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Miss America And Elephants

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Feb 1, 2014

Matt 24:24-25 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand. Back years ago, I heard a well known salesman that regularly competed with the number one company in his industry. Those ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:24-25

Tags: Size, Church Size

Denomination: Bible Church

Church Giving Declines: Barna Research Found That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Church Giving Declines: Barna Research found that 78% of adults donated money to a non-profit organization or church in ‘00. That’s a 6% decline from ‘99, and a 9% drop from ‘98, when 87% of all adults had donated funds. The average giving per person fell by 15% in ‘00 to $886, versus $1377 in ’98. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Moral Decline: 51% Of Americans Believe Having ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Moral Decline: 51% of Americans believe having children outside of wedlock is morally acceptable, according to a recent LA Times report. Also acceptable to a large minority: having an abortion (45%), committing adultery (42%), using pornography (38%), getting drunk (35%) and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Marriage Decline: Between ‘75 And ‘02, The Share ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Marriage Decline: Between ‘75 and ‘02, the share of Americans who had never married increased from about 24% to 29%. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Christian Bookstores Saw A $100 Million Decline ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian Bookstores saw a $100 million decline in their retail sales of Christian products from ’00 to ’02 while general retailers experienced an equal sales increase of Christian merchandise. Plus 271 of the 2,700 or so Christian retailers in the U.S. closed their doors in ‘03. The Christian ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Every Major Religion Except Islam Is Declining In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Every Major Religion except Islam is declining in Western Europe, reports Gordon-Conwell’s Center for the Study on Global Christianity. The drop is most evident in France, Sweden and the Netherlands, where church attendance is less than 10% in some areas. The forces driving the decline include ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Mainline Decline: In '60, Total Mainline Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Mainline Decline: In ’60, total mainline church membership in the U.S. topped over 29 million, by ’00 this number had fallen to 22 million¾a 21% drop. During this time span, church ...read more

Tags: Church General

Digital Divide: Declines According To A New Pew ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Digital Divide: Declines According to a new Pew survey 74% of adult whites in the U.S. go online, vs. 61 % of blacks and 80% of English-speaking Hispanics. In a similar ’98 survey, just 42% of white adults used the Internet while ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Ancient Rome Declined Because It Had A Senate, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us ...read more

Tags: Government

[018] A Message From A Poem - America, America, How You Blaspheme!

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 21, 2024

[018] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - AMERICA, AMERICA, HOW YOU BLASPHEME! I find it so offensive to hear cursing and the Lord’s name taken in vain by someone trying to be assertive or big note himself. In fact so much of the relatively modern cinema is full of blasphemy. I hear speeches and listen to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:13-14, Colossians 4:6, Leviticus 18:21, Exodus 20:7

Tags: America, Speech, Blasphemy, Cursing, The Name Of The Lord In Vain  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Drug Use Among Teens Nationwide Declined From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

Drug Use among teens nationwide declined from 11.4% in ’02 to 10.9% in ’05. States that saw the biggest declines were IL, ...read more

Drug Use Among Teens Nationwide Declined From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Drug Use among teens nationwide declined from 11.4% in ’02 to 10.9% in ’05. States that saw the biggest declines were IL, ...read more

Tags: Addiction

A Nation Is Made Great Not By Its Acres, But By ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A nation is made great not by its acres, but by the men who cultivate them; not by its great forests, but by the men who use them. America was a great land when ...read more

Tags: America

America Is A Land Where Men Govern, But Women ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"America is a land where men govern, ...read more

Tags: America

The Historic Glory Of America Lies In The Fact ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The historic glory of America lies in the fact that it is the one nation that was founded like a church. That is, it was founded on a faith that was not merely summed ...read more

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Whatever America Hopes To Bring To Pass In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to ...read more

Tags: America

Ours Is The Only Country Deliberately Founded On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Ours is the only country deliberately ...read more

Tags: America

Let Every Man Honor And Love The Land Of His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Let every man honor and love the land of his birth and the race from which he springs and keep their memory green. It is a pious and honorable duty. But let us have done with British-Americans and ...read more

Tags: America

America United With A Handful Of Troops, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"America united with a handful of troops, or without a single soldier, exhibits a more forbidding posture to foreign ambition than America disunited, ...read more

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The Reformation Was Preceded By The Discovery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The reformation was preceded by the discovery of America, as if the Almighty graciously meant to open a sanctuary to the persecuted in future years, ...read more

Tags: America