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  • Different Views Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
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    Different Views of Time You may not realize it, but your appreciation of time this morning goes well beyond the challenges of adjusting to daylight-savings time. There was a time when time was a relatively simple thing. People were born, grew up, grew old and died. Days, seasons and years past. ...read more

  • Man Of The Millenium  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,155 views

    MAN OF THE MILLENIUM “The memory of any stretch of years eventually resolves to a list of names, and one of the useful ways of recalling the past two millenniums is by listing the people who acquired great power. Muhammad, Catherine the Great, Marx, Gandhi, Hitler, Roosevelt, Stalin and Mao come ...read more

  • Randy Brantley, Of The Arkansas Baptist State ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sol Madlambayan on Dec 2, 2002
    based on 63 ratings
     | 1,989 views

    Randy Brantley, of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention Evangelism Dept, said that a "code blue" needs to be issued for reaching today’s teenagers. Pointing out that "code blue is the hospital term for a life-or-death emergency, Brantley notes: "Suicide has increased 120 percent among kids ages 10 ...read more

  • If You Want To Develop The Fruit Of Self-Control, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 30, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,389 views

    If you want to develop the fruit of self-control, you have to honestly answer these questions, 1. What am I a slave to? Food? Lust? Power? Money? The Past? Drugs? Alcohol? Bitterness? Jealousy? Anger? Fill in the blank? 2. What do I have to say “no” to right now? 3. What do I have to say “yes” to ...read more

  • I Remember During The First War Against Iraq A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Apr 29, 2004
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     | 1,871 views

    I remember during the first war against Iraq a number of books hit the shelves tying the events of the war to the prophecies of the Bible. Imminent theologians staked their reputations on works tying the Middle East conflict of 1991 to the beginning of the end. According to their complex ...read more

  • They Were Sitting On The Back Porch Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,741 views

    They were sitting on the back porch of the parsonage and the man said, "Pastor, I’ve got something to tell you. I’ve never told this to a soul, it’s extremely difficult to tell you this now, but my wife and I have had a fight almost every day for the past 30 years of our marriage." The pastor was ...read more

  • A Christian Who Passes Through The Dark Tunnel Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,709 views

    A Christian who passes through the dark tunnel of depression tends to focus on his sinful weaknesses and failures. God can use this time in a positive way, however, to enlarge his appreciation for His all-encompassing and all-sufficient grace. In 1964, Alan Redpath, former pastor of Moody Church ...read more

  • Barna Research Group Reports That 31% Of U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    Barna Research Group reports that 31% of U.S. adults (10 million people) have not attended a Christian church service in the past 6 months. This is up from only 17% just 18 months earlier. The jump is attributed to growing numbers of Baby busters, men and non-white adults not attending church. This ...read more

  • Teens: Two Of The Most Common Life-Changing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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     | 1,771 views

    Teens: Two of the most common life-changing situations reported among Christian teens are stress (64%) and sin (59%). 64% of Christian teens chose to remain sexually abstinent until marriage while 54% chose not to use alcohol or drugs (51%) in ‘02. Those who struggle with abuse or parental conflict ...read more

  • Religious Teens: The Majority Of American Teens ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Religious Teens: The majority of American teens believes in God and worship in conventional congregations, but their religious knowledge is remarkably shallow, finds The National Study of Youth and Religion funded by the Lily Foundation. Devout teens hold more traditional sexual and other values ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,204 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

  • Paraphrase Of Part Of The Fatwa From Osma Bin ...

    Contributed by John Donnelly on Aug 30, 2006
     | 1,961 views

    Paraphrase of part of the fatwa from Osma Bin Laden, 1998. ”Praise be to God, who revealed the Book, controls the clouds, defeats factionalism, and says in His Book "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in ...read more

  • There's An Eating Disorder Called Pica. Over ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
     | 1,704 views

    There’s an eating disorder called pica. Over the years, doctors have reported cases of people with pica eating dirt, chalk, clay, paste, paint chips, paper, cardboard, ice chips, and Styrofoam. In one case, a 22-year-old woman showed up in the emergency room with undigested pieces of socks in her ...read more

  • Reported In The Sun Sentinel) Arthur Levon Davis ...

    Contributed by Joseph Barraclough on Jan 5, 2007
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    (reported in the Sun Sentinel) Arthur Levon Davis Jr., age 56, died on Sept 27, 2004, two days after Hurricane Jeanne swept through South Florida. The man was repairing the roof of Dixie Shoes when he fell two stories. An experienced roofer, he failed to realize the danger while working on the ...read more

  • Listen To What Ann Graham Lotz Says In Her Book, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
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     | 1,030 views

    Listen to what Ann Graham Lotz says in her book, “I saw the Lord.” She writes: “Hurricane Katrina was a resounding wake-up call, not just to New Orleans and the Gulf coast, but to this entire nation. Wake up, America! Disaster can strike at any moment! Your unprecedented prosperity, your advanced ...read more

  • According To The Barna Group The "Percentage Of ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Aug 25, 2007
     | 1,195 views

    According to the Barna Group the “percentage of adults nationwide who have attended a church [worship] service in the past seven days” in 2004 was 43%” (1) The University of Michigan found that “weekly church attendance is higher in the United States than in any other nation at a comparable level ...read more

  • Men Today Are Far More Involved With Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,911 views

    "Men today are far more involved with their families than they have been at virtually any other time in the last century," says Michael Kimmel, author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History. In the late '70s, sociologists found the average dad spent about a third as much time with his kids as ...read more

  • Revival Requires ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    REVIVAL REQUIRES PRAYER! Thom Rainer tells us in his book Giant Awakenings that "71% of breakout churches report an increased emphasis on prayer over the past several years as compared to only 40% of churches which continued on the plateau." Rainer also tells us that "Earle Cairns notes with ...read more

  • A Headline In Usa Today Said, "We're Heading Into ...

    Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008
     | 1,598 views

    A headline in USA Today said, "We’re Heading Into Something Big -- But What?" In the article it said "Standing at the front edge of history can be disconcerting. This year feels like just such a point in time. The stock market disaster, the wreckage in the technology industry, the ...read more

  • There Was Once A Godless Seaman Who Was In A Boat ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    There was once a godless seaman who was in a boat fishing with his godless companions when a storm came up which threatened to sink the ship. His companions begged him to offer a prayer; but he hesitated, saying it was years since he had prayed or even gone to church. Finally, upon their ...read more