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There Are Some Surprising Statistics Regarding ...

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 12, 2008

There are some surprising statistics regarding the Ten Commandments. A Gallup poll was given several years ago, and its results revealed 85% of Americans believe the Ten Commandments are still binding today. However, only 15% could name five of them. This is not terribly surprising considering ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Denomination: Baptist

A Fisherman Who Was Out Of Fellowship With The ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 1, 2008

A fisherman who was out of fellowship with the Lord was at sea with his heathen buddies when a huge storm came out of nowhere and was close to destroying their small ship. His friends begged him to do anything, even pray, but he said to his buddies, “It’s been a long time since I’ve done that or ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Baptist

Seed Corn Parable

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 24, 2023

The kingdom of God is like a farmer who shared his award winning seed corn with his neighbors. One year a newspaper reporter asked him. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked. “Why ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-52

Tags: Parable, Seed, Farmer

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I Quit

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 22, 2026

It was the six-year-old boy’s first day of school. His one life ambition? Have as much fun as humanly possible. He marched through the gate with the bold confidence that only a child possesses, ready to squeeze joy out of every moment. But at noon there was a knock at the front door. There ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33

Tags: Perseverance, Reality

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Face The Music

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 8, 2020

Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the Emperor of China, though he could not play an instrument or read music. Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would just hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play, but not making a sound. For years he received a good ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-3

Tags: Sin, Judgment, Pride, Luke 18, Ii Timothy 3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Number Of Working Women In The U.s. Has More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

The number of working women in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last 30 years, to 60 ...read more

Tags: Parenting

American Average Life Spans Have Set A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

American average life spans have set a new record, 76.5 years. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Death

Half Of All Americans Bought A State Lottery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Half of all Americans bought a state lottery ticket in the past year, according to Gallup Poll. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sin General

The Average U.s. Household Pays $960 In Credit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The average U.S. household pays $960 in credit card debt interest per year. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Money

Americans Consume Almost 31 Pounds Of Cheese Each ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Americans consume almost 31 pounds of cheese each year, up 75% from ‘80. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

68% Of Americans Oppose Same-Sex Marriage, Up ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

68% of Americans oppose same-sex marriage, up from 55% just a year ago. (Foster Letter ...read more

The Typical Christian Retail Store Shopper Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The typical Christian retail store shopper is a 41-year-old female with 2.2 kids. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The U.s. Government Plans To Invest A Record $120 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. government plans to invest a record $120 million in abstinence education this year (2003). (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

24% Of U.s. Workers 45 And Over Have Decided In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

24% of U.S. workers 45 and over have decided in the past year to postpone retirement. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Workplace

40% Of Americans Who Earn Less Than $30,000 Per ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

40% of Americans who earn less than $30,000 per year do not have any credit ...read more

Oh, Would I Were A Boy Again, When Life Seemed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years And all the heart knew then of ...read more

Tags: Children

If You Make Any Money, The Government Shoves ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and ...read more

Tags: Government

Lord, The Money We Do Spend On Government And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lord, the money we do spend on government and it's not one bit better than the government we got for ...read more

Tags: Government

What We Do Upon Some Great Occasion Will ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What we do upon some great occasion will probably depend on what we already are, and what we are will be the ...read more

Tags: Self

What We Do On Some Great Occasions Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What we do on some great occasions will probably depend upon what we already are, and what we are will be the ...read more

Tags: Self