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  • We Have Bought Into The Idea That The Busier You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,057 views

    We have bought into the idea that the busier you are, the more important your life is. A recent book, Time for Life (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997), surveyed ten thousand people and found that, after tracking their true working hours, they actually worked fewer hours than they thought. ...read more

  • British Airways 2069 Left Heathrow's London ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,709 views

    British Airways 2069 left Heathrow’s London Airport everything seemed to be going quite well at first. Six hours into the flight some of the passengers were asleep, some of the reading lights were on, everyone was comfortably settled in when suddenly everyone was jarred awake by a violent dip of ...read more

  • Joe Bayly, A Christian Author And Leader, Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012
     | 3,200 views

    Joe Bayly, a Christian author and leader, had a son named Tim who was not following the Lord. This caused great tension in the home until one day Joe told his son he had to move out. Taking Tim aside, he said, "Tim, you're not living for God and you need to leave our home." Tim left, but his ...read more

  • Which Way, O Lord?  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,987 views

    Which Way, O Lord? "This is what the Lord says; 'Stand at the crossroads and look... ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.'" Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV) The way many people attempt to determine the will of God would make a great new television ...read more

  • Game Boys In The Usa, Over 70% Of Males In The 18 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,088 views

    Game Boys In the USA, over 70% of males in the 18 to 34 demographic play video games, according to NPD Group. Young men play 12.5 hours of video games a week, while they watch television 9.8 hours, and 75% of households with a male member age 8 ...read more

  • Abortion Down: In '02, 14% Of Births By U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,888 views

    Abortion Down: In ’02, 14% of births by U.S. women of childbearing age were unwanted vs. just 9% in ’95, report federal researchers. In ’95, for every 100 pregnancies that ended in abortion or birth, almost 26 ended in abortion, in ’04 that had dropped to 24, ...read more

  • Boomers Read: Once Viewed As Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,607 views

    Boomers Read: Once viewed as spiritual antagonists, political activists, and non-traditionalists, Boomers have retained their penchant for confounding the experts. Though they were the first generation raised with omnipresent television and were instrumental in introducing computers to the world, ...read more

  • Manager Fears: When Asked Which Two Work Related ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,197 views

    Manager Fears: When asked which two work related activities make them the most uncomfortable, managers chose the following as their top anxiety producers: Building relationships with people I dislike 73%, Asking for a raise 25%, Speaking to large audiences 24%, Saying no to ...read more

  • A Recent Poll Of 5,000 Students Concluded That 46 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,490 views

    A recent poll of 5,000 students concluded that 46 percent of them would cheat on an important test. Thirty-six percent said they would cover for a friend who vandalized school property, while only 24 percent would tell the truth. Five percent would steal ...read more

  • Statistics On Suicide In America

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 30, 2004
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     | 2,380 views

    Statistics on Suicide in America More than 30,000 reported annually (83 per day, 1 every 17 minutes)*(Experts believe the actual count is twice that high.) (And there are 8-20 attempts for each completed suicide) Suicide is the 8th leading ...read more

  • The Impact Of One

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 30, 2018
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    Dr. John Geddie, a Presbyterian missionary, went to Aneityum, an island in the South Pacific in 1848 and worked there for God for 24 years. On a tablet erected to his memory in the church where he preached, these words are inscribed: When he landed, in 1848, there were no Christians. When he ...read more

  • Media Saturated Kids: American Kids Spend An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Media Saturated Kids: American kids spend an average of 8 hours and 33 minutes in media each day (including TV, radio, music, print resources, computers, the Internet and video games) according to a Kaiser Health survey. Kids often multi-task by using more than one form of media simultaneously, so ...read more

  • The Wonder Of The Human Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,345 views

    THE WONDER OF THE HUMAN HEART Consider the power of your heart. It averages beating about eighty times a minute and the average cardiac output is about six liters of blood every minute. The next time you are in Walmart, go to the aisle where all the two liter drinks are and consider that every ...read more

  • My Part

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 3, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,632 views

    MY PART But, when you look at the reasons behind why Christ came, why he was crucified, he died for all mankind and he suffered for all mankind, so that, really, anybody who transgresses has to look at their own part or look at their own culpability. SOURCE: ...read more

  • In '70, Unmarried People Represented 28% Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,627 views

    In ’70, unmarried people represented 28% of the adult population in the U.S. In ’96 40% of all adults are unmarried. Causes are postponement of first marriage (average age is now 27.1 for men and 24.8 for women), higher levels of divorce (10% of the population has been divorced and not remarried) ...read more

  • Inflatable Church: A British Designer Has Created ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,779 views

    Inflatable Church: A British designer has created what he believes is the world’s first inflatable church. Standing 47 feet high to the tip of the steeple, the gray plastic structure, which can be carried around on the back of a truck, includes a blow-up pulpit, organ, ...read more

  • Daniel Took No Credit; Instead He Gave It All To ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 20, 2004
     | 1,680 views

    Daniel took no credit; instead he gave it all to God. Man cannot do this; God, however, can! Another way to look at Daniel chapter 2: “Pass the P’s, please!” There was a problem (1-13) There was prayer (17-18) There was praise (19-23) There was proclamation (24-45) There was ...read more

  • Whatever Gets Your Goat

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2011
     | 1,696 views

    WHATEVER GETS YOUR GOAT "Whatever gets your goat gets your attention. Whatever gets your attention gets your time. Whatever gets your time gets you. Whatever gets you becomes your master. Take care, lest a little thing horn in and ...read more

  • Geddie's Mission

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 2, 2012
     | 3,312 views

    GEDDIE'S MISSION Dr. John Geddie was a Scots-Canadian missionary who was known as "the father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas." In 1848 he pioneered missionary work in the New Hebrides islands, Aneityum (Anatom) and worked there for God for 24 years. On the tablet erected to his memory ...read more

  • Bill And Gloria Gaither Were Honored By Indiana ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,380 views

    Bill and Gloria Gaither were honored by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels with the 2008 Sachem, the state’s highest honor. The Gaithers have collaborated on more than 700 gospel songs, winning 8 GRAMMY Awards and more than 24 Dove Awards. They were named “Songwriters of the Century” in ...read more