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  • Quote: "Fossil Evidence Should On The Whole ...

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 16, 2003
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    Quote: "Fossil evidence should on the whole support the claim that today’s complex organisms evolved step-by-gradual-step from specific common ancestors. . . . It is generally conceded today, however, that fossil species are remarkably stable over long periods of time and the ...read more

  • The Resurrection Is The Keystone Of The Arch On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The Resurrection is the keystone of the arch on which our faith is supported. If Christ has not risen, we must impeach all those witnesses for lying. If Christ has not risen, we have no proof that the crucifixion of Jesus differed from that of the two thieves who suffered ...read more

  • The Ring Represents The Deepest Bond Possible ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
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    The RING represents the deepest bond possible between two people. In our culture it is a symbol that speaks of two people becoming so close that they become one flesh. Their priorities are joined, their hearts are joined; in their ambitions they desire to compliment and support one another – you ...read more

  • Kingdom Infrastructure

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 10, 2011
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    KINGDOM INFRASTRUCTURE America’s economic health is partly dependent upon infrastructure: speedy roads, bridges, trains, electrical capacity, usable water, high speed internet, trained or skilled workers, etc. Healthy churches are foundational to getting God’s work done: they support the ...read more

  • George Barna Study

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008
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    George Barna Study Specifically, 61 percent of today’s young adults, who, as teenagers, were churched at one point, are now spiritually disengaged. Spiritual disengagement is identified as being inactive when it comes to church attendance, Bible reading, or prayer. Only 20 percent of ...read more

  • 25 Years Ago A Baby Was Born In A Hospital. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 23, 2005
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    25 years ago a baby was born in a hospital. He weighed only a few pounds. He had to be pampered and coddled to enable him to live. Now he is 6’2" tall and weighs 200 pounds. There is a vast difference in the baby and the man. Yet the life he now has is the same life he had 25 years ago. Our ...read more

  • Do You Have An Awareness Of Sin?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 26, 2012
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    DO YOU HAVE AN AWARENESS OF SIN? John MacArthur: A basic mark of true spirituality is a deep awareness of sin. In Scripture those who most despised their sinfulness were often those who were the most spiritual. Paul said he was the chief of sinners. Peter said to Jesus, "Depart from me, for I ...read more

  • Among Americans 45 Or Older Who Describe ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Among Americans 45 or older who describe themselves as somewhat religious, 20% say prayer is the best way to find spiritual or religious satisfaction, according to USA Today. Other pleasing spiritual experiences include living a moral life and helping others, both at 19%. And 13% view being with ...read more

  • In His Book, The Safest Place On Earth, Dr Larry ...

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 11, 2007
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    In his book, The Safest Place on Earth, Dr Larry Crabb states that, “The difference between the spiritual and unspiritual community is not whether conflict exists, but is rather in our attitude toward it and our approach to handling it. When conflict is seen as an opportunity to draw more fully on ...read more

  • Spell-Check

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 19, 2009
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    SPELL-CHECK A student was reading an article by a seminary professor. As he read, he did not notice any mistakes. Later, the student copied the article into Word and several misspellings and errors showed up. In the same way, we can think we are living well and doing good spiritually, even ...read more

  • Preaching That Kills

    Contributed by John Akosile on Jun 1, 2009
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    PREACHING THAT KILLS The preaching that kills is non-spiritual preaching. The ability of the preaching is not from God. Lower sources than God have given to it energy and stimulant. The Spirit is not evident in the preacher nor his preaching. Many kinds of forces may be projected and stimulated by ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, James Eads Built The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 9, 2002
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    Several years ago, James Eads built the first steel bridge in America. It spanned the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. No one believed that it would support its own weight. Eads ordered 14 locomotives to stop on the bridge at the same time. The people then trusted the ...read more

  • Top Five Reasons Why Men Are Better Than Women  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
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    TOP FIVE REASONS WHY MEN ARE BETTER THAN WOMEN 5. Men can go to the bathroom without a support staff. 4. Men can open their own jar. 3. For men, wrinkles add character. 2. People never glance down at a man’s ...read more

  • Long Ago Demosthenes Had Written: "We Keep ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    Long ago Demosthenes had written: “We keep prostitutes for pleasure; we keep mistresses for the day to day needs of the body; we keep wives for the begetting of children and for the faithful guardianship of our homes. So long as a man supported his wife and family there was no ...read more

  • Affinity Affirmed Cone Inc., A Boston Marketing & ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
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    Affinity Affirmed Cone Inc., a Boston marketing & media firm, reports that 61% of Americans say they are likely to consider a company’s reputation for supporting causes when making purchases, up from 52% in ’97. Also 74% of retailers have increased their ...read more

  • Long Ago Demosthenes Had Written: "We Keep ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Long ago Demosthenes had written: "We keep prostitutes for pleasure; we keep mistresses for the day to day needs of the body; we keep wives for the begetting of children and for the faithful guardianship of our homes. So long as a man supported his wife and family there was no ...read more

  • Marital Fidelity ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    MARITAL FIDELITY PREDICTOR A Fuller Theological Seminary study reveals attendance at religious services predicts marital fidelity. Attending services can create a strong network of relationships within the religious community that can provide social support to spouses. It also exposes an ...read more

  • Needs Are Different

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007
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    Illustration: Needs Are Different Perhaps our understanding for marriage is to give our spouse what we feel is best. Dr. Willard Harley, a Massachusetts psychologist, surveyed the perceived basic needs of men and women in marriage and found that the perceived needs are completely different. ...read more

  • What Is The 3rd Largest Nation On The Face Of The ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 19, 2010
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    What is the 3rd largest nation on the face of the earth? 1) China 1,335,200,000 2) India 1,175,410,000 3) The Nation of FACEBOOK. If you put all the Facebookers together in one place, there would be over 350 Million people, all gathered somewhere in cyberspace. The United States of America has a ...read more

  • That's What The Wind Is For

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 27, 2011
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    THAT'S WHAT THE WIND IS FOR A few years ago I planted a row of spruce pines to the east of our home for a couple of reasons. One to keep the dust from a neighboring field from blowing onto our house. The other reason was to keep the wind down. They were just about 3 feet high when I bought them, ...read more