Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
Origins: A recent Gallup survey shows most Americans have somewhat tentative views about evolution, creationism, and intelligent design. Few Americans are familiar with all three. Clear majorities believe creationism and evolution are at least probably true, but the public is
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Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 19, 2006
Harold Lindsell wrote: ‘All that is meant by saying one takes the Bible literally is that one believes what it purports to say. This means that figures of speech are taken as figures of speech. No evangelical takes figures of speech literally. Nor does any
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 1, 2006
“God-honoring spiritual sacrifice begins when believers offer God all their human faculties, including their minds and every part of their bodies. The unregenerate yield the members of their bodies to sin, but the redeemed yield their members as instruments of righteousness
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Orthodox
Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 12, 2007
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In the fairy tale, Alice in Wonderland I believe it was the Cheshire Cat who said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” It could be we’re just living a fairy tale
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 4, 2001
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Here are some statistics about giving from the Barna Organization, which conducts significant research on the church in America:
8% of born again Christians tithed their income in 1999
17% of adults claimed in 1997 to have tithed but only 3% actually did
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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An Internal Revenue inspector walks into a church and asks to see the pastor. He is shown to the pastor’s office and is offered a seat.
"Pastor, I believe a member of your church, Mr. Jones, states on his tax return that he has donated $100,000 to
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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Rick Warren said that there are at least five areas where we as believers can be tempted to discriminate:
We can discriminate on the basis of appearance.
We can discriminate on the basis of ancestry.
We can discriminate on the basis of age.
We can discriminate on the basis of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Researcher George Barna notes research outcomes help to better understand the place of Christian belief in American society. He observes, “Many people seem to divide the Bible into two separate and unequal portions: the Old Testament, with what they perceive to be allegorical
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
Quote: D.L. Moody:
"I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God’s law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and the
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Brethren
Contributed by Mark Haines on Apr 5, 2011
As pastor and author, Tim Keller points out, "Here's the gospel: you're more sinful than you ever dared believe; you're more loved than you ever dared hope."
Citation: Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian and author of
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Wesleyan
FEAR OF...
In Boca Raton Florida, Jerry Stevens, a pilot decided to gree the New Year by writing, "God is Great" and similar messages in the sky above the city. When they saw the skywriting, many residents panicked and called police. They believed it was a terrorists'
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2001
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I once read that during the Korean War, a group of believers were in a little chapel when communist soldiers barged in with machine guns. One of the soldiers said, "Everybody, get up!" So they got off their knees. He said, "Line up against the wall!" They did. Then that soldier ripped a picture of
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