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  • Church-Hopping Stats

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010
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    CHURCH-HOPPING STATS Surveys show that as much as 85 percent of church membership growth is made up of people who church-hop. Other surveys show that there has been no real growth in church membership in recent ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Importance Of Church Friendships  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010
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    IMPORTANCE OF CHURCH FRIENDSHIPS A new Gallup study commissioned by Group Publishing shows that people with close friendships in their church are very satisfied with their congregation, less likely to leave their place of worship, and have a strong friendship with God. Church members who have a ...read more

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  • No Greater Gift To The Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    NO GREATER GIFT TO THE CHURCH Andrew Murray once said, "God has no more precious gift to a church or an age than a man who lives as an embodiment of His will, and inspires those around him with the faith of what grace can do (Andrew Murray, Leadership, Vol. 7, no. 4). Dear friends, by God's ...read more

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  • A Church Made William ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
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    A Church Made William Wickham King Edward of England appointed William Wickham to build a church. William Wickham performed his duty and finished by writing in one of the windows, "This work made William Wickham." When the king saw this he confronted William for assuming the honor of building the ...read more

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  • The Importance Of Church In The Face Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
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    The Importance of Church in the Face of Disillusionment The church has fallen on tough times. Sadly, some of the negative perceptions are the church’s fault. Stories of sexual abuse by a few ministers and avarice and greed by others have tarnished the testimony of the church. I am convinced that ...read more

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  • Burma Shave And The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 15, 2010
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    BURMA-SHAVE AND THE CHURCH Dan Betzer told about the old Burma Shave commercials alongside the roadside. Some of you remember how advertisers would use several well-placed slogans on signs to promote their product. Burma Shave was famous for their billboard advertisements. For example, one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Attending Church Matters

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 27, 2010
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    ATTENDING CHURCH MATTERS The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry in spring 1997 released an article that shows older people who base their Christian faith on TV programmes have a higher rate of depression and lower health than the general population. While those who base their Christian life ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Is Your Church On Fire?

    Contributed by K. Simms on Nov 5, 2010
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    IS YOUR CHURCH ON FIRE? In a little town unknown to many, there was a small church. One night smoke and flames consumed this little church. People from all over town stood in the streets and watched the church as it burned. The local preacher drove up and noticed several people that he hadn't seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Try Coming To Church

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2010
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    Quote: "When you were born, your mother brought you to church. When you were married, your wife brought you to church. When you die, your friends will bring you to ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Which Church Is Yours?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    WHICH CHURCH IS YOURS? There's a cartoon with a picture of two men rowing boats. One was wearing a dog collar and in his hands was a punting pole. Also in the boat were rows and rows of people cheering him on. In the other boat, the man rowing, also wearing a dog collar, had in his hands a ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Stir Crazy Church

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 4, 2011
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    STIR CRAZY CHURCH The baseball player Reggie Jackson referred to himself as “the straw that stirs the drink.” Cocky and outspoken, he had a knack for keeping the adrenaline flowing among his teammates. Hebrews is telling each of us to be the straw that stirs the drink in fellowship together as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Peter's View Of The Church

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 14, 2011
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    PETER'S VIEW OF THE CHURCH Derek Tidball – Ministry by the Book: New Testament Patterns for Pastoral Leadership: “Peter presents a view of the church where all are priests but some are called to exercise an overseeing role as elders and shepherds, which they do both ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Three Bones In Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2011
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    THREE BONES IN CHURCH Church members may be divided into three classes in a mere skeleton outline: wishbones, jawbones, and backbones. The wishbones are always languidly hoping that their church will somehow grow without their effort. The jawbones talk their way out of doing things, and the ...read more

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  • The Church As A China Cabinet

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011
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    THE CHURCH AS A CHINA CABINET Bryan Wilkerson talks about a sterling silver tea set that a family member gave him and his wife as a reminder of her love for them. It’s quite old and beautifully made, and it sits on a stand in their dining room. There's only one problem: they can’t use it. The ...read more

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  • How Not To Market The Church

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    HOW NOT TO MARKET THE CHURCH When we speak of marketing the church (writes David Wells) we are not referencing such things as advertising church events, providing excellence in church programming, being kind to visitors, or providing ample parking. No one is arguing the importance and value of ...read more

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  • De-Sanctified Churches

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2011
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    DE-SANCTIFIED CHURCHES Not too long ago, a real estate listing in Dallas had the simple headline: "Converted Church." In other words, what had once been a church facility is now somebody's house. The listing under the heading had this description: "The altar has been adapted for use as a granite ...read more

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  • The Church Without Outreach

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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    THE CHURCH WITHOUT OUTREACH Fred Craddock tells the story of his first church. It was a beautiful little white church on a hill in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The church was beautifully maintained. The pews had been hand-hewn from giant poplar trees that had grown nearby. Little kerosene lamps on the walls ...read more

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  • Separation Of Church And State...?

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 30, 2011
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    SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE...? God has promised: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD." But... wait a minute. I thought those same founders wanted to separate the Church from the State! How many of you have ever heard that phrase? Of course you have. And I'll give a hundred dollar ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Church As A Spectator Sport

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011
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    CHURCH AS A SPECTATOR SPORT A British pastor and author made this observation a few years ago. I think it’s still accurate. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, "Men and women no longer...exercise in sport as they used to. Instead, people tend to sit in crowds and just watch other people play. ...And I ...read more

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  • Korean Cell Churches

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 9, 2011
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    KOREAN CELL CHURCHES Assemblies of God Church in Seoul, Korea: It started in 1958 when Paul Yonggi Cho (later David) held a service in his friend’s home with her three children. Passionate desire to share Christ by inviting other people to their home church soon resulted in exponential growth. ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army