In Sermon Illustrations: "1"

Headaches, Back Pain, And Arthritis Cost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Headaches, back pain, and arthritis cost businesses $60 billion a year reports Geisinger Health Systems. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Online Gambling Has Soared Ten-Fold In The Past 6 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Online Gambling has soared ten-fold in the past 6 years to about $4.2 billion. (Revenue Vol.1 ...read more

Tags: Sin General

About Three Dozen U.s. Airports -- Including Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

About three dozen U.S. airports -- including most of the big ones -- have chapels or chaplains. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

A Majority Of Born-Again Adults Do Not Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A majority of born-again adults do not believe that divorce is a sin (excluding cases where adultery is involved). ...read more

Tags: Divorce

U.s. Pastors Believe Billy Graham Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

U.S. pastors believe Billy Graham is the most-trusted spokesperson for Christianity followed by James Dobson. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Character

More Than 12 Million Americans Have Tried ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than 12 million Americans have tried methamphetamine and 1.5 million are regular users. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Nevada Is The Fastest-Growing State, According To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Nevada is the fastest-growing state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with 2.2 million inhabitants. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

59 Million Americans (Mostly Women) Performed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

59 million Americans (mostly women) performed volunteer work between 9/01 and 9/02. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Number Of Pay Phones In The U.s. Has Dropped ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

The number of pay phones in the U.S. has dropped from 1 million to 500,000 in the last 9 ...read more

Anderson States, "Anger: An Acid That Can Do ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 17, 2005

Anderson states, “Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is ...read more

Tags: Anger

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

49.8% Of Paperbacks Sold In The U.s. Are Romances ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

49.8% of paperbacks sold in the U.S. are romances and generates $1 billion in sales annually. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Nearly 50% Of Parishioners Who Hear Their Pastor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Nearly 50% of parishioners who hear their pastor recommend a book, end up purchasing it. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

13% Of Clergy Are 65 Or Older, Compared To Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

13% of clergy are 65 or older, compared to only 3% of workers in other professional specialty occupations. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

William Shakespeare Once Said, "The Devil Can ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008

William Shakespeare once said, “The devil can quote Scripture for his purpose.” (Merchant of Venice, ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Crucifixion Gives Us Hope. It Gives Hope To ...

Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 17, 2008

The crucifixion gives us hope. It gives hope to those who are dead in faith, and also to those who are presently ...read more

Tags: America

Denomination: Pentecostal

Worship Is The Lost Chord Of Evangelicalism. ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 7, 2009

1. Worship is the lost chord of evangelicalism. Howard Hendricks 2. When men stop worshipping God, they promptly start ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Billy Sunday Said,

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 30, 2009

Billy Sunday said, "I know the devil is real for two reasons: #1, because the Bible says so, and #2, ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ashamed When It Counted The Most

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 18, 2019

Ashamed when it counted the most My two sisters, when they were somewhat younger, liked to play the piano and took lessons for some time. I like music, too, but not all the practicing that went along with it! We found out there was going to be a “recital” where all of the students in their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:12-15, 1 John 2:28

Tags: Christian Life, Shame, Rewards

Denomination: Baptist

Despite Its Christian Heritage, The United States ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Aug 14, 2001

Despite its Christian heritage, the United States leads every other nation in the industrialized world in the percentage of single-parent families (23%), abortion rate (22.9 per 1,000 women aged 15-44), sexually transmitted diseases (syphillis rate is 6.3 per 100,000 and gonorrhea rate is 149.5 per ...read more

Tags: Sexuality, Sin General, Abortion

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Top 14 Upcoming Thanksgiving-Themed Movies  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Nov 15, 2001

The Top 14 Upcoming Thanksgiving-Themed Movies 14> To Kill A Walking Bird 13> My Best Friend’s Dressing 12> The Texas Coleslaw Massacre 11> Casserolablanca 10> The Fabulous Baster Boys 9> 12 Hungry Men 8> Silence of the Yams 7> For Love of The Game Hen 6> I Know What You Ate Last Winter 5> All the ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational