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Someone In Half Of U.s. Households Purchased ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Someone in half of U.S. households purchased jewelry in the past year, up from the 43% in ‘99. USA Today says that sales of books on their bestseller list were down 20% percent for the holidays ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

85% Of All U.s. Adults Contend That Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

85% of all U.S. adults contend that their religious faith is very important in their life, finds Barna Research Group. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Educated Donors: Only 26% Of The General Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Educated Donors: Only 26% of the general US population has attained a bachelor’s degree or higher. In comparison, a little more than half of the US donor population (55%) have four-year degrees or more. A similar proportion of donors to faith-based organization ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Gambling Losses: U.s. Government Officials And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Gambling Losses: U.S. government officials and industry insiders estimate overall losses on Internet gambling--illegal in the US--will amount to more than $3 ...read more

Tags: Addiction

A Nation Of Singles: The U.s. Census Bureau's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

A Nation Of Singles: The U.S. Census Bureau’s newest numbers show that married-couple households have slipped from nearly 80% in the ‘50s to just 50.7% today. That means that the U.S.’s 86 million single adults could soon define the new majority. Already, unmarrieds make up 42% of the workforce, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

If A U.s. Voter Attends Church Regularly, They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

If a U.S. voter attends church regularly, they will probably vote Republican by a 2-1 margin. If they never go to church, the vote will likely be Democratic by a 2-1 ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Christian Does Not Think God Will Love Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a sunhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

God Whispers To Us In Our Pleasures, Speaks In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Keep Us Little And Unknown, Prized And Loved By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Keep us little and unknown, prized and loved by God ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Word Of God Confronts Us As Our Adversary ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The Word of God confronts us as our adversary before he makes himself our Lord ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

God Cannot Be Comprehended By Us, Except As Far ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God cannot be comprehended by us, except as far as he accommodates himself to ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Let Us, Therefore, Not Be Weary Of Well-Doing; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Let us, therefore, not be weary of well-doing; for we shall reap an eternal harvest of comfort, if we ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Submitting Totally To God's Plan For Us And Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 7, 2006

Submitting totally to God’s plan for us and our loved ones, is difficult to do. But, it is a must for any Christian seeking the “whatever it takes” solution to the difficult problems in life. In 1878, when William Booth’s Salvation Army was beginning to make its mark, men and women from all over ...read more

Scripture: John 2:5

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Lutheran

According To The U.s. Census Bureau In 2002, The ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 30, 2006

According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2002, the proportion of marriages taking place right now that will eventually divorce is just over 40%. According to George Barna, the United States is 12th in the World in the percentage of marriages that end in ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Late Faith Is Unavailing. There's Little Use ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Late faith is unavailing. There’s little use accepting arks once the rain begins to fall. Death is such an instant storm that by the time you reach for an umbrella, you already need ...read more

Tags: Faith General

There Are Times When All Of Us Have To Make ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006

There are times when all of us have to make decisions, where a “no-decision” is a decision. Handy Harrison knew that. He wanted to ask Sally to marry him but never popped the question. His opponent retired President, Monroe Cole, knew what Handy has missed. So, while getting a golf lesson from ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Christian Church

Inasmuch As The Great Father Has Given Us This ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as he has protected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-13

Tags: Bradford, Thanksgiving, Prayer How To, Pilgrims

The U.s. Standard Railroad Gauge (Distance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

The U.S. standard railroad gauge (distance between rails) is four feet, eight-and-one-half inches. Why such an odd number? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and American railroads were built by British expatriates. Why did the English adopt that particular gauge? Because the ...read more

Tags: Endurance

A Man Purchased A White Mouse To Use As Food ...

Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006

: A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. Obviously, the mouse ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Baptist

History Tells Us That The Early Church Could Not ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 23, 2006

History tells us that the early church could not help themselves but tell of the resurrection of Jesus. I don’t know how many of you have seen the film ‘Liar, Liar’ starring Jim Carrey? The Film was made about 6 years ago and Jim Carrey plays a lawyer who tells lots of lies. He gets lots of results ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Anglican