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85% Of Believers Gave Their Life To Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

85% of believers gave their life to Christ between ages 4 and 14. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Racial Makeup Of Believers Globally Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The racial makeup of believers globally has shifted from 81% white in 1900 to 55% nonwhite in 2000. (Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Believers Lack Biblical Understanding: A Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Believers Lack Biblical Understanding: A Barna poll reveals that many born again Americans hold beliefs contrary to Scripture. Among the most disturbing is that 68% think the Bible teaches that God helps those who help themselves. Other alarming beliefs are; that the Holy Spirit does not exist ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Hispanic Believers: According To Barna Research, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Hispanic Believers: According to Barna Research, during a typical week Hispanics are just as likely to attend church (40%), volunteer at their church (24%), pray to God (81%), attend a Sunday school class (15%), and attend a small group meeting for spiritual purposes (15%) as are non-Hispanic ...read more

Tags: Church General

Americans Believe: A New Poll Released By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Americans Believe: A new poll released by Newsweek reveals some surprising statistics on how Americans view Jesus and his birth. · 93% percent of all Americans believe Jesus really lived. · 82% see Jesus as God or the Son of God. · 73% say they believe Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Educated Believers: Born-Again Christians Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 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 ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Most American Catholics Believe That History Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Most American Catholics believe that history will judge Pope John Paul II favorably -- either as a great pope, or even one of the greatest ever. Seven in 10 predict the Catholic Church will make him a saint. Most American Catholics also say the choice of the next pope will matter to them ...read more

Tags: Church General

Nearly Half Of Americans Believe Little Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Nearly half of Americans believe little or nothing of what they read in America’s daily newspapers. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Truth

Women With Believing Mothers Are Less Likely To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Women with believing mothers are less likely to be depressed 10 years after leaving home says Columbia Univ. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Parenting

83% Of Consumers Believe That Old-Fashioned ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

83% of consumers believe that old-fashioned service with a smile is the best path to customer satisfaction. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

55% Of Americans Believe It Is A Sin To Engage In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

55% of Americans believe it is a sin to engage in homosexual behavior, among those who have a high level of religious commitment it’s 76%. ...read more

Tags: Homosexuality

Prayer - Secret, Fervent, Believing Prayer - ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Of Unchurched Americans, Two-Thirds Believe In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Of unchurched Americans, two-thirds believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ and that he was resurrected from the dead. The belief that Jesus Christ will return to earth someday is held by 62 percent of all Americans. Of the total American adult population, nearly half believe in creationism, and 37 ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The Audacity To Believe… (This Portion Based On ...

Contributed by David Rumley on Nov 8, 2006

THE AUDACITY TO BELIEVE… (This portion based on Rob Bell’s Nooma video called Dust) Why would Peter have the audacity to believe He could do what Jesus was doing? How would he believe in God and believe in himself enough to know he too could walk on water? To understand this we must understand ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

42% Of Evangelicals Believe People Suffering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

42% of evangelicals believe people suffering great pain without hope of improvement have a moral right to end ...read more

The Americans Most Likely To Believe In God Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

The Americans most likely to believe in God are between ages 18 and ...read more

60% Of Canadians Believe "Through The Life, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

60% Of Canadians believe “through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God provided the way for the forgiveness of sins,” but only 17% attend church at least ...read more

Tags: Church General

Astronomers Now Believe There Are As Many As 140 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Astronomers now believe there are as many as 140 billion galaxies in the known universe, some more than 11 billion light years away, each containing ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Believe In The Immortality Of The Soul Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within ...read more

Tags: Death

Ive Always Believed In Writing Without A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Ive always believed in writing without a collaborator, because when two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature