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  • Effects Of Divorce

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009
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    EFFECTS OF DIVORCE Focus on the Family states: With more than 30 years of research, we now know divorce seldom leads to a better life. Consider that: 1. Life expectancies for divorced men and women are significantly lower than for married people (who have the longest life expectancies).3 2. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tommy Tenney Says, "The Gospel Of Jesus Christ ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Nov 24, 2004
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    Tommy Tenney says, “The gospel of Jesus Christ is a practical gospel that is as concerned with doing something as it is with being something. Good works won’t get you into heaven, but once you receive new life from Jesus, he expects you to do what he did for the rest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wealth Growth It Is Estimated That The United ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Wealth Growth It is estimated that the United States has 276 billionaires, over 2,500 households with a net worth exceeding $100 million, 350,000 individuals with a net worth of $10 million, and 5 million millionaires. An estimated $41 trillion to $136 trillion is expected to change hands ...read more

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  • Pharmaceutical Companies Are Reaping A Windfall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Pharmaceutical companies are reaping a windfall for drugs for low income people under the new Medicare Part D drug program. The law exempts Part D drugs from “best price” rebates drug makers have been required to give to the state Medicaid programs since ‘91. U.S. ...read more

  • I Visited A Couple One Time In Their Home Who ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007
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    I visited a couple one time in their home who complained about a niece who got married. All the invitations were sent out and everything was in order but they never received a thank you card for the gift they sent. They were very upset. I asked them if it was a gift they sent. They said yes. ...read more

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • From The Wild Irish Slums Of The 19th Century ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "From the wild Irish slums of the 19th century eastern seaboard, to the riot-torn suburbs of Los Angeles, there is one unmistakable lesson in American history: A community that allows a large number of young men to grow up in broken families, dominated by women, never acquiring any stable ...read more

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  • Saving Someone's Life

    Contributed by Curtis Donald, Sr. on May 21, 2009
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    SAVING SOMEONE'S LIFE I read an article on yesterday that was entitled 7 signs of a stroke. The writer suggested that knowing the signs of a stroke may save someone’s life. I want to tell us tonight that understanding both the symptoms of and the solution to living with low ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mud-Gazing?" Luke 12:13-15 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 3, 2005
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    “Mud-Gazing?” Luke 12:13-15 Key verse(s) 13:“Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Do you sing because you are happy; or are you happy because you sing? You’ve met the person. They always seem to have a positive attitude about nearly ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Another Aspect Of A Fully Surrendered Life Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 4, 2004
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    “Another aspect of a fully surrendered life is trust. Abraham followed God’s leading without knowing where it would take him. Hannah waited for God’s perfect timing without knowing when. Mary expected a miracle without knowing how. Joseph trusted God’s purpose without ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • The Old Get Older Following Is A Picture Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
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    The Old Get Older Following is a picture of persons 65 expected to survive to age 90: 1940 to 2050. ii. 1940 7% jj. 1960 14% kk. 1980 25% ll. 2000 26% mm. 2050 42% This is bound to have a profound impact on virtually every strata of our culture and economy, ...read more

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  • Record Giving: All U.s. '04 Charitable Giving ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Record Giving: All U.S. ’04 charitable giving totaled a record $248.5 billion, according to the Giving USA Foundation. That record is expected to be broken in ‘05.by a special one-time tax break for major donors enacted by Congress allowing donors to deduct gifts up to ...read more

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  • Everyone Eventually Surrenders To Something Or ...

    Contributed by John Harvey on May 31, 2006
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    “Everyone eventually surrenders to something or someone. If not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God—and if you fail to worship him, you will create other things ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Mother And Her Daughter Were Shopping For ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 16, 2007
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    A mother and her daughter were shopping for father’s day when a little boy pitched a fit in the store, fell on the floor, and kicked his mother as she begged him to get up. Seeing that as a teachable moment, the mother said to her daughter, “Do you know what that boy needs?” (She ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chuck Swindoll Stated: Most Churches Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,861 views

    Chuck Swindoll stated: Most churches have programs and activities, but little worship. There are songs and hymns and musicals, but so little worship. There are announcements and readings with prayer but so little worship. The meetings are regular but dull and predictable. The events are held on ...read more

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  • According To Dr. Willimon, "For Mary And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    According to Dr. Willimon, “For Mary and the rest of the disciples, it was the appearance of the risen Christ, that enabled them to see what was actually before them. He did not leave them to their own thought processes. He did not expect them to build upon their past experiences. He did not leave ...read more

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  • When Thomas Dewey Lost The '48 Election To Harry ...

    Contributed by Roy Probus on Dec 27, 2007
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    When Thomas Dewey lost the ’48 election to Harry Truman, after everyone expected a Dewey landslide, Dewey later said he "...felt like the man who woke up to find himself inside a coffin with a lily in his hand and thought: ’If I’m alive, what ...read more

    Denomination: United Methodist

  • About "Amen"

    Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
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    ABOUT "AMEN" Then, of course, there is the Amen. It signifies faithful and true. Some suppose it is taken from the initial letters of adoni melech neetnem: My Lord, the Faithful King. In the Greek, it means, "So be it," or "Let it be so." The main point is that Jesus says to end our prayer with ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • The African Bishop, Desmond Tutu, Was Once Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Oct 5, 2004
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    The African Bishop, Desmond Tutu, was once asked why he became an Anglican rather than joining some other denomination. He replied that in the days of apartheid, when a black person and a white person met while walking on a footpath, the black person was expected to step into the gutter to allow ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • A Man Rises To Face His Day Like Usual. This ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
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    A man rises to face his day like usual. This day, however, he has a doctor appointment. He’s had to work really hard to fit it into his busy schedule. He expected the dr. to be a long wait and to have to allow for that extra time. What he didn’t expect, though, was to hear that he might have a ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dwight Moody Was Once Addressing A Crowded ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dwight Moody was once addressing a crowded meeting of children in Scotland. To get their attention, he asked, “what is prayer?” He really wasn’t expecting the children to answer. To his amazement, hands shot up all over the auditorium. One lad quoted his textbook answer, “Prayer is an offering up ...read more

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