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  • I Think Christians Need To Wake Up. Story: Larry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    I think Christians need to wake up. Story: Larry Burkett hosted a radio broadcast teaching Christian financial principles. In one program he spoke about the value of hiring Christian employees. He received a letter from a listener that said: “I heard your program and decided to hire all ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    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

  • As It Has Become More Politically And Socially ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    As it has become more politically and socially acceptable to be vocal about one’s faith, companies large and small are putting religion in their business practices. Ohio University’s Jan Slater says the faith-based movement is getting bigger all the time, with companies like Coca-Cola to Procter & ...read more

  • Sinners Pour Out Love For Their Savior

    Contributed by Ryan Reed on May 30, 2008
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    SINNERS POUR OUT LOVE FOR THEIR SAVIOR Leonard Ravenhill tells of going to a worship service at David Wilkerson’s skid-row mission in New York City. There he stood with former prostitutes and drunks and drug addicts and he said a short little man stood up and said, "Let's sing our national ...read more

  • When Being Gracious Is Unethical

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 16, 2008
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    WHEN BEING GRACIOUS IS UNETHICAL Sometimes people resent it when another is gracious, and sometimes graciousness can be unfair. My brother-in-law Joel, worked hard to turn paper in on time. The teacher had said she would not extend the deadline. So he pulled an all-nighter and got it done, only ...read more

  • Extreme Makeovers Are In. Of The 6.6 Million ...

    Contributed by Skip Alexander on Jun 30, 2008
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    Extreme makeovers are in. Of the 6.6 million cosmetic-plastic-surgery patients in 2002, nearly a third had multiple procedures at the same time. To facilitate the trend, a one-stop beauty shop has opened called the Advanced Aesthetics Institute. Interested customers consult with a "concierge" and ...read more

  • Even Scientists Are Stumped By There Own Response ...

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 22, 2006
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    Even scientists are stumped by there own response to what is infallible proof¡ Science says if there is any such thing as infallible proof, it is the repetition of the same experiment. Jesus rose from the dead, and Mary Magdalene encountered him¡ experiment one. The women encountered him¡ ...read more

  • John 11:42 I Knew That You Always Hear Me, But ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 16, 2007
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    John 11:42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me." John 11:43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" John 11:44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with ...read more

  • In His Book, Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller Talks ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
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    In his book, Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller talks about the kind of ruts a lot of us tend to get ourselves into. He says, ‘The most difficult lie I have ever contended with is this: Life is about me…. I hear addicts talk about the shakes and panic attacks and the highs and lows of resisting their ...read more

  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
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    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
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    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Internet Dangers A Recent Insight Research Group ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Internet Dangers A recent Insight Research Group study says 80% of parents are concerned about kids meeting sexual predators online. But another study, Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research, shows 30% of 18- to 24-year-olds worry about getting harassed or stalked online. To young people, the benefits ...read more

  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Even When A Remarriage Does Involve Adultery, The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    Even when a remarriage does involve adultery, the adultery relates to the initiating act and not to the state. In some cases, remarriage does not involve adultery. God can, in fact, lead believers into second marriages which are totally free of that stigma. We see a parallel in the commandment, ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Lady That Was Bitten By A ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 5, 2008
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    Did you hear about the lady that was bitten by a skunk with rabies? The doctor came into her room and informed her: "Yes, the skunk had a bad case of rabies, and rabies is a highly contagious disease. You are now infected with rabies." The doctor told her that rabies was deadly, and there was no ...read more

  • Putting Up A Fight

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Putting Up a Fight Charles Spurgeon may have been the most evangelistic preacher to ever walk the earth. His heart hurt for lost people like no other preacher that I have read. Listen to what said about hell: "If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. And if they ...read more

  • Noah's Message From The Steps Going Up To The Ark ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
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    Noah’s message from the steps going up to the Ark was not, “Something good is going to happen to you!” Amos was not confronted by the high priest of Israel for proclaiming, “Confession is possession!” Jeremiah was not put into the pit for preaching, “I’m O.K.; you’re O.K.!” Daniel was not put ...read more

  • He Became Like Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    HE BECAME LIKE US John Howard Griffin was a white man who believed he could never understand the plight of African-Americans unless he became like one. In 1959, he darkened his skin with medication, sun lamps, and stains, then traveled throughout the South. His book, Black Like Me, helped whites ...read more

  • The Truth Is Everyone Of Your Words Matter, They ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 11, 2009
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    The truth is everyone of your words matter, they influence someone either negatively or positively. How many times have you heard someone say, “I wish I would never have said that!” Our text in James today addresses the issue of the uncontrolled words of the tongue. We see this dilemma of words ...read more

  • No One Stopped To Help  PRO

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
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    NO ONE STOPPED TO HELP This past week in DC, a frightening thing happened. In a bad neighborhood where drunkenness and drugs are wide spread. Three men got into an argument, probably about a bottle of beer. One man was punched. They called it a "sucker punch." The man fell backwards and hit ...read more