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Yesterday, The Orlando Sentinel Reported On A Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Nov 1, 2003

Yesterday, the Orlando Sentinel reported on a man by the name of Timothy Pilgreen. Timothy is being held on 2 charges of murder and 4 charges of attempted murder after driving over 6 Outlaw Biker gang members on their motorcycles. Later, he blamed his rage on a history of drugs, alcohol and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:10

Tags: Confession Of Sin, Grace

Denomination: Baptist

3 Truths About Trials

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 16, 2014

THREE TRUTHS ABOUT TRIALS There is a difference between TEMPTATIONS and TRIALS. Temptations come from the Enemy on the outside to make us weaker. Trials come from the Father to make us stronger. Scripture reminds us of three truths we must remember when we face a trial: 1. Trials come to ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-4

Tags: Testing Faith, Faith, Temptation, Patience, Trial  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas campaign mobilized Americans to contribute a record-breaking $117 million, up 5.4% from ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Dallas Willard Writes: "I Do Not Know Of A ...

Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008

Dallas Willard writes: “I do not know of a denomination or local church in existence that has as its goal to teach its people to do everything Jesus said. I’m not talking about a whim or a wish, but a plan.” Willard’s book, The Great Omission (Willard, 2006), is his personal take on the popular ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist

Someone Came Up With These Observations About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

Someone came up with these observations about life - insights that are humorous: 1. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. 2. I love cooking with wine - sometimes I even put it in food. 3. If it weren’t for stress, I’d have no energy at all. 4. Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

What Are You Waiting For?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 3, 2011

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? On February 17th this year, Belgium set a record. They had gone for 249 days without a government. Guinness World records no longer accept claims for long periods of sleep or sleeplessness. However, it appears that the record for the longest period without sleep is 18 ...read more

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Anglican

Percentage Of Americans Who Believe That Religion ...  PRO

Contributed by Corey Arnold on Nov 10, 2003

Percentage of Americans who believe that religion can answer all or most of today’s problems: 67 Percentage who believe religion is largely old-fashioned and out of date: 20 Percentage who agree with the statement "There will be a day when God judges whether you go to heaven or hell": 79 Citation: ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Hell, Judgment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Women Surveys By Nielsen/Netratings, Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Women Surveys by Nielsen/NetRatings, which measures Internet audiences, have found that women account for more than a 25% all visitors to sites with adult content, with more than 10 million women logging on to such sites in December alone. ComScore Media Metrix, an Internet research firm, has found ...read more

Tags: Addiction

A New Survey From Shop.org And Forrester ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

A new survey from Shop.org and Forrester Research finds retailers are becoming more fluent in selling across channels, and of total marketing dollars spent, 18% is now directed toward driving cross-channel sales vs. 13% in '06. Retailers say 43% of catalog customers have also purchased from their ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Sad Scene A Recent Survey Of Teens In U.s. Drug ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Sad Scene A recent survey of teens in U.S. drug treatment centers found that 20% of teens have shared drugs with their parents and that in about 5% of ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Publicly ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Publicly Sing Praises to God A Necessity in Corporate Worship Corporate worship services offer Christians the opportunity to publicly sing the greatness of God, proclaim His truths and better yet, as a congregation sing unto the Lord. Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Much Is Enough?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? Each week Kevin Tunell was required to mail a dollar to a family he'd rather forget. They sued him for $1.5 million but settled for just $936, to be paid a dollar at a time. The family expected the payment each Friday so Tunell would not forget what happened on the first Friday ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Channel Shift: Online Holiday Gift Spending Grew ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Channel Shift: Online holiday gift spending grew to 22% from 20% a year ago. Correspondingly, gift spending in brick and mortar stores dropped to 72% from 74%. Catalogs held ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Mega-Trends That Shape Future: The Brand Futures ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Mega-Trends That Shape Future: The Brand Futures Group has identified 10 mega-trends that will define the next decade. (1.) Generation blur, new work and lifestyles for 30& 40 year olds. Life-stage, not demographics, will be the most important criterion for market segmentation. (2.) Evolution from ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Your Death Day Is Better Than Your Birthday  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 6, 2003

Your death day is better than your birthday. A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1 KJV) In the book Facing Death, Billy Graham tells of when he heard of the death Corrie ten Boom. She was a remarkable woman who hid Jews ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness, Death

Denomination: Pentecostal

Learn From Others. Learn From Their Mistakes. ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009

Learn from others. Learn from their mistakes. Learn from their advice. Ray was too self-centered to do that. He wasn’t seeking advice as much as wanting people to tell him that what he was thinking was right. He didn’t really want his father’s advisors to help him as much as he wanted them to agree ...read more

Tags: Self

Denomination: Church Of God

If My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

IF MY PEOPLE... Our nation is in trouble: Abortion i. Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion. ii. In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were ...read more

Tags: Sin General

In The Late 70's Public School Teachers Polled.  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Moore on Mar 21, 2002

In the late 70’s Public school teachers polled. 1. Talking 2. Chewing Gum 3. Making Noise 4. Running In The Halls 5. Getting Out Of Place In Line 6. Wearing Improper Clothing 7. Not Putting Paper In The Waste Basket Early nineties 1. Drug Abuse 2. Alcohol Abuse 3. Pregnancy 4. Suicide ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Children

Denomination: Baptist

Because He Came

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019

Here are six blessings Paul mentions in Galatians 4:4-7 that flow to us because Christ came. We are redeemed (Gal 4:5a). We are adopted into God’s family (Gal 4:5b). The Holy Spirit now lives within us (Gal 4:6a). We call God Father (Gal ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7

Tags: The Birth Of Christ, The Virgin Birth, Why Christ Came, Galatians

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Were Desperate Without Christ!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 4, 2021

Steven Cole has a good discussion on salvation writing… As I’ve often said, salvation is a radical word. You don’t need saving if you’re in pretty good shape. All you need then is a little help. You need saving when you’re perishing and are helpless to save yourself. The Bible uses a number of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1

Tags: Evangelism, Grace, Mercy, Salvation, Gospel, Lost  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational