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The Order Of The Mustard Seed Founded By Count ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 19, 2002

The Order of the Mustard Seed founded by Count Zinzendorf had three guiding principles, namely: 1. Be kind to all people. 2. Seek their ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

St. Francis Said, "Preach The Gospel To All The ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 10, 2003

St. Francis said, “preach the gospel to all the world and if necessary use words.” Someone else has said that our lives ...read more

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Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sometimes Sharing Christ Takes Interesting ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2003

Sometimes sharing Christ takes interesting forms. For months I left the church well into the late night hours. Periodically I would see a man huddled on the corner of our property. At first I feared the man. You see our neighborhood is rough and we have many homeless individuals that roam the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:36

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Mary A Fijian Woman In The Island Of Vanua Levu ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 1, 2003

Mary a Fijian woman in the Island of Vanua Levu was SO sick that she could no longer walk But her husband carried her to the bus and they were heading for a local witch doctor in the Last desperate hope that she could be made well. They had to change bus at the cross roads near the village I was ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

In 1983 A Fifty-Year-Old Tradition Was Quietly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

In 1983 a fifty-year-old tradition was quietly dropped by the U.S. House of Representatives. The tradition involved the annual reading of George Washington’s farewell address on the occasion of his birthday. Democratic and Republican leaders decided it was useless to continue to read the lengthy ...read more

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While D.l. Moody Was Attending A Convention In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

While D.L. Moody was attending a convention in Indianapolis on mass evangelism, he asked his song leader Ira Sankey to meet him at 6 o’clock one evening at a certain street corner. When Sankey arrived, Mr. Moody asked him to stand on a box and sing. Once a crowd had gathered, Moody spoke briefly ...read more

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While Waiting In A Cemetery To Conduct A Funeral ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

While waiting in a cemetery to conduct a funeral service, Charles Simeon walked among the graves, looking at the epitaphs. He found one that arrested him. When from the dust of death I rise, To claim my mansion in the skies, E’en then shall this be all my plea-- “Jesus hath lived and died for ...read more

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You Must Get Involved To Have An Impact. No One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

You must get involved to have an impact. No one is impressed with the won-lost record of the referee. John H. ...read more

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Joseph Lewis Preston, Of The Free Thinkers Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

Joseph Lewis Preston, of the Free Thinkers of America, told an Associated Press reporter, “Organized interest in atheism has lagged because the opposition isn’t as strong as it used to be. There has been considerable liberalizing of religion and the lines of conflict aren’t nearly as strong.” ...read more

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We Have Now Become The Kind Of Society That In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

“We have now become the kind of society that in the 19th century almost every Christian denomination felt compelled to ...read more

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I Was Once Conducting A Rap Session With High ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

I was once conducting a rap session with high school teenagers. I told them that they could ask me any question on any subject, and I would try and answer it. Their questions were typical of ones I had received in similar sessions scores of times before. As the session drew to a close, one girl ...read more

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One Who Receives This Word, And By It Salvation, ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Jan 4, 2006

“One who receives this Word, and by it salvation, receives along with it the duty of passing this Word on…Where there is no mission there is no Church, and where there is ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Half Of The World's Population Can Be Reached ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Half of the world’s population can be reached with the gospel through just 8 languages, 80% can be reached with 51. (The Foster ...read more

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Advertising Institute Reports 70% Of All Buying ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Advertising Institute reports 70% of all buying decisions in supermarket and mass merchandise outlets are made at the P-O-P display. They also claim 2 out of 3 consumers who buy an item being promoted via P-O-P claim the display or sign ...read more

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Global Evangelism Movement Reports 25% Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Global Evangelism Movement reports 25% of all Christians worldwide are charismatic and estimates this number will grow to 38% by 2025. It’s also estimated there are 18 million charismatic Christians in the U.S. Gallup poll reports nearly 62% of Charismatics visited a Christian store in the past 3 ...read more

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Instead Of Trying To Sell Something, Fundraisers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

"Instead of trying to sell something, fundraisers should ask people what matters to them and what they’ve done in terms of giving that made them feel good." Sound advice from Joe Breiteneicher, VP at Philanthropic Initiative, Boston. He also says, engage donors /prospects and create relationships ...read more

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Raise Sales By 20% Without Attracting Any New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Raise Sales by 20% without attracting any new customers? Leo J. Shapiro & Assoc., a Chicago market research firm, says supermarkets can do just that by, among other things, making sure they don’t run out of stock and providing better help to customers looking for goods. If ...read more

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The Millennium Generation Following Right Behind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The millennium generation following right behind Gen-X is displaying a much greater interest in spirituality than their predecessors. The Navigators have polled college students both in the 80s and now and find striking differences. When asked “Would you like to be in a bible study?” and “Would you ...read more

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Why Teens Go To Church The #1 Reason (44%) Say, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Why Teens Go to Church The #1 reason (44%) say, It makes me feel closer to God. 24% go to learn about God, 8% because their parents make them go, 10% because they can be with other Christians, 5% because they like their Sunday School class and 10% for a various other reasons. Youth group is a big ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

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26% Of U.s. Teens Not Involved In A Church Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

26% of U.S. teens not involved in a Church youth group says they would like to participate in one. (Foster ...read more

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