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  • Spiritually Complacent Barna Research Reports ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,279 views

    Spiritually Complacent Barna Research reports that since ’91, Americans have become more spiritually complacent. 40% of born again Christians do not attend church or read the Bible in a typical week, 30% are not "absolutely committed to the Christian faith" and 70% are not involved in a small group ...read more

  • Although 4 Of 5 Teens Claim They Are Christian, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,937 views

    Although 4 of 5 teens claim they are Christian, only 1 in 4 also claims to be “absolutely committed” to the Christian faith.” That is only about half the percentage found among adults. Although an impressive 70% of all teens are engaged in some church-related effort in a typical week, only about ...read more

  • Great Pr: Companies Are Becoming More Creative In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,879 views

    Great PR: Companies are becoming more creative in how they support philanthropy. More are offering employees paid time off for volunteer work. Such policies make for excellent public relations. In today’s still-tight labor market, companies are also betting that work-life benefits such as volunteer ...read more

  • Americans Are More Worried About Their Job ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,463 views

    Americans are more worried about their job prospects than at any time since ‘93, raising the risk that consumer spending may slow. In February, 11% of people said jobs were plentiful, while 59% said they were not plentiful and 30% said they were hard to get, the group announced this week, the ...read more

  • A Little Boy Wanted $100 Very Badly. He Prayed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,056 views

    A little boy wanted $100 very badly. He prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. So, he decided to write a letter to God requesting $100. When the postal authorities received the letter to "God, USA", they decided to send it to the President. The President was so amused that he instructed his ...read more

  • It Seems That People Haven't Got A Clue About ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
     | 1,203 views

    It seems that people haven’t got a clue about spiritual truth. Many believe that the dead are roaming the earth as spirits or ghosts to help or haunt the living. Dale Earnhart Jr. in his account of his narrow escape from a burning sports car, as his Dad (Dale Earnhart SR -deceased) pulled him ...read more

  • The Religious Dead Play At A Façade Of Piety ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 20, 2006
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     | 3,023 views

    "The religious dead play at a façade of piety while trusting that the big check they dropped in the plate today will cover for their indulgence in the lusts of the flesh yesterday. They take a week or two to travel to a third world country and pass out rice and Bibles and that washes away any ...read more

  • Surprise Attack

    Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 20, 2007
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    Earlier this week, I was wrestling my 14 year old son. I accomplished the near impossible feat of tackling and pinning him to the floor. Just when I thought that victory was mine, my 12 year son decided to jump in and throw himself onto my back. I was ...read more

  • Years Ago, I Heard A Story About A Preacher Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,249 views

    Years ago, I heard a story about a preacher who went to a small town to preach a series of gospel sermons. His attempt was to evangelize that little town. He preached for two weeks. During the whole time, only one little girl responded to the invitation at the end of one of his sermons. She ...read more

  • Ask Jesus To Come To Your ...

    Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
     | 2,415 views

    ASK JESUS TO COME TO YOUR MARRIAGE Some years ago on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson an 8 year old boy from West Virginia and who was rescued from a coal mine was a guest. Through their conversation it became obvious he went to church a lot, so Johnny asked him if he attended Sunday school ...read more

  • A Shy Welshman Went And Slipped A Love Letter ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 31, 2010
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    A shy Welshman went and slipped a love letter under his neighbor lady’s door each week for 40 years. Because of an argument they had years before, she continued to refuse to speak to him. Finally, after 2,184 love letters – with no response of any kind – the now 74 year old man went and knocked on ...read more

  • I Am Stubborn, Then  PRO

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 2, 2011
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    I AM STUBBORN, THEN. Here is a transcript of a conversation between my three year old grandson and I this week: "Help put away the toys, please." "No." "Come on, Aaron. Please help to put away the toys." "No." "Tell you what, you help put away the toys and you'll get a treat afterwards." "I'm ...read more

  • Is That All?  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 14, 2011
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     | 2,820 views

    IS THAT ALL? Listen to the words of Francis Chan: "You go to a building, someone gives you a bulletin, you sit in a chair, you sing a few songs, a guy delivers maybe a polished message, maybe not, someone sings a solo, you go home. "Though Christians believe in an almighty and all powerful God ...read more

  • No Hope

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 17, 2012
     | 18,384 views

    A group of students visited a psychiatric institution to observe a variety of mental illnesses. One of the individuals was a tragic case. He was referred to as “No hope Carter.” He was a victim of a venereal disease and was going through its final stages when the brain is affected. Before he ...read more

  • Betting On Goliath  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2013
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     | 2,857 views

    BETTING ON GOLIATH Death was handled differently in the ancient world. An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natural history museum. "I've just discovered a 3,000 year old ...read more

  • Horse In The Basement

    Contributed by John Bright on Jun 6, 2025
     | 475 views

    Imagine having what we need but not using it – like the hoarse in the basement or the car that can drive at highway speed but you never go over 25mph. I heard a story about a guy who was looking at chainsaws at the hardware store. The salesman told him, “If you buy this chainsaw, you can cut ...read more

  • When I Was About Nine Years Old There Was A ...

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jan 14, 2008
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    When I was about nine years old there was a wedding held at the church of Christ for the eldest daughter of one of the congregation families who was marrying the son of another long standing family. The family of the daughter was close friends with my family, their youngest son was about my age and ...read more

  • How To Adorn A Bride And How Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    How To Adorn A Bride and How Not To When I was about nine years old there was a wedding held at the church of Christ for the eldest daughter of one of the congregation families who was marrying the son of another long standing family. The family of the daughter was close friends with my family, ...read more

  • Thomas Campbell And The Restoration Movement  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,387 views

    THOMAS CAMPBELL AND THE RESTORATION MOVEMENT Back in early 1800's there was a preacher in Western Pennsylvania named Thomas Campbell. He was a preacher for the Old-light, Anti-burger, Seceder Presbyterian Church. Each of those phrases described a political division within the Presbyterian Church ...read more

  • An Observation About Aging—and Baseballs

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 7, 2022
     | 1,139 views

    Introduction: You just can’t change some facts. Aging is one of those facts! Text: Ecclesiastes 12:1, KJV: 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; Thoughts: Like most good ...read more