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Even Without A Documented Connection To A ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 16, 2009

"Even without a documented connection to a notable forebear, experts say the odds are virtually 100 percent that every person on Earth is descended from one royal personage or another." [quoted from ...read more

Tags: Self

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is Corruption?

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 26, 2021

, A little girl asks her father: "Daddy, what is corruption?" -- Go bring me a beer and I'll tell you. -- But mommy said you should stop drinking! -- Get yourself an ice-cream too ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:1-4

Tags: Sin, Corruption, Dishonesty, Bribe

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Coveting Too Early

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2022

I was admiring my aunt’s necklace when she surprised me by announcing,“I’m leaving it to you in my will.”I was overjoyed, perhaps too much.“Oh!”I shouted.“I’m looking forward to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29

Tags: Money, Prestige, Stealing, Cruelty, Ethics, Covet, Power, Desire, Selfishness, Dishonesty  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Waste Of Life  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2002

A WASTE OF LIFE You can’t waste a life hating people, because all they do is live their life, laughing, doing more evil." ALPHA ROBERTSON,whose daughter was one of four girls killed in the bombing of a Birmingham, Ala., church in ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General, Anger

Shinto Beliefs And The End Of The World

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002

Shinto Beliefs and the End of the World "There is NO belief in Shinto in a final, cataclysmic "end of the world" where the physical world is wiped out... Shinto doesn’t work that way. Existence is a dance that never, ever ends. A dance where no one gets left ...read more

Tags: World Religions, Jesus Teachings

This Is The Most Sincere Adage: Sticks And ...

Contributed by Lisa Delay on Aug 28, 2005

This is the most sincere adage: Sticks and stones may well break bones, but tactless words break human hearts and spirits. A cutting comment isn’t pulling a trigger at someone’s head; it is far more concealed and sinister. Do not be ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:8

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Forgiveness General, Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Children's Church Attendance: Approximately 5% Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Children’s Church Attendance: Approximately 5% of children in the U.S. between ages 7 and 12 attend a religious service at least once a week. Children in: England-14%, France-8%, China-4%, Japan-2%. This leaves a ...read more

Tags: Children

Viewing Versus Reading: Last Year, The Average ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Viewing Versus Reading: Last year, the average American spent about 1,100 hours watching broadcast TV, an additional 500 hours viewing Cable and 300 hours listening to music. Only 100 hours were spent ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Researchers At The University Of Michigan Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that 40% of Americans seek help from clergy for their mental-health needs. At the same time many denominations are encouraging their pastors to refer parishioners to professional psychotherapists to insulate them from the growing ...read more

Tags: Church General

How People 'feel' About Your Cause Will Determine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

How people ’feel’ about your cause will determine how they will respond to your appeal. Dean Rieck, President of Direct Creative, Columbus, OH cites these top 11 emotions for fundraisers. Altruism Anger Beliefs Compassion Ego ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Old Structures Of The Denominations Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

"The old structures of the denominations are realigning, redefining and collapsing in a way that they haven’t for 200 years," says Bill Leonard, Dean of Wake Forest Divinity School and American Christianity historian. People switching to evangelical, nondenominational churches is on the ...read more

Tags: Unity

Barna Research Group Reports That More Than 1 Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Barna Research Group reports that more than 1 out of 7 adults change their church each year, and another 1 out of 6 attend a carefully chosen handful of selected churches on a rotating basis rather than sticking with the same ...read more

Tags: Church General

Enrollments At The 90 Member Institutions Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Enrollments at the 90 member institutions of the council for Christian Colleges and Universities have grown 24% from ’90 to ’96, more than 4 times faster than growth at private institutions. Primary reason; distinctive academic environment that is physically safe, ...read more

Tags: Children

33% Of Christians Shop Christian Stores: This Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

33% of Christians Shop Christian Stores: This is up from only 10% just 19 years ago. Unfortunately, many people in the Christian product industry still believe the 19-year-old number is correct. In fact 1 out of 14 customers in a Christian retail ...read more

Tags: Character

Over Half (52%) Of Evangelical Christian Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Over half (52%) of Evangelical Christian youth believe that lying is sometimes necessary. (Foster Letter 9/15/99) 36% admit they have cheated on an exam or other evaluation within the last 3 months and 15% say they have recently ...read more

Tags: Children

At Least Half Of The Men And Women Entering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

At least half of the men and women entering seminaries today to become pastors, priests and rabbis are over 35, reports a Parade magazine study. Seminary enrollments are up 10% and students 35 and older are up 5% since ’91. Many have left ...read more

Tags: Church General

Shocking As It May Seem Christians Are More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Shocking as it may seem Christians are more likely to go through divorce than non-Christians. Based on a Barna Research Group ’99 survey, 27% of born again Christians are currently or have previously been divorced, compared to 24% of ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Fcc Backs Down: After Being Hit By A Wave Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

FCC Backs Down: After being hit by a wave of opposition from Capitol Hill and citizens across the country, the FCC reversed itself on its recent directive that 50% of non-commercial programming be “educational.” Programming that could be construed as proselytizing ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Women Are More Spiritual: Barna Research Online ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Women Are More Spiritual: Barna Research Online reports; 7 out of every 10 women say they are deeply spiritual compared only 5 out of 10 men. 46% of U.S. women hold beliefs that classify them as born again, ...read more

Tags: Women

Religious Resurgence: The Wall Street Journal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Religious Resurgence: The Wall Street Journal book reviewer George Johnston comments, “… in the year 2000 we see not only a resurgence of religious evangelism but an appetite for books and movies about God. In many respects, America is a more religious ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost