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In Evangelical Individualism People Think Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 6, 2002

In evangelical individualism people think of their personal relationship with God in isolation (“Just me and Jesus”) and forge their destiny apart from any church authority. While holding relatively low opinions of history, traditions, and the church, they turn to the experiences of self and ...read more

All For One  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 27, 2002

ALL FOR ONE "According to Bill Jauss and Steve Rosenbloom in the Chicago Tribune, on July 19, 1996, Chad Kreuter, a reserve catcher for the Chicago White Sox, severely dislocated and fractured his left shoulder on a play at home. He underwent surgery, and the Sox placed him on the sixty-day ...read more

Tags: Faith, Unity

Denomination: United Methodist

The Fellowship Of The Church  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE CHURCH Calvin, who saw that the Devil’s chief device was disunity and division and who preached that there should be friendly fellowship for all ministers of Christ, made a similar point in a letter to a trusted colleague: "Among Christians there ought to be so great a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:3-6, James 3:1-12

Tags: Unity, Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Were Very Few Of These <gilligan's Island> ...  PRO

Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004

There were very few of these <Gilligan’s Island> episodes that you could consider emotionally touching. But I do remember one. Gilligan had gotten his feelings hurt and decided to move away to the other side of the Island to live alone in a cave. Immediately, this became a miserable existence ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-3:1

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Friendship General

Denomination: Free Methodist

De-Evangelizing The Neighbourhood  PRO

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 30, 2004

De-evangelizing the neighbourhood I was at a conference a few years ago where they told the story of a church that looked as though they were really thriving: they had about 500 people attending, and had many outreach ministries reaching their community, and many people were coming to Christ and ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups

Denomination: *other

This Story Was Related By Donald Grey Barnhouse. ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Mar 28, 2005

This story was related by Donald Grey Barnhouse. Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The highest ranking student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, when he received his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27-31

Tags: Ministry, Community, Church, Help, Gifts General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist