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  • Mother's Day Is Second Only To Christmas In Terms ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 3,216 views

    Mother’s Day is second only to Christmas in terms of gift giving, and is celebrated by 75% of gifters, who spend on average $94 buying gifts, according to Unity Marketing. “Year after year Mom is remembered with traditional gifts, including flowers and plants (51%); candles and accessories (47%); ...read more

  • The Next Time You Feel Yourself Feeling ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 2, 2006
     | 2,148 views

    The next time you feel yourself feeling confident, challenge yourself to do the impossible. You just may. There are legions of people with unchallenged genius potential. Take the story of two Irish music hall players who, in 1912, were spending an afternoon in a pub at Stalybridge in Cheshire, ...read more

  • In The Film Shrek 2, Shrek And The Princess Are ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 10, 2006
     | 1,681 views

    In the film Shrek 2, Shrek and the princess are married and they have been summoned to see the King and the Queen. As their carriage arrives in the kingdom of ‘Far, far away’ people begin to follow. At last, it is the long awaited return of the beautiful princess, and as the carriage enters the ...read more

  • The Next Time You Feel Yourself Feeling ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,683 views

    The next time you feel yourself feeling confident, challenge yourself to do the impossible. You just may. There are legions of people with unchallenged genius potential. In 1912, two Irish music hall players were spending an afternoon in a pub at Stalybridge in Cheshire, England. They were ...read more

  • A Sunday School Teacher Was Attempting To Teach ...  PRO

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on May 19, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,725 views

    A Sunday School teacher was attempting to teach her young students the true meaning of Easter. "Why do we celebrate Easter?" she asked. When the children replied ’because of the Easter bunny,’ Easter eggs, candy, spring, etc., she said, "No, those are Easter traditions and symbols, but what is the ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer: The Position Of Christ In The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,740 views

    A.W. TOZER: THE POSITION OF CHRIST IN THE CHURCH The present position of Christ in the gospel churches may be likened to that of a king in a limited constitutional monarchy. The king is in such a country no more than a traditional rallying point, a pleasant symbol of unity and loyalty much like a ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,891 views

    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

  • Thanks To The Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,536 views

    Thanks to the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, everyone has heard of the "midnight ride of Paul Revere." But few have heard of Israel Bissel, a humble post rider on the Boston-New York route. After the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, Bissel was ordered to raise the alarm in New ...read more

  • Persecution Shouldn't Come As A Shock To Us. ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 23, 2006
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     | 2,090 views

    Persecution shouldn’t come as a shock to us. Jesus forewarned His followers that they would be mistreated and even killed. Listen to how several of the disciples of Jesus died. According to church tradition … • Matthew suffered martyrdom by being slain with a sword in Ethiopia. • Mark expired ...read more

  • Two Years Ago The Commandant Of The Marine Corps ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
     | 1,416 views

    Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men ...read more

  • House-Church Movement 1 In 5 American Adults ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 696 views

    House-Church Movement 1 in 5 American adults attends a house church at least once a month, (if a small group counts as a church). The Barna Group estimates 70 million Americans regularly attend or have “experimented with” a house church. More than 20 million adults attend home churches each week, ...read more

  • Top 10 Family Issues 1. Anti-Christian Culture: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,894 views

    Top 10 Family Issues 1. Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. 2. Divorce: Ongoing wave of broken marriages and families—inside and outside the church. 3. Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality family fellowship. 4. Lack of ...read more

  • Anthony Campolo, The Power ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 7, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,426 views

    ILLUSTRATION… Anthony Campolo, The Power Delusion Too many times women are made to feel that they should apologize for being mothers and housewives. In reality, such roles can be noble callings. When I was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, there were gatherings from time to time to ...read more

  • A Substitute Kindergarten Teacher At Forest Hills ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,873 views

    A substitute kindergarten teacher at Forest Hills Elementary School in Coral Springs, Fla., is under fire after telling her class that there is no Santa Claus. By the time parent Melissa Shea complained to assistant principal Lisa George, Fabiola Mehu-Pelissier had already been spoken to, with ...read more

  • The Pew Internet & American Life Project Finds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 2,178 views

    The Pew Internet & American Life Project finds 93% of teens use the Internet, and more of them than ever are treating it as a place where they can share creations, tell stories, and interact with others. 64% of online teens 12-17 have participated in 1 or more internet content-creating activities, ...read more

  • Christians And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,616 views

    CHRISTIANS AND WEALTH According to data analyzed by Duke University sociologist Lisa Keister, the median net worth for conservative Protestants in ’00 was $26,000 vs. the $66,200 national median. "The one big difference is the conservative Protestants’ assumption that God is the owner of money and ...read more

  • We All Have Scar Tissue On Our Lives From Sexual ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 16, 2010
     | 2,347 views

    We all have scar tissue on our lives from sexual sin. This sin is ripping our culture apart today and it’s destroying the fabric of this nation. It’s responsible for ripping the family unit apart today more than ever. Lust today is called love but lust is not love! We watch the news and we see one ...read more

  • Watch Your Mind And Mouth

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 5, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,292 views

    Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of ...read more

  • Persecution Under Nero

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Aug 27, 2023
     | 637 views

    The Coliseum was not the first Roman Arena designed for the glorification of gore during the persecution of Christians and the bloodthirsty desires of Nero. Within walking distance of the Coliseum is the site where Nero’s circus once stood. It was here, just a few years before the construction of ...read more

  • The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Family (1) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,747 views

    The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family (1) Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. (2) Divorce: The ongoing wave of broken marriages and families both in and out of the church. (3) Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality ...read more

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