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CASUAL CHRISTIANS
Barna defines these folks as those who perceive their Christianity as "faith in moderation. It allows them to feel religious without having to prioritize their faith. Christianity is a low-risk, predictable proposition..., providing a faith perspective that is not demanding. A
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 12, 2005
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There is a moving scene in the movie Dr. Zhivago where the Comrade General is talking with Tanya about a traumatic experience in her childhood. He asks her, “How did you come to be lost?” She replies, “Well, I was just lost.” But he persists and asks again, “No, how did you come to be lost?”
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Methodist
Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Jun 25, 2003
However, as Robert Saucy points out, “the New Testament never confuses Israel and the church. As opposed to the church, which is a religious body composed of individuals from all nations, the term Israel retains its reference to the people
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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Young & Rubicam claim brands have replaced religious faith in giving meaning to people’s lives. The ad agency says that successful ’belief brands,’ such as Calvin Klein, Microsoft and Nike, work because they have fun and refuse to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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Political Compromise: 6 out of 10 Americans feel elected officials possessing strongly held religious beliefs should compromise with fellow officials when voting on controversial topics such as abortion and homosexuality. Evangelical Christians are more likely to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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According to a Focus on the Family study of more than 500 family counselors, the following are the top traits of successful families: *Communicating and listening *Affirming and supporting family members *Respecting one another *Developing a sense of trust *Sharing time and responsibility
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 4, 2010
APPLICATION: Draw smaller circles as you tell this story. God’s promises here in Psalm 125 are not for mankind. No, it is much narrower than that. It is not for religious men, for Baptist men, nor for Bible carrying men. It is not even for all
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Baptist
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 12, 2008
All for the Loss of One Nail
During a battle many years ago a soldier was sent to deliver a message to the king. The soldier's horse lost a nail in one of the shoes. With that one nail gone, the shoe eventually fell off. The horse eventually went lame, and the soldier was forced to walk. The enemy
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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Inspired Kindness: A new survey by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago finds that those who attend church weekly and take part in other religious activities perform an average of 128 acts of kindness a year versus 96
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
E-mail Content Sharing 63% of Internet users share various content via e-mail at least once a week, 25% daily, and 11% never. Of those who share content, 88% share jokes or cartoons, 56% news, 32% health care
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
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Children’s Church Attendance: Approximately 5% of children in the U.S. between ages 7 and 12 attend a religious service at least once a week. Children in: England-14%, France-8%, China-4%, Japan-2%. This leaves a
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We "must distinguish between the error, which must always be rejected, and the person in error, who never loses his dignity as a person even though he flounders amid false or inadequate religious ideas. God alone is the judge and the searcher of
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Catholic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
J. Gordon once said, “I have long since ceased to pray, “Lord Jesus, have compassion on a lost world!” I remember the day and the hour when I seemed to hear the Lord rebuking me for making such a prayer. He seemed to say to me, “I have had compassion upon a lost world, and now
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