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Millions Far From God

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Sep 17, 2011

MILLIONS FAR FROM GOD In the latest global statistics, they say that the population of Earth is now 7 billion people. About 2 billion of these people claim to be Christian. Not everyone that claims to be a Christian is truly a Christian. Maybe there is about 1 billion that are true followers (I ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Needs Are Different

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007

Illustration: Needs Are Different Perhaps our understanding for marriage is to give our spouse what we feel is best. Dr. Willard Harley, a Massachusetts psychologist, surveyed the perceived basic needs of men and women in marriage and found that the perceived needs are completely different. ...read more

Denomination: Other

In His Book "Fatherhood", Bill Cosby Wrote, "Now ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In his book “Fatherhood”, Bill Cosby wrote, “Now that my father is a grandfather he just can’t wait to give money to my kids. But when I was a kid and I asked him for 50 cents, he would tell me the story of his life. How he got up at 5 a.m. when he was 7-years-old and walked 23 miles to milk 90 ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Overwhelming Forgiveness

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022

A wonderful example of how to practice the lifestyle of grace comes from an incident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on October 2, 2006, when a man entered an Amish schoolhouse and murdered 5 girls while wounding 5 others before killing himself. As horrific as this was, the greater story was the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 65:3

Tags: Grace, Forgiveness

Are We There Yet? (06.28.05--Direction--John ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 27, 2005

Are We There Yet? (06.28.05--Direction--John 21:11-14 ) WHen I’m There, will I know that I am there? When we finally reach that point in life where all things finally work together and we’ve arrived at our life’s goal, that place where the many years of education, accumulated wisdom and just plain ...read more

Scripture: John 21:11-14

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Lutheran

Selecting A Christmas Gift

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Selecting a Christmas Gift It is that time of the year when people really start to get serious about selecting Christmas gifts. When purchasing Christmas gifts one must first remember what is being celebrated. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greg Slayton Is The Ceo Of Clickaction.com. He ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Oct 12, 2001

Greg Slayton is the CEO of ClickAction.com. He says, in the busy dot.com world in which he now succeeds, he is exhausted by the frantic pace. This is how he describes where it has left him in relationship with others: "The sense of isolation is a curse. It is ...read more

Tags: Disappointment, Church Small Groups, Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Who Died In 1997 Has Received A Telephone ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 31, 2003

A man who died in 1997 has received a telephone bill from Sprint at his current abode -- the Hillside Cemetery in Auburn, Mass. "Our clients here don’t usually get mail," said superintendent Wayne Bloomquist. "I wondered if maybe we should start putting ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33

Tags: Death

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mennonites Merge: In A Vote Eclipsing All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Mennonites Merge: In a vote eclipsing all expectations, the Mennonite Church (based in Elkhart, Ind.) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (based in Newton, Kan.) merged to form the Mennonite Church USA. The new denomination brings together the 125,000 members of the two groups. Over ...read more

Tags: Church General

Mom At Home: According To The Census Bureau, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Mom At Home: According to the Census Bureau, fewer mothers are heading back to work during the first year of their child’s life. 55% of the 3.9 million women age 15 to 44 who gave birth between 7/99 and 6/00 returned to work. That ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Morning Showers: As Earth Rotates, The Side ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Morning Showers: As Earth rotates, the side facing the direction of its orbit around the Sun tends to scoop up more space debris. This part of the sky is directly overhead at dawn. For this reason, the Perseids and other meteor showers (and also random shooting stars in ...read more

Tags: Creation

E-Mail Lowers Iq: According To A Hewlett Packard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

E-Mail Lowers IQ: According to a Hewlett Packard study, the IQ of workers who tried to juggle e-mail messages and other work fell by 10 points, more than double the 4 point fall seen after smoking pot, and about equal ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Shoppers Expect To Spend An Average Of Only $671 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Shoppers expect to spend an average of only $671 on Christmas gifts this year, down 1% from last year, reports Gift Tracker survey. American consumers feel wrung out and are not particularly bullish about their holiday gift shopping. But what consumers say and what they ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Marriage In A Recent Religion & Ethics Newsweekly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Marriage In a recent Religion & Ethics Newsweekly poll 71% of Americans agree “God’s plan for marriage is one man, one woman, for life.” Only 22% think divorce is sin while 49% say cohabitation is acceptable. Only 34% of evangelical Christians and 30% of traditional ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Donorpulse 2003, An Annual Poll Conducted By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The DonorPulse 2003, an annual poll conducted by Campbell Research, reports what types of organizations Americans gave to last year. 33% of the population has given to health, medical or hospital charities and 34% to social service organizations. 30% have given to religious charities in ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Reincarnation: 18% Of U.s. Adults Now Contend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Reincarnation: 18% of U.S. adults now contend that people are reincarnated after death. 34% believe it is possible to communicate with others after their death. Consider that 48% of all Busters embrace the concept of communication with the dead, while just 35% of Boomers ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Abortion Is No More Purely A Medical Problem Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Abortion is no more purely a medical problem just because the physician wields the curette than chemical warfare is purely a problem for pilots because they press the lever releasing the chemical. E. Fuller Torrey, taken from "Abortion", Dallas, TX: Christian Medical & Dental ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Depression 1 In 4 People Are Affected By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Depression 1 in 4 people are affected by depression of family, friends, and coworkers, while 1 in 10 experience a major depressive episode yearly. The World Health Organization estimates depression will be the 2nd leading cause of health impairment worldwide by 2020. Unfortunate-ly the ...read more

Tags: Emotions

There’s An Old Danish Proverb Which States ...

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 22, 2010

There’s an old Danish proverb which states that “HE WHO BUILDS ACCORDING TO EVERY MAN’S ADVICE WILL HAVE A CROOKED HOUSE.” We need a reliable map. It is the map which gives direction, shape, and purpose to our life. The 10 commandments are our divine map for ...read more

Tags: Law

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Worst ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

WORST PLACE North Korea is the worst place in the world for Christians to live, according to Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List. North Korea has led the list for six years in a row, with more arrests of Christians in 2007 than in 2006. Saudi Arabia is in second place ...read more

Tags: Persecution