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  • In '70, Unmarried People Represented 28% Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    In ’70, unmarried people represented 28% of the adult population in the U.S. In ’96 40% of all adults are unmarried. Causes are postponement of first marriage (average age is now 27.1 for men and 24.8 for women), higher levels of divorce (10% of the population has been divorced and not remarried) ...read more

  • Close To Half Of Americans Talk About Their Faith ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    Close to half of Americans talk about their faith with coworkers at least once a month, and 20% do so at least once a year. This is what the Lutheran Brotherhood found in it’s survey conducted by Yankelovich Partners. Women talk about it more than men and rural Americans talk ...read more

  • Game Boys In The Usa, Over 70% Of Males In The 18 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Game Boys In the USA, over 70% of males in the 18 to 34 demographic play video games, according to NPD Group. Young men play 12.5 hours of video games a week, while they watch television 9.8 hours, and 75% of households with a male member age 8 ...read more

  • Whatever You Do, You Need Courage. Whatever ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same ...read more

  • From The Wild Irish Slums Of The 19th Century ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "From the wild Irish slums of the 19th century eastern seaboard, to the riot-torn suburbs of Los Angeles, there is one unmistakable lesson in American history: A community that allows a large number of young men to grow up in broken families, dominated by women, never acquiring any stable ...read more

  • All Have Sinned And Fallen Short Of The Glory ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    … All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23 NIV) Somerset Maugham, the writer, once said, “If I wrote down every thought I have ever thought and every deed I have ever done, men would call me a monster of ...read more

  • As You Know, This Wednesday Is The 4th Of July. ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jul 5, 2007
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    As you know, this Wednesday is the 4th of July. The 231st Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence that was signed on July 4th, 1776. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence contains some of the most moving words ever written. It says…“We hold these truths to ...read more

  • Voltaire, The French Enlightenment Philosopher, ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 1, 2008
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    Voltaire, the French Enlightenment Philosopher, believed that reason was sufficient for man; we really have no need for God. He said: “If in the market of Paris, before the eyes of a thousand men and before my own eyes, a miracle should be performed, I would much rather disbelieve the two ...read more

  • I'd Rather See A Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds, For to see good put in action is what ...read more

  • America Needs No Words From Me To See How Your ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on May 6, 2008
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    "America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships…It has ...read more

  • I Shall Tell You A Great Secret, My Friend. Do ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on May 25, 2009
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    1. I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day. Albert Camus 2. To sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning. John W. Gardner 3. When we come to the end of life, the question ...read more

  • Miracle In Conflict

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 15, 2009
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    MIRACLE IN CONFLICT "Thankfully, God gives us a miracle like Jericho from time to time, but far more often, he asks us to strap on our swords, pick up our shields, and courageously enter the battle...When this happens we see a miracle there too--the miracle of men and women ...read more

  • Angus Mcgillivray Gave It All  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2002
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    ANGUS MCGILLIVRAY GAVE IT ALL In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man’s ...read more

  • Today's Pitcairn Island Population Is Descended ...

    Contributed by W F on Mar 31, 2007
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    Today’s Pitcairn Island population is descended from British sailors and Tahitians. The mutineers of the HMS Bounty settled the island [first discovered by world explorers on 2 July 1767 by midshipman Pitcairn aboard the HMS Swallow] in 1790, along with their Tahitian women and a few Tahitian men. ...read more

  • Today's Pitcairn Island Population Is Descended ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Today’s Pitcairn Island population is descended from British sailors and Tahitians. The mutineers of the HMS Bounty settled the island [first discovered by world explorers on 2 July 1767 by midshipman Pitcairn aboard the HMS Swallow] in 1790, along with their Tahitian women and a few Tahitian men. ...read more

  • Angus' Mucker—a Story Of Giving

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 27, 2010
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    ANGUS' MUCKER--A STORY OF GIVING Ernest Gordon wrote a true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai. How many of you saw the movie, "Bridge Over the River Kwai"? In the book, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who, ...read more

  • All Because Of Angus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011
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    ALL BECAUSE OF ANGUS In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man's name was ...read more

  • A Man By The Name Of Max Depree Related The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
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    A man by the name of Max DePree related the following heart-touching story: Esther, my wife, and I have a granddaughter named Zoe, the Greek word for life. She was born prematurely and weighed one pound, seven ounces, so small that my wedding ring could slide up her arm to her shoulder. The ...read more

  • I Refuse To Be Discouraged  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 1, 2001
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    To Think About:   I Refuse to be Discouraged. I refuse to be discouraged, To be sad, or to cry; I refuse to be downhearted, and here’s the reason why . . . I have a God who’s mighty, Who’s sovereign and supreme; I have a God who loves me, and I am on His team. He is all wise and powerful, Jesus ...read more

  • Affluence And Gratitude  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2002
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    AFFLUENCE AND GRATITUDE In his new book 'Jesus, Lord of Your Personality,' pastor Bob Russell points out that having a lot doesn’t tend to produce a grateful spirit. "Have you had a taste of the best this world has to offer? You went to Hawaii once on vacation, so now it’s harder for you to enjoy ...read more