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  • Several Years Ago Time Published Some Revealing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 1,104 views

    "Several years ago Time published some revealing statistics. It reported that every year 36 to 77 of every 100,000 physicians in our country commit suicide, three times the rate of the general population … Los Angeles psychiatrist Robert Litman offers his explanation: ’They believe themselves to ...read more

  • J B Priestley Wrote A Powerful Play, 'they Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 22, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 2,163 views

    J B Priestley wrote a powerful play, ’They Came to a City’ in which he portrayed the disillusionment of those who entered it. The city’s splendid buildings dedicated to commerce and the arts celebrate human genius and human glory. They look fine on the glossy pages of books that tourists take ...read more

  • Salt Is Used For Healing 2000 Years Ago There ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,587 views

    Salt Is Used for healing 2000 years ago there wasn’t a drug store on every corner. If a soldier was hurt in battle, if a farmer was gored by a bull, if a child fell down and scraped his knee there was a common treatment. The wound was bathed in salt and water. And it proved to be an excellent ...read more

  • A. During The Days Of Prohibition, An Evangelist ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,172 views

    A. During the days of prohibition, an evangelist was preaching against the evils of alcohol. 1. He demonstrated the destructive force of the demon drink by dropping a worm into a bottle of whiskey. 2. By the time the worm hit the bottom of the bottle, the worm was dead. 3. The evangelist asked the ...read more

  • Who Am I No One. Take Me Out Of The Role Of ...

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Dec 28, 2006
     | 1,464 views

    Who am I no one. Take me out of the role of pastor and I am just another guy. I am 54 balding and gaining weight which describes a lot of men in this world. On my own I am a no buddy. But with Christ I am a pastor of a church. I have a voice to be invited to TV shows and I have your respect ...read more

  • Deion Sanders Grew Up On The Mean Streets Of Fort ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 1,004 views

    Deion Sanders grew up on the mean streets of Fort Myers, Fla., where exposure to some would-be athletes spurred him to make a success of himself He explains: "I call them Idas. ’If I’da done this, I’d be making three million today. If I’da practiced a little harder, I’d be a superstar.’ They were ...read more

  • In The Fifties The Major Discipline Problems In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Harold White on Jan 5, 2001
    based on 130 ratings
     | 4,603 views

    In the fifties the major discipline problems in our public schools were cigarette smoking,skipping class, running in the halls, spit balls, chewing gum, and whispering in class. Today - the major problems are deadly weapons - kids carrying guns, knifes, and even assault weapons. This is followed by ...read more

  • A Preacher Recently Quit The Ministry After More ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,559 views

    A preacher recently quit the ministry after more than 20 years of faithful, dedicated service and became a funeral director. When asked why he changed vocations, he said: "I spent 10 years trying to straighten out John and he’s still an alcoholic. Then I spent three and one-half years trying to ...read more

  • Porn Tolerance According To A New Study, 65% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,667 views

    Porn Tolerance According to a new study, 65% of men, 48% of women, 36% of fathers, and 20% of mothers agreed that pornography was an acceptable way for someone to express their sexuality. Pat Trueman of the Alliance Defense Fund says porn gives young men a sense of “entitlement” when it comes to ...read more

  • Muslims ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,669 views

    MUSLIMS HOME-SCHOOLING Across the U.S., Muslims who find a public school education clashes with their religious or cultural traditions have turned to home schooling. The choice is intended partly as a way to build a solid Muslim identity away from prejudices their sons and daughters can face in ...read more

  • The Parental Challenge Of Helping Teenagers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,884 views

    The Parental Challenge of Helping Teenagers Face Their World And I wanna share a story with you. It’s a traumatic one and one that actually happened. I did a funeral about four or five years ago and in this funeral it was really bizarre, because as the high schoolers came in about a third of them ...read more

  • Dr. Charles Henderson Provides A Case In Point. ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2006
     | 1,013 views

    Dr. Charles Henderson provides a case in point. He tells of a woman who “had suffered from acute bouts of depression for 30 years when she saw a newspaper ad looking for subjects for an antidepressant study to be conducted by the Neuropsychiatric Institute of UCLA. She applied to be a participant ...read more

  • A Few Resolutions  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,683 views

    A FEW RESOLUTIONS Here are a few less-serious resolutions: “I have resolved not to do drugs anymore, because I get the same effect just standing up really fast.” “I have resolved to live in my own little world, because at least they know me here.” “I have resolved to stay married, because ...read more

  • She Has Used Up Husbands The Way Each Of Us ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 27, 2008
     | 836 views

    She has used up husbands the way each of us uses up unsatisfactory water. We keep trying all these ways to cure our souls. We try this self-help book. We try that therapist. We try this drug. We try that drink. We try this husband. We try that wife. But, ultimately, we have no husband. ...read more

  • Sinners Pour Out Love For Their Savior

    Contributed by Ryan Reed on May 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,362 views

    SINNERS POUR OUT LOVE FOR THEIR SAVIOR Leonard Ravenhill tells of going to a worship service at David Wilkerson’s skid-row mission in New York City. There he stood with former prostitutes and drunks and drug addicts and he said a short little man stood up and said, "Let's sing our national ...read more

  • No One Stopped To Help  PRO

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,436 views

    NO ONE STOPPED TO HELP This past week in DC, a frightening thing happened. In a bad neighborhood where drunkenness and drugs are wide spread. Three men got into an argument, probably about a bottle of beer. One man was punched. They called it a "sucker punch." The man fell backwards and hit ...read more

  • Write It Down

    Contributed by Ted Harvey on Jul 31, 2009
     | 2,856 views

    WRITE IT DOWN Ma and Pa were sitting on the porch swing. Ma asked Pa to go down to the drug store and buy her an ice cream sundae with chocolate syrup. And she told him to write it down because he wouldn’t remember it. He told her he would not write it down; he didn’t need to write it down; he ...read more

  • I Sold Life Insurance For Many Years, And Since ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2010
     | 2,338 views

    I sold life insurance for many years, and since that time I have presided at many funerals. Few of those souls knew when they were going to die. The elderly grandmother didn’t know that her grandson was going to kill her for some drug money. The three boys I gave diplomas to didn’t know that ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Twenty-Dollar Bill And A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,307 views

    Did you hear about the twenty-dollar bill and a one-dollar bill talking to one another? They were telling each other where they had been. The twenty said he had just been on a whirlwind trip. He had been to the casinos and to the movies. He had been to a baseball game and purchased hotdogs and ...read more

  • Despite Its Christian Heritage, The United States ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 2,217 views

    Despite its Christian heritage, the United States leads every other nation in the industrialized world in the percentage of single-parent families (23%), abortion rate (22.9 per 1,000 women aged 15-44), sexually transmitted diseases (syphillis rate is 6.3 per 100,000 and gonorrhea rate is 149.5 per ...read more