Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
The U.S. luxury market is estimated to have reached $1 trillion in ‘05, up 11.6% from $898 billion
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2001
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A few years ago it was estimated to require one thousand laypersons and six ministers one year to lead one person to Christ. It was also estimated that 95 percent of the Christians today never lead a soul to Christ. This is the reversal of Jesus’ strategy of New Testament evangelism. These trends
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 28, 2001
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"Self-righteous service requires external rewards. It needs to know that people see and appreciate the effort. It seeks human applause -- with proper religious modesty of course. Self-righteous service is highly concerned about results. It eagerly waits to see if the person served will reciprocate
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 1, 2002
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[America’s Sin of Self-Sufficiency, Citation: Richard Halverson, "The Question Facing Us," Preaching Today, Tape 46.]
In 1863 President Lincoln designated April 30th as a day of national humiliation, fasting, and prayer. Let me read a portion of his proclamation on that occasion:
"It is the duty
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 5, 2007
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A lot of people think they are self-acclaimed experts. Take this health food advice:
Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it... don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
58% of retirement assets are held in self directed accounts such as 401(k)s today vs. 42% in defined
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 1, 2007
Have you experienced the people with a self righteous diet plan? In my experience it is usually, but not always, a self proclaimed vegetarian.
Years ago Katie and I had a little dinner get together at our house. We had some Christian friends over, and a friend brought a date with him, a woman we
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Harriet, the church gossip and self-appointed supervisor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several were unappreciative of her activi-ties, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
France The number of self-declared Catholics in France has slipped from 80% in the early 90s and 67% in ‘00 to 51% in ‘06. The number of atheists
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
Of those, 19% self-identify as “active” Christians, 20% “professing”, 16% “liturgical”, 24% “private” and 21%
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