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  • American Donors Give About The Same Over The Long ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,682 views

    American Donors give about the same over the long term. The IRS reports that those who itemize deductions on their tax returns have claimed since 1975 that between 1.6% and 2.16% of their income went to charitable concerns. Gallup polls finds that charitable donations run between 1.5% and 2% and ...read more

  • Sharing Our Faith: Half Of All Born Again Adults ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,608 views

    Sharing Our Faith: Half of all born again adults have endeavored to share their faith in Christ with a non-believer in the past year. Although a large share of those efforts are indirect – such as “lifestyle evangelism” – and few believers are aware of anyone accepting Christ as a result of their ...read more

  • What Is An Altar? A Place Where You "Arrange ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,800 views

    What is an altar? A place where you “arrange hard things before the Lord.” Build one today. Turn over those hard things to God. As you do, you’ll realize that God is interested in your personal comfort as you surrender to him. How do you know that? What from the text gives that kind of impression? ...read more

  • Identity Theft: About 3.3 Million American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 2,965 views

    Identity Theft: About 3.3 million American consumers had their personal information stolen and used to open fraudulent bank, credit card or utility accounts, or to commit other crimes, according to the FTC. These cases collectively cost businesses $32.9 billion and consumers $3.8 billion. On ...read more

  • There Are 2 Popular Traditions In Africa: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on May 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,074 views

    There are 2 popular traditions in Africa: drinking tea and playing soccer. However, these traditions are not unique to Africa, but were brought to the continent by the British. Even when it is very hot, each afternoon in many parts of Africa they pause to drink hot tea. Why? Because the British ...read more

  • We've All Had The Experience Of Mishearing What ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 12, 2005
     | 1,785 views

    We’ve all had the experience of mishearing what has been said to us. Sometimes what we think we heard sounds out of place and inappropriate to the moment, so we ask the speaker to repeat what they said. Sometimes we misunderstand simply because the person we’re hearing is coming from a ...read more

  • In Paul Tournier's A Place For You, The Famous ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,848 views

    In Paul Tournier’s A Place for You, the famous author has depicted our Christian hope as a leap of faith. He said that we live in a rhythm of life between quitting one place and seeking another. He used the analogy of a trapeze artist swinging on a high bar to the utmost distance it can carry him, ...read more

  • A Preacher One Day Was Preaching On Perfection ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 4, 2007
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     | 3,252 views

    A preacher one day was preaching on perfection and he asked the congregation, "Does anybody here claim to be or even claim to know another person beside Jesus Christ who is perfect?" To his surprise a man in the back stood up. The preacher said, "Sir, you can’t actually be standing up claiming to ...read more

  • When I Was About Six Years Old, I Heard The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,513 views

    When I was about six years old, I heard the pastor preach a message about the "Second Coming" of Christ. He emphasized the initial part of Christ’s return, what we like to call the "Rapture of the Church". He explained in great details the events that would transpire: people disappearing, worldwide ...read more

  • World War Ii Had Ended. On September 2, 1945 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008
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    World War II had ended. On September 2, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur spoke to the world from the Battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, “Today the guns are silent...the skies no longer rain death...the seas bear only commerce...men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight. The entire world is ...read more

  • In His Book, "Experience God In Worship," ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Feb 12, 2008
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    In His book, “Experience God in Worship,” Christian Author George Barna says that the main reason millions of people in America go to church every week is not to worship God, but is instead to have a pleasing experience. He goes on to say that… “most Americans go to church to satisfy or please ...read more

  • Healthy Benefits  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,547 views

    HEALTHY BENEFITS It’s no wonder, then, that MEDICAL RESEARCH have found that those who have friends tend to be HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, and LIVE LONGER than those who do not. Solid scientific evidence indicates that friendship can extend life. People with plentiful social support have stronger immune ...read more

  • Savings Crisis

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,379 views

    SAVINGS CRISIS Christian investment expert Hakeem Webb says many households are caught in a mindset that has them spending income they need to be saving, to keep up with the rising cost of their accustomed lifestyle. The Commerce Department reports Americans’ ’06 personal savings rate (disposable ...read more

  • Being Subjected To Extended Aloneness Kills The ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 6, 2008
     | 1,483 views

    Being subjected to extended aloneness kills the spirit, introduces insanity, and destroys a person. Senator and former Vietnam POW John McCain describes the elation he experienced when he was reunited with fellow prisoners after a horribly long and brutal separation: "I was overwhelmed by the ...read more

  • Jesus Has Gone Before Us. In The Words Of John ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 25, 2008
     | 1,952 views

    "Jesus has gone before us. In the words of John 13:1, He has made the crossing from this world toward the father and summons us to come after Him. We will do this definitively when, at the hour of our death, we will have to summon up whatever resources we have in order to cast ourselves into the ...read more

  • Unchurched Character & Beliefs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,096 views

    UNCHURCHED CHARACTER & BELIEFS Unchurched American adults who have not attended a church or faith community in the past year are less likely to be concerned about the U.S. moral condition, much less likely to believe they are making a positive difference in the world, less optimistic about the ...read more

  • Cell Phone ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,379 views

    CELL PHONE INSOMNIA? Radiation from cell phones delays and reduces sleep and causes headaches and confusion, according to a UK study. The research, sponsored by mobile phone companies, shows using the handsets before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend ...read more

  • The English Word "Image" In The Greek Is Like Our ...

    Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 3, 2008
     | 1,648 views

    The English word "image" in the Greek is like our word icon. Now you know from your computer that an icon is a little picture that represents a larger program. In the same way, Jesus is a man who represents the fullness of God. He not only represents God, He is God. Another way the word was used ...read more

  • We Are Living Life, Liberty And The ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008
     | 2,425 views

    We are living Life, Liberty and the Pursuit But sometimes we are pursuing the wrong things in the wrong direction. Did you hear the story about the elderly lady that had heard on the news about a car driving the wrong way on the interstate She was so worried that her husband was in danger that she ...read more

  • It Was Pretty Early In The Morning That ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2008
     | 1,160 views

    It was pretty early in the morning that September Tuesday. I was a brand-new principal; you all were about eight or nine years old, just about the age when long-term memories begin to stick in your head. I walked out into my assistant’s office; she was turning on the television to see what was ...read more

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