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  • Hungry For Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
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    HUNGRY FOR PEACE Much, if not most, of the social turmoil of our culture is due to a hunger for peace, which is sought for in all the wrong places. According to Ronald Hutchcraft, the Director of Youth for Christ in New York and New Jersey, in the next thirty minutes- 57 kids will run away from ...read more

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  • A Natural Example Of This Point Can Be Found By ...

    Contributed by David Schaal on May 20, 2004
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    A natural example of this point can be found by looking at the two seas in the Holy Land. The Sea of Galilee freely receives and gives out water. It has an abundance of life, nurturing many different kinds of fish and plant life. The water from the Sea of Galilee is carried by way of the Jordan ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Divorce Cycle Is Being Broken Adult Children Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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     | 1,776 views

    Divorce Cycle Is Being Broken Adult children of divorced parents have a much lower likelihood of experiencing divorce themselves today than 20 years ago. Compared with those who didn’t divorce, they have a: 49% higher split-up rate. In ’73 it was 172% higher. 34% higher rate of teen-age marriage. ...read more

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  • There Is An Organization Near Chicago With ...

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 13, 2006
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    There is an organization near Chicago with approximately 12,000 members It requires each one of its members to give up one day’s earnings every week which averages out to about $110 per person equaling about $1.3 mil a week to further their cause. When a person joins this organization they must ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Philosophy No—wealth Yes: Just Under 40% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Philosophy No—Wealth Yes: Just under 40% of college freshmen say it is essential to develop a meaningful philosophy of life compared with 86% in ’67. Meanwhile, interest in being “very well-off financially” was at it’s highest level in 13 years finds the 38th annual American Freshman Survey. 60% ...read more

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  • Hudson Taylor, Founder Of The China Inland ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, which in the 1960’s became what is today the missions agency OMF International, knew the secret of strength through weakness. Complimented once by a friend on the impact of the mission, Hudson answered, “It seemed to me that God looked over the ...read more

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  • According To Nrf's 2007 Holiday Consumer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    According to NRF's 2007 Holiday Consumer Intentions, sales will rise 4% this year to $474.5 billion. U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $816.69 on holiday shopping, plus an additional $106.67 on special "non-gift" purchases by taking advantage of special promotions and discounts to treat ...read more

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  • Friends: Facebook

    Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 25, 2010
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    FRIENDS: FACEBOOK Facebook story: 175 million users of Facebook. (Stat correct in 3/2009, as of 5/2010 more like 500 million...) If it were a nation would be the 6th most populous nation. Used to be for college kids, but no more. Greatest growth (24.1 million) age 35 ¡V 49. Facebook has added ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Sow Indiscriminately

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 15, 2017
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    In the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) Jesus spoke of the kingdom of heaven being like an indiscriminate sower. This contradicts theories surrounding church growth of targeting certain statistically measurable demographics. There is no such target audience in this parable. The seed of the kingdom ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • I Want To Tell You About A Man By The Name Of ...

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jun 21, 2007
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    I want to tell you about a man by the name of Rick Rescorla He was the Vice President of Security for Morgan Stanley He predicted the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center Worked 12 hours helping rescue workers looking for survivors Then he predicted that the Terrorists would try again – ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gallup's Annual Crime Poll Finds 3 In 10 U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Gallup’s annual crime poll finds 3 in 10 U.S. house-holds experienced some type of crime during the past year; (18% with 1 and another 12% with 2 or ...read more

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  • Intro: Why God Made ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 12, 2008
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    INTRO: WHY GOD MADE MOMS: Answers given by 2nd grade school children: Why did God make mothers? 1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God make mothers? 1. He used dirt, just like ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • 3-D Theology

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 20, 2009
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    3-D THEOLOGY When people like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins claim that they can prove that God doesn’t exist, they are making an arrogant mistake. Pardon me while I draw an example from modern animation. When I was a child, the most glorious cartoons were 2-dimensional animations where ...read more

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  • One Of The First Verses Of Scripture That ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
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    "One of the first verses of Scripture that Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, encouraged me to memorize was 2 Timothy 2:2. This is like a mathematical formula for spreading the gospel and enlarging the church. Paul taught Timothy; Timothy shared what he knew with faithful men; these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Multigenerational Households: In The 2000 Census ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Multigenerational Households: In the 2000 Census extended families with kids, parents and grandparents, totaled 4.2 million homes. Another 43.6 million households included people from two generations. 57.5 million households consisted of only one generation. Single-adult households are now the most ...read more

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  • Forgiveness Is Not About Making The Other Person ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 11, 2007
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    Forgiveness is not about making the other person right in what they did… forgiveness is about 2 things, first it is obedience to your calling as a Child of God, and 2nd it is an instrument that frees you from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Story Is Told That During His College Years, ...

    Contributed by Patrick Lublink on Oct 18, 2006
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    The story is told that during his College years, Samuel Logan Brengle was a brilliant law student who was very gifted in the art of speaking. The Lord called him to the ministry of preaching. After he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, he became a circuit preacher with the Methodist ...read more

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • The Australian Coat Of Arms Pictures Two ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 3, 2002
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    The Australian coat of arms pictures two creatures--the emu, a flightless bird, and the kangaroo. The animals were chosen because they share a characteristic that appealed to the Australian citizens. Both the emu and kangaroo can move only forward, not back. The emu's three-toed foot causes it to ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • If You Don't Have Strong Beliefs, You Won't Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 1, 2002
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    If you don’t have strong beliefs, you won’t have the power for flexible persistence. We’ve all heard about Thomas Edison, who performed 10,000 experiments before he perfected the incandescent light. He believed, and he persisted despite 9,999 failed attempts. You may know of Paul Ehrlich, who ...read more

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  • My Wife Was Adopted When She Was A Child. Her ...

    Contributed by Michael Huddlestun on Mar 13, 2004
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    My wife was adopted when she was a child. Her adopted father went to the court and said that he indeed loved her and was willing to pay the price to make her a part of his family. My wife then became a complete part of this family. She didn’t even know she was adopted until she was about 9 years ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational