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Why Businesses Fail

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Why Businesses Fail 1) They fail to anticipate problems. 2) They don’t respond promptly when problems arrive. 3) They exhibit something he calls “bad” rational behavior. 4) They adopt ...read more

Tags: Church General

Blink Cards: A New Version Of Credit Cards Is On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Blink Cards: A new version of credit cards is on its way. All you do is wave the card near a reader, and the transaction is complete in a flash. And because buyers aren’t reaching into their pockets for ...read more

Tags: Money

Christian Couch Potatoes: According To The Nrb, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian Couch Potatoes: According to the NRB, 52% of the nation’s adults listened to Christian music or other programming on the radio, while 43% watched Christian TV. 96% of evangelicals consider themselves in the ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

According To The American Institute Of Stress ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 27, 2001

According to the American Institute of Stress [I’ll bet that’s a fun place to work], 43 percent of Americans suffer from stress-related health problems. (Source: Referenced in Fast Company, May 2000, ...read more

Tags: Workplace, Hardship Of Life, Peace

Denomination: Baptist

Recent Research Funded By Zondervan Reveals The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Recent research funded by Zondervan reveals the most influential factor when choosing a Bible translation is accuracy (75.8%). 15.1% go for readability. This was a key motivator for Tyndale House to invest in the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

We Are Not Told That Jesus Ever Taught His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

We are not told that Jesus ever taught his disciples how to preach, but he taught them how to pray. He wanted them to have power with God; then He knew they would have power with man. ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Good Fishing: The Dot Com Upheaval Has Made It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Good Fishing: The dot com upheaval has made it easier for Christian organizations to find and recruit some very talented high tech talent. Many new economy refugees are ready for a change and like the Christian and ...read more

Tags: Character

The Prayer Cure: Several Recent Research Efforts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

The Prayer Cure: Several recent research efforts have clearly demonstrated a relationship between good health and spirituality; especially prayer and worship. Now 70 of the nation’s 125 medical schools have begun offering ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

Ministry Watch.com, Part Of Nc Based Wall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Ministry Watch.com, part of NC based Wall Watchers, has launched a non-profit rating system of more than 400 faith-based organizations. The ratings are designed to help donors make better-informed ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Generous Christians: The Average Amount Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Generous Christians: The average amount of charitable gifts donated in ‘00 by households in which people regularly attend religious services was $2,151, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The average donated by those who do not ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Gambling: 2 In 3 Americans Say They Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Gambling: 2 in 3 Americans say they have participated in some form of gambling activity in the last 12 months. State lotteries are the most common. Casino visits are becoming more common and men are significantly ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Abortion- A New Zogby Poll Shows 56% Of Adult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Abortion- A new Zogby poll shows 56% of adult Americans generally oppose abortion and 42% generally support it. Of the 42%, only 25% feel abortion should be legal for any reason during the first ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Islam Is The 2nd Largest Religion In The U.s. And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the U.S. and in Europe. Muslims outnumber Methodists in England. 43% of Muslims live in Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India. There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world while there ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Salvation Army Shut Out: Target Corp. Says It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006

Salvation Army Shut Out: Target Corp. says it will no longer allow Salvation Army volunteers outside its 1,100 stores during the Christmas season. The annual kettle campaign raises up to ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Televangelists Devote Less Time To Fundraising ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Televangelists devote less time to fundraising than commercial TV does airing commercials, according to Stephen Winzenburg, Grand View College. On average, televangelists use 17% of their airtime fundraising and promoting their ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Health Insurance Up: The Average Cost For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Health Insurance Up: The average cost for a family health insurance policy has topped $10,000 for the first time finds a Kaiser Family Foundation 60% employers offered coverage, down from 69% ...read more

Tags: Money

Lost Youth: Ron Luce, President Of Teen Mania ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Lost Youth: Ron Luce, President of Teen Mania Ministries, says, “At the present rate of evangelism, we will soon only have 4% Bible-believing Evangelical Christians, compared to baby boomers with 35% and their parents ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Ruth Graham Ministries Is Launching A New Women's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Ruth Graham Ministries is launching a new women’s ministry Ruth Graham & Friends, to encourage, comfort, and bring hope to those with a broken heart and are hiding their pain. The ministry will be holding 6 events in 2006. For ...read more

Tags: Women

Marital Fights: A New Poll Reveals The #1 Thing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Marital Fights: A new poll reveals the #1 thing married couples fight about is sex. 23% of couples flagged this one. Fights related to money are second with 18% of votes. Third is a spouses habits’ (15%) and fourth ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Underage Drinkers: Researchers From Columbia ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Underage Drinkers: Researchers from Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse reported that underage drinkers (ages 12 -- 20) account for nearly 20% of the alcohol consumed in the ...read more

Tags: Addiction