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Half of Pastors Worry They’ll Offend Someone if They Preach on Controversial Topics By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire GNN Note – This is, at worst, border line a crime and at best disgusting. We need bold rhetoric from the pulpit. ****** New polling has revealed half of American pastors are too concerned they might offend someone to speak out on hot-button social and moral issues, but could that problem have a simple fix? According to research from the Barna Group, the same issues pastors feel most pressured to preach about are…
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THE GRACE OF GOD AND PRAYER Podcast by Dave Jenkins for Servants of Grace MP3 Download / Listen HERE>>> WHAT YOU’LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE Charles Spurgeon on the implications on how Christians are to approach God in prayer. Christ’s High Priestly ministry and the Christian’s prayer life. Christians and coming to God in prayer with great joy. Christians should come to God with confidence in prayer. The throne of grace and Jesus’ High Priestly ministry. Perseverance and trials in the Christian life. More at Servants of Grace
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The Top Reasons Young People Drop Out of Church by GRIFFIN PAUL JACKSON – Christianity Today Slightly fewer young adults are dropping out of church after high school, but those who do have more serious reasons for leaving than a decade ago. In a 2017 LifeWay Research surveyreleased today, 66 percent of Americans between 23 and 30 years old said they stopped attending church on a regular basis for at least a year after turning 18, compared to 70 percent in 2007. Most young churchgoers skip out on Sundays at some point…
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