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The Number Of Billionaires In The World Grew From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of billionaires in the world grew from 587 in ‘04 to a record 691 people from 45 countries this year. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

The U.s. Has More Than 300,000 Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. has more than 300,000 Protestant congregations and some 20,000 Catholic parishes. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Number Of Working Women In The U.s. Has More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of working women in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last 30 years, to 60 million. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Women

3 Million People Work For Wal-Mart, About As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

1.3 million people work for Wal-Mart, about as many as serve actively in the U.S. military. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

The U.s. Luxury Market Is Estimated To Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

The U.S. luxury market is estimated to have reached $1 trillion in ‘05, up 11.6% from $898 billion ...read more

My Grandfather Was Cut Down In The Prime Of His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My grandfather was cut down in the prime of his life. My grandmother used to say, If he had been cut down 15 minutes ...read more

Tags: Family

Per Capita Clout Wal-Mart Generates $440 In Sales ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Per Capita Clout Wal-Mart generates $440 in sales yearly for every man, woman and child in the U.S. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Bible Saturation 93% Of American Homes Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Bible Saturation 93% of American homes have Bibles. Of those 54% are KJV and 15% are NIV reports a recent Gallup Poll. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Children Spend An Average Of 10 Hours A Week ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Children spend an average of 10 hours a week listening to CD’’s, tapes or radio reports the Kaiser Family Foundation. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

40% Of American Employees Say They Are Likely To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of American employees say they are likely to change jobs his year. 50% say they are underpaid and 2% admit they are overpaid. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

57% Of All U.s. Born Again Adults Are Female ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

57% of all U.S. born again adults are female compared to 43% male. This ratio is unchanged from ‘91. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Women

Almost 50% Of Adults Phone Their Parents 5 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Almost 50% of adults phone their parents 5 or more times a month, while 20% check in 2-4 times. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

66% Of All U.s. Mothers With Children Age 3 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

66% of all U.S. mothers with children age 3 or less are working, compared with 50% in ’90 and 42% in ’80. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Made For Each Other...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 3, 2015

Cross without the Spirit, you dry-up (Psa 106:15), Spirit without the Cross, you puff-up (2 Cor 12:7) With ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10

Tags: Scripture, Puff-Up, Grow-Up

Denomination: *other

Dayspring.com Site Is One Of The Most-Trafficked ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

DaySpring.com site is one of the most-trafficked Christian websites in the world attracting 1.6 million visitors on an average month. It is the most trafficked Christian e-card website and the 7th most-trafficked e-card website ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Job Tenure: The Median Job Tenure For U.s. Male ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Job Tenure: The median job tenure for U.S. male workers age 25 or older is 4.9 years, down from 5.9 in ’83. For female workers in the age group the figure has risen from 4.2 to ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Pastor Leaders: Over 75% Of Senior Pastors Don't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Pastor Leaders: Over 75% of Senior Pastors don’t believe they are called, gifted or skilled as leaders. Pastors who are leaders are actually less likely to rely on teams of lay leaders to help lead the ministry forward than the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Apologize In Person: When Asked How To Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Apologize In Person: When asked how to most effectively apologize for a major problem, a survey of sales and marketing professionals determined the following; Meet with the customer in person (79%), ask someone above you to call the customer (16%, and ask ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Parents Will Spend Less: Consumers Are Expected ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Parents Will Spend Less: Consumers are expected to spend 16% less this year on back-to-school items, according to a National Retail Federation survey. The survey estimates that the average tally for shoppers this year will be $457, ...read more

Tags: Children

Separatists?

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 4, 2007

Separatists? A church had a sign in front: JESUS ONLY. One night a storm blew out the first three letters and left US ONLY. Too many churches have come to that. (Vance Havner, from The Vance Havner ...read more

Denomination: Baptist