In Sermon Illustrations: "Evangelism How To"

Charles Spurgeon Recounted The Story Of A Group ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 23, 2006

Charles Spurgeon recounted the story of a group of missionaries who went in the early 1700’s to Greenland desiring to convert the indigenous people there. He quoted them as going with this determination on their tongues, “These people are in such darkness that it cannot be of any use to preach ...read more

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Denomination: Orthodox

55% Of Unchurched Americans Say They've Been In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

55% of unchurched Americans say they’ve been in a Christian store in the past year. (Foster ...read more

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The Next Mission Field: One Billion People Are On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Next Mission Field: One billion people are on the Internet and one million new people get connected every day! 270 million people (27%) surf the Internet in English. About 84% of these surfers use search engines, and about 98% of these searches occur on Google, Yahoo, MSN or AOL. Remarkably, ...read more

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Word-Of-Mouth: A Uk Survey Conducted In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Word-of-Mouth: A UK survey conducted in conjunction with World Book Day reaffirms that word-of-mouth is the strongest force in book sales alongside recognizing and wanting to read another book by a favorite author. 25% of people responding said the last book they read was based on a personal ...read more

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Tryvertising Is A New Breed Of Product Placement ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Tryvertising is a new breed of product placement in the real world, integrating goods and services into daily life in a relevant way, so that consumers can make up their minds based on their experience, not your message. It includes everything from traditional supermarket product sampling and free ...read more

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Brand Must Tell A Story: Story Telling Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Brand Must Tell A Story: Story telling is a fundamental way humans transmit and process information. Brand recognition is no substitute for brand connection and it’s through brand stories where consumers can connect. It is through brand story telling that corporate ...read more

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60% Of India's 24 Million Christians Are Dalits ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

60% of India’s 24 million Christians are Dalits otherwise knows as untouchables. (Foster Letter ...read more

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More Believers: It Took 1900 Years For The Number ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More Believers: It took 1900 years for the number of dedicated believers to grow to 2.5% percent of the population, but only 70 years to double that to 5%. Since ‘70 – just 35 years – it has more than doubled again, to 11.2% today. At this rate, in 20 years the numbers will grow to 50%. ...read more

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Dialog Encouraged: The Nae Has Adopted Guidelines ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Dialog Encouraged: The NAE has adopted guidelines for churches for urging evangelicals, who have not made a priority of interfaith dialogue, to interact more with Muslims. But the guidelines promote a fundamentally different approach to interfaith relations than that used by mainline Protestant ...read more

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Boomers Read: Once Viewed As Spiritual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Boomers Read: Once viewed as spiritual antagonists, political activists, and non-traditionalists, Boomers have retained their penchant for confounding the experts. Though they were the first generation raised with omnipresent television and were instrumental in introducing computers to the world, ...read more

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Sharing Our Faith: According To A New Study From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Sharing Our Faith: According to a new study from the Barna Research Group, there are nearly 50 million born again adults who shared their faith in Christ with non-believers during the past year. That constitutes 60% of the born again adult population, which itself represents 38% of all adults. The ...read more

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80% Of Those Who Become Christians Do So By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

80% of those who become Christians do so by the age of 15. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Researchers Say 25% Of People Surfing The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Researchers say 25% of people surfing the Internet do so for religious purposes. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Several Years Ago, Diana And I Took Her Parents ...

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 8, 2006

Several years ago, Diana and I took her parents down around Tombstone, Arizona on a sight-seeing trip. We found a cave that supposedly hid outlaws in the old days, so we decided to go on a tour. The guides took one group of people after another down into that deep cave. I remember standing ...read more

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Many Do Not Recognize The Fact As They Ought, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Many do not recognize the fact as they ought, that Satan has got men fast asleep in sin and that it is his great device to keep them so. He does not care what we do if he can do that. We may sing songs about the sweet by and by, preach sermons and say prayers until doomsday, and he will never ...read more

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Revival Comes From Heaven When Heroic Souls ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Revival comes from heaven when heroic souls enter the conflict determined to win or die-or if need be, to win and die! "The kingdom of heaven suffereth ...read more

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Oh! Men And Brethren, What Would This Heart Feel ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Oh! men and brethren, what would this heart feel if I could but believe that there were some among you who would go home and pray for a revival – men whose faith is large enough, and their love fiery enough to lead them from this moment to exercise unceasing intercessions that God would ...read more

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If God Has Fit You To Be A Missionary, I Would ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"If God has fit you to be a missionary, I would not have you shrivel down to be ...read more

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Catch On Fire With Enthusiasm And People Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you ...read more

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The Preaching That This World Needs Most Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The preaching that this world needs most is the sermons in shoes that are walking ...read more

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