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An Astounding 75% Of Companies Experienced At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

An astounding 75% of companies experienced at least one instance of fraud vs. 13% in ‘98, finds a KPMG survey. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Workplace

About Three Out Of Every Four Dollars Contributed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

About three out of every four dollars contributed to a non-profit entity was given to a church last year. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Giving General

For The Typical Adult In America, The Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

For the typical adult in America, the number of movies they watch during the year is greater than the number of worship services they attend. ...read more

Tags: Church General

66% Of All Americans Who Accept Jesus Christ As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

66% of all Americans who accept Jesus Christ as their savior do so before they reach the age of 18. (Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

A New Stanford University Medical Center Poll ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A new Stanford University Medical Center poll finds 1 in 5 Americans suffer from chronic pain. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

More Than 4 In 10 Respondents To A Recent Usa ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than 4 in 10 respondents to a recent USA Today poll said they say grace before a meal. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

The Record Industry Estimates That 2.6 Billion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The record industry estimates that 2.6 billion files are illegally downloaded each month by of file trading programs. ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Identity Theft Complaints Nearly Doubled In '02 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Identity theft complaints nearly doubled in ’02 making it the FTC’s most widely reported consumer crime. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sin General

42 Million Lives Have Perished From Abortion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

42 million lives have perished from abortion in the ensuing 30 years since Roe vs. Wade. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Abortion

3 Million People Work For Wal-Mart, About As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

1.3 million people work for Wal-Mart, about as many as serve actively in the U.S. military. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

The U.s. Luxury Market Is Estimated To Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

The U.S. luxury market is estimated to have reached $1 trillion in ‘05, up 11.6% from $898 billion ...read more

35.5% Or $88.3 Billion Of All '04 U.s. Charitable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

35.5% or $88.3 billion of all ’04 U.S. charitable giving went to Religion and was the #1 donor ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Shanghai Has 4,000 Skyscrapers, Nearly Twice As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Shanghai has 4,000 skyscrapers, nearly twice as many as New York, and plans to add 1,000 more in the ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Help Us Start Anew

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2007

Forgive us, Lord, for failures past, Then help us start anew With strength and courage to obey And closely follow ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

The Number Of U.s. Children Having Obesity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, possibly more than ...read more

Tags: Children

St. John Chrysostom Wrote That

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

St. John Chrysostom wrote that "Mercy imitates God and disappoints Satan." (From a sermon by Chris Surber, "The ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:8

Tags: Mercy

How To Get Rich

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

HOW TO GET RICH J.D. Rockerfeller’s advice on how to get rich: (1). Go to work early. (2). ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Brethren

Life In A Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 31, 2005

Life In a Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal Things!--Matthew 6:21) Did you ever stop to think, about the legacy that you will leave once this life is over? Will you be remembered for the things you did or the things that you owned? I was asked that question the other day and the asker simply asked me ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:21, Psalm 34:10

Tags: Immanuel, God With Us, Goals, Legacy, Finding Fulfillment, Testimony, Struggles  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Did You Hear About The Police Chief Who Gave ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you hear about the police chief who gave himself a ticket for a traffic violation? Police chief Richard Knoebel issued himself a $235 ticket complete with a four-point penalty against his license after he realized he had failed to stop for a school bus with its lights flashing. Knoebel said ...read more

Tags: Faith

In Whose Presence You Stand  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

IN WHOSE PRESENCE YOU STAND On March 22, 1824 an incident took place in Madison County, Indiana, which came to be known as the Fall Creek Massacre. Six white men murdered nine Seneca and Miami Indians and wounded another. Among the nine dead were three women and four children. The six men were ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Tags: Forgiveness General