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  • New Rules Barna Research Group Has Identified The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,323 views

    New Rules Barna Research Group has identified the following New Rules for the next generation. Some will encourage you, others will cause alarm. 1. Personal relationships count. Institutions don’t. 2. The process is more important than the product. 3. Aggressively pursue diversity among ...read more

  • Patience And Jell-O

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,509 views

    PATIENCE AND JELL-O Jell-O celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1997. I was fascinated to read the story of the man who invented it. In 1897, a man by the name of Pearle Wait wore several hats. He was a construction worker. He dabbled in patent medicines and went door to door selling homemade ...read more

  • Is God's Will Always Done? No, Because God Does ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 1,793 views

    Is God’s will always done? No, because God does not will for us to sin. As a parent I want my children to be successful and to be a productive member of sciety. Doesn’t every parent want that? Then why are our prisons full to over flowing? Every coach wants every shot to go through the hoop, ...read more

  • Neal Alexander, Publisher And President Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,602 views

    Neal Alexander, Publisher and President of United Methodist Publishing House/Abingdon says, "What is clear is that the yearning and need for spiritual resources is growing. Contemporary life doesn’t make religious experience irrelevant, it makes it indispensable. The further segmentation of our ...read more

  • A '97 Yankelovich Monitor Survey Reveals The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,126 views

    A ’97 Yankelovich Monitor survey reveals the following tips for retailers desiring to attract and retain men shoppers. · Programs, packaging, and point-of-sale materials that help the buyer use the product more efficiently; · Grab-and-go shopper services, like call-in orders, drive-thru pick-up or ...read more

  • Spam Costs U.s. Companies $8.9 Million In Lost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,433 views

    Spam Costs U.S. companies $8.9 million in lost productivity, time, and equipment cost yearly, according to a new study by Ferris Research. It takes an average of 4.4 seconds to delete a spam message as opposed to 1 second for a regular e-mail since the origin of spam is unknown. It also takes time ...read more

  • Giving Held Steady Last Year, In Spite Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,800 views

    Giving Held Steady last year, in spite of an uncertain economy, according to Giving USA. Americans gave an estimated $240.92 billion in ’02, a 0.5% decrease on an inflation-adjusted basis. Estimated giving amounted to 2.3% of the nation’s gross domestic product, extending a trend that began in ’99 ...read more

  • What Are We Worth?

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
     | 1,673 views

    WHAT ARE WE WORTH? It is estimated that the chemical components of a normal 150-pound human are worth about 12 bucks. The rest is water and is free. When we think about the electrical power we generate, it is figured that we would produce about 11,400,000 kilowatts per pound if it could be ...read more

  • Near The End Of His Life, Jean-Paul Sartre Told ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,952 views

    Near the end of his life, Jean-Paul Sartre told Pierre Victor: “I do not feel that I am the product of chance, a speck of dust in the universe, but someone who was expected, prepared, prefigured. In short, a being whom only a Creator could put here; and this idea of a creating hand refers to God. ...read more

  • The Demographic Trends Indicate The Two Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,188 views

    The demographic trends indicate the two most likely market opportunities are in products and/or services that help the elderly or cater to teens. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. households provides care for an elderly relative. Families spend an average of 18 hours a week helping them and invite practical ...read more

  • Christian Merchandise Finds Alternative Market: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,470 views

    Christian Merchandise Finds Alternative Market: Sales of Christian-oriented card games, comic books and video games is on the rise as one market researcher says the current generation of teens appear to be more religious than Gen X. To promote their products as adventurous and exciting, some ...read more

  • Unhappy: Half Of U.s. Workers Are Happy With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,468 views

    Unhappy: Half of U.S. workers are happy with their jobs, down from nearly 59% in ’95. A new Conference Board survey says the biggest decline in job happiness was among workers between 35 and 44 earning $25K to $35K per year. Experts claim the drop has been driven by rapid changes in technology ...read more

  • Near The End Of His Life, Jean-Paul Sartre Told ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,156 views

    Near the end of his life, Jean-Paul Sartre told Pierre Victor: "I do not feel that I am the product of chance, a speck of dust in the universe, but someone who was expected, prepared, prefigured. In short, a being whom only a Creator could put here; and this idea of a creating hand refers to God. ...read more

  • E-Paper As Early As This Year French And Belgium ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 957 views

    E-Paper As early as this year French and Belgium news-paper publishers are finally getting ready to roll out an electronic product that will allow users to load full editions from the Internet onto digital screens. Flexible versions could be on the market by ‘07. “This could be a real substitution ...read more

  • Philip Anschutz, A Multibillionaire Former ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,002 views

    Philip Anschutz, a multibillionaire former oilman and co-owner of several sports teams started funding positive movies such as "The Chronicles of Narnia." He said he was driven to get into the movie business by his anger at the focus on sex and violence in mainstream films. "My wife and I now have ...read more

  • What Do You See? I Am Praying For You And Me To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,133 views

    What do you see? I am praying for you and me to get “Tunnel Vision”. > Not so much with the eye in our head but with the eyes in our heart.” You see, TV is usually a product of high pressure in the eye (glaucoma). This pressure pushes the optic nerve until it cups. With TV there is no peripheral ...read more

  • A Certain Oklahoma Farmer Had Been Taken So Many ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
     | 1,421 views

    A certain Oklahoma farmer had been taken so many times by the new car dealer that when the dealer wanted to buy a cow, the farmer priced it to him like this Basic cow $200 2-tone exterior $45 Extra stomach $75 Product storage compartment $60 Dispensing unit with 4 spigots $50 Genuine cow hide ...read more

  • Burma Shave And The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 15, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,768 views

    BURMA-SHAVE AND THE CHURCH Dan Betzer told about the old Burma Shave commercials alongside the roadside. Some of you remember how advertisers would use several well-placed slogans on signs to promote their product. Burma Shave was famous for their billboard advertisements. For example, one ...read more

  • When I Think Of The Wording In This Verse Of ...

    Contributed by Michael Huddlestun on Mar 13, 2004
     | 1,801 views

    When I think of the wording in this verse of being marked with a stamp, the first thing that comes to mind is a USDA meat inspector’s seal. For them this seal says that the product is okay for human consumption. But then I think about it a little more and realize that unlike the USDA stamp, the ...read more

  • 37% Of Christians Shop In Christian Stores. A New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,400 views

    37% of Christians shop in Christian stores. A new CBA-Barna survey reveals that 34% of adults have shopped in a store that specializes in Christian products in the last 6months, up from 30% in ’91. Close to 4 in 10 Christians (37% or roughly 6 million people) visit a Christian store in a typical ...read more

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