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  • The ‘detonator’ That Churches ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 8, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 3,232 views

    “The ‘detonator’ that churches lack today is prayer. It has the power to ignite the dynamite of the Gospel and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • After Church…  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 20, 2001
    based on 152 ratings
     | 6,753 views

    AFTER CHURCH... There he stood, in the midst of the Golden Corral restaurant, with Thousand Island dressing dripping from his hair, over his glasses, down his face, all over his jacket, pants, & shoes. And I’m not talking about a little bit of Thousand Island dressing, I’m talking about 2 gallons ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Church Stats

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,365 views

    Church Stats: · 23.9% of Americans belonged to an evangelical denomination in ’65 compared to 25.4% in ’96. · In ’65, 27.2% belonged to a mainline denomination, in ’96 it was down to 22.1%. · Catholics have declined from 23.9% of the U.S. population in ‘65, to 21.8% in ’96. · In ’90, 65% of ...read more

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  • Church For Fanatics

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,816 views

    Church For Fanatics One man wrote "I was a supply preacher for a small town Texas Church, coming in early Sunday, preaching a sermon to the congregation, and then leaving after lunch. Arriving early one Sunday I sat down at a local donut shop, opened my Bible and went over my sermon notes. " A man ...read more

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Sleeping In Church

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 15, 2007
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     | 7,314 views

    Sleeping in Church A Minister, while preaching, noted most of his congregation was asleep. He stopped the sermon and asked a deacon to pass the offering plate. The deacon woke up red-faced and reminded him the offering had already been taken. His response; “Never mind, take up another one. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Church Nevers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 4,013 views

    CHURCH NEVERS 6. Never ask an usher to break a $20. 5. Never do a cannonball in the baptismal tank. 4. Never hold a church business meeting on Super Bowl Sunday. 3. Never tell the pastor, "We love your church and we might even come back next Easter." 2. During youth group activities, never bungee ...read more

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  • The Perfect Church  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,433 views

    The Perfect Church I think that I shall never see A church that’s all it ought to be; A church that has no empty pews, Whose preacher never has the blues; A church whose deacons always “deke” And none is proud but all are meek; Where gossips never peddle lies Or make complaints or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Perfect Church  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jun 29, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,216 views

    The Perfect Church Mavis Williams If you should find the perfect church Without one fault or smear, For goodness sake! Don’t join that church; You’d spoil the atmosphere. If you should find the perfect church Where all anxieties cease Then pass it by, lest joining it You’d mar the masterpiece. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Touching In Church

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2005
     | 3,674 views

    Touching in Church What is all this touching in church? It used to be a person could come to church and sit in the pew and not be bothered by all this friendliness and certainly not by touching. I used to come to church and leave untouched. Now I have to be nervous about what is expected of me. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Church Fights

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,053 views

    Church Fights I’m told that there is a church in Texas that debated over the issue of telling a lie. Some felt that there were some occasions in which a little white lie was acceptable. The others felt that there was never an occasion in which a lie of any kind was acceptable. The discussion got so ...read more

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  • Church Is Good For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 1,605 views

    CHURCH IS GOOD FOR MARRIAGE Married couples who attend church services frequently are happier and more likely to succeed in their marriages than those who don’t attend church often or not at all, finds a Univ. of Virginia study. 70% of husbands who attend church regularly are “very happy” in their ...read more

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  • Trampled In The Church

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 7, 2009
     | 3,180 views

    TRAMPLED IN THE CHURCH An African proverb says, "When elephants fight, grass gets trampled." Elephants do not throw their weight around for nothing. The average African elephant weighs 16,534 lbs. The largest elephant on record weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall! Wild elephants eat ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joy In Church  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,884 views

    JOY IN CHURCH Then there’s the story about a little boy in church with his mother. He was a good little boy, quiet and well behaved. He didn’t cause any problems. But every once in a while he would stand up in the chair, turn around, look at the people behind him and smile at them. His smile was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Churches And Culture

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 13, 2010
     | 2,992 views

    CHURCHES AND CULTURE In survey after survey, researchers find that the lifestyles of born-again Christians are virtually indistinguishable from those of nonbelievers. The divorce rate among Christians is identical to that of nonbelievers. Christian teens are almost as sexually active as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sports And Church

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 13, 2010
     | 2,886 views

    SPORTS AND CHURCH Football in the fall. Basketball in the winter. Baseball in the spring and summer. This pastor has been an avid sports fan all his life. But I’ve had it! I quit this sports business once and for all. You can’t get me near one of those places again. Want to know why... Every time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Friends In The Church

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 7, 2011
     | 3,343 views

    FRIENDS IN THE CHURCH Flavil Yeakley decided to track one hundred new members within his church for six months. After six months, 90 percent of the actives had six or more friends in the congregation (average 7.3) ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Galileo And The Church

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 2, 2011
     | 2,223 views

    GALILEO AND THE CHURCH Many of us have heard about the conflict between Galileo and the church of his day. The Church doctrine of that day taught that the sun revolved around the earth. But Galileo discovered that that wasn’t true--it was the earth that revolved around the sun. The Church didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • A Dying Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,478 views

    A DYING CHURCH An artist was once asked to put on canvas what he considered to be the picture best symbolizing a decaying and dying church. After several months, he returned and reported that he had finished the task. The hour finally arrived when the painting was to be unveiled. Several people ...read more

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  • The Wallpaper Church

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 28, 2011
     | 1,733 views

    THE WALLPAPER CHURCH The first Protestant missionary martyr in Korea was Robert Jermain Thomas (1839-1866), a Welsh missionary with the London Missionary Society. In 1863 he went to Beijing and there met two Korean traders who told him about the Catholic converts who had no Bibles. Thomas became ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Church On Fire

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 15, 2011
     | 9,583 views

    CHURCH ON FIRE Here's an interesting article that goes well with Pentecost. The article’s title read, "Fireworks Blamed for Church Fire." The story begins, "Fireworks were blamed for a fire that tore through a church in Brush Prairie, on Monday... . The church's roof collapsed as the fire ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran