Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
The numbers of Americans attending a weekly worship service dropped from about 40% in the ‘60s to about 25% today.
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Contributed by Fred Mueller on Oct 24, 2001
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A woman was attending a membership seminar in a Baptist Church. On the questionnaire she wrote, "I was baptized in High School, but want to be - and she had
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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A youth minister was attending a Special Olympics where handicapped children competed with tremendous dedication & enthusiasm. One event was the 220-yard dash, Contestants lined up at the starting line, & at the signal, started running as fast as they could.
One boy by the name of Andrew quickly
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Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 27, 2010
ATTENDING CHURCH MATTERS
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry in spring 1997 released an article that shows older people who base their Christian faith on TV programmes have a higher rate of depression and lower health than the general population. While those who base their Christian life
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Denomination:
Baptist
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"To make it possible for everyone to attend worship next Sunday, we are having a special "No Excuses" Sunday:
• "Beds will be placed in the aisles for all those who say, "Sunday is the only day I’m able to sleep in late."
• "Eye drops will be provided for all those who watch TV too late on
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
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"Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood
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There is the story of a boy who attended a church that had stained-glass windows. When asked the meaning of the word saint, he said, “they are people the light shines through”. (Charles E. Bugg. ed. The Abingdon Preaching Annnual 2002. J.
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Denomination:
United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 5, 2010
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SHOULD CHRISTIANS ATTEND CHURCH?
An old question: "Can I be a Christian without joining the church or attending worship?"
Answer: "Yes, it is possible. But it is something like being:
a. A student who will not go to school;
b. A soldier who will not join the army;
c. A citizen who does not pay
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 10, 2002
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At a recent missions conference attended by thousands of evangelical students, only one third of the participants indicated their belief that "a person who does not hear the
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 24, 2002
“40% of American adults attend church in a typical weekend. (2000) From the mid-eighties to the mid-nineties, church attendance was on a roller coaster ride. In 1986, 42% of adults attended a church service during a typical week in January. Attendance rose steadily, reaching a peak of 49% in
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2003
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Ninety-two percent of the Christians attending a recent Bible conference admitted in a survey that feelings of loneliness are a major problem in their lives. All shared a basic symptom: a sense of despair at feeling unloved and a fear of being unwanted or unaccepted. This is a tragic commentary
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 2, 2004
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When I was attending Bluefield College as a young man many years ago I was talking to a pastor of an Independent Baptist church—someone I had known for several years in my hometown. The college had just started allowing dancing on campus about the time I started attending there. The Pastor I
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Denomination:
Methodist
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A skeptic attended church for four Sundays on which the preacher presented the basic beliefs of Christanity. The skeptic listened intently to the sermons. After the fourth message he came forward, saying he had received Christ as his Savior. The delighted preacher asked which of the four sermons
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 20, 2008
Attending a wedding for the first time a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" Because white is the colour of happiness and today is the happiest day of her life."
The child
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Feb 21, 2008
While Josh McDowell was attending seminary in California, his father went Home to be with the Lord. His mother had died years earlier, but Josh was not sure of her salvation. He became depressed, thinking that she might be lost. Was she a Christian or not? The thought obsessed him. “Lord,” he
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 21, 2007
While attending MINISTERIAL SCHOOL (SEMINARY) in Lubbock, Texas, I had a CLASS MATE, Lloyd, who shared a STORY about an incident that HAPPENED to him while in Vietnam. I can’t remember all the DETAILS, but this is what I recall.
Lloyd was a HELICOPTER MACHINE GUNNER. While on a MISSION flying
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
There are those that you can count on to attend every service they are called “the Core”.
One choir director was upset because the choir members were not dedicated to choir practice but the piano player had attended every practice. So he bragged on him in front of the choir for being their every
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