focused on the saving death of Christ but ...read more

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  • Charles Mccarry Can Claim A Varied Career. In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,804 views

    Charles McCarry can claim a varied career. In addition to being the author of The Tears of Autumn and The Last Supper, he served as assistant to the Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower cabinet and has done two stints in the CIA. But he almost wasn’t born. Says McCarry, “My mother became pregnant ...read more

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  • Awesome Scripture Distribution Projections: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 2,109 views

    Awesome Scripture Distribution Projections: Doesn’t everybody have a Bible, or even several copies? In the U.S. probably, but in most of the third world, Bibles are still is short supply. Choosing between buying a Bible and feeding your family for a week is a tough choice. Here’s Bible ...read more

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  • Charles Mccarry Can Claim A Varied Career. In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,634 views

    Charles McCarry can claim a varied career. In addition to being the author of The Tears of Autumn and The Last Supper, he served as assistant to the Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower cabinet and has done two stints in the CIA. But he almost wasn’t born. Says McCarry, "My mother became pregnant ...read more

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  • Humble Beginnings

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
     | 4,240 views

    HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Seen the new Coke commercials? Coca-cola is one product that has far outgrown its humble beginnings. In 1886, Pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton first introduced Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. The pharmacist concocted a caramel-colored syrup in a three-legged brass kettle in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • In Gulf War The Ground Offensive Was Successful ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,870 views

    IN GULF WAR THE GROUND OFFENSIVE WAS SUCCESSFUL DUE TO AERIAL ATTACK THAT PRECEDED IT On February 24, 1991, a lightning ground offensive was launched by the U.S. and allied forces in the Persian Gulf War. Its effectiveness shattered the defending Iraqi forces. Within days the world’s fourth ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational