In Sermon Illustrations: "3"

According To The Experts, Over A Million More ...

Contributed by Tim Hohm on Oct 17, 2003

According to the experts, over a million more Americans slipped into poverty last year. The numbers nationwide grew from 11.7% to 12.3%. These figures represent real human beings. All of us need to be extra sensitive ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Us Bureau Of Labor And ...

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 17, 2004

ILLUSTRATION... US Bureau of Labor and Statistics, ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/news.release/cesan.txt What do we spend our money on? 1. Housing 2. Transportation 3. Food 4. ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Group Of Expectant Fathers Were In A Waiting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A group of expectant fathers were in a waiting room, Twins – “What a coincidence, I play for the Minnesota Twins” Triplets. “That’s amazing, I work for the 3M company.” A third man fell to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Went To Courageous Leadership Conference In Omaha ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 21, 2007

Went to Courageous Leadership Conference in Omaha where they talked about creating churches that don’t just reach the 1st generation but the 2nd and 3rd generations as well. It takes a generation of forward thinkers who will be ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Four Things Strike Me About Abraham's Journey To ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 24, 2007

Four things strike me about Abraham’s journey to where God was leading him:1. He knew there was a destination. 2. He took a known route. 3. He knew the goal. 4. But, he ...read more

Tags: Patriarchs Abraham

Denomination: Church Of God

Envy Is Defined From Various Dictionaries As – ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 13, 2007

Envy is defined from various dictionaries as – 1. Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins). 2. A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another. 3. Painful or resentful ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Companies That Nurture A Culture Of Philanthropy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Companies that nurture a culture of philanthropy are more profitable, says Dover Management research. The study found that companies with a solid link between giving and operating earnings outperformed the S & P 500 ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Peter Daniel's Steps To Goal Setting

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Apr 22, 2008

Peter Daniel’s steps to Goal Setting: 1. Define Your Goals 2. Set Your Strategy (Mission Statement) 3. Build in Reserves (Physical, Mental, Spiritual) 4. Remove Blockages 5. ...read more

Tags: Goals

65% Of The Builder Generation (Born 1927-1945) ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

65% of the Builder generation (born 1927-1945) are evangelical Christians. 35% of the Boomer generation (born 1946-1964) are evangelical Christians. 16% of Generation X (born 1965-1976) are evangelical Christians. 4% of ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Imagine Writing An Intricate Story And Mapping ...

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jul 2, 2010

Imagine writing an intricate story and mapping out a complete timeline of everything major that will happen in the plotline . God is the ultimate playwright. We see in verse 3 of this chapter, as well, that God fulfilled His plan in His ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Caught

Contributed by Tom Tarpley on Mar 11, 2011

CAUGHT A mother walked into the kitchen one day and interrupted her 3-year-old, who was on top of a chair eating cookies. When she asked what he was doing, the toddler explained, "Mom, ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: *other

Magi And Zodiac

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 25, 2019

Henry Morris [When They Saw the Star] goes on to postulate, as have others, that the original signs of the Zodiac painted a picture of the Gospel. The virgin (Virgo) would give birth to the Messiah (pictured by Leo the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Tags: Wise Men, Magi, Zodiac, Stars, Astronomers, Astrologers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Islam Is The 2nd Largest Religion In The U.s. And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the U.S. and in Europe. Muslims outnumber Methodists in England. 43% of Muslims live in Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India. There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world while there ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Televangelists Devote Less Time To Fundraising ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Televangelists devote less time to fundraising than commercial TV does airing commercials, according to Stephen Winzenburg, Grand View College. On average, televangelists use 17% of their airtime fundraising and promoting their ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Underage Drinkers: Researchers From Columbia ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Underage Drinkers: Researchers from Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse reported that underage drinkers (ages 12 -- 20) account for nearly 20% of the alcohol consumed in the ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Dollar Shoppers: 62% Of U.s. Households Shopped ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Dollar Shoppers: 62% of U.S. households shopped at a dollar store last year, up from 52% in ’99 reports ACNielson. The typical dollar shopper is the female head of a 3-4-member household with an ...read more

Tags: Money

Customer Loyalty: A Recent National Survey By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Customer Loyalty: A recent national survey by Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories found the following factors cause customers to become loyal to a company: 56% Good Service, 28% Good Products, 7% Good Price, 6% ...read more

Tags: Church General

Church Attendance: Roughly 40% Of Americans Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Church Attendance: Roughly 40% of Americans say they seldom or never attend church or synagogue according to a recent Gallup poll. 29% attend church once a week. 11% attend almost every week and ...read more

Tags: Church General

Sexual Abuse Of Children Is More Widespread Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Sexual abuse of children is more widespread than previously assumed, according to a recent study. Who are the victims? Between 15% and 34% of all girls in this country; between 3% and 9% of all boys. More than 90% of the abusers ...read more

Tags: Children

Depression 15 Million Americans Suffer From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Depression 15 million Americans suffer from depression and fill 189 million antidepressant prescriptions annually. It plays a significant role in the 30,000 annual U.S. suicides. The cost of lost productivity, absenteeism, and ...read more

Tags: Emotions