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    Contributed by N A on Dec 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,600 views

    STORY: "Puppies for Sale" (Chicken Soup for the Soul). A little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign, "Puppies for sale." "How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked. The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $50." "I have $2.37," the little boy said, "Can I please look ...read more

  • Can You Imagine What The World Will Be Like 100 ...

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 6, 2008
     | 1,487 views

    Can you imagine what the world will be like 100 years from now if the Lord tarries His return? All you have to do is to have some idea what the world will be like is to just look back 100 years and consider what the world was like then… and consider the incredible rate of change that we’ve ...read more

  • The Value Of The Rock

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,175 views

    THE VALUE OF THE ROCK There is an old story told of an occasion in 1799 when a twelve year old boy named Conrad Reed skipped church and went fishing in Little Meadow Creek on the family farm near Fayetteville, North Carolina. In an attempt to spear a fish young Conrad Reed missed but his spear ...read more

  • George Barna’s Research Group Has Conducted ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 28, 2001
    based on 146 ratings
     | 2,488 views

    George Barna’s Research Group has conducted several nationwide surveys on this subject . This survey information, taken from telephone interviews with a nationwide random sample of 1002 adults, was conducted in February 2000. (a) For instance, 9 out of 10 adults describe themselves as being ...read more

  • W.h. Griffith Thomas Scourged Christians This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,198 views

    W.H. Griffith Thomas scourged Christians this way, “There is no greater foe to Christianity than mere profession. There is no greater discredit to Christianity today than to stand up for it, and yet not live it in our lives. There is no greater danger in the Christian world today than to stand up ...read more

  • John G. Wendel And His Sisters Were Some Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 32 ratings
     | 3,802 views

    John G. Wendel and his sisters were some of the most miserly people of all time. Although they had received a huge inheritance from their parents, they spent very little of it and did all they could to keep their wealth for themselves. John was able to influence five of his six sisters never to ...read more

  • The Real Deal?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,923 views

    THE REAL DEAL? Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young accountant who was fresh out of school, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The Accountant said, "In the neighborhood of 100,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interviewer ...read more

  • Fewer Than 1 Of Every 10 Born-Again Christians ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    · Fewer than 1 of every 10 born-again Christians possesses a biblical worldview that impacts his/her decisions and behaviors. · The people who believe Christianity is losing its influence in our society outnumber those who say its gaining influence by more than 3 to 1. 50% of regular worship ...read more

  • Co-Habitation: During The Period Which They Were ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Co-Habitation: During the period which they were single, 33% of American adults have lived with someone of the opposite gender, other than family or relatives. 39% of men and 28% of women have cohabited. Age seems to be a critical factor. Co-Habitation By Age Age % who have cohabited Under ...read more

  • Collegiate Spiritual Practices: A New Survey Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Collegiate Spiritual Practices: A new survey of students attending 46 colleges and universities finds a majority says religion and spirituality are important in their lives, but they also show a sharp drop-off of religious involvements as they move through their college years. Findings include: 73% ...read more

  • We May Think It Strange To Emphasize That Christ ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 18, 2006
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     | 2,866 views

    We may think it strange to emphasize that Christ came back from the dead. A most recent poll done at the end of February asked people if they believed in a physical resurrection. Sadly, among all of the 1,007 people that they asked, 36% said, "Yes." So about a third of the people believed that ...read more

  • One Way Baptism Becomes A Source Of Division, Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 3, 2006
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     | 1,922 views

    One way baptism becomes a source of division, is when preachers emphasize it so much that they neglect the condition of the heart. It leads to people being baptized for the wrong reasons. {Video Clip: My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Start Chp.10:50:10 - End: Chp.10:52:27 = 2:17} Now being ...read more

  • This Week I Heard About A Couple Who Was Having A ...

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Oct 23, 2006
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    This week I heard about a couple who was having a lot of conflict over balancing the checkbook. Tired of having to balance his wife’s checkbook, the husband made a deal with her; he would look at it, but only after she had spent a few hours trying to wrestle it into shape. The following night, ...read more

  • Gen Y (Ages 18-26) Averages 12.2 Hours Online ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,290 views

    Gen Y (ages 18-26) averages 12.2 hours online each week, 28% more than their Gen-X (ages 27-40) counterparts finds a new Forrester Research study. Gen Y-ers also clearly dominate social networking sites, and are more likely to stream or download video and movies, use voice-over-Internet protocol, ...read more

  • On A February Day In 1925, Floyd Collins Climbed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 1,359 views

    On a February day in 1925, Floyd Collins climbed into Sand Cave in search of fortune. Suddenly, his lantern failed. Crawling through the darkness, Collin’s foot hit a seven-ton boulder. It fell on his leg, trapping him in the coffin-like narrowness of a dark, subterranean straitjacket. For days ...read more

  • Finally, We Give, Give, Give. Jesus Left His ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
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    Finally, we give, give, give. Jesus left his heavenly throne, laid aside the glory that was his, and came to us. He gave his life on the cross of Calvary that we might be redeemed and reconciled to God. He gave us life, and he has blessed us beyond even our ability to measure. Giving is a ...read more

  • The Results Of Spiritual Blindness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    The Results of Spiritual Blindness. On November 30, 1991 fierce winds from a freakish dust storm triggered a massive freeway pileup along Interstate 5 near Coalinga, California. At least 14 people died and dozens more were injured as topsoil whipped by 50 mile-per-hour winds reduced visibility to ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard The Saying "The Family That ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jul 24, 2008
     | 2,104 views

    Have you ever heard the saying "The family that prays together stays together?" Well, back in 2003 that statement gained some popularity. A survey by the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that adolescents ages 12 to 14 reared in religious ...read more

  • Hand In Hand, Not Eye To Eye

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 19, 2006
     | 3,491 views

    HAND IN HAND, NOT EYE TO EYE There is a study by James Dobson that reveals that men use about 25,000 words a day, but women use 50,000. Now, ladies when you say, "My husband just won’t listen to me..." You’ve got to realize he doesn’t have the brain with the capacity to hold as much as you can ...read more

  • The Holy Huddle

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 16, 2009
     | 5,169 views

    THE HOLY HUDDLE The job of the church is not to impact the church, but our job is to impact the world. It’s like a huddle in a football game. 70,000 people don’t pay $75.00 a ticket to watch the Texans huddle. What if you went to a Texans game and for two and a half hours you watched 11 men ...read more