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  • While Numerous U.s. Churches Have Been Adding ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,577 views

    While numerous U.S. churches have been adding Spanish services to meet the needs of new immigrants, an increasing number of Hispanic congregations are starting English services. It's an effort to meet the demands of second- and third-generation Hispanics, keep families together and reach ...read more

  • Pornography Addiction Has A Deadly Progression ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,262 views

    Pornography Addiction has a deadly progression says Tom Buford a converted porn addict, “Our thanks to Morality In Media for the use of the following information from Healing Sexual and Pornography Addictions by Dr. Victor Cline.” 1. FIRST STEP - ADDICTION - "The first change that happened was an ...read more

  • Christianity Asserts That Every Individual Human ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2001
    based on 82 ratings
     | 2,799 views

    Christianity asserts that every individual human being is going to live for ever, and this must either be true or false. Now there are a good many things which would not be worth bothering about if I were going to live only seventy years, but which I had better bother about very seriously if I am ...read more

  • A Serious Relationship  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,338 views

    A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP Even those people who espouse a belief in God still often resist and resent the notion of specifically commanded behaviors. People often want the benefits of having a God for personal requests or crisis interventions, and may use being a “believer” as a way to increase ...read more

  • Television May Be Responsible For Doubling Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 1,567 views

    Television may be responsible for doubling our crime rate in the United States, suggests Brandon Centerwall, psychiatrist at the University of Washington, in a recent study reported in the June 1992 Journal of the American Medical Association. Centerwall analyzed crime statistics both before and ...read more

  • Marriage Is Making A Comeback: According To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,519 views

    Marriage is Making a Comeback: According to the National Review, the health U.S. marriages is improving. Data from the National Center for health Statistics and the Census Bureau gives some hopeful signs: while the marriage rate is declining, so is the divorce rate, from 22.6 divorces per 1,000 ...read more

  • Cautious Optimism Is The Forecast Of Non-Profit ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,837 views

    Cautious Optimism is the forecast of non-profit fundraising pro, Chip Grizzard, Grizzard Agency. He expects to see total giving increase 2%-3% in ’04 and 5%-6% in ’05. Although the debate continues over what percentage of donations should go toward administrative expenses vs. actual disbursements ...read more

  • More Millionaires: There Were An Estimated 7.7 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,307 views

    More Millionaires: There were an estimated 7.7 million millionaires in the world at the end of ‘03, 500,000 more than at the end of ‘02, as stock markets and economic growth picked up and the rich took more risks with their cash. These wealthy individuals saw their riches increase 7.7% to $28.8 ...read more

  • More Born Again: New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,029 views

    More Born Again: New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

  • More Born Again: New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,003 views

    More Born Again: New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

  • More Born Again New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 648 views

    More Born Again New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

  • More Born Again New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
     | 699 views

    More Born Again New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

  • More Born Again New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 982 views

    More Born Again New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

  • Christianity Asserts That Every Individual Human ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,216 views

    Christianity asserts that every individual human being is going to live for ever, and this must either be true or false. Now there are a good many things which would not be worth bothering about if I were going to live only seventy years, but which I had better bother about very seriously if I am ...read more

  • Our Father, Who Art In Heaven...

    Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
     | 1,860 views

    OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN... Jesus says that every time we come to God in prayer, we should begin with this pattern of recognition. Coming to Him in this way encourages and increases our expectations because we see Him as He is. Coming to Him in this way establishes our faith because we see ...read more

  • According To Nrf's 2007 Holiday Consumer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,140 views

    According to NRF's 2007 Holiday Consumer Intentions, sales will rise 4% this year to $474.5 billion. U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $816.69 on holiday shopping, plus an additional $106.67 on special "non-gift" purchases by taking advantage of special promotions and discounts to treat ...read more

  • About A Third Of America's 8th-Graders And A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,588 views

    About a third of America’s 8th-graders and a quarter of its high school seniors are proficient writers, according to national writing test results. Although basically unchanged from ’00, the latest test found modest increases in the skills of lower-performing students. 88% can now demonstrate at ...read more

  • Hands-Free Talking Doesn't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,433 views

    HANDS-FREE TALKING DOESN’T HELP Caution: Evidence now shows hands-free talking isn’t less of a distraction when driving. In fact, drivers who talk on a cell phone in any way are four times more likely to become involved in an accident, according to David Strayer, research director at the Univ. of ...read more

  • Don't Tell Me I'm Cranky!!!!

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,139 views

    Don't Tell Me I'm Cranky!!!! Medications can have some unintended emotional side effects. Whether they are necessary prescribed meds or maybe just cold medicine, they can alter your mood sometimes without even us realizing it. For me, certain allergy and OTC cold meds have the effect of lowering ...read more

  • I Read About A Young Man Who Was Determined To ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,409 views

    I read about a young man who was determined to win the affection of a lady who refused to even talk to him anymore. He decided that the way to her heart was through the mail, so he began writing her love letters. He wrote a love letter every day to this lady. Six, seven times a week she got a love ...read more

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