Contributed by Erik Stadler on Jan 5, 2011
BORN AGAIN TREE
Back when I was growing up we had a tree in our back yard. And is often the case after a storm the tree’s trunk cracked and blew down. There wasn’t anything we could do to save that tree. So my father borrowed a chain saw and cut down the tree right at the bottom so that all
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Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Michael Walther on May 17, 2011
THE BORN-AGAIN VASE
A number of years ago I had the opportunity to tour the Villeroy and Boch porcelain factory in Torgau, Germany. Porcelain is one of the most beautiful and enduring things that human beings can make. Even today much of what we know about ancient cultures comes from what they
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Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 25, 2009
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YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN
Paula Webster had been raised in a Christian home, had been given a Christian education, and was settled down in what seemed to be a Christian marriage. She was active in her church, attended Bible conferences, and even had regular times of personal Bible study. She said
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Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Dec 29, 2007
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An illustration of Born Again. A Volkswagon wants to become a Cadillac, and learns that it takes more than a mere emblem change to do so. It taks a trip to the refiners
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Denomination:
Church Of God
If we are to be truly born again, one of the first things we have to do is to acknowledge our weakness and our helplessness. We cannot sustain a spiritual life by ourselves. If we are to grow spiritually, we must learn to
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
92% of born again Christians and 74% of non-Christians believe religious beliefs actually change the way
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
Educated Believers: Born-again Christians are highly educated and intelligent. According to Barna, 29% of evangelical Christians have a college degree vs. the national average of 26%. Naomi Schaefer Riley reports in her latest book, God on the Quad , that enrollment at the 100 schools of the
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 30, 2002
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“A minority of born again adults (44%) and an even smaller proportion of born again teenagers (9%) are certain of the existence of absolute moral
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 15, 2006
Born Again Beliefs: The number of people born again varies widely by denomination. Using this definition, “they have made a personal commitment to Christ that is important in their life today and say that when they die they know they will go to Heaven solely because they have confessed their sins
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2006
Not A Sin: Born again adults are twice as likely as non-born agains (24% vs. 10%) to agree divorce without adultery is a sin, finds a new Barna Group survey. However, 52% of born agains disagree that divorce without adultery is sin. 74% of all non-born again adults disagree with the statement. 58%
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
Marriage Durability: Born again adults who have been married are just as likely as non-born-again adults who have been married to eventually become divorced. Because the vast majority of born again marriages occurred after the partners had accepted Christ, it appears that their connection to Christ
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Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 28, 2006
When you are born again, the Holy Spirit does not do a “renovation project” on you, but gives you a brand new life. It’s like the new home some of you visited last week. In Augusta, we renovated an older home with flooring, paint and fixtures. But here, we didn’t want to go through that costly
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
The average born again Christian spends more time watching TV in one evening than Bible reading in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
Born again types Barna Research Group claims the types of people most likely to be born again are: those in their 40’s (45%), parents of kids under 18 (43%), volunteers (49%), Republicans (49%), conservative (52%), college grads (42%) and women (45%). Least likely: those in their 20’s
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
Barna says 59% of born-again Christian voted in the Presidential race compared to 46% of non-believers. (Foster
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
More than 10 million born again Christians are unchurched. (Foster Letter
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
Jane Fonda Born Again: Famous actress, activist and recently separated from media mogul Ted Turner, Fonda has embraced evangelical Christianity according to WorldNetDaily. Her spiritual conversion began 2 years ago when her chauffeur began sharing his faith with her. Pray that she is able to grow
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
Registered born-again voters are equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, 35% each. (Foster
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 15, 2006
Most Likely To Divorce Born again Christians are just as likely to get divorced as are non-born again adults. Overall, 33% of all born again individuals who have been married have gone through a divorce, which is statistically identical to the 34% incidence among non-born again adults. Adults who
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