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You Know Frank Sinatra's Famous Song, "I'll Do It ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 12, 2000

You know Frank Sinatra’s famous song, "I’ll do it my way." That’s the philosophy of self and of this ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

One Day, Educator And Comedian Sam Levinson Was ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 7, 2004

One day, educator and comedian Sam Levinson was standing with a group of men who seemed to tower above him. Someone asked, "Sam, don’t you feel strange surrounded by so many tall people?" He replied, "Yes, I do. I feel like a dime among a lot of pennies!" This reminded me that we who are ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Attitude  PRO

Contributed by Warren Curry on Sep 22, 2004

John Maxwell defines it this way: -- “The Attitude is an inward feeling ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Had Some Friends With A Three-Year-Old Son. ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Adams on Dec 11, 2004

I had some friends with a three-year-old son. For family fun, they liked to play the game Memory. It consisted of a bunch of cards arranged on the floor face down. Those playing took turns, trying to turn over matching pairs of cards. If you got a match, you kept them and went again. The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:5

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Nationally, 49% Of All Marriages End In Divorce. ...  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005

Nationally, 49% of all marriages end in divorce. But you might think the odds of failure are much less for couples heavily involved in church. Not so! Ministries Today reports the divorce rate up 279% in the last 27 years. Taking a survey of all ministers in all denominations, 50% of their ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In One Of His First Attempts To Run For ...

Contributed by Tim Richards on Jul 3, 2005

In one of his first attempts to run for political office Lincoln was given $200 by the Whig Party to cover his election expenses. He won the election and then promptly returned all the money he had not spent on the election, $199.25. He explained, that he had traveled on his own horse, and stayed ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17-18

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

On A Wall Near The Main Entrance To The Alamo In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: “James Butler Bonham—no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by the family that ...read more

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Actress Carol Burnett Got Out Of A Cab One Day ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

Actress Carol Burnett got out of a cab one day and caught her coat in the door. The driver was unaware of her plight and slowly began to edge out into traffic. To keep from being pulled off her feet, the comedienne had to run alongside down the block. A passerby noted her predicament and quickly ...read more

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71%of Americans Say The U.s. Is "Facing More Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

71%of Americans say the U.S. is "facing more of a moral crisis than an economic crisis," according to a new survey out this week by Pubic Opinion Strategies. ...read more

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Born Again Types Barna Research Group Claims ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Born again types Barna Research Group claims the types of people most likely to be born again are: those in their 40’s (45%), parents of kids under 18 (43%), volunteers (49%), Republicans (49%), conservative (52%), college grads (42%) and women (45%). Least likely: those in their 20’s ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Peter D. Hart Research Assoc. Conducted A Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Peter D. Hart Research Assoc. conducted a survey of Americans (prior to the Columbine killings) to find out if society is too tolerant of behavior that’s harmful or too intolerant of behavior that’s not really harmful. We’re too tolerant ...read more

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George Barna Claims "People's Faith Commitment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

George Barna claims "People’s faith commitment impacts their moral perspectives. There is a clear relationship between a deep Christian commitment and serious concern about the moral state of America. This is one of those moments in history when genuine, fervent leaders of righteous character and ...read more

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Evangelicals Lead Growth: Researchers From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Evangelicals Lead Growth: Researchers from the U.S. Center for World Missions reports there are 645 million evangelicals in the world (11% of the world population). They are growing 3.5 times faster ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Spirituality Is In-Religion Is Out "Religion Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Spirituality Is In-Religion Is Out “Religion has become a bit of a dirty word”, said pollster George Gallup Jr., “Spirituality is a safer word. If you can say you are spiritual, you don’t have to make a commitment. For a lot of people it’s a way out.” 54% of Americans say they are religious, 30% ...read more

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Top Christian Markets: The 20 Markets With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Top Christian Markets: The 20 markets with the highest amount spent on Christian resources per household are: Greenville, SC-NC Oklahoma city, OK Tyler-Longview, TX Fort Wayne, IN Tulsa, OK Grand Rapids, MI Knoxville, TN Indianapolis, IN Macon, GA Des Moines-Ames, IA Nashville, TN Little Rock, ...read more

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Change Axioms Are Essential To Business And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Change axioms are essential to business and the church. Charles Mueller of Just Watching, observes in Explore #19: · “The past is a foreign country; they do things different there.” · “There are no future decisions, only present decisions with future ...read more

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Mike Breaux, When He Was The Sr. Pastor At ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 14, 2006

Mike Breaux, when he was the Sr. Pastor at Southland Christian Church in Lexington, KY, made this point in a dramatic fashion. On the day he was to preach on the very text we’re studying, from James 2, Mike dressed up as a destitute bag lady and entered the Church service just as it began. He was ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Christian Church

George Barna Claims "People's Faith Commitment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

George Barna claims "People’s faith commitment impacts their moral perspectives. There is a clear relationship between a deep Christian commitment and serious concern about the moral state of America. This is one of those moments in history when genuine, fervent leaders of righteous character and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

37% Of Christians Shop In Christian Stores. A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

37% of Christians shop in Christian stores. A new CBA-Barna survey reveals that 34% of adults have shopped in a store that specializes in Christian products in the last 6months, up from 30% in ’91. Close to 4 in 10 Christians (37% or roughly 6 million people) visit a Christian store in a typical ...read more

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Born Again Beliefs: The Number Of People Born ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Born Again Beliefs: The number of people born again varies widely by denomination. Using this definition, “they have made a personal commitment to Christ that is important in their life today and say that when they die they know they will go to Heaven solely because they have confessed their sins ...read more

Tags: Christian Values