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  • Decline Of Christianity In America  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,679 views

    DECLINE OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA North America is the only continent on earth where Christianity is not growing. Only 17.5% of the population of the US attends church on a regular Sunday. During the 1990’s there was a 19.4% decline in church attendance. 85% of churches in America are ...read more

  • Blood Of The Lamb

    Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025
     | 352 views

    All the Passover lambs were killed by bleeding and the blood was collected in a bowl. Then, it was applied to the door on the two sides and the top. Exodus 12:7 “And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.” They had ...read more

  • Two Theological Students Were Walking Along A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,668 views

    Two theological students were walking along a street in the Whitechapel district of London, a section where old and used clothing is sold. "What a fitting illustration all this makes!" said one of the students as he pointed to a suit of clothes hanging on a rack by a window. A sign on it read: ...read more

  • Two Warships With The Largest Full-Load ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 2,667 views

    Two warships with the largest full-load displacement in the world are the US Navy aircraft carriers. The USS Nimitz and Dwight D. Eisenhower weigh about 91,400 tons. They are 1,092 feet in length overall and have a speed well in excess of 30 knots with their nuclear-powered 280,000 horse power ...read more

  • In His Book, Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller Talks ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 943 views

    In his book, Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller talks about the kind of ruts a lot of us tend to get ourselves into. He says, ‘The most difficult lie I have ever contended with is this: Life is about me…. I hear addicts talk about the shakes and panic attacks and the highs and lows of resisting their ...read more

  • Happiness Is A Consequence Of Good Things ...

    Contributed by George Mansfield on Feb 1, 2008
     | 1,714 views

    "Happiness is a consequence of good things happening around us; it is superficial. But Joy comes from inside, from knowing that God has not forsaken us and that He does indeed love us. That Joy can come from no one but the Holy Spirit." Ruth Senter ...read more

  • Give Him The Post And Let's Move On  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Maynard on Feb 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,292 views

    GIVE HIM THE POST AND LET'S MOVE ON The story’s told about a young preacher who was pastoring a very traditional and established church. The church was beginning to experience phenomenal growth. It got to the place where the sanctuary was no longer suitable for the congregation. They were going to ...read more

  • Because The Prince Had Come  PRO

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 13, 2012
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     | 2,758 views

    BECAUSE THE PRINCE HAD COME A man named Phillip Keller was born in Kenya and then moved to the United States. To describe this principle he tells the story of the growing up there. The majority of people did not really think of themselves as subjects of the King of England. After all they ...read more

  • Your Attitude Toward Attitude

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Jan 28, 2013
     | 4,367 views

    YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD ATTITUDE It was February 20, 1962, when a man by the name of John Glenn circled the earth in outer space three times; and we thought it was tremendous. We followed. We listened. We saw him on television. And if you listened carefully, you would have heard from a man in ...read more

  • Death As Reward

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 15, 2011
     | 4,263 views

    DEATH AS REWARD I am reading a book that has changed a lot of the ways I think about things of God. One statement really got me. "Your life is free to be radical when you see death as your reward." The book “Radical” by David Platt. That’s it isn’t it? That is why we worry. Because we don’t see ...read more

  • I Heard An Interesting News Item This Week. ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 27, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,663 views

    I heard an interesting news item this week. According to the US Government it will now cost $160,140 for the average middle class American family to raise a child to the age 18. If you are quick on the draw with your math facts you just estimated what it may cost you to raise your children. For ...read more

  • Return Good For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,056 views

    RETURN GOOD FOR EVIL Let me share with you the story of a lesser known man, Rev. John Perkins. He was a black minister in the South "lived through the worst nightmares of the civil rights movement." Perkins started a church, then a Bible Institute, a radio program, followed by a health clinic, a ...read more

  • It Seems That Stephen Had A Good Reputation That ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
     | 3,386 views

    It seems that Stephen had a good reputation that suited him well for selection to this program. There is an important lesson for us here. It is that our character and reputation count for something in the life and ministry of the church. ‘Why is that?’ you ask. Two reasons: First our character is ...read more

  • Today Is A Day That Needs Little Help In Terms ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 12, 2009
     | 874 views

    Today is a day that needs little help in terms of explanation or description. The sacrifice of Canadian troops, along with allied nations, fighting for the freedom of the world, is not hard to understand. What is difficult to grasp is the price paid. We cannot appreciate the living conditions of ...read more

  • Grace And Matthew

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 12, 2013
     | 5,107 views

    GRACE AND MATTHEW These days people don't know Matthew as a failure and embarrassment who sold his soul to the Romans for a job. We know Matthew as a follower of Jesus who wrote the first book of the New Testament. It's important to understand that the grace of God doesn't simply invite us to ...read more

  • Pursuit Of Happiness

    Contributed by Larry Hinkle on Dec 12, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,072 views

    A disgruntled early American once complained to Ben Franklin, “so where is all this happiness that the Constitution was supposed to guarantee me?” Franklin is said to have responded, “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it ...read more

  • From Storm To Peaceful Scene.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 6, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 766 views

    Another little me story, I went through a real struggle, mainly of my own making, thinking and due to anger and too much caffeine in Sri Lanka, where I was awake all night and ended up in hospital due to an atrial fibrillation that took 4 days to come right. Why do I share this with you, you are ...read more

  • God Positioning System

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Apr 22, 2008
     | 5,310 views

    GOD POSITIONING SYSTEM I was thinking a lot about this idea that Jesus is the way. He doesn't just tell us the way, He shows us. He is kind of like one of those GPS navigation system. GPS stands for the "Global Positioning System" that was originally designed for military use, but now is open ...read more

  • I Go Home, Daddy

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 22, 2008
     | 2,599 views

    "I Go Home, Daddy." Christ offers the lasting hope and promise of a new and lasting home. My three-year-old son Sebastian is a wonderful little boy. My children’s antics and lives provide me with a wealth of sermon illustrations and stories. Not long ago, Sebastian had to go through some ...read more

  • The Delivery Of A Child, Citation: Robin ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 7, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,152 views

    [The Delivery of a Child, Citation: Robin Greenspan, Chester, Massachusetts, Christian Reader, "Lite Fare."] My cousin, Bill, was excited and nervous about the birth of his first child. When the anticipated day arrived, the father-to-be drove his wife Betty quickly to the hospital, speeding past ...read more