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  • Profits Up—wages Down: Even Though The Economy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,862 views

    Profits Up—Wages Down: Even though the economy added 2.2 million jobs in ‘04 and produced strong growth in corporate profits, wages for the average worker fell for the year, after adjusting for inflation—the first such drop in nearly a decade. The problem is not with the jobs themselves, but that ...read more

  • Why Pastors Change: A New Ellison Research Study ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,172 views

    Why Pastors Change: A new Ellison Research study finds the average American minister has held a paid job in ministry for 19 years and has spent an average of 15.6 of those years as a senior pastor. Typically he or she has been the senior pastor at 3 different churches. 20% change jobs due to a ...read more

  • What's A Church Worth? Ram A. Cnaan, Author Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,283 views

    What’s A Church Worth? Ram A. Cnaan, author of The Invisible Caring Han: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare, found through research that the net value of local congregational, social, and community services averages $15,307 per month, or approximately $184,000 per congregation per ...read more

  • I. Barna Notes "Our Most Recent Surveys Indicate ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 10, 2006
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    i. Barna notes “Our most recent surveys indicate that about half of all adults listen to preaching or Bible teaching in a typical week; one out of three read the Bible; one out of ten study the Bible during the week; fewer than one out of every twenty-five devote themselves to memorizing at least ...read more

  • Legalized Gambling, Available In 48 States, Cost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
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    Legalized Gambling, available in 48 states, cost Americans $80 billion in ’05 loses reports U.S. News & World Report. 73 million visited more than 1,200 U.S casinos, up from 53 million in ’00. 42 states now run lotteries. The 2005 National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth claims 2.9 million young ...read more

  • Legalized Gambling, Available In 48 States, Cost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,863 views

    Legalized Gambling, available in 48 states, cost Americans $80 billion in ’05 loses reports U.S. News & World Report. 73 million visited more than 1,200 U.S casinos, up from 53 million in ’00. 42 states now run lotteries. The 2005 National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth claims 2.9 million young ...read more

  • Everyone Needs A Savior

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 25, 2011
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    EVERYONE NEEDS A SAVIOR Billy Sunday was a famous baseball player in the early part of the last century. He was dramatically converted to Christ, and became then even more famous as an evangelist. In preparation for a city wide mission in a large American city, Billy Sunday wrote a letter to the ...read more

  • A Prayer Offered By Rev. Jacob Douche At The ...

    Contributed by Francis Balla on Aug 24, 2012
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    A prayer offered by Rev. Jacob Douche at the commencement of First Continental Congress meeting on Sept 7, 1774. “O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords, who from your throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reigns with power supreme and uncontrolled over ...read more

  • Monastery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Monastery The story is told of a monastery in Portugal, perched high on a 3,000 foot cliff and accessible only by a terrifying ride in a swaying basket. The basket is pulled with a single rope by several strong men, perspiring under the strain of the fully loaded basket. One American tourist who ...read more

  • Alzheimer's Has Struck More Than Five Million ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Alzheimer's has struck more than five million Americans, up 10% from 5 years ago ('02).The number is expected to more than triple by 2050, absent a cure, as the 85-and-over population soars and boomers move into their late 60s and 70s. The disease afflicts 1 in 8 people 65 and over, and 42% of ...read more

  • Fact Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    FACT OR FICTION? The London Daily Mail reports that one in four Britons don’t believe Prime Minister Winston Churchill actually existed. They suspect he is a mythical character rather than a historical one. Likewise, they think historical figures such as Florence Nightingale, Sir Walter Raleigh, ...read more

  • Credit Card ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    CREDIT CARD CRISES Americans are drowning in debt. Consumers have racked up more than $2.2 trillion in purchases and cash advances on major credit cards in just the last year. And it’s become a habit for them to spend more than they have. The overall credit card debt grew by 315% from 1989 to ...read more

  • Remarks By President Bush  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 11, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
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    Remarks by President Bush At Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day Commemoration Arlington National Cemetery May 31, 2004 This morning I had the honor of placing a wreath before the Tomb of the Unknowns. This custom is observed every Memorial Day on behalf of the American people as a mark of ...read more

  • What Would You Be Willing To Do For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 186 ratings
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    What would you be willing to do for $10,000,000-00? In their book, The Day America Told the Truth, James Patterson and Peter Kim reveal some shocking statistics about how far people in this country are willing to go for ten million. Would abandon their entire family (25%) Would abandon their ...read more

  • What Do You Believe?  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 16, 2001
    based on 129 ratings
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    WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE? 6 out of 10 Americans believe Satan is only a symbol and not real 47 % of Christians believe the same thing 1 out of 4 Christians believe it doesn’t matter what religion you are because all of them are the same and they all lead to God 31% of Christians believe Heaven can be ...read more

  • A Man On Vacation Was Strolling Along Outside ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Carson on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 140 ratings
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    A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco, enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. Suddenly, he was attracted by the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child. The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the boy had swallowed a coin. Seizing the child by the heels, the ...read more

  • Spending Time With The Kids?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
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    SPENDING TIME WITH THE KIDS? The April 6, 1990, issue of the Wall Street Journal reported that, on the average, American parents spend less than fifteen minutes a week in serious discussion with their children. For fathers the amount of intimate contact with their children is an average of ...read more

  • I Do Not Know If You Knew This But The Number Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
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    I do not know if you knew this but the number of unchurched people is growing every year. “Only 41% of Americans attend church services on a typical weekend. Each new generation becomes increasingly unchurched. Slightly over one half (51%) of the builder generation (born before 1946) attends ...read more

  • How Much Will You Spend?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,531 views

    HOW MUCH WILL YOU SPEND? With questions about the economy and the threat of war still looming, there is uncertainty in just about everything. But it hasn’t seemed to deter Americans from celebrating Halloween. According to the latest National Retail Federation Halloween survey, consumers say ...read more

  • Addressing A National Seminar Of Southern Baptist ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,936 views

    Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leaders, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are remarkable similar in both groups. Eight out of ...read more