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The Little Satellite That Could

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

THE LITTLE SATELLITE THAT COULD In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. According to Leon Jaroff in Time magazine, the satellite’s primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, radiation ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:58

Tags: Endurance

So Often, It Seems Like People And Even Churches ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 21, 2009

So often, it seems like people and even churches want grace without responsibility. With forgiveness comes a responsibility to be forgiving. Our response comes through the ability to confess our love to Jesus and confess our shortcomings, our flaws, and our sins. It is the response to grace that ...read more

Tags: Love For God, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Church Of God

I've Been Studying The Effects That God Has Upon ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2009

I’ve been studying the effects that God has upon the brain. Specifically, neuroscience is finding meditating especially meditating on God actually changes your brain. Now science has shown a strong correlation between spiritual beliefs and practices and the benefits upon our bodies: lower blood ...read more

Tags: Meditation, Worship General

Denomination: Church Of God

A Drastic Decline Among Americans Who Live With A Biblical Worldview

Contributed by Timothy Lueking on Mar 30, 2023

The year was 1999 and George Barna just wrapped up his latest study on the status of the Worldview of American adults. He was shocked to discover that only 12% of American adults were living their life with a Biblical worldview. He knew that if this trend did not change then it would mean a rapid ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:6, Matthew 9:37-38

Tags: Evangelism, Harvest, Statistics, Biblical Worldview, American Adults  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Perception Of Christmas  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002

THE PERCEPTION OF CHRISTMAS To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year. SOURCE: E. B. White, The Second Tree ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

Donors Want To Know: Most Donors Would Like To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Donors Want to Know: Most donors would like to receive more financial information about the ministries they support, plus information on what their past gift ...read more

Tags: Giving General

One Hundred Religious Persons Knit Into A Unity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Astronomers Now Believe There Are As Many As 140 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Astronomers now believe there are as many as 140 billion galaxies in the known universe, some more than 11 billion light years away, each containing ...read more

Tags: Creation

Without Appearing To Work As Hard, The Highly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Without appearing to work as hard, the highly creative person appears to learn as much as, if not more than, the one with a high IQ. My guess is that these highly creative people ...read more

Tags: Art

For A Person In Rugged Health Who Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"For a person in rugged health who is not particularly dressed up and does not want to write a letter or read the newspaper, we can imagine few diversions ...read more

Tags: Children

The Truth Is Children Are Not Half-Men And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The truth is children are not half-men and half-women, or half-boys and half-girls. They are a race of beings themselves. And it is in the power of this curious race of beings to ...read more

Tags: Children

North American And British Rock And Pop Stars ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

North American and British rock and pop stars are more than twice as likely to die a premature death as ordinary citizens of the same age according to the Journal ...read more

Tags: Atonement

A Shepherd Vs. A Fisherman

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 21, 2007

A SHEPHERD VS. A FISHERMAN A shepherd is usually given an existing flock and maintains that flock in good fashion. A fisherman, by nature, is more aggressive than ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Dr. Gary Habermas Writes In His Book, "The ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Dec 27, 2008

Dr. Gary Habermas writes in his book, "The Historical Jesus": "One expert documented 39 ancient historical sources that corroborate more than 100 facts ...read more

Tags: Jesus Life

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Object Of Education Is To Give ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real object of education is to give children resources that will endure as long as life endures; habits that time will ameliorate, not destroy; occupation that will render sickness tolerable, ...read more

Tags: Culture

When I Was A Young Man I Observed That Nine Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When I was a young man I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures. I didn't want to be a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Humor Simultaneously Wounds And Heals, Indicts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humor simultaneously wounds and heals, indicts and pardons, diminishes and enlarges; it constitutes inner growth at the expense of outer gain, and those who possess and honestly practice it ...read more

Tags: Humor

There Are Four Ways God Answers Prayer: (1) No, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are four ways God answers prayer: (1) No, not yet; (2) No, I love you too much; (3) Yes, I thought ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

May 11, 2005 "Sunshine Following The Rain!" ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 9, 2005

May 11, 2005 “Sunshine Following the Rain!” Philemon: 17-19 Key verse(s) 18:“If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.” There is that precious, opportunistic moment; when a gentle hand by a touch on the shoulder is able to magically remove the sting of failure from the ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:17-19

Tags: Faith, Christian Love, Compassion

Denomination: Lutheran

A Newspaper Columnist Named George Crane Told ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001

A newspaper columnist named George Crane told once of a woman who was full of hatred toward her husband. Someone counseled the woman to act as if she really loved her husband, to tell him how much he meant to her, to praise him for every decent trait, to be kind, considerate, and generous whenever ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Marriage Obligations, Romantic Love

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational