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  • The Importance Of God: Gallup's Princeton ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    The Importance Of God: Gallup’s Princeton Research Center finds 50% of Americans rank the importance of God in their lives as a 10. Other nations rankings are: Brazil 87%, Nigeria 87%, Turkey 81%, South Africa 71%, Chile 58%, Argentina 57%, India 56%, Mexico 50%. More Americans say religion’s ...read more

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  • American Consumer Debt Hit A Record Level In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    American Consumer Debt hit a record level in October at over $1.98 trillion. The nations credit card debt hit $785 billion, or nearly $7,000 per household. And since about 40% of users pay their balances in full each month, the household card debt of those who carry balances is closer to $12,000. ...read more

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  • Phishing Has Grown From Being A Humble Nuisance ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Phishing has grown from being a humble nuisance to become the international electronic crime of choice for amateurs and professionals. Frequently operated by organized criminals in Russia, Brazil and other nations, they tend to concentrate on credit card and bank account theft schemes. In its ...read more

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  • In His Essay On Morality In The Book, "Mere ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 27, 2006
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    In his essay on morality in the book, “Mere Christianity”, Lewis made a strong argument for the worth of the individual in light of Christianity’s teaching that people are eternal and not simply ceasing to exist when they leave this world. “If individuals live only seventy years, then a state, ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • It Always Seems To Me That Christmas Is A Time ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "It always seems to me that Christmas is a time of magic. Each December we celebrate a Prince, the Prince of Peace, born in utter poverty. And the fact of his birth makes hearts turn warmest at the coldest time of the year...One of the great messages of this season is that its never too late to ...read more

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  • Legalized Gambling, Available In 48 States, Cost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
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    Legalized Gambling, available in 48 states, cost Americans $80 billion in ’05 loses reports U.S. News & World Report. 73 million visited more than 1,200 U.S casinos, up from 53 million in ’00. 42 states now run lotteries. The 2005 National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth claims 2.9 million young ...read more

  • Blog Ministry Many Pastors Say Blogging Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Blog Ministry Many pastors say blogging has become an increasingly integral part of their ministries as they attempt to reverse the decline in church attendance among people in their 20s and 30s reports the Washington Post. Mark Batterson, National Community Church in the District of Columbia, ...read more

  • Legalized Gambling, Available In 48 States, Cost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Legalized Gambling, available in 48 states, cost Americans $80 billion in ’05 loses reports U.S. News & World Report. 73 million visited more than 1,200 U.S casinos, up from 53 million in ’00. 42 states now run lotteries. The 2005 National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth claims 2.9 million young ...read more

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  • We Erect Stone Markers To Identify The Graves Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    We erect stone markers to identify the graves of the significant people we loved. When Cracker Jack creator Frederick Rueckheim decided to put a logo on the confection’s package in the early 1900s, he modeled it after his own beloved grandson Robert, who often wore a sailor suit. But just as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • To Love In Truth Is A Great Challenge For The ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 15, 2009
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    To love in truth is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively and pervasively globalized. The Holy Father warns that the risk is that the de facto interdependence of people and nations would not be matched by ethical interaction of consciences and minds that would ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Trials Expose The True Heart

    Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Oct 6, 2009
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    TRIALS EXPOSE THE TRUE HEART Circumstances that are hard and difficult will bring out the best and worst in people. When the terrorist attack happened to our nation on 9/11, we saw this timeless truth acted out right before our very eyes. Some of the greatest acts of heroism were demonstrated by ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • In 1936 A Radio Broadcast Was Transmitted To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1936 a radio broadcast was transmitted to America from England. Just before the voice of King Edward VIII was to be heard, someone stumbled over a wire in the control room of WJZ (now WABC, New York) and snapped the only line of communication between the two great countries. The engineers were ...read more

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  • The Bigger, The Better

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2007
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    The Bigger the Better Joseph Stowell recounted a story: I was in West Africa—Timbuktu to be exact—and the missionaries were telling me that in that culture the larger the women were the more beautiful they were thought to be. In fact, a young missionary who had a small, trim wife said that the ...read more

    Denomination: Other

  • Let It Out

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    LET IT OUT Only 15% of Americans say they let their feelings out often, although 80% believe it is healthy to do so. A national study reveals 63% of Americans think people are too bottled-up when it comes to their emotions. 40% let it out in the average week and 11% can’t even remember the last ...read more

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  • "David Had Eight Wives, Including Maacah, The...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 12, 2008
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    "David had eight wives, including Maacah, the daughter of a king who ruled over the tiny nation of Geshur (2 Samuel 3:3). In the Psalms, we read about David’s struggles with God as his son was pursuing him, trying to kill him to steal his throne. But how did Maacah feel about this? Was she ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Being Busy Is One Thing, Being Overbusy Is ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
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    Being busy is one thing, being overbusy is another. Life, reality has limits. Right now our nation, I believe is having to learn (I truly hope) that there are limits. We have to come to grips with the truth that we can only do so much in a day and in a month and in a year and in a lifetime. We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • No Teeth  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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    NO TEETH Walking towards the United Nations Building in New York City, a street evangelist was observed who was trying to get the attention of passers-by. He urged those near him to flee from the wrath to come. "I warn you," he roared, "that there will be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of ...read more

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  • The History Of Solar Eclipses

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024
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    A solar eclipse took place in 1948, the year Israel declared itself a nation, and again in 1967, when Israel emerged victorious from the Six-Day War and unified Jerusalem. With a little more research, we discover another solar eclipse in 1492, the year the Jews were expelled from Spain and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Reported In Usatoday.com On Saturday April 27, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 17, 2001
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    Reported in USATODAY.COM on Saturday April 27, 2001 at FRUITPORT, Mich. (AP) — At the funeral for his wife and infant daughter, an American missionary said he has forgiven the Peruvian pilot who shot down their small plane and said his wife would have done the same. "I’m not bragging about my ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Phillip Yancey On Expectations And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
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    Phillip Yancey on Expectations and Disappointment Phillip Yancey had this to say about people’s expectations: Daniel Boorstin, former librarian of Congress and director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, offers this assessment of contemporary culture: When we pick up our ...read more

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