John Bisagno tells about a church that had grown to the point of needing a new building. After the building was completed, a disagreement among the members arose as to which side of the auditorium to put the piano. Words were exchanged, tempers flared, and the church ultimately split. The side that "won" kept the building, but they no longer needed the extra seating space, and could not afford to pay the mortgage on the new facility.

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Nelson's Annual Preacher's Sourcebook, 2003 Edition

This ultimate sourcebook includes sermon outlines, illustrations, and quotes for every Sunday of the year. With suggestions for worship planning, including hymns, prayers and Scripture text, this is a must-have for any pastor's library. In addition to providing sermon ideas for Sunday evenings and special occasions, pastor/author Robert J. Morgan also gives great suggestions for Children's sermons. Pastors will be encouraged with inspirational thoughts and preaching techniques in a special "For the Pastor's Soul" section. The CD-ROM in the back includes the book text which allows users to customize sermon plans. Features: Benefits include fast searching capabilities, cut and paste into word processing programs for reference in sermon or lesson outlines, ability listen to audio recordings in the background, additional titles that you can purchase, unlock and add to your system, compatible with all Nelson Electronic Libraries, and more! Windows System Requirments: Requires Windows 3.1 or Windows 95/98/00/ME. 486-SX CPU or higher. Minimum 8MB RAM (16MB RAM recommended). 15 megabytes free space on the hard drive. Minimum 2X CD-ROM drive.