Archive for February, 2012

Has Sunday School Lost its Cool?

Posted on February 29, 2012. Filed under: Discipleship, Ministry Tools and Helps, Quotes & Statistics, Sermon Illustrations |

In the late 1700s, Sunday School started as a way to educate young factory workers in England. Robert Raikes wanted to help teach the factory workers/street urchins to read, write, know the 10 Commandments and live a moral life. In his book High Expectations, Thom Rainer’s research revealed that “When it comes to reaching people [...]

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Where Oh Where has Morality Gone? Americans in Search of Truth

Posted on February 16, 2012. Filed under: Author Notes, Discipleship, Quotes & Statistics, Sermon Illustrations | Tags: Missouri, Tom Bougher (Boo’-yer) – American Citizen/Christian from Nixa |

Who do I vote for? Who do I trust? Who can I depend on? We are living in a society that has new rules for truth, new rules for honesty and new rules for keeping promises. No wonder we struggle with choosing candidates. We don’t know who to believe! Earlier Americans had a base to [...]

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