Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2005
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In one of his books, James Emery White tells of the Russian-American comic, Yakov Smirnoff’s, initial response to the incredible variety of instant products available in American grocery stores. He said, "On my first shopping trip, I saw powdered milk--you just add water, and you get milk. Then I
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 27, 2008
Dr. Robert Lewis (pastor of the Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, AR) says: “The first ‘big idea’ driving many churches is to create a church that meets the needs of its members. And since so many people have deep spiritual needs, there is much good in this approach. But often it also leads
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 28, 2008
There is a problem, however. Buglers are not common musicians anymore. It’s hard to find someone to fulfill this role given as a “right” to veterans. In order to allow the bill to continue being fulfilled, a new “bugle” has been developed. This bugle is actually no bugle at all, but an mp3 player
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Lutheran
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 15, 2008
Ever hear this phrase? There is some truth there. In this perspective, religion is seen as something negative and even detrimental at times to one’s spiritual walk. Common conceptions here might include the idea that I really don’t need a religion or a church or a faith community as long as I still
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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WEIRD CHRISTIANS
Unchurched Americans think Christians are weird, but it’s not for the reason you might think. Fifty-seven percent of the unchurched wonder why Christian friends and neighbors never talk with them about spiritual matters. To the majority of those outside the church, believers are
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Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 28, 2009
We need to BE ACCOUNTABLE to God by being accountable to godly Christians. The spiritual-sounding phrase "I am answerable only to God" may be a subtle excuse for not answering to anyone, including God!
Charles Colson, one of President Nixon’s closest aides during the Watergate coverup, became
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Baptist
Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011
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HIGHER GROUND
The old hymn, “Higher Ground” is a spiritual declaration of one determined man Johnson Oatman, Jr. put to music! While some refuse to believe that our personal faith plays any real role in our spiritual growth and in experiencing Christian victory, in all my 20 years of preaching
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 5, 2003
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"No local congregation will be what it should be, what Jesus prayed that it would be, what the Holy Spirit gifted it and empowered it to be,
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Wesleyan
If we do not trust God enough to leave the confines of ordinary existence and be born again of the Spirit, then we will not grow or develop spiritually and will never be
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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With regard to alcohol abuse:
1. Currently, nearly 14 million Americans—1 in every 13 adults-abuse alcohol or are alcoholic.
2. Several million more adults engage in risky drinking patterns that could lead to alcohol problems.
3. Even more scary and sad is how young people are when they get
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 11, 2001
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In his book, First Things First, author Stephen Covey write about Viktor Frankl, and Austrian psychologist who survived the death camps of Nazi Germany. Frankl made a startling discovery about why some survived the horrible conditions and some did not.
"He looked at several factors - health,
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Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001
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Bruce Larson, in There’s A Lot More To Health Than Not Being Sick, writes,
Behavioral sciences in recent years have expounded the simple truth that "behavior that is observed changes." People who are accountable by their own choice to a group of friends, to a therapy group, to a psychiatrist or a
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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In an article in Time Magazine on global poverty, specifically on the efforts of rock star Bono of the group U2, March 4, 2002:
The model for a new approach is Jubilee 2000, which campaigned with great success to reduce developing world debt. Jubilee 2000 was based in Europe, not the U.S., and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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U.S. Donor Profiles: According to Campbell research, the following are typical profiles of U.S. donors. (1) Gender: 60% female, 40% male. (2) Ethic Origin: 85% Caucasian, 7% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian and 4% other. (3) Median Age: 54. Of course individual organiza-tions donor profiles
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