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  • The Risk—the Joy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,034 views

    THE RISK-- THE JOY Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, almost delighted in taking risks for the gospel. He said: "I must take this decision disregarding risks involved and make known the gifts of God and his everlasting consolation. Neither must we fear any such risk in faithfully preaching ...read more

  • Now, What Areas Is The Holy Spirit Fully Engaged ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 2, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,908 views

    Now, what areas is the Holy Spirit fully engaged in? Each person is concerned about one or several issues in life: (a) Everyone wants to be loved. (b) Everyone wants his or her life to count. (c) Life is empty without Jesus Christ. (d) Many sitting here today are loaded down with guilt. (e) ...read more

  • Dr. Brandon Centerwall Wrote An Article Titled ...

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 5, 2004
     | 1,736 views

    Dr. Brandon Centerwall wrote an article titled “TV and Violence” for the Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 267, no. 22. He found that following the introduction of television in the U.S., the annual white homicide rate increased by 98 percent from 1945 to 1974. While he doesn’t ...read more

  • God Values Our Gifts

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jun 29, 2005
     | 2,157 views

    God Values Our Gifts God seeks and values the gifts we bring Him—gifts of praise, thanksgiving, service, and material offerings. In all such giving at the altar we enter into the highest experiences of fellowship. But the gift is acceptable to God in the measure to which the one who offers it is in ...read more

  • George Gallup Says "North America Is The Only ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,559 views

    George Gallup says “North America is the only continent where Christianity is not growing.” The American Society of Church Growth reports that in ’98, half of churches in America did not add one new member through “conversion growth.” Fuller Seminary has discovered that “It takes 3 people in a ...read more

  • Not A Sin: Born Again Adults Are Twice As Likely ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,796 views

    Not A Sin: Born again adults are twice as likely as non-born agains (24% vs. 10%) to agree divorce without adultery is a sin, finds a new Barna Group survey. However, 52% of born agains disagree that divorce without adultery is sin. 74% of all non-born again adults disagree with the statement. 58% ...read more

  • Lower Risk Kids: The Foundation For Child ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,408 views

    Lower Risk Kids: The Foundation for Child Development reports the teen and adolescent birth rate has dropped from 20 births per 1000 girls in ’92 to 10.9 in ‘04. Binge drinking among high school seniors has fallen from 36.9% in ’74 to 29.2% last year. The number of youth offenders has fallen from ...read more

  • Teens Are Facing An Intimacy Crisis That Could ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,573 views

    Teens are facing an intimacy crisis that could haunt them in future relationships. Casual teen attitudes toward sex — particularly oral sex — reflect their confusion about what is normal behavior. “When teens fool around before they’re ready or have a very casual attitude toward sex, they proceed ...read more

  • Generation C (C Is For Creative): A New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,746 views

    Generation C (C is for Creative): A new generation of parents is abandoning its obsession with children becoming doctors, lawyers or business executives; they are realizing that creative careers are not necessarily doomed to poverty. Fuelling the trend: (1) The creative urges each consumer ...read more

  • Faith Based Initiatives: In An Effort To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,886 views

    Faith Based Initiatives: In an effort to jump-start his Faith-Based Initiatives, President Bush created the $30M Compassion Capital Fund available for faith organizations committed to addressing social issues in our country. This amount could grow to $100M next year. Now, more than ever, ...read more

  • State Of U.s. Church: In Proportion To The U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    State of U.S. Church: In proportion to the U.S. population, there are less than half as many churches today as in 1900. About 4,000 churches are started each year¾while 7,000 die and close. In ’91, 21% of all adults were unchurched. In ’02, 34% fit that description. Today the U.S. is the 4th ...read more

  • Have You Ever Wondered What A Mom Should Be Paid ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,938 views

    Have you ever wondered what a mom should be paid for her work as a mom? a. Salary.com has now valuated the "mom job" of both the Working and Stay at Home Mom! We consulted Stay at Home and Working Moms to determine the top 10 jobs that make up a mom’s job description. If paid, Stay at Home Moms ...read more

  • A Royal ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 4,931 views

    A ROYAL FAMILY President William Howard Taft’s great granddaughter was asked to write her autobiography when she was in the third grade. And this is what she wrote: "My great-grandfather was President of the United Sates. My grandfather was a United States Senator. My father is an ambassador. ...read more

  • Supernatural Realities Ignored By Current ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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     | 3,714 views

    Supernatural Realities Ignored by Current Culture Francis MacNutt quotes theologian Walter Wink in his book “Deliverance from Evil Spirits" and writes: "...if you want to bring all talk to a halt in shocked embarrassment, every eye riveted on you, try mentioning angels, or demons or the devil. You ...read more

  • Christ Like A River

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
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    CHRIST LIKE A RIVER Jonathan Edwards: "Christ is like a river...There are fresh supplies of water coming from the fountainhead continually, so that a man may live by it, and be supplied with water all his life. So Christ is an ever flowing fountain; he is continually supplying his people, and the ...read more

  • The End Of The Beginning

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 2,480 views

    THE END OF THE BEGINNING During the second world war November 1942, as Hitler's Luftwaffe had invaded English skies, Britain was feeling the dread of his enlarging shadow. The country was asking the question "How long can they endure the unrelenting darkness of their situation?" Prime Minister ...read more

  • Luther's Dream

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 4,714 views

    LUTHER'S DREAM In a dream, Martin Luther found himself being attacked by Satan. The devil unrolled a long scroll containing a list of Luther's sins and held it before him. On reaching the end of the scroll Luther asked the devil, "Is that all?" "No," came the reply, and a second scroll was ...read more

  • In His Excellent Book On A Christian's Place In ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
     | 1,404 views

    In his excellent book on a Christian’s place in tomorrow’s world, Wild Hope, Tom Sine urges Christians to take change seriously. He writes, “If we don’t begin in our lives, professions, and churches to anticipate both the new challenges and the new opportunities the twenty-first century brings us, ...read more

  • C. S. Lewis Explains The Conflict In The Four ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,133 views

    C. S. Lewis explains the conflict in The Four Loves. Anyone who has ever taught or attempted to lead others knows the tendency in all of us toward exaggerating our depth of character while treating leniently our flaws. The Bible calls this tendency hypocrisy. We consciously or subconsciously put ...read more

  • The Law Of Familiarity Reads: "All Things Of ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 19, 2008
     | 2,064 views

    The Law of Familiarity reads: “All things of value will, with the passage of enough time, be taken for granted.” It is very difficult to keep intensity for a long period of time. This is true in driving a car. When we first drive, we are so cautious. We keep our hands at 10 & 2. But it’s ...read more