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  • Unchurched Don't Visit In Person

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    UNCHURCHED DON’T VISIT IN PERSON Unchurched adults interested in finding a church home aren’t nearly as likely to visit one in person as a church member who is shopping for a new congregation, claims LifeWay Research. Only 49% of unchurched adults would visit in-person if they were looking for a ...read more

  • Jehovah's Witnesses And Mormons

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES AND MORMONS New studies reveal most adult Witnesses have made a personal commitment to Christ they consider important in their life, but only 10% base their hope of salvation on a confession of sins and acceptance of Jesus as savior. 61% of Jehovah’s Witnesses, vs. 42% of ...read more

  • 34% Of Unchurched Adults Strongly Agree "The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    34% of unchurched adults strongly agree "the Christian religion is a relevant and viable religion for ...read more

  • Don't Forget About Marsha

    Contributed by Mark Tonkery on Feb 21, 2009
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    DON'T FORGET ABOUT MARSHA The story is about one day when a woman named Louise fell asleep in her bed, and dreamed a very frightful dream. She dreamed that someone in Hell wrote a letter to her, and it was to be delivered to her by a messenger. The messenger passed between the lakes of Hell, and ...read more

  • Haleigh Cummings—or Someone Else

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 27, 2009
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    HALEIGH CUMMINGS--OR SOMEONE ELSE An Amber Alert was issued for five-year-old Haleigh Ann-Marie Cummings of Satsuma, Florida, on February 10, 2009, hours after the little girl vanished from the bedroom of her home in the pre-dawn hours. On February 11, 2009, Florida authorities said they believed ...read more

  • Old Wives' Tales: The Truth

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
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    OLD WIVES' TALES: THE TRUTH Have you ever believed something, only to find out that it wasn’t true? Consider these old wives tales: "If you go outside with wet hair, you’ll catch a cold." Cold weather, wet hair, and chills don’t cause colds; viruses do. "Reading in dim light will damage your ...read more

  • Your Dead-Level Best

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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    YOUR DEAD-LEVEL BEST Some years ago in Northwestern University, near Chicago, a rescue crew was organized. Their purpose was the rescue of the drowning on the lake. One day the news came that a magnificent vessel was wrecked just off the shore. The young men hurried at once to the scene of the ...read more

  • The Homeless Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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    THE HOMELESS MAN There is a big church in North Carolina that has classes every summer to help train people in different ministries. During one such period a few years ago, a young man appeared on campus where hundreds of others were. But this young man didn’t take part in any classes. He was ...read more

  • Outward Focus

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 12, 2009
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    OUTWARD FOCUS Bishop Leslie Newbigin, labeled as one of the leading influences on the theology of mission (Wilbert R. Shenk) in the 20th century, was once quoted as saying, "The key ...read more

  • Invisible Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    INVISIBLE CHRISTIANS More Americans are acquainted with a gay or lesbian person than an evangelical, according to a recent Ellison Research study. Only 24% of all Americans who say they are not evangelical know an evangelical person very well, and 40% have never known any evangelicals at all, even ...read more

  • Churched" Vs. "Unchurched" Doesn't Tell The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    "CHURCHED" VS. "UNCHURCHED" DOESN’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY New Ellison research on U.S. adult attendance at worship services found the traditional definitions of "churched" (attend services monthly or more often) — and "un-churched" (do not typically attend frequently enough to be considered ...read more

  • Evangelism?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    EVANGELISM? A 4-year study funded by the Lily Endowment designed to identify and analyze highly effective examples of evangelism by congregations in 7 mainline denominations reached two primary findings: (1) Of the 30,000 churches that qualified for the Mainline Evangelism Project, only 1/2 of 1% ...read more

  • William Carey And His Crop  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 20, 2009
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    WILLIAM CAREY AND HIS CROP William Carey arrived in India in 1793 with a burden to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to those who had never heard the name. For seven years he proclaimed the gospel message faithfully week after week, month after month, with not a single native of India converted ...read more

  • Go Back And Tell Them Again  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    GO BACK AND TELL THEM AGAIN Jesus said "Follow me and I will make you Fishers of Men." In a book entitled "Jungle Harvest," written by a missionary named Ruby Scott, she describes some of her experiences in reaching a people group known as the Tila Indians who lived in a remote village in the ...read more

  • If You Care, Give Your Testimony

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    IF YOU CARE, GIVE YOUR TESTIMONY God wants us to be concerned about other people. And one of the best ways we can show our concern is by giving them testimonies about Jesus. One of my all-time favorite teachers was Don Wilton. One day in class, Dr. Wilton told us about getting to serve on Billy ...read more

  • The Easiest And Yet Hardest Thing To Do

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 29, 2009
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    THE EASIEST AND YET HARDEST THING TO DO Many were following Jesus, but they do not really want to trust Him as their Saviour. It seems so easy and yet so hard. D. L. Moody shared this experience. One day he went to his little nephew house, who was then about 3 or 4 years old. He threw a ...read more

  • You Don't Have To Go

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Oct 8, 2009
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    YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO Calvin Coolidge was vice president of the United States during the years of 1921-1923, under President Warren Harding. He was not a very active vice president, but he took great pleasure in presiding over the Senate. One day, as he was presiding, one senator angrily told ...read more

  • Search And Rescue

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
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    SEARCH AND RESCUE There is a group of people I hope we never have to meet. They’re job is hard, exciting, frightening and important all at the same time. They do SAR; Search and Rescue. They work near Reno, Nevada and work ski resorts and desert rescue. They pull people off of Mt. Hood, find lost ...read more

  • Hans The Tailor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2009
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    HANS THE TAILOR Consider the story of Hans the tailor. Because of his reputation, an influential entrepreneur visiting the city ordered a tailor-made suit. But when he came to pick up his suit, the customer found that one sleeve twisted that way and the other this way; one shoulder bulged out and ...read more

  • The Runaway Sheep

    Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009
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    THE RUNAWAY SHEEP Have you heard the story of Shrek, the merino sheep that had evaded capture and shearing for six years? When he was finally discovered in his high mountain cave of New Zealand by musterer Ann Scanlan, he was almost unrecognizable as a sheep. The first thing his rescuer did was ...read more