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The Most Common Reasons Donors Discontinue ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The most common reasons donors discontinue giving: · 53% Don’t have the money · 30% Don’t know how the money is used · 27% Don’t know the ministry accomplishments · 23% Ministry spends too much on fund raising · 22% Don’t understand the ministry’s purpose Of course every reason has a reason behind ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Pastor's Bible Preference: A Poll Of Pastors ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Pastor’s Bible Preference: A poll of pastors conducted by Ellison Research, finds 31% prefer the NIV, 23% --KJV, 14%--NRSV, 13%--NKJV, and 10%--NASV. Pastors of small churches, over age 60 and in the South tend to favor the KJV. The NIV is strongest in the Midwest and West, while the NRSV scored ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Word-Of-Mouth: A Uk Survey Conducted In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Word-of-Mouth: A UK survey conducted in conjunction with World Book Day reaffirms that word-of-mouth is the strongest force in book sales alongside recognizing and wanting to read another book by a favorite author. 25% of people responding said the last book they read was based on a personal ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

There's A Little Stream Flowing At The Back ...

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006

There’s a little stream flowing at the back property line behind the neighbor’s house and ours. I’ve walked back there and this Summer there was no flow. That stream or branch had no flow of water. Have you ever crossed the Coosa River when there was no water flowing under the bridge? No! That’s ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-39

Denomination: Baptist

Documented In A Book By James Patterson And Peter ...  PRO

Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 15, 2004

Documented in a book by James Patterson and Peter Kim, the Day America Told the Truth, (1991), Americans were asked: “What are you willing to do for $10,000,000?” Would abandon their entire family (25%) Would abandon their church (25%) Would become prostitutes for a week or more (23%) Would give ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Money

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A 2006 Survey Of State Adult Protective Agencies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

A 2006 survey of state adult protective agencies found 565,747 reports of abuse of vulnerable adults in one year. With 89% of reports occurring in domestic settings, it's a disturbing snapshot of mistreatment of people in their own homes, mostly by their own kin, who are also likely to be their ...read more

Tags: Family

G ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

GERANIUMS A man walked into a flower shop and asked for some potted red geraniums. "I’m sorry," said the clerk in flower shop, "we are completely sold out of all of our potted geraniums. But I’d be more than happy to give you a deal on something else. Could you use African violets ...read more

Tags: Trust

Billy Graham Has Said He Would Be Happy If 5% Of ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 30, 2008

Billy Graham has said he would be happy if 5% of those that have made a profession of faith at his crusades were truly saved According to U.S. News and World Report 78% of people believe in heaven and that they are going there Only 60% believed in Hell, and only 4% believed they were going there If ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

Sparky Anderson The Great Baseball Manager Wh...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

Sparky Anderson the great baseball manager who won many pennants and a world championship, said,” I’m not lying when I say that this religion is so important to me. If I had one great wish, it would be that I could honestly say that I was one of God’s children. That is the one emptiness I have. I ...read more

Tags: Obedience

You Do Not Pull The Shore To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009

YOU DO NOT PULL THE SHORE TO YOU Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-10

Tags: Prayer, Prayer Supplication

From The Texas Heart Institute's Website, We ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010

From the Texas Heart Institute’s website, we learn the following about our human heart. It weighs between 7 and 15 ounces (16 ounces is one pound.)It is the size of our fist (Make a fist.) For a person who lives a long life it will beat up to 3.5 billion times. It pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood ...read more

Tags: Heart

Denomination: Church Of God

Today It A Wonderful Day For Many Of Us Here In ...

Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 21, 2010

Today is a wonderful day for many of us here in Grenada and elsewhere in the world, while many over are suffering and are going through trials and time of testing. We look at the Haiti situation where just a some time ago, that 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the Capital, city Port-Aux-Prince, ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Baptist

The Colonel Who Served As Inspector General In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 21, 2011

The colonel who served as inspector general in a particular base paid close attention to how personnel wore their uniforms. On one occasion he spotted a junior airman with a violation. "Airman," he bellowed, "what do you do when a shirt pocket is unbuttoned?" The startled airman replied, "Button ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Tags: Humility

Encouraging Others

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017

After analyzing many surveys, J. C. Staehle found that the principle causes of unrest among workers, were the following: 1. Failure to give credit for suggestions. 2. Failure to correct grievances. 3. Failure to encourage. 4. Criticizing employees in front of other people. 5. Failure to ask ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:39

Tags: Relationships, Encourage Others

Denomination: Charismatic

Have You Ever Hurt Anybody?  PRO

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Dec 30, 2005

Brennan Manning tells a story in his book The Ragamuffin Gospel. 25 years ago, he had a drinking problem. He voluntarily entered a 28-day treatment program. Early on in the treatment program they had to sit in a circle with a leader and tell the other people in the group, about the extent of their ...read more

Tags: Richard Celtzer, Mortal Lessons, Addiction, Brennan Manning

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Generations And The Bible  PRO

Contributed by Billy Nale on Oct 19, 2009

GENERATIONS AND THE BIBLE A new research report from the Barna Group examines recent nationwide studies on how different generations of American adults view and use the Bible. For the purposes of this research, the Mosaic generation refers to adults who are currently ages 18 to 25; Busters are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Timothy 4:12-16

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Baptist

The Impact Of The Sexual Sins On This Society: ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2005

The Impact of the sexual sins on this society: Noel Hornor states: Sex is everywhere. It permeates the movies and the television programs we watch, the music we hear, the magazines and books we read, the talk shows we listen to. Society, it seems, is obsessed with sex. Perhaps never has society had ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Sin Exposed

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leadership ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

LEADERSHIP WISDOM Back in the 90’s there was a president of Harvard University named Neil Rudenstine. Now, one of the major roles of the college president is to raise money for the institution so they can pay the salaries and other financial responsibilities of the organization. And Neil ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

How Much Is A Body Worth?

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010

HOW MUCH IS A BODY WORTH? When biochemist Harold J. Morowitz of Yale University received a humorous birthday card from his daughter that read: "According to biochemists, the materials that make up the human body are worth only ninety-eight cents," he reached for a catalog of a supply company ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Denomination: *other

Mom's Church  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011

MOM'S CHURCH Four scholars were arguing over Bible translations. One said he preferred the King James Version because of its beauty, eloquent old English. Another said he preferred the American Standard Bible for its literalism, the way it moves the reader from passage to passage with confident ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:5

Tags: Mother's Day