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  • It Has Been Said That There Have Been More ...

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
     | 1,646 views

    It has been said that there have been more Christian martyrs in recent years than there were during the time of the Caesars. According to a study done by Regent University, in 1999, nearly 164,000 Christians worldwide were martyred for their faith, and in 2000 that number was closer to 165,000. ...read more

  • Between '88 And '97, Hollywood Produced 17 Times ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,168 views

    Between ’88 and ’97, Hollywood produced 17 times more R-rated films than G-rated, but the G-rated films generated 8 times more gross earnings and a 78% greater rate of Return on Investment, according to the Dove foundation. The average G-rated film earned $94 million in gross revenues compared to ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,469 views

    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

  • Research Psychologists Have ...

    Contributed by Craige Lebreton on Feb 22, 2006
     | 2,127 views

    Illustration: Research psychologists have found there are at least three situations when we do not act like ourselves. First, the average person puts on airs when he visits the lobby of a fancy hotel. Next, the typical Jane Doe will try to hide her emotions and bamboozle the salesman when she ...read more

  • Einstein Said The Reason He Could Construct The ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,641 views

    Einstein said the reason he could construct the theory of relativity was because there is one thing in the world that is unchangeable. That one thing is the speed of light. Light travels at a rate of 100 and 86 thousand miles per second --- seven times around the world at the tick of a clock. ...read more

  • What's Your Life Worth?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 3,514 views

    WHAT’S YOUR LIFE WORTH? It’s worth $50,000, according to the international standard used most private and government-run health insurance plans to determine whether to cover a new medical procedure. More simply, insurance companies calculate that to make a treatment worth its cost, it must ...read more

  • World Hunger Compared To American Diet

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 3,073 views

    WORLD HUNGER COMPARED TO AMERICAN DIET Most of us have no idea what it is like to be really hungry. We might use the expression "I’m starving!" But the truth is far from that. • People who starve to death each year in the world: 11 million • Overweight U.S. adults: 34 million • Average calories ...read more

  • You Know, 2006 Was An Interesting Year For The ...

    Contributed by W F on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,357 views

    You know, 2006 was an interesting year for the devil. Every 100 years the 6th day of the 6th month ‘06 comes around. “6/6/06” the devil’s birthday perhaps!? There’s a little town in Michigan which cashed in on the occasion too. Located just 90 miles from Detroit is a little town called “Hell.” ...read more

  • American Children Are Becoming Victims Of Human ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,929 views

    American Children are becoming victims of human sex trafficking, according to Shared Hope International (SHI). At least 100,000 American children are trafficked each year, and another 100,000 to 300,000 are at risk, says SHI’s Karrie Delaney. 12 as the average age of entry into illegal porn and ...read more

  • At A Certain Moment, A Doctor Will Determine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Howard Flynn on May 17, 2001
    based on 135 ratings
     | 3,980 views

    "At a certain moment, a doctor will determine that my brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents and purposes, my life has stopped. When that happens, do not attempt to instill artificial life into my body by the use of a machine. And don’t call this my "deathbed." Call it my "bed of ...read more

  • The Wrong Guy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,726 views

    THE WRONG GUY Determined to avenge the assault of their young fourteen year old girlfriend, ten young people raced away from the hospital with a description of her assailant: an Hispanic man driving a red vehicle. Then by deception, the group of vigilantes lured young Leonel Cifuenies, a ...read more

  • Back In 1905, There Was Baseball Game At Salt ...

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 14, 2007
     | 3,994 views

    Back in 1905, there was baseball game at Salt Lake City, Utah. The Rhyolites were playing the Beattys and the Beattys were up to bat. The pitcher threw the ball, the batter swung - and the ball rocketed toward 1st base. The 1st baseman was a man named William Giffiths, and as he saw the ball ...read more

  • The True Christian Never Has To Give Up Anything ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,477 views

    “The true Christian never has to give up anything (of course I am not speaking of sins), but there are a lot of things that will give him up. They will go one by one. There will be no grief. It will be the way childish occupations are abandoned. “I never had to give up playing with tops and ...read more

  • Helping Others

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 3,746 views

    Years ago, my father coached a team of eight-year-olds. He had a few excellent players, and some who just couldn't get the hang of the game. Dad's team didn't win once all season. But in the last inning of the last game, his team was only down by a run. There was one boy who had never ...read more

  • Amazing Energy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,075 views

    AMAZING ENERGY Scientists now calculate that if the electronic energy in the hydrogen atoms of our body could be utilized, you could supply all of the electrical needs of a large, industrialized country for nearly a week. A DuPont scientist said that the atoms of your body contain a potential ...read more

  • Less Sex, More Commerce: In '97 20% Of Internet ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,499 views

    Less Sex, More Commerce: In ’97 20% of Internet searches were sex-related, today it only accounts for 5%, according to University of Pittsburgh and Penn State researchers. People are using (the Web) more as an everyday tool rather than as just an entertainment medium. Studies show queries for ...read more

  • New Luxury In Marketing Circles Today The Luxury ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,401 views

    New Luxury In marketing circles today the luxury market is all the rage. And no wonder, affluent consumers have incomes 2.5 times the national average and they spend twice as much on all kinds of consumer goods and services. But, as the luxury market has caught the imagination of marketers and ...read more

  • A Recent Article In The Aug/Sept Issue Of Second ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,109 views

    A recent article in the Aug/Sept issue of Second Edition (the magazine of Second Baptist Church, Houston) points out that, "Internet pornography generates $12 billion dollars in annual revenue. This is larger than the combined revenue of ABC, NBC, and CBS. $12 billion dollars in annual revenue is ...read more

  • Greed In Panama

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 15, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,715 views

    GREED IN PANAMA Many years ago, a major American company had trouble keeping employees working in their assembly plant in Panama. The laborers lived in a generally agrarian, barter economy, but the company paid them in cash. After a week’s work, the average employee would have more cash than he’d ...read more

  • Babe Ruth

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 23, 2008
     | 1,951 views

    Babe Ruth Baseball great, Babe Ruth, considered to be one of the best to ever play the game did not have a great beginning. Played for 22 years: 1914-1935. 2,873 hits, 506 doubles, 136 triples, 714 HRs, 2213 RBIs, .342 avg. Called the Bambino, The Sultan of Swat. In his first four years he hit ...read more