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  • Many Converts, Few Disciples  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,887 views

    Many Converts-Few Disciples: This is the conclusion of George Barna after 2 years of research. Is this why church-es have lost their relevance in American culture? Not one person polled, when asked to identify their most important goal for their life, said it was to be a committed follower of Jesus ...read more

  • Educated Believers: Born-Again Christians Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 3,101 views

    Educated Believers: Born-again Christians are highly educated and intelligent. According to Barna, 29% of evangelical Christians have a college degree vs. the national average of 26%. Naomi Schaefer Riley reports in her latest book, God on the Quad , that enrollment at the 100 schools of the ...read more

  • License To Kill: British Scientist , Ian Wilmut, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,869 views

    License To Kill: British scientist , Ian Wilmut, famous for cloning Dolly the sheep in ’96, has been granted a cloning license by British regulators to clone human embryos and extract stem cells for medical research. Though he calls this “therapeutic cloning” and claims it does not result in a ...read more

  • Need A Break? A Recent Quill Corporation Survey ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,281 views

    Need A Break? A recent Quill Corporation survey of business people finds only 20% feel thinking about work while on vacation ruins their fun or relaxation, but it jumps to 50% when asked about actually doing work on vacation. 40% take work with them on vacation. 60% report it takes anywhere from ...read more

  • Young Money: Americans Ages 12-19 Spent $170 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,108 views

    Young Money: Americans ages 12-19 spent $170 billion last year finds Teenage Research Unlimited. That’s up 10% from 2 years ago. PBS reports that 22% of college students in ’00 owned a credit card in high school versus 11% in ’94. In ’99 a Consumer Federation of America study found ...read more

  • Definition Of Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,738 views

    Definition of Leadership There are lots of ideas of what leadership is. 1 : the office or position of a leader 2 : capacity to lead 3 : the act or an instance of leading - Merriam Webster "The art of leadership...consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary ...read more

  • Without Kindness The Teachable Become Arrogant In ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 8, 2006
     | 3,017 views

    Without kindness the teachable become arrogant in their learning. Without kindness we have only puffed up people, they taunt, they think it’s all about M-E! Video Clip - Coach Carter - mpeg 2:04 Coach Carter s right. When is working hard not enough? When is winning not enough? When it’s ...read more

  • My Testimony Of How I Gave Every Thing To God, ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 8, 2006
     | 1,085 views

    My testimony of how I gave every thing to God, then after a night of prayer He spoke to my heart after I gave Him my all and said “Now everything I have is yours. 1. God speaking me of do not worry over pensions and how our needs would be met when we are ...read more

  • Gospel Music Up According To Nielsen Soundscan, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Gospel Music Up According to Nielsen SoundScan, gospel music album sales had an 11.6% sales rise the first half of ’06, the genre’s first since ’02. As of 7/2/06, nearly 18 million gospel music albums, including those sold via digital download, have been sold YTD. The ...read more

  • Retirement Realty- 25% Of U.s. Boomers Own More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,177 views

    Retirement Realty- 25% of U.S. boomers own more than one property, finds the National Association of Realtors. Boomers own 57% of vacation homes and 58% of rental property. Beyond their primary residences, 13% own vacant land, 8% rental property, 7% a vacation or seasonal home and 2% commercial ...read more

  • There Are Those That You Can Count On To Attend ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There are those that you can count on to attend every service they are called “the Core”. One choir director was upset because the choir members were not dedicated to choir practice but the piano player had attended every practice. So he bragged on him in front of the choir for being their every ...read more

  • Dentist

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dentist Nobody likes a complainer. A dentist once heard a patient grumbling about his fee. “Two hundred dollars – just to pull out a tooth” she exclaimed, “And you only work for one minute” “Well, if you wish,” the dentist replied, “I can pull it out slowly.” 8) ...read more

  • Top 10 Reasons Why People Worry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,212 views

    Top 10 Reasons Why People Worry Results of a national poll: Industry Week Magazine… 1. Own health and fitness - 73% 2. Lack of time for family or leisure pursuits - 49% 3. Their children’s problems - 43% 4. Job related stress - 43% 5. Personal investments - 39% 6. Estate planning - ...read more

  • Ten Basic Statements About Ministry

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 9, 2007
     | 1,628 views

    Ten Basic Statements about Ministry Warren and David Wiersbe, said in their book: Making Sense of the Ministry 1. The foundation of ministry is character. 2. The nature of ministry is service. 3. The motive for ministry is love. 4. The measure of ministry is sacrifice. 5. The authority of ministry ...read more

  • I Am Amazed By What People Will Believe. I Read ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 9, 2007
     | 1,655 views

    I am amazed by what people will believe. I read this recently, the following headlines were observed: * Dinosaurs Honked Like Buicks * Cow Mattresses Help Cows Produce More Milk * Mother To Be On Diet Of Only Chicken, Lays Huge Egg * WWII Bomber Found On The Moon * Woman Gives Birth To 2 ...read more

  • Many Different Dates Have Been Observed As The ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 17, 2007
     | 1,058 views

    Many different dates have been observed as the birthday of Jesus. January 2 was the first we know about. Later May 20 was observed. At different periods Christmas has been on April 18, April 19, March 25, March 28, and January 6. For a long time the Eastern Orthodox Church observed January 6 and it ...read more

  • One Of My Christmas Presents Was A Book: ‘a ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,712 views

    One of my Christmas presents was a book: ‘A Bundle of Laughs’ by J. John & Mark Stibbe. Towards the end of the book comes their light-hearted ‘20 Rules of Wisdom’. Don’t worry; I’m only going to read four! 1.God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts! 2.Growing old is inevitable, growing up ...read more

  • Going Home

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 3,958 views

    GOING HOME For the first time since the Depression, more Americans ages 75 and older have been leaving the South than moving there, according to a New York Times analysis of Census Bureau data. The reversal appears to be driven in part by older people who retired to the South in their 60s, but ...read more

  • Women Are More Likely To Work During Pregnancy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,391 views

    Women are more likely to work during pregnancy than they were 30 to 40 years ago. They also are returning to work more rapidly after having their first child; 64% are back at work within a year vs. 17% in the 60s. 66% of women who had their first child between ’01 and ’03 worked during their ...read more

  • Affluent People Are Increasingly Likely To Use ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,650 views

    Affluent People are increasingly likely to use the Internet to make their charitable donations, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. But charities are turning off some of their biggest donors (those who give $1,000 or more). Some send too many messages to donors who say they don’t want them, ...read more