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A Confusing Directive Was Recently Issued By A ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 24, 2001

A confusing directive was recently issued by a British Admiral. It read: “It is necessary for technical reasons, that these warheads be stored bottom-side-up, that is, with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top. That there be no doubt which is the bottom, and which is the top, each ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, God's Omniscience, Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

Nondisparagement Clauses Are Popping Up In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Nondisparagement Clauses are popping up in employment contracts. Here is an example; “Employee agrees not to make any derogatory comments in any format, whether written, electronic, or oral, to the press, or any individual or entity regarding the company that relates to the company’s business or ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Max Lucado States, "God Is Holy. Every Decision, ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009

Max Lucado states, "God is holy. Every decision, exact. Each word, appropriate. Never out-of-bounds or out of place. Not even tempted to make a ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wal-Mart Will Require 100 Key Suppliers To Use ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Wal-Mart will require 100 key suppliers to use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track pallets of goods through its supply chain by 1/05. RFID involves a chip with an antenna that, when activated by a reader can send or receive information. The industry is on ...read more

Tags: Money

49.8% Of Paperbacks Sold In The U.s. Are Romances ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

49.8% of paperbacks sold in the U.S. are romances and generates $1 billion in sales annually. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Nearly 50% Of Parishioners Who Hear Their Pastor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Nearly 50% of parishioners who hear their pastor recommend a book, end up purchasing it. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

13% Of Clergy Are 65 Or Older, Compared To Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

13% of clergy are 65 or older, compared to only 3% of workers in other professional specialty occupations. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

More Than 12 Million Americans Have Tried ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than 12 million Americans have tried methamphetamine and 1.5 million are regular users. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

The Crucifixion Gives Us Hope. It Gives Hope To ...

Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 17, 2008

The crucifixion gives us hope. It gives hope to those who are dead in faith, and also to those who are presently ...read more

Tags: America

Denomination: Pentecostal

Failure/ Success

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 13, 2025

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT A FAILURE, A BASKET CASE? Let us look at a man experience in failure. 1. At 14 dropped out of school. 2. He got a job working on a farm. The work was hard labor. He hated the farm work. 3. He lied about his age and at 16 he joined the ARMY. He could stand the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:26, 2 Chronicles 16:9

Tags: Faith, Effort

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Motives For Meditation

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 25, 2024

Dietrich Bonhoeffer required his seminarians to give half an hour each morning to scripture meditation. Many of the students struggled with this task, so he wrote these instructions to help them understand the importance of meditation and to help them learn how to meditate on God’s Word. Why do I ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Word Of God, Meditation, Quiet Time, Spiritual Discipline, Devotionals, Bible  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What People Put ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

WHAT PEOPLE PUT OFF According to a recent USA Today poll, the top five things people put off until the last minute are: House chores/yard work: 47% Holiday gift shopping: 43% Making doctor/dentist appointments: 35% Calling relatives: 31% Changing oil in the car: 29% I think there is one thing ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Always Pray And Don't Give Up  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004

ALWAYS PRAY AND DON’T GIVE UP Jesus taught that we should “always pray and not give up” · Not because God is hard of hearing · Not because God needs to be pestered into answering our requests · Not because God doesn’t want to answer us NO… Jesus taught us always pray and not give up because, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-18, 2 Kings 2:9, 1 Samuel 12:23-24, 1 Samuel 12:23-24, 1 Samuel 12:23  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Persistence, Parable General

Christian Shopper Facts

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Christian Shopper Facts: George Barna’s 2003 Update: Christian Bookstore Shopping reports: · 14% of all U.S. women are frequent Christian-store shoppers. · 15% of Boomers (born between ’46 and ’64) are Christian-store frequent shoppers. · Evangelical’s account for 69% of the most active Christian ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

From The Texas Heart Institute's Website, We ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010

From the Texas Heart Institute’s website, we learn the following about our human heart. It weighs between 7 and 15 ounces (16 ounces is one pound.)It is the size of our fist (Make a fist.) For a person who lives a long life it will beat up to 3.5 billion times. It pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood ...read more

Tags: Heart

Denomination: Church Of God

The Sovereignty Of God

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Apr 19, 2009

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD The Sovereignty of God. What do we mean by this expression? We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship of God, the god-hood of God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that God is God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the Most High, doing ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Baptist

It Has Been Estimated That After 10 Years Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

It has been estimated that after 10 years only 25% of 1st marriages are intact and happy. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Barna Says 59% Of Born-Again Christian Voted In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Barna says 59% of born-again Christian voted in the Presidential race compared to 46% of non-believers. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Character

Since '96, The Number Of U.s. Adults Who Read The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Since ’96, the number of U.S. adults who read the Bible has increased from 34% to 40%. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

The Hunger Games: Laying Down Your Life

Contributed by Jeff Morrison on Mar 30, 2012

THE HUNGER GAMES: LAYING DOWN YOUR LIFE In the movie, "The Hunger Games," 16 year old Katness is faced with a dramatic choice when her 12 year old sister is chosen by lottery to fight for their district. She knows her sister is small and frail, and that she would not last in the life or death ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Baptist