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  • Both The Hummingbird And The Vulture Fly Over Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,879 views

    Both the hummingbird and the vulture fly over our nation’s deserts. All vultures see is rotting meat, because that is what they look for. They thrive on that diet. But hummingbirds ignore the smelly flesh of dead animals. Instead, they look for the colorful blossoms of desert plants. The vultures ...read more

  • No Moral Perspective: 86% Of Teens Believe Music ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,500 views

    No Moral Perspective: 86% of teens believe music piracy (including copying a CD for a friend or downloading non-promotional music online for free-either) is morally acceptable or is not even a moral issue. 80% have engaged in some type of music piracy in the past 6 months. Just 8% say that such ...read more

  • A.m. Hunter Says, "'remembering,' In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,965 views

    A.M. Hunter says, “’Remembering,’ in the biblical idiom, is not to entertain a pallid idea of a past event in one’s mind, but to make the event present again so that it controls the will and becomes potent in our lives for good or ill” (quoted in David Garland, The NIV Application Commentary: Mark, ...read more

  • Each Ministry Has An Individual Message For The ...

    Contributed by Kennith Hughes on Feb 16, 2007
     | 1,669 views

    Each ministry has an individual message for the body of Christ (spiritual food for a well-rounded diet in order to make the body healthy). In days past the church’s religionist didn’t allow for the full ministry but basically accepted the Pastor, Teacher, and Evangelist. Thus we were three fifths ...read more

  • Each Ministry Has An Individual Message For The ...

    Contributed by Kennith Hughes on Feb 16, 2007
     | 1,356 views

    Each ministry has an individual message for the body of Christ (spiritual food for a well-rounded diet in order to make the body healthy). In days past the church’s religionist didn’t allow for the full ministry but basically accepted the Pastor, Teacher, and Evangelist. Thus we were three fifths ...read more

  • Risky Behavior- Since 1991 The Percentage Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,529 views

    Risky Behavior- Since 1991 the percentage of students who rarely or never wear seatbelts has dropped from 26% to 10%, and the percentage with 4 or more sex partners during their lives has dropped from nearly 20% to less than 15%. Still, parents find it alarming that 18.5% of high school students ...read more

  • What Do We Have To Worry About?

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Jul 9, 2007
     | 1,739 views

    What do we have to Worry about? Consider the following… 40% of our worries never happen. Anxiety is the result of a tired mind. 30% of our worries concerns past decisions which cannot be changed 12% of our worries centers on criticism by others, meant to make us feel inferior 10% is related to ...read more

  • Alzheimer's Has Struck More Than Five Million ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,908 views

    Alzheimer's has struck more than five million Americans, up 10% from 5 years ago ('02).The number is expected to more than triple by 2050, absent a cure, as the 85-and-over population soars and boomers move into their late 60s and 70s. The disease afflicts 1 in 8 people 65 and over, and 42% of ...read more

  • Viral Marketing Isn't That Infectious After All. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,750 views

    Viral Marketing isn’t that infectious after all. At least that’s the conclusion of Bringing the Message to the Masses, a new JupiterResearch report that reveals that only 15% of viral marketing efforts of the past year actually succeeded in getting consumers to spread positive word of mouth. One of ...read more

  • Depressed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
     | 2,586 views

    DEPRESSED TEENS More than two million U.S. teens have suffered a serious bout of depression in the past year, including nearly 13% of girls, finds a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report. On average, 8.5% of youth 12-17 admit to having a major depressive episode in the ...read more

  • According To Greek Mythology, Sirens (Sea Nymphs) ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 9, 2010
     | 2,382 views

    According to Greek mythology, sirens (sea nymphs) inhabited certain Mediterranean coastal areas. As ships passed by, the sirens sang such enchanting songs that the sailors, drawn by the music, would jump overboard and drown. Odysseus was on a ship that had to pass that way. Aware of the powerful ...read more

  • A Message On Lying

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,281 views

    A MESSAGE ON LYING A minister, one Sunday morning, said to his congregation, "Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. In preparation for that message, I'm asking all of you to read Mark 17 this coming week." The following Sunday, he stood up to preach and asked, "How many of you took ...read more

  • Only One Happy New Year

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 4,591 views

    ONLY ONE HAPPY NEW YEAR One New Year’s Eve at London’s Garrick Club, British dramatist Frederick Lonsdale was asked by Seymour Hicks to be reconciled with a fellow member. The two had quarrelled in the past and never restored their friendship. Hicks said to Lonsdale, "You must get reconciled. It ...read more

  • Thanksgiving Gags

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,996 views

    THANKSGIVING GAGS Some of you might want to add variety to your Thanksgiving dinner conversation for those of you who are mischievous: • During the middle of the meal, turn to mom and say, "See mom, I told you they wouldn't notice that the turkey was four months past its expiration date. You were ...read more

  • Andrew Carnegie, The Multimillionaire, Left $1 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 1, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,390 views

    Andrew Carnegie, the multimillionaire, left $1 million for one of his relatives, who in return cursed Carnegie thoroughly because he had left $365 million to public charities and had cut him off with just one measly million. Samuel Leibowitz, criminal lawyer and judge, saved 78 men from the ...read more

  • Blaise Pascal Was A French Mathematician And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 15, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,781 views

    Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician and philosopher. In his writings, which were entitled Pensees, he traces the logical progression of his thought on many subjects. But something happened to Pascal which was beyond logic and rational thought. After his death, his servant found a piece of ...read more

  • In A Small Church On The U.s. East Coast A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,598 views

    In a small church on the U.S. East Coast a pastor delivered a sermon on abortion, and after the service a German man who lived in Nazi Germany told of his experience: I lived in Germany during the Nazi Holocaust. I considered myself a Christian. We heard stories of what was happening to the Jews, ...read more

  • Persecution

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 4, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,516 views

    John Stott has pointed out that “persecution is simply the clash between two irreconcilable value-systems.” That clash is what we are seeing now, and it is ultimately between those who believe, trust, and love the God of the Bible and those who do not. The changes afoot today represent a ...read more

  • Fire Your Rockets  PRO

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Mar 25, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 2,188 views

    "Fire Your Rockets" I read with interest this past week about the Astronaut who dropped a 10 pound wrench into space, and they had to fire the rockets in the space shuttle to avoid this wrench hitting their cabin and taking all the pressure out, and killing them all in space. Imagine! A 10 pound ...read more

  • Hello Walter!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,584 views

    HELLO WALTER! Walter Cronkite, the famous newscaster tells the following story. He was sailing down the Mystic River in Connecticut, going through shallow water, when a boat filled with young people sped past him, shouting and waving their arms. Cronkite waved back a cheery greeting. His wife ...read more