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  • The Story Of The Ugly Baby, Big Chicken  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2003
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    THE STORY OF THE UGLY BABY, BIG CHICKEN. One day the farmer was out near the hen house. The farmer noticed this big, ugly chicken outside the lot. The farmer picked up the big ugly chicken and threw him back into the chicken lot. The farmer often noticed how peculiar this big, ugly chicken acted. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Religious Upswing: The 1st Gallup Poll On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Religious Upswing: The 1st Gallup poll on religion after September 11 provided more evidence that faith has gained importance in lives of Americans. 64% of respondents said religion was “very important.” The only time that percentage was higher was in ’65, when it was 70%. 47% said they attended ...read more

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  • Divorced Adults Are More Susceptible To Severe ...

    Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006
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    - "Divorced adults are more susceptible to severe emotional and psychological problems, plus early death from an assortment of causes, than for married individuals. The suicide rate for divorced white men, for example, is four times higher than for their married counterparts. The situation for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Among Seven Risk Factors, Abortion Is The "Best ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    Among seven risk factors, abortion is the “best predictor of breast cancer,” reports The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. The study showed that countries with higher abortion rates, such as England & Wales, could expect a substantial increase in breast cancer incidence. Where abortion ...read more

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  • The Balloon And The Ballast

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Mar 25, 2010
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    THE BALLOON AND THE BALLAST We need a balance between the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Imagine launching a helium balloon with no ballast. It would just up and away and finally burst when it reaches an altitude where the air is so thin that it cannot rise higher. It needs ballast--something to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Transcendence  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000
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    R.C. Sproul tells us transcendence means literally, "to climb across." It is defined as "exceeding the usual limits." When we speak of the transcendence of God we are talking about that sense in which God is above and beyond us. He is higher than the world. He has absolute power over the world. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Most Common Reasons Donors Discontinue ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    The most common reasons donors discontinue giving: · 53% Don’t have the money · 30% Don’t know how the money is used · 27% Don’t know the ministry accomplishments · 23% Ministry spends too much on fund raising · 22% Don’t understand the ministry’s purpose Of course every reason has a reason behind ...read more

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  • Religious People Are More Generous With Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Religious People Are More Generous with their time and money, according to a national survey. Independent Sector, a nonprofit coalition, found that people who attended religious services regularly gave over twice as much as others on average last year—$2,151 compared to $964. They also volunteered ...read more

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  • Women Surveys By Nielsen/Netratings, Which ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Women Surveys by Nielsen/NetRatings, which measures Internet audiences, have found that women account for more than a 25% all visitors to sites with adult content, with more than 10 million women logging on to such sites in December alone. ComScore Media Metrix, an Internet research firm, has found ...read more

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  • In His Book One Crowded Hour, Tim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    (Illustration) In his book One Crowded Hour, Tim Bowden describes an incident in Borneo in 1964. Nepalese fighters known as Gurkhas were asked if they would be willing to jump from airplanes into combat against the Indonesians. The Gurkhas did not clearly understand what was involved, but they ...read more

  • Sitting By The Fire

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 5, 2008
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    Sitting by the Fire An old man sat by an open fire and dreamed the years away, While, outside in the battle of life, many perished in the toils of day. He never did any good, nor did he ever do any wrong. He just sat by the open fire and dreamed the whole day long. Now he’s left a vacant chair and ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • George ...

    Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008
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    George Washington "I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with." John Adams "Gentlemen in other colonies have large plantations of slaves, and are accustomed, habituated to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • As D. L. Moody Was Nearing Death, He Told A ...

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 23, 2009
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    As D. L. Moody was nearing death, he told a friend, "Someday you will read that D. L. Moody is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now. I shall have gone higher. .. . I was born in the flesh in 1837; I was born of the Spirit in 1856; That which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dead Church

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 14, 2010
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    DEAD CHURCH William James of Harvard once said, "There were some people for whom religion was a dull habit, while to others, it was acute fever." By appearances it was a Church of an acute fever. But by assessment it was a Church of a dull habit. The impressive prayers that were prayed went no ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Pornography Addiction — Did You Know?  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,172 views

    Pornography Addiction - Did you know? a. ...that pornography consumption can be as mood altering and as addictive as narcotics? (Richard Drake, assistant professor at Brigham Young University College of Nursing) In fact, some studies have indicated that pornography can have the same effect on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • During The 1960s, Psychologist Walter Mischel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Jun 13, 2007
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     | 3,703 views

    During the 1960s, psychologist Walter Mischel conducted what became known as "the marshmallow test" with four-year-olds in the preschool at Stanford University. The object of the exercise was to assess each preschooler’s ability to delay gratification. Each child was given one marshmallow. They ...read more

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  • Out Of Our Depth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Out Of Our Depth The 3-year old felt secure in his father’s arms as Dad stood in the middle of the pool. But Dad, for fun, began walking slowly toward the deep end, gently chanting, "Deeper and deeper and deeper," as the water rose higher and higher on the child. The lad’s face registered ...read more

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  • Bought To Be Freed

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 27, 2008
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    BOUGHT TO BE FREED A young girl was being sold at auction one day. She was a beautiful girl, tall and slender. The bidding was keen, and quickly mounted higher and higher until at last only two men were left bidding for her ownership: the one a low, uncouth foul-mouthed fellow who raised his bid ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • The Mayor's Martyr Maid

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 3, 2011
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    THE MAYOR'S MARTYR MAID "I found one!" The inquisitor held up a Bible and hollered out, "Bring in the mayor and his family. Someone is studying the Bible in this house!" In the 16th century, Philip II sent the Duke of Alba to Flanders to stamp out the Protestants who insisted on reading the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Economist Jonathan Gruber Has Found A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006
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     | 1,649 views

    Economist Jonathan Gruber has found a statistical correlation between attending church and a Better Economic Outcome. Published in a National Bureau of Economic Research paper, he finds a household with double the normal rate of religious attendance has 9.1% more income. That extra religious ...read more

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