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  • Donor Decision Making Campell Research Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Donor Decision Making Campell Research has discovered that the top 3 action steps a donor takes in making their decision about giving to a non-profit organization are, (1) Determine their giving budget, (2) determining their specific areas of interest [Am I passionate about the area of ministry of ...read more

  • Church Finances: The Average Church Budget Size ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Church finances: The average church budget size is $292,790 (median: $203,590). Senior pastors earn a median base salary of $31,006 and a median housing allowance of $15,250. 66% of church treasurers are responsible for the oversight of church expenditures. 57% of churches use debt only as needed ...read more

  • Successful Life: 50% Of Teens Believe Having An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,792 views

    Successful Life: 50% of teens believe having an active spiritual life is a “very important” part of having a successful life according to The State of Our Nation’s Youth 2003-2004 by the Horatio Alger Assoc. Other factors teens consider “very important” to success are having a close family ...read more

  • New Alliance: Church Leaders From 30 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    New Alliance: Church leaders from 30 denominations have agreed on a proposal to create the broadest alliance of Christians ever formed in the U.S. It would represent 5 segments of U.S. Christianity (Evangelical/ Pentecostal, Historic Protestant, Orthodox, Racial/Ethnic and Roman Catholic). The ...read more

  • Tv Vs Reading: A New Report By The Kaiser Family ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    TV Vs Reading: A new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children’s Digital Media Centers finds that kids 6-months to 6-years-old spend about 2 hours a day watching TV, playing a video game or using a computer. That’s roughly the same amount of time spent playing ...read more

  • In A 1991 Poll, George Gallup, Jr., Reported ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
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    In a 1991 poll, George Gallup, Jr., reported seven needs of the average American: 1. The need for shelter and food, 2. The need to believe life is meaningful and has a purpose, 3. The need for a sense of community and deeper relationships, 4. The need to be appreciated and respected, 5. The ...read more

  • Patience  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 11, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
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    Patience: 1. Is the ability to sit back and wait for an expected outcome without experiencing anxiety, tension, or frustration. 2. Is the ability let go of your need for immediate gratification and be willing to wait. 3. Patience is the trait that displays tolerance, compassion, understanding, and ...read more

  • Pentecostalism Did Not Begin At The Turn Of The ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Aug 1, 2007
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    Pentecostalism did not begin at the turn of the century on Azusa, but 2,000 years ago in an upper room. A.W. Tozer said, "The Great Commission is not the first call to the church." Tozer reminds us that Jesus first told His disciples to go to Jerusalem and tarry there until they were endued with ...read more

  • Luxury Consumers' Feeling Of Confidence Tanked ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Luxury consumers’ feeling of confidence tanked in Q3, as measured by Unity Marketing’s Luxury Consumption Index. The index plummeted to 87.3 points, its lowest level since '04, following a 4-point drop in Q2. The index is based upon a survey of luxury consumers (average income $150,000 and ...read more

  • Wisdom, Skill, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
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    Wisdom, Skill, and Virtue Someone once said: Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. (Everywoman’s Family Circle as found in Tan, Paul Lee: Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations : A Treasury of Illustrations, Anecdotes, Facts and Quotations for ...read more

  • Risk Your Life To Save It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    RISK YOUR LIFE TO SAVE IT Tyrtaeus, an old Greek poet who lived before the time of Christ, wrote, "The man who risks his life in battle has the best chance in saving it; the one who flees to save it is most likely to lose it." (Walter Bauer, A Greek-English ...read more

  • God's Will

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2014
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    Charles Swindoll from his book The Mystery of Gods Will (pgs 44-51) gives us the following insight in how we can know: 1. God leads us through His written Word. 2. God leads us through the inner prompting of the HS. 3. God leads us through the counsel of wise, qualified ...read more

  • The Pilot Who Shot Himself Down!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2024
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    Chuck Yeager, the pilot who first broke the time barrier, revealed some interesting tidbits from aviation history in his autobiography. One of the most unusual happened at Edwards Air Force Base in the late 50s. A test pilot diving in a Mach-2 fighter actually outraced the shells from his ...read more

  • B ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,065 views

    BUMPED U.S. airlines in 2007 bumped passengers against their will from ticked flights at the highest rate in 11 years. The nation’s 18 largest airlines denied boarding to 63,878 passengers, or 1.12 per 10,000 passengers, reports the U.S. Department of Transportation. Airlines say the ...read more

  • Above Reproach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,819 views

    ABOVE REPROACH A friend told Plato of a terrible charge that had been leveled against the famous philosopher. Knowing it was not true, his friend said, "What are we going to do?" Plato replied, "We must simply live in such a way that all people will know it is false." Paul said that an elder is to ...read more

  • He's Our Miracle. He's My Hero. He's My Son, ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
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    “He’s our miracle. He’s my hero. He’s my son, but he’s also my miracle.” Dustin Carter’s mother. Dustin, is an 18-year old High School wrestler who had both arms and legs amputated at the age of five. He made to the quarterfinals of the coveted State Tournament ...read more

  • A Traveler Was Found By A U.s. Customs Agent To ...

    Contributed by John Davis on Dec 3, 2008
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    A traveler was found by a U.S. customs agent to be carrying a 1/2 gallon bottle in from Mexico, the official asked the man what it contained? The Traveler replied, it’s just holy water from a shrine I visited, the inspector was suspicious, opened the bottle and sniffed, He shouted, this isn’t holy ...read more

  • Metaphors (Comical)

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 2, 2022
     | 1,766 views

    . Most writers know not to use mixed metaphors. Here are some examples: 1. She was a couch potato in the gravy boat of life, flopping dejectedly on the sofa. 2. All at once he was alone in this noisy hive with no place to roost. 3. The little boat gently drifted across the pond the way a bowling ...read more

  • Are You Serving Or Souring

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 13, 2022
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    If you are not serving where you are do not expect to be called to somewhere else to serve. Act 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Saul/Paul and Barnabas were already serving in the church ...read more

  • The Papoose

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2007
     | 1,131 views

    The Papoose I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now…John 16:12.” Those precious words of our Lord Jesus Christ in John 16:12 bring back a memory from my past. When our middle son was very young, he fell and cut a rather deep gash in the area between his lip and chin. ...read more