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  • Experts Say That 3 People Die Every Second. If ...

    Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Mar 6, 2005
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    Experts say that 3 people die every second. If this fact is true, then 180 people die every minute, 10,800 people die every hour, 259,200 people die every day, and 94,608,000 people die every year. Of the six billion people on earth today, experts also sayt that 2/3 of them have never heard the ...read more

  • In 1937 Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Built A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2005
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    In 1937 architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for industrialist Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining distinguished guests for dinner when the roof began to leak. The water seeped through directly above Johnson himself, dripping steadily onto his head. Irate, he called ...read more

  • John Was Driving Home Late One Night When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them, but it wasn’t there! So he slammed on the brakes, ordered the ...read more

  • The Millennium Generation Following Right Behind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    The millennium generation following right behind Gen-X is displaying a much greater interest in spirituality than their predecessors. The Navigators have polled college students both in the 80s and now and find striking differences. When asked “Would you like to be in a bible study?” and “Would you ...read more

  • Changing Researchers At The University Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
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     | 1,429 views

    Changing Researchers at the University of Chicago report that only 26% of American households are now comprised of married couples with children, compared to 45% in the early ‘70’s. Likewise, married couples with children under 18 living at home dropped from 50% to 36% over the same time span. ...read more

  • Republican Churchgoers: According To New Pew ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Republican Churchgoers: According to new Pew Research Center data, evangelical Protestants have shifted toward the Republican Party over the past 15 years. In ‘87 and ‘88, white evangelical Protestants were split fairly evenly (34% Republicans, 31% Democrats). Today, Republicans have a nearly ...read more

  • No To Oppose Gay 'marriage': A Recent Survey ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    No To Oppose Gay ’Marriage’: A recent survey found that a majority of Americans oppose same-sex "marriage" and favor amending the Constitution to ban such unions. The findings of the New York Times/CBS News poll revealed: 61% oppose gay “marriage,” and 55% favor a constitutional ban. 57% of ...read more

  • What Is The Value Of A Life? Business Week ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    What Is The Value Of A Life? Business Week magazine reports that economists estimate how many lives are saved by a particular government regulation, and then compare that with the cost of implementing the new rule. Here are some results: It costs $3,000 to save one life (with the regulation of ...read more

  • Identity Theft: About 3.3 Million American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Identity Theft: About 3.3 million American consumers had their personal information stolen and used to open fraudulent bank, credit card or utility accounts, or to commit other crimes, according to the FTC. These cases collectively cost businesses $32.9 billion and consumers $3.8 billion. On ...read more

  • John Was Driving Home Late One Night When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,864 views

    John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them, but it wasn’t there! So he slammed on the brakes, ordered the ...read more

  • I Believe In Tithing And Have Been Practicing It ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 17, 2006
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    I believe in tithing and have been practicing it since my very first job. My parents set the example and taught me to tithe when I had my first job, which, as I recall, was while I was still in junior high. I began mowing lawns in our neighborhood, and my first customer was a good friend of my ...read more

  • Personal Priority Inventory (From Sermon: The ...

    Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006
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    Personal Priority Inventory (from sermon: The Foolish Rich Person, Sermon Central) 1. There is a time in my life when I made a decision to give up the things of this world to follow Christ. ___yes ___no 2. If confronted with that choice today I would follow Christ even if I had to give up all ...read more

  • Children Of Divorce Often Blame Themselves For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Children Of Divorce often blame themselves for the breakup of their parent’s marriage, and many grow up alienated from church and God. A survey of adults whose parents divorced when they were young, found divorce had a major impact on their spiritual lives. They were much less likely to go to ...read more

  • Every Single Apostle Experienced Persecution: 1 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007
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     | 3,851 views

    • Every single apostle experienced persecution: 1 John died of old age exiled on the island of Patmos. 2 Peter was crucified upside down under Nero. 3. Andrew died upon a cross at Patrae, in Achia 4.James the brother of Jesus was thrown from a pinnacle of the temple and beaten to death by a ...read more

  • Last Tuesday Night On Prime Time They Showed The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Last Tuesday night on Prime Time they showed the new Christ, De Jesus from Puerto Rico. He claims to be the better Christ and declares there is no sin, no Satan, and no one will go to hell. They interviewed several church members as to what they thought about their Christ. And they believe in him ...read more

  • During The 1992 Summer Olympics, All U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During the 1992 Summer Olympics, all U.S. athletes were required to wear Reebok warm-up suits at the awards ceremony. Charles Barkley of the U.S. basketball "Dream Team" anticipated the probability that his team would win the gold medal. He said, "Us Nike guys are loyal to Nike because they pay us ...read more

  • Glory Can Be Defined. In My Research I ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2007
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    Glory can be defined. In my research I discovered that it means a desirable brightness that is very rare! a. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia states this about Glory - FROM THE HEBREW WORD KĀBHŌDH. i. The fundamental idea of this root seems to be “weight,” “heaviness,” ...read more

  • General And President, George Washington, Went ...

    Contributed by John Quigley on Dec 8, 2007
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    General and President, George Washington, went with his troops into battle. Spent the winter in Valley Forge with the troops not at home with his wife in their well heated home place. As a general he said: "We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die: Our won Country’s Honor, all call upon us ...read more

  • For Those Who Are Single And Wish To Marry, You ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    For those who are single and wish to marry, you must pray, prepare yourself as a bride is to be adorned for her husband (Rev. 21:2, 19:7-8) and go where you are called. You must discover your gifts, develop your gifts and demonstrate your gifts. This thereby attracts the mate that best first with ...read more

  • The Great British Admiral Lord Nelson Was Known ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007
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    The great British admiral Lord Nelson was known for treating vanquished opponents with courtesy and kindness. After one naval victory a defeated officer strode confidently across the quarterdeck of Nelson’s ship and offered the admiral his hand. With his own hand remaining at his side, Nelson ...read more