In Sermon Illustrations: "3"

Six Ways To Learn Everything You Ever Need To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

Six ways to learn everything you ever need to know about a man before you decide to marry him: 1. Watch him drive in heavy traffic. 2. Play tennis with him. 3. Listen to him talk to his mother when he doesn’t know you’re listening. 4. See how he treats those who serve him (waiters, maids). ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

66% Of Latin American Protestants Attend A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

· 66% of Latin American protestants attend a Pentecostal church. · Charisma magazine reports its average reader spends more than $570 on Christian products annually and household income averages over $51,000. · It also reports that in the past year: 88% of its readers last year purchased at least ...read more

Tags: Church General

Global Evangelism Movement Reports 25% Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Global Evangelism Movement reports 25% of all Christians worldwide are charismatic and estimates this number will grow to 38% by 2025. It’s also estimated there are 18 million charismatic Christians in the U.S. Gallup poll reports nearly 62% of Charismatics visited a Christian store in the past 3 ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Spiritually Complacent Barna Research Reports ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Spiritually Complacent Barna Research reports that since ’91, Americans have become more spiritually complacent. 40% of born again Christians do not attend church or read the Bible in a typical week, 30% are not "absolutely committed to the Christian faith" and 70% are not involved in a small group ...read more

Tags: Church General

Although 4 Of 5 Teens Claim They Are Christian, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Although 4 of 5 teens claim they are Christian, only 1 in 4 also claims to be “absolutely committed” to the Christian faith.” That is only about half the percentage found among adults. Although an impressive 70% of all teens are engaged in some church-related effort in a typical week, only about ...read more

Tags: Children

Pastor Search Reality: According To Adair Lummis, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Pastor Search Reality: According to Adair Lummis, with the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, church pastoral search committees today look for the following in a new pastor: male, married (to a woman), and under age 40. Committees may not say this overtly to candidates, but that’s what they ...read more

Tags: Church General

What A Difference A Century Makes! In 1904: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

What A Difference a century makes! In 1904: ►The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. ►Only 14% of the homes had a bathtub, 8% had a telephone. ►A 3-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11. ►There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and 144 miles of paved ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Eharmony.com Founded By Christian Author And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

eHarmony.com founded by Christian author and marriage counselor psychologist Dr. Neil Clark led the Internet personals category in new subscriptions by grabbing nearly 38% of total U.S. subscription sales generated by the top 12 dating sites, reports comScore. eHarmony’s radio and television ad ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Tbn Troubles Ministry Watchdog Wall Watchers Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

TBN Troubles Ministry watchdog Wall Watchers has recommended Trinity Broadcasting Network leaders Paul and Jan Crouch step down from TBN leadership, citing their lavish lifestyle, a lack of TBN financial transparency, and other problems. The announcement also notes the couple takes home an annual ...read more

Tags: Money

Giving By Foundations Hit A Record Last Year, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Giving By Foundations hit a record last year, reversing 2 years of declines thanks to gains in asset values and continued gifts from philanthropists. The nation’s 66,000 independent, community and corporate foundations gave $32.4 billion in ’04 vs. $30.3 billion in ’03, an inflation adjusted 4.1% ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Wal-Mart, With Sales Of $285 Billion, Accounts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wal-Mart, with sales of $285 billion, accounts for 8% of all U.S. retail sales, excluding autos and gasoline, and is expected to hit 12% by ’10 when sales will hit $500 billion. Al Meyers, Retail Forward VP, says the company “will have a material influence on gross domestic product” by ’10-’11. ...read more

Tags: Money

Video Clip - Lotr - Two Towers (Ext.ed) Start: ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 28, 2006

{Video Clip - LOTR - Two Towers (Ext.ed) Start: Chp. 28:1:37:51 - End: Chp.29:1:41:04 = 3:13} Now, you may not crave a ring, and I certainly hope you don’t struggle with a split personality like poor Smeagol. In fact, if you know this story you know that Smeagol’s victory over his alter ego ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Christian Church

Sharing Our Faith: According To A New Study From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Sharing Our Faith: According to a new study from the Barna Research Group, there are nearly 50 million born again adults who shared their faith in Christ with non-believers during the past year. That constitutes 60% of the born again adult population, which itself represents 38% of all adults. The ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Two Income Trap: Even Though The Modern ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Two Income Trap: Even though the modern two-earner family brings in 75% more inflation-adjusted income than the one-earner family of a generation ago, it actually has les discretionary income—and far more financial instability. The decline of public education has dramatically raised the price of ...read more

Tags: Parenting

According To The Centers For Disease Control ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 30, 2006

According to the Centers for Disease Control domestic violence affects more than 32 million Americans, that is more than 10% of the U.S. population A woman is battered at least once every 15 seconds in the U.S. Battering is the single largest cause of injury to women in the U.S. 3 to 4 million ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

George Muller, Who Was Known For His Strong ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

George Muller, who was known for his strong faith, confided. "The first 3 years after conversion, I neglected the Word of God. Since I began to search it diligently, the blessing has been wonderful. I have read the Bible through one hundred times and always with increasing delight!" John Bunyan, ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Armand M. Nicholi, M.d., Professor Of Psychiatry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Armand M. Nicholi, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, explains that Sigmund Freud died at the age of 83, a bitter and disillusioned man. Tragically, this Viennese physician, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, had little compassion for the common person. Freud ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Six Ways To Learn Everything You Ever Need To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Six ways to learn everything you ever need to know about a man before you decide to marry him: 1) watch him drive in heavy traffic. 2) Play tennis with him. 3) Listen to him talk to his mother when he doesn’t know you’re listening. 4) See how he treats those who serve him (waiters, maids). 5) ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

George Muller, Who Was Known For His Strong ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 5, 2006

George Muller, who was known for his strong faith, confided. "The first 3 years after conversion, I neglected the Word of God. Since I began to search it diligently, the blessing has been wonderful. I have read the Bible through one hundred times and always with increasing delight!" John Bunyan, ...read more

Tags: Character

Dynamic E-Books: The Biggest Barrier To E-Book ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Dynamic E-Books: The biggest barrier to e-book world domination has to be the screen. An LCD display has much lower resolution than paper, and is reflective. On a PDA reading time is severely limited by battery life. But the dedicated e-book reader is about to make a comeback. Soon to be released ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence