Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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MARRIAGE SAVERS
A study published in the 6/08 Journal of Marriage and Family found that strong faith in God by itself won’t protect against marital infidelity. But a study by Fuller Seminary researchers David Atkins and Deborah Kessel found that regular church attendance does make a difference.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"For health and the constant enjoyment of life, give me a keen and ever present sense of humor; it is the next best
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ONE DAY I WILL BE HEALED
A few weeks ago, I saw a special on TV about faith healers. In that show, Lisa Ling went to the meeting of a renowned faith healer where she interviewed a man named Steve. When he was 18, Steve was in a car crash that left him with brain injury and a speech impediment.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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When I was in Bible College, a tractor trailer load of Tropicana Orange Juice was dropped off at the cafeteria every week. I wondered how a low-cost Bible College could afford so much expensive O.J. One morning in chapel, I found out how an older Italian man in broken English, gave his
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Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 25, 2012
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RESPONDING TO OPPOSITION
Several months ago, a pastor sent some of his associate pastors into a village. They evangelized by knocking on doors and as God brought in healing and deliverance into these families, they would come to Christ.
They once knocked on the door of a policeman, a very
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A friend of mine pastors in the Bloor West village in Toronto and runs a "God at the Pub" where he holds open discussions on the Christian faith in a bar setting. He told me the other day that he has all sorts of people there who are not people of faith, but who have told him they want to model
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
43% of United Methodist churches in America did not receive even one member by profession of faith in
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Contributed by Mark Connelly on Jul 31, 2003
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I’ll tell you what I’ve seen some pretty lousy gospel presentations that people respond to. I’ve done it myself. There have been times when I’ve presented the gospel so poorly that I was boring myself, but the person responded in faith. There have been other times when I’ve answered every
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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The good news is that science now agrees: Religion really is a good thing. Consider the following, reported in Time magazine’s cover story for June 24:
1. Heart-surgery patients who draw comfort from their religious faith have a significantly higher survival rate than those who do not.
2. The
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Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 26, 2009
What Is Heaven?
By Terry Barnhill
What is heaven,
and why such hope upon it?
Heaven is already here
By faith in Christ who brought His kingdom near.
"Carpe diem," said ancient Horace,
"quam minimum credula postero."
"Seize the day trusting not in tomorrow."
Our hope is in the promises of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg said that …the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: First, it is a very unusual event. And second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live. [2] Wolfhart Pannenberg, in a conversation
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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American adults who have not attended a church or faith community in the past year are less likely to be concerned about the U.S. moral condition, much less likely to believe they are making a positive difference in the world, less optimistic about the future, less likely to believe the Bible is
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