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  • Neil Orchard Was Talking With A Farmer About His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 30, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,007 views

    Neil Orchard was talking with a farmer about his soy bean and corn crops. Rain had been abundant, and the results were evident. So his comment surprised him: "My crops are especially vulnerable. Even a short drought could have a devastating effect." "Why?" Orchard asked. He explained that ...read more

  • Who Is Jesus Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Bird on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 53 ratings
     | 8,365 views

    To the artist He is the One Altogether Lovely. To the architect He is the Chief Cornerstone. To the astronomer He is the Sun of Righteousness. To the baker He is the Living Bread. To the banker He is the Hidden Treasure. To the biologist He is the Life. To the carpenter He is the Sure ...read more

  • African-American Inventors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,064 views

    AFRICAN-AMERICAN INVENTORS Granville T. Woods was known as "the black Thomas Edison" for his many inventions. Example: his 1889 automatic cutoff switch, an ancestor of the circuit breaker. In honor of Black History Month, the website of home improvement retailer Lowe’s paid tribute to Woods and ...read more

  • The Caste System Is A Unique Feature Of The Hindu ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2002
     | 1,694 views

    The caste system is a unique feature of the Hindu religion. The account of its origin is an interesting story. Brahma created Manu, the first man. From Manu came four different types of people, as the creator Brahma determined. From Manu’s head came the Brahmins, the best and most holy people. ...read more

  • All The Difference  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,996 views

    ALL THE DIFFERENCE All but four of the major world religions are based on mere philosophical propositions. Of the four that are based on personalities rather than philosophies, only Christianity claims an empty tomb for its founder. In 1900 B.C. Judaism’s Father Abraham died. In 483 B.C. ...read more

  • Mercy Please  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 27, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 10,152 views

    MERCY PLEASE As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers ...read more

  • This Is A True Story That Has Come Back To Me On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 1, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,681 views

    This is a true story that has come back to me on several occasions as a joke. Wilma had been a member of our church for many,many years. In her later years she needed the assistance of a cane to help in walking. As she was talking with me, she would make points by lightly tapping me on the chest ...read more

  • As Vice President, George Bush Represented The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,424 views

    As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers touched the lid, ...read more

  • Peace  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Dec 11, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,661 views

    A friend sent me this email recently ... A Wise man said to me! "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you’ve started." So I looked around the house to see all the things I started and hadn’t finished ... and before leaving the house this morning I finished off a bottle of red ...read more

  • I Was A Supply Preacher For A Small Town Texas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,732 views

    I was a supply preacher for a small town Texas Church, coming in early Sunday, preaching a sermon to the congregation, and then leaving after lunch. Arriving early one Sunday I sat down at a local donut shop, opened my Bible and went over my sermon notes. A man was sitting down the counter from ...read more

  • Left Behind Awareness: Barna Research Reports 24% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,046 views

    Left Behind Awareness: Barna Research reports 24% of adult Americans are aware of the Left Behind series and 9% have read at least 1 of the 8 books in the series. Readers include born again Christians (19%) and adults who attend non-mainline Protestant churches (18%). While born again adults ...read more

  • Truth—not So Absolute: The People Groups Least ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,685 views

    Truth—Not So Absolute: The people groups least likely to believe in absolute moral truth are Baby Busters (those 36 and younger—only 13% embrace absolute truth), Catholics (16%) and adults who are not born again Christians (15%). The groups most likely to endorse the existence of absolute moral ...read more

  • Conversion Age: A New Barna Study Indicates That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 3,158 views

    Conversion Age: A new Barna study indicates that 43% of Americans who accept Jesus Christ as their savior do so before reaching age 13, and that 64% of born again Christians made that commitment before age 18.. 13% made their profession of faith while 18 to 21 years old and 23% after their 21st ...read more

  • Biblical Illiteracy: A New Gallup Poll Finds ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,734 views

    Biblical Illiteracy: A new Gallup Poll finds fewer than half of youths know that Jesus turned water into wine at the Cana wedding, and nearly two-thirds couldn’t identify a quote from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. About one in 10 thought Moses was one of the 12 apostles. Results from a comprehensive ...read more

  • Christmas Joy: A Cnn/Usa Today/Gallup Poll Finds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,208 views

    Christmas Joy: A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds 96% of all U.S. adults celebrate Christmas (consistent over the past decade). This includes a high level of participation, 84% among non-Christians. Most Americans feel positive toward Christmas. 50% say it is a great time, including 15% who say it ...read more

  • In His Book, "Half Time," Bob Buford Tells The ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,283 views

    In his book, "Half Time," Bob Buford tells the story of meeting a renowned management consultant at a critical point in his life to determine what course the rest of his life would take. The man, named Mike, asked Buford one simple question, ‘What’s in the box?’ The point of this question was to ...read more

  • One By One

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 21, 2006
     | 2,870 views

    Taking today’s problems one by one, instead of diving into the things in this life that concern us tomorrow, is the best way of avoiding have all the troubles in life collapsing on us at the same time. In 480 B.C. the outmanned army of Sparta’s King Leonidas held off the Persian troops of Xerxes by ...read more

  • She Was A Hindu; But All The Same, An Active ...

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Apr 9, 2006
     | 2,469 views

    She was a Hindu; but all the same, an active member of the Students’ Christian Movement. Then the shocking news came that she was diagnosed with cancer. She was admitted in a hospital. When we went to see her, I expected her to be very bitter. At such a young age to get such a sickness! But ...read more

  • As Vice President, George Bush Represented The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,686 views

    As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers touched the lid, ...read more

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

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 23, 2006
     | 2,086 views

    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