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  • Got Stress?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 3,790 views

    GOT STRESS? "The population of this country is 200 million. 84 million are retired. That leaves 116 million to do the work. There are 75 million in school, which leaves 41 million to do the work. Of this total, there are 22 million employed by the federal government. That leaves 19 million to do ...read more

  • It's So Easy To Fall Into The Trap Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 22, 2001
    based on 115 ratings
     | 4,491 views

    It’s so easy to fall into the trap of complacency, of doing nothing, of ignoring the danger of being in a wrong relationship with God. There’s a legend where three demons are overheard planning how to get most victims for their master. The first said: "Tell the people ’There is no God’" "No, ...read more

  • But There Is One Thing That Is Hard To Fathom In ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 2,149 views

    But there is one thing that is hard to fathom in the World Trade Center attack. After the planes hit the towers in New York the people in the floors above the fire where trapped. I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures of people jumping out of the upper floors to escape the fire and smoke. The thing ...read more

  • Nbc Labor Law Violations?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,204 views

    NBC LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS? NBC’s highly paid morning person, Katie Couric, is reportedly unhappy with her new "Today" show boss, and her job, says New York’s Daily News. Couric says, "I’m tired, the hours are brutal . . . It’s hard to make yourself go to bed at 7:30 or 8 to get up" in time for ...read more

  • Married And Happy With You-Know-What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,482 views

    MARRIED AND HAPPY WITH YOU-KNOW-WHAT A new study commissioned by the Family Research Council of Washington, D.C., found that the people most likely to report a high degree of satisfaction with their current sex life are married people who strongly believe that sex outside of marriage is wrong. ...read more

  • I Believe That Most Everyone In This Audience ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 7, 2007
     | 1,307 views

    I believe that most everyone in this audience remembers Jim Jones of the Peoples’ Temple Church, or at least have read about him or saw the movie about him. The reason he had so many FOLLOWERS when he began his MINISTRY was because he had CONCERN for people—a GENUINE CONCERN. He showed them ...read more

  • A Horrifying Event Took Place In San Fran Last ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,156 views

    A horrifying event took place in San Fran last week. A tiger escaped and mauled one man to death and seriously injured two others. They are not yet sure how the tiger got loose. But some of the evidence suggests the wall was too low and the victims were taunting the tiger. The zoo’s ...read more

  • The Need For Lights

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,064 views

    THE NEED FOR LIGHTS Benjamin Franklin wanted to interest the people in Philadelphia in street lighting. He did not call a town meeting nor try to persuade the people by talking about it. He acted upon what he considered a good idea. He hung a beautiful lantern on a long bracket in front of his ...read more

  • We Know That Jesus Rose From The Dead. The ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 11, 2008
     | 2,524 views

    We know that Jesus rose from the dead. The resurrection is a historical event, not a myth or story. We know this from the empty tomb and the people who saw Christ physically alive. First, the women, and then the apostles, and then over five hundred people saw Christ alive after he rose from the ...read more

  • In The Last Hour, While We Were In Sunday School ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2008
     | 1,251 views

    In the last hour, while we were in Sunday school -- or any hour, for that matter, here is what typically happens in this world. 2,738 people died from starvation 342 people died from malaria 76 mothers died from childbirth 9,582 babies died from induced abortion 8,898 infants and children were ...read more

  • The Need For Lights

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 5,651 views

    The Need for Lights Benjamin Franklin wanted to interest the people in Philadelphia in street lighting. He did not call a town meeting nor try to persuade the people by talking about it. He acted upon what he considered a good idea. He hung a beautiful lantern on a long bracket in front of his ...read more

  • Game Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 4,295 views

    Game of Life In 1860, a lithographer named Milton Bradley decided to invent a board game where people by playing it would learn life lessons. They would learn about the risks and the rewards in life and decisions and consequences. It was originally called “The Checkered Game of Life.” It was a ...read more

  • I Loved Being Invited To The Prayer Meeting ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 31, 2010
     | 1,836 views

    I loved being invited to the prayer meeting before Church when I first came to know Jesus personally. We would pray around in a circle one at a time. It was great and I learned the many ways that people prayed, some long and fancy with “Thees” and “Thys” all through them and others just like a ...read more

  • Not A Role Model...?

    Contributed by Jehu Hernandez on Aug 12, 2011
     | 4,353 views

    NOT A ROLE MODEL...? Former NBA star Charles Barkley, the Round Mound of Rebound, as he was called, is famous for saying, "I'm not a role model." In spite of the fact that young kids wanted to imitate him, he didn't want that responsibility. He ignored the fact that his high visibility made it ...read more

  • The First National Thanksgiving Proclamation

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 20, 2022
     | 861 views

    First National Thanksgiving Proclamation Whereas, it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; Whereas, both the houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, ...read more

  • The Church Service Ended At The Lutheran Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 1, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,890 views

    The church service ended at the Lutheran Church in New Sweden, Maine as everyone “passed the peace.” It was the first Sunday after Easter, and the 50 people in attendance headed to the fellowship hour to have some coffee. Some of the people complained that the coffee was bitter, but people ...read more

  • Shane Claiborne Tells About How His Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,495 views

    Shane Claiborne tells about how his little community of faith received some money. First, they won a lawsuit against the police of New York for misconduct. Shane with several hundred people had protested the arresting of people for sleeiping outside by sleeping outside. They were arrested, charged, ...read more

  • Power Of The Word Of God-----A Friend Of Mine, ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 16, 2010
     | 2,535 views

    POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD-----A friend of mine, Bill, was a bible translator for Wycliff Bible Translators in some very remote mountains in Bolivia. Bill was on the second Wycliff team. The first Wycliff team went into the most prominent village in the area and learned the local Bolivian language. ...read more

  • Power Of The Translated Word Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,894 views

    POWER OF THE TRANSLATED WORD OF GOD This is a strategy still used today, because it works and this is how it is still used today: A friend of mine, Bill, was a bible translator for Wycliff Bible Translators in some very remote mountains in Bolivia. Bill was on the second Wycliff team. The first ...read more

  • From Godly To Rebellion?

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 25, 2022
     | 1,086 views

    Genesis 10 – 11:9…. Look again at verses 10:5, 20, 31…. and 11:1…. What do you think is the explanation for this? – v32 gives the answer; all came from Noah (with his language, but the 3 sons went to all different areas of the world) The second half of Genesis 11 speaks of Abraham, from the line ...read more