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  • Jesus Said The Times Before His Second Coming ...  PRO

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,536 views

    Jesus said the times before His second coming would include a multiplication sign, a mental sign, a moral sign, and a miracle sign. Concerning the latter, He was talking about the nation of Israel. He reminds us to keep our eyes on the fig tree. When it begins to blossom you know the end is ...read more

  • At The Age Of 15 John Stoddard Made A List Of All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 14, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,353 views

    At the age of 15 John Stoddard made a list of all the things he wanted to accomplish in his life. He envisioned himself as a great explorer and put down things like: explore the Nile, climb Mt. Everest, visit every country in the world, visit the moon. His list had 127 goals. When John was 60, he ...read more

  • Back When The Boys Were Small, We Belonged To A ...

    Contributed by Robbie Peay on Apr 19, 2004
     | 2,251 views

    Back when the boys were small, we belonged to a small country club that had a pool. Sometimes when we would go to the pool to swim, the boys would bring friends with them. On one such occasion, I was at the pool with them and one of my boys wanted me to go down to the deep end and catch him when ...read more

  • Have You Ever Stopped To Consider That The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Walter on Dec 24, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,501 views

    Have you ever stopped to consider that the incarnation was a mission trip? Jesus thought our wellbeing was important enough that he left his home turf on high to come, not just to a foreign land, but in a foreign form. Missionaries to another country will often adopt native dress and customs to ...read more

  • Nationally, 49% Of All Marriages End In Divorce. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,307 views

    Nationally, 49% of all marriages end in divorce. But you might think the odds of failure are much less for couples heavily involved in church. Not so! Ministries Today reports the divorce rate up 279% in the last 27 years. Taking a survey of all ministers in all denominations, 50% of their ...read more

  • Two Years Ago The Commandant Of The Marine Corps ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
     | 1,601 views

    Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men ...read more

  • U.s. Population The U.s. Is The Fastest Growing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,178 views

    U.S. Population The U.S. is the fastest growing industrialized nation in the world, growing by 2.8 million people a year (a fertility rate of 2.05). Although 12% of the U.S. population is 65 or older, higher fertility rates and immigration keep America younger than Europe. About 40% of our ...read more

  • House-Church Movement 1 In 5 American Adults ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 801 views

    House-Church Movement 1 in 5 American adults attends a house church at least once a month, (if a small group counts as a church). The Barna Group estimates 70 million Americans regularly attend or have “experimented with” a house church. More than 20 million adults attend home churches each week, ...read more

  • The International Congress On World ...

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 29, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,221 views

    The International Congress on World Evangelization was held in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1974. The gathering was called by a committee headed by Rev. Billy Graham and drew more than 2,300 evangelical leaders, from 150 countries. In the Covenant they produced the delegates wrote this about the ...read more

  • Rabbis And Disciples

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 12, 2009
     | 2,688 views

    RABBIS AND DISCIPLES "Parables such as those Jesus used were extremely prevalent among ancient Jewish sages, and over 4,000 of them have survived in rabbinic literature...the rabbis of Jesus’ day spent much of their time traveling throughout the country...to communicate their teachings and ...read more

  • Lyrics Of Many Secular Songs Are Detrimental To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
     | 2,834 views

    Lyrics of Many Secular Songs Are Detrimental to Character Development The University of Pittsburgh did a study a couple of years ago where they examined 279 of the top songs on the radio in 2005. They ONLY looked at references to drugs and alcohol but what they found is instructive: • Gangster ...read more

  • More And More, Law Enforcement Officials Are ...

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
     | 2,216 views

    More and more, law enforcement officials are coming around to the conclusion that the only way to reduce the crime rate in America is to make everything legal. Moves in various parts of the country to decriminalize marijuana are illustrative of this approach. If adopted nationwide, proponents ...read more

  • Today's Witches (Translation Follows)

    Contributed by David Pin on Feb 19, 2011
     | 1,980 views

    TODAY'S WITCHES (TRANSLATION FOLLOWS) Hoy en día las brujas no son mujeres con un grano en la nariz y sólo algunos dientes que mostar, tampoco tienen una voz desagradable y una risa burlona. Por el contrario, en mi país por ejemplo, las brujas modernas son rubias, hablan con dulzura, son bonitas y ...read more

  • They Sent Me Here To Finish

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,659 views

    THEY SENT ME HERE TO FINISH During the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the last runner to finish the marathon was an athlete from Tanzania. He'd had a difficult race, to say the least: he's stumbled at one point and ended up bruised, bloodied--and with a broken leg! But he didn't quit. Even ...read more

  • Unaware Of The King's Presence  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,477 views

    UNAWARE OF THE KING’S PRESENCE Steve Brown tells the frustrating story of some British social scientists. Following the end of British rule in India in the 1940s, a group of researchers wanted to study the impact of the end of British rule on the life of the nation. After six months, the British ...read more

  • There Is One Great And Mysterious Thing That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,352 views

    There is one great and mysterious thing that happens in the lives of little boys all across the country - it’s the phenomena called the “New Sneaker Syndrome.” You all know exactly what I am talking about. When a little boy gets a new pair of shoes, what happens? THEY CAN RUN FASTER I remember ...read more

  • Norman Rockwell Painted Another Famous Picture ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 26, 2007
     | 1,120 views

    Norman Rockwell painted another famous picture which revealed the value of being able to go and worship God freely in America. The two Big Wars during Norman’s lifetime helped him to be reminded of how blessed we were to worship God freely. i. He painted this picture along with three others after ...read more

  • We Have At Our Disposal Today More Knowledge Than ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
     | 850 views

    We have at our disposal today more knowledge than at any time in history. More information has been produced in the last thirty years than in the previous five thousand. Today information doubles every four years. Knowledge alone isn’t enough.: Did you know ... --that only two people in ...read more

  • Years Ago When I Was In The College, ...

    Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on Feb 1, 2008
     | 1,528 views

    Years ago when I was in the College, accommodation on campus was very scarce. It was very difficult to get accommodated throughout one’s study period. But no sooner I stepped into the University that I learnt from “satellites’ that it was possible to get accommodated throughout if I participated ...read more

  • Years Ago, A Large Statue Of Christ Was Erected ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 9, 2008
     | 2,191 views

    Years ago, a large statue of Christ was erected high in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. Called "Christ of the Andes," the statue symbolizes a pledge between the two countries that as long as the statue stands, there will be peace between Chile and Argentina. Shortly after the ...read more