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American Children Are Becoming Victims Of Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

American Children are becoming victims of human sex trafficking, according to Shared Hope International (SHI). At least 100,000 American children are trafficked each year, and another 100,000 to 300,000 are at risk, says SHI’s Karrie Delaney. 12 as the average age of entry into illegal porn and ...read more

Tags: Children

George Barna Says, "As Long As Churches Measure ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

George Barna says, “As long as churches measure success on the basis of popularity and efficiency, we will continue to see a nation filled with people who can recite Bible stories but fail to live ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Campus Drugs: A Recent Columbia National Center ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Campus Drugs: A recent Columbia National Center survey finds that 28% of middle-school-students reported drugs are used, kept or sold at their schools, up 47% since ’02. 62% of high schoolers say ...read more

Tags: Children

Nearer, My God, To Thee

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I’d be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Sarah Flower Adams ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Following Beliefs

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

FOLLOWING BELIEFS 68% of Americans 13-24 follow their own religious and spiritual beliefs, but think other religious beliefs could be true as well. Just 31% strongly believe their religious beliefs are true and ...read more

Tags: Youth

The Democrats Ran On Honesty And I Told Em At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Democrats ran on Honesty and I told em at the time they would never get anywhere. It was too radical for politics. The Republicans ran on Common Sense and the returns showed that there were 8 million more people in the United ...read more

Tags: Government

The Heart Is Like A Garden  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011

THE HEART IS LIKE A GARDEN John Owen: "The hearts of believers are like gardens, wherein there are not only flowers, but weeds also; and as the former must be watered and cherished, so the latter must be curbed and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23

Tags: Heart

One Step Forward In Obedience Is Worth Years ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Redwine on Jan 2, 2004

-- "One step forward in obedience is worth years of study about it." -- Chambers in ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

50% Of Women Will Suffer A Beating From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

50% of women will suffer a beating from the person with whom they are intimate. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

For The First Time In A Decade, The Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

For the first time in a decade, the number of hungry people in the world is on the rise. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

43% Of Evangelical Protestant Americans Say They ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

43% of evangelical Protestant Americans say they are very happy, vs. 34% of all ...read more

More Than 80% Of Senior Pastors Of Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

More than 80% of Senior Pastors of Protestant churches consider their church to be ...read more

Tags: Church General

More Than $20 Billion Is Spent Each Year By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

More than $20 billion is spent each year by Americans on new churches. ...read more

Tags: Church General

There Are 33 Million Students In The U.s. Alone, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

There are 33 million students in the U.S. alone, and that number grows every ...read more

Tags: Children

43% Of Evangelical Protestant Americans Say They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

43% of evangelical Protestant Americans say they are very happy, vs. 34% of all ...read more

More Than 80% Of Senior Pastors Of Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

More than 80% of Senior Pastors of Protestant churches consider their church to be ...read more

More Than $20 Billion Is Spent Each Year By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

More than $20 billion is spent each year by Americans on new churches. ...read more

There Are 33 Million Students In The U.s. Alone, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

There are 33 million students in the U.S. alone, and that number grows every ...read more

36% Of Christians And 47% Of Non-Christians Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

36% of Christians and 47% of non-Christians are “still trying to figure out the purpose of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Photo Marketing Association Estimates 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The Photo Marketing Association estimates 20 billion digital images were taken in ...read more

Tags: Entertainment