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  • Charitable Giving Was Steady Last Year, As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,586 views

    Charitable Giving was steady last year, as employment and the economy stabilized Americans gave an estimated $240.72 billion in ‘03, slightly up from the previous year, according to Giving U.S.A. Estimated giving in ‘03 equaled roughly 2.2% of the nation’s GDP, the 5th year since ’71 that it ...read more

  • The Roof Of The Church Hall Of A Little Swiss ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jun 21, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,300 views

    The roof of the church hall of a little Swiss church, at the turn of the 20th century, was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair the roof. There was an old man, known to be very tight with his money, who ...read more

  • I Was A Guest At A Wedding A Couple Of Weeks Ago ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
     | 2,399 views

    I was a guest at a wedding a couple of weeks ago at the Botanical Gardens here in town. It was a little buggy, but a very sweet and well done ceremony. At the close of the service, the pastor prayed a very touching prayer for the couple and ended his prayer saying. “we ask all of this in the name ...read more

  • Top 10 Reasons Why There Was No Room For Joseph ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 26, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
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    Top 10 Reasons why there was no room for Joseph and Mary in the Inn. 10. The Roman Government’s “Buy one night, get a second free” promotion was a bit too successful. 9. The only room left was by the ice machine. 8. The Nazareth Shriners tore up the place the night before. 7. The innkeeper didn’t ...read more

  • Abstinence Up U.s. Department Of Health And Human ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,025 views

    Abstinence Up U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials, Wade Horn and Jeffrey Trimbath, publicly defend abstinence education programs. They claim the goal of such programs is to delay teens’ introduction to sexual activity, noting reliable statistics indicate that’s exactly what it ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy, I Saw A Stereo At Foley's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 23, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,845 views

    When I was a boy, I saw a stereo at Foley’s department store that I wanted. My father agreed to pay for the stereo on the condition that I pay him back with the money I received from mowing lawns that summer. It was my first real loan in some ways. I received the benefits of the stereo ...read more

  • In 1654, One Vote Gave Oliver Cromwell Control ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 10, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,647 views

    •In 1654, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England; •In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed; •In 1776, one vote gave America the English language instead of German; •In 1839, one vote elected Marcus Morton governor of Massachusetts; •In 1845, one vote brought Texas ...read more

  • Child-Training  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Oct 2, 2004
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    PROVERBS 22:6 “The Hebrew word for train (h\aµnak_) means to dedicate…. H\aµnak_ seems to include the idea of setting aside, narrowing, or hedging in. The word is sometimes used in the sense of “start.” Child-training involves “narrowing” a child’s conduct away from evil and toward godliness and ...read more

  • Washington's Proclamation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,864 views

    WASHINGTON’S PROCLAMATION In 1789, our nation’s first President, George Washington, issued the following proclamation: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and ...read more

  • Henry P. Crowell, Affectionately Called "The ...

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 24, 2005
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    Henry P. Crowell, affectionately called “The autocrat of the Breakfast Table,” contracted tuberculosis when a boy and couldn’t go to school. After hearing a sermon by Dwight L. Moody, young Crowell prayed, “I can’t be a preacher, but I can be a good businessman. God, if you will let me make money, ...read more

  • I Remember A Speaker At One Of The Chapel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 28, 2005
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    I remember a speaker at one of the chapel services at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where I went to seminary. Having being introduced as our main Missions Conference speaker for the week, he asked us to pray with him. We all bowed in prayer and, after a pregnant pause, John Stensether ...read more

  • A Few Blocks Below My College Was A Restaurant ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 11, 2007
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    A few blocks below my college was a restaurant that served only breakfast – and it was a great breakfast, cheap. What made this breakfast unique was that, except for the manager, everything was handled by mentally handicapped folks. They were the cooks, the waiters and waitresses, the busboy, the ...read more

  • According To George Pyne (A Nascar Executive In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,580 views

    According to George Pyne (a NASCAR executive in 2004) NASCAR fans come from all regions, income levels, and demographics. One-third of all adult Americans are NASCAR fans. 40% are women. And NASCAR is the fastest-growing sport among racial minorities who now make up 20% of its fan-base. In ...read more

  • On The Nascar Circuit, They Have Their Own Form ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On the NASCAR circuit, they have their own form of church called the MRO (Motor Racing Outreach). Nascar great Darrell Waltrip helped found this organization and he commented that Nascar is a dangerous commercialized place and they can’t always get away to go back to their church. He said: “If you ...read more

  • Starved To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 3,891 views

    Somewhere recently I read of a tribe of natives in a South American jungle who learned that the leaves of certain trees would give them extra energy and strength and would keep them from getting hungry. So they began to eat them regularly. They seemed strong, energetic and seldom got hungry. A few ...read more

  • If There Is No Repentance, There Can Be No ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,093 views

    If there is no repentance, there can be no pardon. Some years ago a murderer was sentenced to death. The murderer’s brother, to whom the State was deeply indebted for former services, besought the governor of the State for his brother’s pardon. The pardon was granted, and the man visited his ...read more

  • A Minister Decided That A Visual Demonstration ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 10, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
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    A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a container of ...read more

  • When Our Lord Commands Us To "Confess Our Sins ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Aug 25, 2007
     | 1,987 views

    When our Lord commands us to “confess our sins and pray for each other so that we may be healed,” He is promising us healing to the whole person—physically, spiritually, emotionally, and in of our broken relationships with others. The Holy Spirit moves in small groups such as the Academy for ...read more

  • When We Give Good Gifts, We Think Of Christmas. ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 8, 2007
     | 1,121 views

    When we give good gifts, we think of Christmas. There is a lady that my Dad knows who literally spends well over $500 on her child (that is one child) for Christmas. She doesn’t make a lot of money. She is an hourly employee in a service industry job. Translation: She makes at best a little of ...read more

  • While On A Short-Term Missions Trip, Pastor Jack ...

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Oct 31, 2007
     | 1,161 views

    While on a short-term missions trip, Pastor Jack Hinton was leading worship at a leper colony on the island of Tobago. A woman who had been facing away from the pulpit turned around. "It was the most hideous face I had ever seen," Hinton said. "The woman’s nose and ears were entirely gone. She ...read more