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A Newsweek Poll Found That 84% Of American Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A Newsweek Poll found that 84% of American adults call themselves Christian, 82% see Jesus as the son of God, and 79% believe in the Virgin ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Last Year, U.s. Financial Institutions Collected ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Last year, U.S. financial institutions collected $37.8 billion in account service charges, more than double of ’94. ...read more

Tags: Money

The Called

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019

The Called are those who have been summoned by God. Called to salvation (Rom. 8:30) Called both Jews and Gentiles (1 Cor. 1:24) Called "with a holy calling" (2 Timothy 1:9) Called with a heavenly calling (Heb. 3:1) Called out of darkness into His marvelous light (1Pet. 2:9) Called to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:30

Tags: Election, Calling, God's Sovreignty

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Antivirus: Holy Spirit  PRO

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Mar 18, 2010

ANTIVIRUS: HOLY SPIRIT Jesus said in verse 7 of John 16, "For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." Jesus was God in the flesh, of course. He could have spoken this world out of existence at any given time, but, I would like to use an ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-20

Tags: Holy Spirit, Salvation, Indwelling, Saved, Holy Spirit Attributes  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Weeping Over Others

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 15, 2020

Do you weep for your family, friends, church, nation and world? 1) Jesus did- Jesus wept over the sins of others, over their bitter consequences in judgment and death, and over Jerusalem which would not receive him. Jesus was a Man of Sorrows (Isaiah 53). Why? Because he took our sins upon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Intercession, Beatitudes, Lost, Weeping, Mourning, Evangelism, Prayer  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Average $50 Half Of U.s. Teens Do Not Receive A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Average $50 Half of U.S. teens do not receive a weekly allowance, but the half that do receive an average of $50 per week. (The ...read more

Tags: Children

Married Men Who Are Fired Have An 18% Higher ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Married men who are fired have an 18% higher chance than the norm of being divorced with the next 3 months versus 13% for women. ...read more

Tags: Divorce

48% Of Evangelical Protestant Couples Who Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

48% of Evangelical Protestant couples who are married with kids both work full time compared to just 40% of comparable couples in the overall ...read more

Tags: Children

40% Of Americans Believe It's A Good Idea For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

40% of Americans believe it’s a good idea for couples who intend to get married to live together first, 22% of evangelicals agree. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Major Factor Contributing To Extramarital ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The major factor contributing to extramarital relationships is physical and emotional attraction (78 percent), far outdistancing marital dissatisfaction (41 percent). How Common ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

From '94 To '04, The Percentage Of Children Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

From '94 to '04, the percentage of children who changed schools dropped for 6-11 year-olds, from 30% to 26% and from 52% to ...read more

Tags: School

People In Advertising Sales Are Among The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

People in advertising sales are among the happiest one-third of employed Americans; the unhappiest people by job are gas station attendants ...read more

Tags: Happiness

The Way To Stay Free From Sin

Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Nov 6, 2006

The way to stay free from sin Is to stay committed to God ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-12, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 26:39, Romans 6:13, Ephesians 4:26-27, Ephesians 6:11, 1 Peter 5:8-9, Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 4:14, 2 Peter 3:17, Luke 10:19, Luke 22:31-32, Romans 16:20, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Hebrews 2:18, 1 John 4:4, Revelation 3:10, Revelation 3:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Selecting A Christmas Gift

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Selecting a Christmas Gift It is that time of the year when people really start to get serious about selecting Christmas gifts. When purchasing Christmas gifts one must first remember what is being celebrated. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Does One Vote Matter?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 1, 2016

DOES ONE VOTE MATTER???? Yes! Your ONE VOTE matters. Voter participation often suffers because of the generally accepted belief that “one vote really can’t make a difference.” Here is historical proof quite to the contrary! 1645: 1 VOTE gave control of England to Oliver Cromwell. 1649: 1 VOTE ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-10

Tags: Citizenship, Government, Voting, Elections

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pray The Largest Prayers. You Cannot Think A ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 10, 2001

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Of Faith, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Baptist

A Study At A Midwestern School Showed That 80% Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

A study at a Midwestern school showed that 80% of the women who had intercourse hoped to marry their partner. Only 12% of the men had the same expectation Robert J. ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

48% Of Evangelical Protestant Couples Who Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

48% of Evangelical Protestant couples who are married with kids both work full time compared to just 40% of comparable couples in the overall population. ...read more

Tags: Children

On Average Affluent Consumers Spent $10,060 On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

On average affluent consumers spent $10,060 on luxuries such as fine dining, travel, entertainment, cultural/ arts events and sporting events the past 12 ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Volunteers Americans That Performed Volunteer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Volunteers Americans that performed volunteer work in ’03 did so as follows: 35% at religious organizations, 27% for school or youth services and 12% social or community ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?