Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009
According to Wikipedia, "The persecution of Christians is the religious persecution that Christians have endured as a consequence of professing their faith, both historically and in the current era. In the two thousand years of the Christian faith, about 70 million believers, of whom 45.5 million
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Independent/Bible
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The average child laughs 400 times a day,
the average adult laughs 15 times a day.
What happens in life that adults lose their laughter?
Do we quit laughing
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
Wilderness Christians
NOTE: 4 marks of a wilderness Christian.
1) His body is with the church, but his mind and heart are still in Egypt!
ILLUS: They are like a compass in a land of two norths. They vacillate between the two readings and thus constantly wander!
James 1:8 A double minded man
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Discipleship is not a second step in Christianity, as if one first becomes a believer in Jesus and then (if he chooses) a disciple, but from the beginning,
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Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 27, 2007
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A missionary to Japan told a story of when he was riding a train one late night across town. Everyone was being fairly dignified, but then a drunk man came on board. His face was red and he was looking for a fight. He was catcalling women and trying to provoke men to fight him. Nobody responded
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Lutheran
Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
Illustrations: Forgiveness Is Strength
Christian forgiveness should not be a refusal of strength, but rather ought to manifest an alternative power; Christian love, whether of neighbors or of enemies, should be a sign not of repressed anger and hatred but of anger and hatred confronted and,
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Baptist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2008
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“Teens these days are highly ‘spiritual,’ but they are not very religious, nor are they naturally inclined to embrace Christianity as their faith of choice. They are, after all, the first generation of Americans (same can be said of Canadians) to be raised without the culturally established
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
Some years ago I was in a discussion with a member of the so-called Unity Church of Christianity. He said he believed the same thing I did -
Unity - Jesus is the Way-Shower. We follow His example of a good life.
Christianity – Jesus is the Way to God. Jesus gives us new life by dying for our
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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Ignorance is bliss! Maybe I should say innocence is bliss. A world of rich possibilities and dreams carry many young people from high school graduation to attend college and eventually a career. These innocent minds leave home and if they aren’t already, they are seduced into allowing their
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Baptist
Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
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No people in history have had as many opportunities to hear the truth about God, to learn how salvation can be found by turning to Jesus Christ, than those who live in this country at the end of the 20th Century. Do you realize there are 450,000 churches in the United States. In fact, 24% of
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