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In 2003, 581,619 People Made A Decision For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

In 2003, 581,619 people made a decision for Christ in ’03 through the Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. That’s nearly 1 every ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

The Wall Separating Church And Economics Is Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Wall Separating Church And Economics is being breached. “More and more scholars have been using conventional economic methods to understand the way in which religion relates to the rest of society, and to the economy in particular,” says George Mason University professor Laurence R. Iannaccone. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-16

Tags: Christian Values

Tbn Troubles Ministry Watchdog Wall Watchers Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

TBN Troubles Ministry watchdog Wall Watchers has recommended Trinity Broadcasting Network leaders Paul and Jan Crouch step down from TBN leadership, citing their lavish lifestyle, a lack of TBN financial transparency, and other problems. The announcement also notes the couple takes home an annual ...read more

Tags: Money

Consumer Trends: Two Major Trends Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Consumer Trends: Two major trends of paradigm-shifting proportions are changing the face of the entire consumer retail market today. Every consumer business is going to feel the effects. Trend #1: Connecting replaces cocooning as dominant consumer trend. The cocooning and nesting trend that is at ...read more

Tags: Church General

Episcopal Turmoil: A Growing Number Of American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Episcopal Turmoil: A growing number of American Episcopal churches are leaving the Episcopal Church U.S.A. and aligning themselves with the Anglican Church of Uganda. The rupture occurred over the Church’s decision last year to permit the blessing of same-sex unions and to consecrate an openly gay ...read more

Tags: Unity

Some Schools In Japan Have Begun Trial Runs In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Some schools in Japan have begun trial runs in which students carry chips attached to their backpacks that have tiny antennae and can be traced by radio. The chips send signals to receivers at school gates. A computer in the system shows when a student enters or leaves. School officials say rising ...read more

Tags: Children

There Are Over 68 Million Catholics In The United ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are over 68 million Catholics in the United States. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

Halloween Has Become The Second Most Popular ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Halloween has become the second most popular decorating holiday. This year Americans will spend more than $1 billion doing so. ...read more

Tags: Paranormal

The American College Of Obstetricians And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports that 3 to 4 million women are beaten in their homes every year. ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

According To The U.s. Department Of Justice, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, approximately 2,000 women are murdered every year by an intimate partner. ...read more

Tags: Death

Under Your Skin: The Fda Has Cleared The Way For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Under Your Skin: The FDA has cleared the way for a Florida company to market implantable chips that would provide easy access to individual medical records. The approval is expected to bring public attention to a simmering debate over a technology that has evoked Orwellian overtones for privacy ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Conversion Age: A New Barna Study Indicates That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Conversion Age: A new Barna study indicates that 43% of Americans who accept Jesus Christ as their savior do so before reaching age 13, and that 64% of born again Christians made that commitment before age 18.. 13% made their profession of faith while 18 to 21 years old and 23% after their 21st ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

The Most Popular Methods Of Evangelizing, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Most Popular Methods Of Evangelizing, according to a new Barna study, are praying for others’ salvation (43%), living in such a way as to encourage questions about their faith (40% engaged in “lifestyle evangelism”) and interactive conversations about moral and life issues that hopefully lead ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Who Is Leading People To Christ? Recent Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Who Is Leading People To Christ? Recent Barna research finds that among Christians who embraced Christ before their teen years, half were led to Christ by their parents, with another 20% by some other friend or relative. 7% accepted Jesus in response to a minister’s personal prompting and 12% cited ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Donations To Charities Have Increased 2.3% Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Donations To Charities have increased 2.3% over last year according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s recent poll of the 400 largest nonprofit organizations in the U.S. (The ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Cell Phone Codependency A Growing Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Cell Phone Codependency A growing number of experts have identified and begun to study a distinct downside in that: cell phone use may be making us less autonomous and less capable of solving problems on our own, even when the answers are right in front of us. The ease of obtaining instant advice ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Wal-Mart Is The Nation's #1 Retailer Of Jewelry. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Wal-Mart is the nation’s #1 retailer of jewelry. It has risen to leadership in the jewelry market despite the fact that the prime target market for jewelry high-income women from 25 to 54 almost never shop for jewelry in Wal-Mart or any other mass merchant/discounter. That means lower-income ...read more

Tags: Money

The American Bible Society Has Released A Study ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The American Bible Society has released a study finding that 67% of American teenagers think that God and/or faith in God belong in the White House. Too bad they ...read more

Tags: Faith

A Majority Of Salvation Decisions Come In Direct ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

A majority of salvation decisions come in direct response to an invitation given by a family member or friend reports a new Barna survey. ...read more

Tags: Children

38% Of All U.s. Adults And 33%of All Teens, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

38% of all U.S. adults and 33%of all teens, an estimated 98 million adults and children, have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ