One Of My Favorite Radio Programs, When I Get The ... PRO
Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Dec 3, 2003
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One of my favorite radio programs, when I get the chance to listen to it, is the Prairie Home Companion, In one episode Garrison Keillor tells the fanciful tale of John Tollefson. John leaves Minnesota, moves to New York, and makes a life for himself far from Lake Wobegon. One day John Tollefson ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
I Remember When I Saw A Program Showing How They ... PRO
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 20, 2005
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I remember when I saw a program showing how they used to film Gunsmoke, one of my favorite TV shows as a kid. I learned that Dodge City was really just a place in the middle of nowhere not even close to the real one. There was no Longbranch Saloon, no stores or jail, it was all front with ...read more
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Denomination: Methodist
Have You Ever Seen Those Frequent Flyer Programs ...
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 14, 2009
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Have you ever seen those frequent flyer programs that the airlines have? Fly with us and you will earn points that can get free flights (of course with the restrictions on when you can use those points and on what flights, the only way to redeem them is on a one way flight to Butte, Montana ...read more
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Denomination: Church Of God
Church Without The Holy Spirit
Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 19, 2022
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David Platt in his book, Radical, has a chapter entitled, "Beginning at the End of Ourselves -- The Importance of Relying on God's Power (Subsection entitled - “Dependent on Ourselves or Desperate for His Spirit?”). This is where I am most convicted as a pastor that I am part of a system ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Social Justice, Contrary To Conventional Wisdom, ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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Social Justice, contrary to conventional wisdom, is more actively supported by evangelicals than mainline Protestants finds Calvin College research fellow Stephen Monsma. Of 500 welfare-to-work programs studied, 96 were Protestant programs, 61 sponsored by evangelical churches vs. 35 by mainlines. ...read more
Without The Grace Of God PRO
Contributed by Robbie Bankens on Aug 9, 2005
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There is a need and a place for programs.If I told you that the programs did not help me, then I would be lying to you, because they did.But Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous could not keep me clean and sober alone!Without the Grace (the unmerited favor) of God, those programs ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Alcoholics Anonymous And Celebrate Recovery
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND CELEBRATE RECOVERYBy 1934, alcoholic Bill Wilson had ruined a promising Wall Street career because of his constant drunkenness. He was introduced to the idea of a spiritual cure by an old drinking buddy, Ebby Thacher. While in a hospital, Wilson underwent what he believed ...read more
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Fcc Backs Down: After Being Hit By A Wave Of ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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FCC Backs Down: After being hit by a wave of opposition from Capitol Hill and citizens across the country, the FCC reversed itself on its recent directive that 50% of non-commercial programming be “educational.” Programming that could be construed as proselytizing ...read more
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Unscheduled Absenteeism Is At A 5-Year High, ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Unscheduled Absenteeism is at a 5-year high, according to a recent survey by CCH, Inc., an employment law resource firm. The survey found programs that give employees more control over their schedules are the most successful in stemming unscheduled absences. The top four programs are; alternative ...read more
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Business Destroys Relationships. It Substitutes ... PRO
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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Business destroys relationships. It substitutes shallow frenzy for deep friendship. It feeds the ego but starves the inner man. It fills a calendar but fractures a family. It cultivates a program that plows under priorities. Many a church boasts about its active program: "Something for every night ...read more
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Pharmaceutical Companies Are Reaping A Windfall ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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Pharmaceutical companies are reaping a windfall for drugs for low income people under the new Medicare Part D drug program. The law exempts Part D drugs from “best price” rebates drug makers have been required to give to the state Medicaid programs since ‘91. U.S. ...read more
National Religious Broadcasters Has Written To ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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National Religious Broadcasters has written to its 1,200 members decrying a recent FCC ruling that allows the federal agency to influence religious programming content. The ruling states, programming “primarily devoted to religious exhortation, proselytizing or statements of personally held ...read more
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Purity Is Laughed At These Days. I Recently Read ...
Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
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Purity is laughed at these days. I recently read an article on the internet about the recent reports and views expressed before a key Congressional Committee on abstinence only programs and their perceived failures.Some who testified thought they should be done away with while others thought that ...read more
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Denomination: Church Of God
What Happened To Sunday School? New Barna Group ... PRO
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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What Happened To Sunday School? New Barna Group research has identified several significant changes affecting children’s programs: (1) A declining percentage of pastors viewing Sunday School as their top priority. (2) Fewer churches offering Sunday School for children under age 6 or for junior high ...read more
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Compassion International And The International ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Compassion International and the International Bible Society have launched a 4-year children’s Bible-reading initiative, called Aventuras Biblicas, to effectively present God’s Word to children registered in Compassion’s sponsorship programs in Latin America. More than 100,000 children, ages 5-7, ...read more
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The Graduate School Of Ministry Management (Gsmm) ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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The Graduate School of Ministry Management (GSMM) has launched a graduate program designed to support top level Christian ministry and marketplace executives. Modeled after Executive MBA programs established by major universities, GSMM’s mandate is to empower and equip Christian leaders with ...read more
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The Use Of Cash For Payments Over $100 May Soon ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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The use of cash for payments over $100 may soon be come illegal and virtually all paychecks will be required to paid via direct deposit. Its all part of a federal program in the works by the FDIC. This could have serious negative impact on churches that don’t typically issue a receipt for cash ...read more
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2) A Story Is Told About A School District That ... PRO
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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(2) A story is told about a School District that had banned using the name of "Christ" in any of their Christmas programs. Sort of ironic isn’t it that Christ couldn’t be mentioned along with Christmas. Though they could use the name "Christmas" they began calling the Holiday programs things like ...read more
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The Primary Need Of Children Is Not Better Laws ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The primary need of children is not better laws or public programs. ...read more
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The Nearest Thing To Eternal Life We Will Ever ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth ...read more
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