In Sermon Illustrations: "Go Into All The World"

Mormonism Is The Fastest-Growing Religion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Mormonism is the fastest-growing religion in American history reports a U.S. News & World Report study. Last year the LDS sent 60,000 missionaries to 120 countries and ...read more

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There Are 6 Million Muslims In The U.s. (Foster ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

There are 6 million Muslims in the U.S. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Abc Cuts Religion: Disney-Owned Abc News Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

ABC Cuts Religion: Disney-owned ABC News is releasing its long-time religion correspondent, Peggy Wehmeyer, and doing away with her beat in October. The award-winning For 7 years she has been covering religious issues for the network and her departure means that none of the ...read more

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Irs Threat: The Irs, Faced With A Small But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

IRS Threat: The IRS, faced with a small but rapidly growing tax rebellion among small business owners, has put them on notice that if they refuse to withhold taxes from workers’ paychecks they might be prosecuted. The formal I.R.S. notice to tax lawyers and other professionals says the claim that ...read more

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In The Last 10 Years, There Has Been A 42% Growth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

In the last 10 years, there has been a 42% growth in the number of new Muslim mosques in America compared to a 12% increase in evangelical ...read more

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No Religion: Experts Who Compared The Results Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

No Religion: Experts who compared the results of religious identification surveys for ’90 and ‘01 report that those who said they have “no” religious identification are the fastest growing U.S. religious group. They comprised 8% of respondents in ‘90 and 14% in ‘01, or approximately 30 million ...read more

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Islam Is The 2nd Largest Religion In The U.s. And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the U.S. and in Europe. Muslims outnumber Methodists in England. 43% of Muslims live in Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India. There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world while there ...read more

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Muslim Majority: Near The End Of This Century ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Muslim Majority: Near the end of this century Europe is likely to become part of the Western Arab world, according a leading scholar of Islam and the Near East. Prof. Bernhard Lewis views migration and demographics as major contributors to this development. Lewis points to several factors, such as ...read more

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Global Religion: According To Idea News Service, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Global Religion: According to Idea News service, the fastest growing religion in the world is Islam, followed by Hinduism. Christianity is the 3rd fastest growing religion, with a 1.3% annual growth rate. The report also found that over 26% of the world’s population has not heard the Christian ...read more

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Buddhism In The Us Has Grown 170% Since '90 When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Buddhism in the US has grown 170% since ’90 when there were 401,000 adherents, now there are 1,082,000. (Discipleship ...read more

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Once The Devil Was Walking Along With One Of His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Once the Devil was walking along with one of his cohorts. They saw a man ahead of them pick up something shiny. "What did he find?" asked the cohort. "A piece of the truth," the Devil replied. "Doesn’t it bother you that he found a piece of the truth?" asked the cohort. "No," said the Devil, "I ...read more

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68% Of Muslims In Predominantly Islamic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

68% of Muslims in predominantly Islamic countries view the American people as ...read more

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The Global Islamic Population Is Approximately ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 6, 2006

The Global Islamic population is approximately 1,200,000,000, or 20% ...read more

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During The Past Decade The Mormon Church Grew The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

During the past decade the Mormon church grew the fastest in the U.S.—by 19% to 4.2 million ...read more

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Its A Holiday Just Like Christmas

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2002

ITS A HOLIDAY JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS The overlap of Christmas and Hanukah (which will not occur again until 2005) has led to a degree of "religion blending," notes Rabbi Gerald L. Zelizer writing in USA Today: "More and more Americans regard religious faiths as items displayed in boutiques, with ...read more

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Now – There Are A Lot Of Different Religions We ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 4, 2003

NOW – there are a lot of different religions we could look at this morning BUT I have limited our discussion to just 4… Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity… AND – the reason is because they represent over 76% of the world’s population… CHECKOUT – the chart in your ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Star Of The Tv Show ...

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003

Sarah Michelle Gellar, star of the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," said this "I consider myself a spiritual person. I believe in an idea of God, although it’s my own personal ideal. I find most religions interesting, and I’ve been to every kind of denomination: ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

A Different View Of Peace  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2001

A DIFFERENT VIEW OF PEACE "Islam, we’ve been told, is related to the Arabic word meaning "peace." This is correct, except that the word means a particular kind of peace. A better translation is "surrender" or "submission." It describes the peace when a vanquished soldier lays down his arms in ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In 2002 The Department For Environment, Food And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In 2002 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, commissioned a survey in which they discovered that chewing gum was the major source of staining on pavements. They cite “the greatest problems are around facilities such as schools, cinemas and swimming pools that are frequented by ...read more

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In June Of 2004 Patricia Shroeder Wrote An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In June of 2004 Patricia Shroeder wrote an editorial in USA Today describing Ronald Reagan as the “Teflon President.” She concluded that whether he had sticky stuff or not, because of ...read more

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