In Sermon Illustrations: "Apologetics General"

Pentecostal Power From Its Origins In An Ame ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Pentecostal Power From its origins in an AME Church on Azusa Street in Los Angeles, Pentecostalism has emerged as the world’s fastest-growing Christian movement. The World Christian Encyclopedia reports more than 500 million followers, comprising 25% of the world’s Christians, up from 6% in 1906. ...read more

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More Born Again New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

More Born Again New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

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100 Years Old The April 1906 Azusa Street ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

100 Years Old The April 1906 Azusa Street revivals in Los Angeles are considered the birth the modern Pentecostal movement. According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, adherents to Charismatic faiths now number more ...read more

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Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer And Robert ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton, Stanford professors new book, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management, recently discussed their 5 favorite myths of management with U.S. News. (1) Financial Incentives Drive Good Performance. ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

A Good Marriage And An Ability To Play Far ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

A Good Marriage and an ability to play far outweigh financial security and good health as keys to a satisfying retirement. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Indecency Challenged Tv Networks Claim In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Indecency Challenged TV networks claim in a filing, the F.C.C. overstepped its authority, in an attempt to regulate content protected by the First Amendment, acted arbitrary and failed to provide a clear and consistent ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Jim Henderson, Author And President Of Off The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Jim Henderson, author and President of Off the Map, placed a winning eBay auction bid of $504 to send a Chicago atheist to church (one visit per $10 bid). Off the Map is ...read more

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The German Pastor And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Pastor and theologian who spoke out against atrocities in Nazi Germany, once wrote, “If my sinfulness appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Sin Is The Excrement Of Our Soul. I'm Not Trying ...

Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Mar 4, 2007

Sin is the excrement of our soul. I’m not trying to be gross, but as much as our physical excrement may disgust us, our spiritual excrement disgusts God even more. We sin every day, even when we try our best not to do so. We sin less than we did before, and when we let Jesus into our lives, we ...read more

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Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Tony Campolo Wrote A Book Called "The Kingdom Of ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 6, 2007

Tony Campolo wrote a book called “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu in the mid 80’s. Having crossed far too many time zones from Philadelphia to Hawaii, he found himself awake and needing breakfast at 3:30am local time. He ended up in a ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Difference Between An Obstacle And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:9

Tags: Attitude General

If A Man Has The Right Attitude, Even If He Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a man has the right attitude, even if he is average, hell work hard enough to play well. As long as he thinks ...read more

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We Betray Our People If We Fail To Demand A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We betray our people if we fail to demand a winning attitude and the full cooperation ...read more

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Attitude Is The Minds Paintbrush. It Can Color ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Attitude is the minds paintbrush. It can color a situation gloomy or gray, or cheerful.In fact, ...read more

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Our Success Or Our Failure Is The Result Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Our success or our failure is the result of our mental condition our thoughts about people and about ourselves our ...read more

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The Only Disability In Life Is A Bad ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The only disability in life is a ...read more

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A Chip On The Shoulder Is Too Heavy A Piece Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage ...read more

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Ability Is What You're Capable Of Doing. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude ...read more

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The Greatest Discovery Is That A Human Being Can ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The greatest discovery is that a human being can alter his life by ...read more

Tags: Attitude General