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Despite Its Christian Heritage, The United States ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Aug 14, 2001

Despite its Christian heritage, the United States leads every other nation in the industrialized world in the percentage of single-parent families (23%), abortion rate (22.9 per 1,000 women aged 15-44), sexually transmitted diseases (syphillis rate is 6.3 per 100,000 and gonorrhea rate is 149.5 per ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Sexuality, Abortion

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

At Least 75 Christians Killed In Manila Hotel ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 29, 2001

At Least 75 Christians Killed In Manila Hotel Fire August 20, 2001 By: Stefan J. Bos Eastern Europe Correspondent for ASSIST News Service MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- (ANS) -- An early morning fire that swept through a suburban Manilla hotel Saturday has killed at least 75 people, mostly participants at ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount, Christian Disciplines, Attributes, Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Paul Harvey Said, "Too Many Christians Are No ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 10, 2001

Paul Harvey said, "Too many Christians are no longer fishers of men but ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, Church Small Groups

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Many Christians Have Been Infected With The Most ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 21, 2001

Many Christians have been infected with the most virulent virus of modern American life, what sociologist Robert Bellah calls "radical individualism." They concentrate on personal obedience to Christ as if all that matters is "Jesus and me," but in doing so, miss the point altogether. For ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Church Purpose Of, Church Small Groups, Renewal

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Earlier That Same Year, 1885, Three Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Oct 30, 2001

"Earlier that same year, 1885, three Christian boys had shed their blood for Christ in Uganda. The king had ordered the arrest of these page boys in an effort to stamp out Christianity. The eldest was fifteen and the youngest was eleven-year-old Yusufu. They held fast their faith and staked their ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-12, John 14:12, 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Christian Man Is The Most Free Lord Of All, ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 3, 2001

"A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none; a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to every one." ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Kingdom Of God, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

Notice John Wesley’s Rule For Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 17, 2001

Notice John Wesley’s Rule for Christian Living Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ, Christian Disciplines, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

One Day I Was Seeking To Emphasize To A Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 23, 2001

One day I was seeking to emphasize to a Christian Brother the intimacy of this union. We happened to be drinking tea together, so I took a lump of sugar and stirred it into my tea. A couple of minutes later I asked, “Can you tell me where the sugar is now, and where’s the tea?” “No,” he said, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Parable General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Christian Hope Is The Hope Which Has Seen ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 10, 2001

"The Christian hope is the hope which has seen everything and endured everything, and has still not despaired, because it believes in God. The Christian hope is not hope in the human spirit, in human goodness, in human endurance, in human achievement; the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:12

Tags: God Brings Hope, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christians Do Get Divorced. Some For Biblical ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000

Christians do get divorced. Some for Biblical reasons. According to researcher George Barna, the ratio of Christians who have been divorced is higher than the percentage of non-Christians. In his sample of almost 4000 adults, Christians led non-Christians in divorce by a margin of 3 percentage ...read more

Tags: Faith, Divorce, Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Author And Speaker Joni Eareckson Tada ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2001

Christian author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada writes: I’m a quadriplegic, yet I can drive a van (my hand is secured to a big joystick so I can steer, accelerate, and brake). I enjoy being independent, so if there’s something I can do, I will - even if it means tackling the drive-thru at a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:19-20, Ephesians 2:11-22

Tags: Patience, Peace, Lord, Giving General, Give Thanks, Forgiveness, Christian Disciplines  (view more)  (view less)

John Stott In Authentic Christianity Noted: "We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2001

John Stott in Authentic Christianity noted: "We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit humbly under its judgments instead. If we come to Scripture with our minds made up, expecting to hear from it only an echo of our own ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Tags: Disciplines Scripture, Bible Influence, Bible Study, Security

Christian, If Thou Wouldst Know The Path Of Duty, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

Christian, if thou wouldst know the path of duty, take God for thy compass; if thou wouldst steer thy ship through the dark billows, put the tiller into the hand of the Almighty. Many a rock might be escaped, if we would let our Father take the helm; many a shoal or quicksand we might well avoid, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:6

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers, God's Omniscience, God The Father

Christian Author Dallas Willard Says In "The ...

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Apr 8, 2002

Christian author Dallas Willard says in "The Divine Conspiracy," “To cut the root of anger is to ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Anger

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There's A Story About A Wealthy Christian Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 13, 2002

There’s a story about a wealthy Christian who somehow got obsessed with the idea of taking some of his wealth to heaven. Now he knew the Bible clearly teaches that you can’t take it with you. But so obsessed was he with this desire that he just prayed & prayed & prayed that God would give him ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Methodist

South East Christian Church In Louisville, Ky Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 23, 2002

South East Christian Church in Louisville, KY is a congregation of about 15,000 members. It’s so huge they have a very specialized paid staff. For example, they have a staff member in charge of something they call the “wedding department.” One Sunday, a staff member from that department was ...read more

Tags: Baptism

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian Mass Media Reaches Adults In Surprising ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 31, 2001

Christian Mass Media Reaches Adults in Surprising Numbers ** (Baptist Press) -- More adults experience the Christian faith through Christian media, such as radio, television or books, than by attending Christian churches, according to a new study by the Barna Research Group. The survey found that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Tags: Entertainment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

W.h. Griffith Thomas Scourged Christians This ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002

W.H. Griffith Thomas scourged Christians this way, “There is no greater foe to Christianity than mere profession. There is no greater discredit to Christianity today than to stand up for it, and yet not live it in our lives. There is no greater danger in the Christian world today than to stand up ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10

Tags: Growth In Christ, Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Independent/Bible

An Old Christian Drama Depicts A Little Boy ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Nov 20, 2002

An old Christian drama depicts a little boy working in his parent’s carpentry shop in first century Jerusalem. He protests his chore, which is to assist in building a cross. The parents insist that he help because Rome has given them a contract for construction of crosses. In another scene the boy ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-31, Mark 8:31-38, Mark 8:31-38

Tags: Easter Good Friday

Denomination: Independent/Bible

John Harper Was Born Into A Christian Family May ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Nov 20, 2002

John Harper was born into a Christian family May 29, 1872. He became a Christian 13 years later and had already started preaching by age 17. He received training at the Baptist Pioneer Mission in London, and in 1896 he founded a church, now known as Harper Memorial Church, which began with 25 ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: Independent/Bible