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                    Generous & Stingy Givers According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the most generous people in the nation live in Salt Lake City, giving nearly 15% of their discretionary income, mostly to the Mormon Church. Others in the top 5 most-giving cities were Grand Rapids (10%), Minneapolis,
                    
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                    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Two men were marooned on an Island. One man paced back and forth worried and scared while the other man sat back and was sunning himself.
The first man said to the second man, "aren’t you afraid we are about to die." "No," said the second man, "I make
                    
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                    Contributed by Roger Haber on Oct 24, 2006
                
                
                
                    Let’s start with a true/false quiz:
•	I am growing in my intimacy with God and faithfulness to his word.
•	I am growing in real relationships with others in a small group.
•	I am growing in my service to God and others.
•	I am growing in reaching my pre-Christian relationships for
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2007
                
                
                
                    An Aunt was taking a niece and nephew on a tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.  She was explaining about in this church tradition they say a prayer and light a candle to allow the prayer to go to God while the candle burns.  They all lit a candle and said a prayer.  On the
                    
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                    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 25, 2007
                
                
                
                    1.Some people have such bad nerves that they cannot sleep in church.
2. If people sleep during the sermon, the pastor needs to wake up.
3. Sometimes how well you sleep depends on how little you lie.
4. If you cannot sleep at night, don’t count sheep, talk to the
                    
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                    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 11, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Consider Jonathan Edwards: “’Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’ was one of the most famous sermons preached by [him], and it is reported that his listeners were brought to points of “weeping, swooning, crying out, and convulsions.” The most interesting report, however, is that “Edwards read the
                    
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                    Contributed by Cris Willis on Dec 27, 2007
                
                
                
                    A Contrast of the Rapture and Glorious Appearing of Christ
The Rapture of the Church	The Glorious Appearing or Revelation
1.  Christ comes for believers in the air.	1.  Christ comes with believers to the earth.
2.  All Christians on Earth are translated into new bodies.	2.  There is no translation
                    
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                    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Apr 23, 2009
                
                
                
                    Jack Mooring (from the Christian band Leeland): "What changed us wasn’t just going to church.  It wasn’t going to youth group.  It was being in the altar and experiencing the anointing and the presence of God.  We want to bring that to Christian music in a new way and have kids experience the Holy
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Oct 10, 2009
                
                
                
                    IN ORDER TO GIVE SOMETHING, YOU MUST LET GO! 
VISUAL ILLUSTRATION:  (I had a church member come to the front and pretended to give him my Bible, but wouldn’t let go of it, so I never really gave it to him.  You have to let go of something in order
                    
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                    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 20, 2009
                
                
                
                    When we lived in the Ukraine for a month, we witnessed incredible poverty. The beautifully ornate Churches over there have domes which are actually covered in gold leaf, but under them are the beggars. Such a contrast. I noticed at one point some priests driving around in BMW’s, while beggars eked
                    
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                    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
                
                
                
                    BELOVED I STAND HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU...THE CHURCH HAS TO REDISCOVER 2 THINGS...FIRST WE MUST REDISCOVER THE MAJESTY AND THE HOLINESS OF OUR GOD ... AND SECOND THE SINFULNESS OF OUR SIN. 
Believe me, those 2 things can only be found in convicted prayer with God and prayer is not the easiest thing
                    
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                    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 16, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    GIFT FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOME
A tired stay-at-home mom opened the front door of her home to find the preacher from the church, who said, "I’m collecting donations for the new children’s home we’re building. Just asking you to give what you
                    
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                    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    PORN STATISTICS
• A 2003 survey from Internet Filter Review reported that 47 percent of Christians admit pornography is a major problem in their homes.
• An internet survey conducted by Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in 2002 found 30 percent of 6,000 pastors had viewed internet porn in the last
                    
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                    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 16, 2012
                
                
                
                    A church member, noted for his "kickative mood and objective case," was challenged to construct a workable program rather than always finding fault with the attempts of others. "No," he replied, "you go ahead and make the plans, I will tell you what is wrong with them."
This is essentially how
                    
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                    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2008
                
                
                
                    Among Christian adults 64% believe male/female cohabitation outside of marriage is acceptable.
55% of Christian adults believe a good person can earn his or her salvation. 44% believe Jesus Christ committed sins while on earth. 
91% of students from evangelical churches do not believe in absolute
                    
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                    Contributed by Dale  Pilgrim on May 17, 2008
                
                
                
                    The bottom line: if we are going to have God's blessing. If God is to lavishly pour out his goodness in our personal and corporate lives, it includes our response to our financial resources and our willingness to purify our behaviour in this regard. People that do not take God's instruction
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
                
                
                
                    Leonard Ravenhill said this in his book Why Revival Tarries
“No man is greater than his prayer life…Poverty–stricken as the church is today in many things, she is most stricken here, in the place of PRAYER.  We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few PRAYERS.  The
                    
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