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  • Philip Henry Used To Call The Lord’s Day ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 3,520 views

    Philip Henry used to call the Lord’s day the queen of days, the pearl of the week, and observed it accordingly. His common salutation of his family or friends, on the Lord’s day in the morning, was that of the primitive Christians--"The Lord is risen, He is risen indeed;" making it his chief ...read more

  • Successful Life: 50% Of Teens Believe Having An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,654 views

    Successful Life: 50% of teens believe having an active spiritual life is a “very important” part of having a successful life according to The State of Our Nation’s Youth 2003-2004 by the Horatio Alger Assoc. Other factors teens consider “very important” to success are having a close family ...read more

  • Want Better Kids? Buy A House! A New Ohio State ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,520 views

    Want Better Kids? Buy a house! A new Ohio State University study finds that compared to kids living in rented premises; those in owner-occupied houses have 9% higher math scores, 7% higher reading scores, and 1% to 3% fewer behavioral problems. The difference is credited to an improved ...read more

  • Pornography & Sexual Addiction: The National ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 2,843 views

    Pornography & Sexual Addiction: The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families reports Americans invested $220 million at fee-based adult sites in ‘01, and 27.5 million visited a pornography website in January ‘02. 3%-6% of the U.S. public is thought to be sexually addicted. More ...read more

  • The Jewish Teachings Echo Peter's Words…the ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006
     | 1,468 views

    The Jewish teachings echo Peter’s words…The Talmud says {Sepher Musar apud Drus. de Quaesitis, Ep. 54. & in loc.}, "the wife ought to take care of the family, to educate her children, to serve and minister to her husband in all things, "calling him her own lord"; which is ...read more

  • Rodney "Gypsy" Smith Trusted Christ In November, ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
     | 1,131 views

    Rodney “Gypsy” Smith trusted Christ in November, 1876. Reaffirmed his decision a few days later in a Methodist chapel. An old man asked if he had trusted Jesus and nothing else. The lad replied, “I cannot trust myself, for I am nothing. I cannot trust what I have, for I ...read more

  • Rodney "Gypsy" Smith Trusted Christ In November, ...

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on May 31, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,932 views

    Rodney “Gypsy” Smith trusted Christ in November, 1876. Reaffirmed his decision a few days later in a Methodist chapel. An old man asked if he had trusted Jesus and nothing else. The lad replied, “I cannot trust myself, for I am nothing. I cannot trust what I have, for I ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Your Name

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 20, 2007
     | 3,014 views

    The meaning of your name can affect your future. I can see you want proof: • When Israel was defeated in battle by the men of Ai, and if you were of the family Judah, and you were of the household of Achan, your name meant you would die. • If you were of Israel, when David asked if there was ...read more

  • Blessed Union Of Souls- Violence Is Spread ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2008
     | 980 views

    Blessed Union of Souls- Violence is spread worldwide and there are families on the street And we sell drugs to children now oh why can’t we just see That all we do is eliminate our future with the things we do today Money is our incentive now so that makes it okay But I believe that love is the ...read more

  • Simplicity Brings Clarity To Our Lives And ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
     | 1,397 views

    Simplicity brings clarity to our lives and hearts. Worry begins to drop away because we stop worrying about things that cause us worry and focus on accomplishing God’s purposes in us. (Think: loving God and neighbor and helping others become disciples.) Simplicity narrows our focus from many ...read more

  • Stds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,013 views

    STDs RAMPANT More than three million girls aged 14 to 19 have an STD. A new Center for Disease Control and Prevention study finds at least one in four U.S. teen girls has a sexually transmitted disease. Pro-family groups say sex-ed programs and the morning after pill ...read more

  • Gentiles V. Jews

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 12, 2009
     | 3,431 views

    GENTILES V. JEWS It is said that a prominent rabbi, when asked why God created so many Gentiles, replied, "So there might be fuel enough for the fires of hell." It was unlawful for a Jew to help a Gentile who was giving birth, thus helping to bring another Gentile into the world. If a Jew ...read more

  • Three Things

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
     | 4,568 views

    THREE THINGS Three things in life that, once gone, never come back 1. Time 2. Words 3. Opportunity Three things in life that can destroy a person 1. Anger 2. Pride 3. Unforgiveness Three things in life that you should never lose 1. Hope 2. Peace 3. ...read more

  • Wisdom, Skill, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,121 views

    Wisdom, Skill, and Virtue Someone once said: Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. (Everywoman’s Family Circle as found in Tan, Paul Lee: Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations : A Treasury of Illustrations, Anecdotes, Facts and Quotations for ...read more

  • Adopted By Grace

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010
     | 4,841 views

    ADOPTED BY GRACE I have three daughters. Oh the cats that we took from the pound. They are in cat heaven! But they could have been left at the pound, except that we DECIDED to take them because we WANTED to love them. There was nothing those kittens could do to make me love them! ...read more

  • The Measure Of God's Word

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,535 views

    THE MEASURE OF GOD'S WORD The Word of God is the measure of our lives. Imagine different teams of men building a house with everyone measuring by their foot, not tape measure. The carpentry, flooring, coverings, windows and doors would be a mess. It simply would not come together. That's why we ...read more

  • A Recent Poll By The Barna Research Group In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jan 2, 2001
    based on 185 ratings
     | 5,143 views

    a recent poll by the Barna Research Group in America found that only 37% of adults thought the birth of Jesus is the most important aspect of Christmas. 44% of the respondents said family time is the most important part of the Christmas celebration. 3% said presents or parties were the most ...read more

  • We All Have A Way Of Completing This Sentence: ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 30, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 2,207 views

    We all have a way of completing this sentence: “If God is God, then....” There will be no financial collapse in my family. My children will never be buried before me. People will treat me fairly. This church will never divide. My prayers will be answered. (Max Lucado, In the Eye of the ...read more

  • Dr. Joon-Gon Kim, Was A Well-Known Korean ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,123 views

    Dr. Joon-Gon Kim, was a well-known Korean Christian leader. He witnessed his wife and father slaughtered before his eyes by communist sympathizers from his own village. He was beaten senseless and left for dead. He survived the beating and asked God to give him love for the souls of his enemies. ...read more

  • A Survey Asked Mothers To Keep Track Of How Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 1,831 views

    A survey asked mothers to keep track of how many times they made negative, compared with positive, comments to their children. They admitted that they criticized ten times for every time they said something favorable. A three-year survey in one city’s schools found that the teachers were 75% ...read more

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