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Bible Tax: Another Sign Of Cultural Change And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Bible Tax: Another sign of cultural change and values shift. Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania ruled this month that the state’s sales tax exemption for bibles and other religious material is unconstitutional. This ends a 41 year old exemption and is expected to yield ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Teens: Two Of The Most Common Life-Changing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Teens: Two of the most common life-changing situations reported among Christian teens are stress (64%) and sin (59%). 64% of Christian teens chose to remain sexually abstinent until marriage while 54% chose not to use alcohol or drugs (51%) in ‘02. Those who struggle with abuse or parental conflict ...read more

Tags: Children

Changing Ethnicity: Using Census Data, Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Changing Ethnicity: Using Census data, Barna Research describes the likely contours of America’s faith in 2050. The Census Bureau expects the U.S. population to go from the current 293 million to 420 million in ‘50. It projects whites will drop from 69.4% to 50.1%; blacks will go from 12.7% to ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Coming Change: 56% Of Technology Experts Agree ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Coming Change: 56% of technology experts agree that as telecommuting and home-schooling expand, the boundary between work and leisure will diminish and family dynamics will change. There is notable agreement among the experts that in the next 10 years the internet will be more deeply integrated in ...read more

Tags: Workplace

America's Faith Changing: George Barna Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

America’s Faith Changing: George Barna has discovered discernible faith transitions have occurred across various subgroups. Young Adults—When Baby Busters (born between ‘65 and ‘83) enter a new life stage, a 1st marriage or parenthood, religious faith stabilizes. Since ’96 7% more attend Sunday ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Abortion Views Changing: A New Gallup Survey Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Abortion Views Changing: A new Gallup survey of 13 to 17 year olds finds their views on abortion significantly more conservative than their parents’ generation: Abortion is morally wrong, Teens: 72% Adults: 26%; Abortion should be legal in all circumstances, Teens: 19% Adults: 26%; Abortion should ...read more

Tags: Abortion

So Many People In Relationships Try To Change ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Mar 4, 2006

So many people in relationships try to change the other person. Reminds me of the young fiancé who, after learning that her husband to be didn’t believe like she did, cried to her mother saying, “Mom, what should I do? How can I change his thinking? He says he doesn’t believe in hell?” The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-17

Tags: Marriage General, Change

Denomination: Christian Church

Any Change, At Any Time, For Any Reason, Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

"Any change, at any time, for any reason, is to be deplored." The Duke ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Book Club Changes: Media Giant Bertelsmann Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Book Club Changes: Media giant Bertelsmann is planning to transform its Direct Group of book, CD, and DVD clubs into an Internet networking destination for older people. It plans to unify its aging 35 million users in 22 countries by changing its traditional clubs into ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Life Examples: Isaiah: A Life-Changing Encounter ...  PRO

Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007

Life Examples: Isaiah: A Life-Changing Encounter (Isaiah 6:1-7) Isaiah’s whole life changed when he saw the majestic Lord seated on His heavenly throne. His awesome vision of God pierced him to cry out, "I am a man of unclean lips...For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts" (Isaiah 6:5). ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-7, John 3:1

Tags: Heart, Fix, Patches

Denomination: Baptist

Teenagers Havent Changed Much. They Still Grow ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Teenagers havent changed much. They still grow up, leave home and get married. The big difference is that today ...read more

Tags: Children

Great Joy, Especially After A Sudden Change Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells ...read more

Tags: Joy

Opinions Alter, Manner Changes, Creeds Rise And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Opinions alter, manner changes, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Change Means Movement. Movement Means Friction. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Television Has Changed The American Child From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Television has changed the American child from an irresistible force ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Nothing Changes Your Opinion Of A Friend So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as ...read more

Tags: Compassion

He That Never Changes His Opinions Never ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He that never changes his opinions never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

The Weather Bureau Has Changed Its Name To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Weather Bureau has changed its name to Environmental Science Services Administration and we still get six inches of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Tags: Creation

I Still Believe That If Your Aim Is To Change ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more ...read more

Tags: News

Styles, Like Everything Else, Change. Style ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Styles, like everything else, change. ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous