In Sermon Illustrations: "African American"

American Life Expectancy Has Risen To A Record Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

American Life Expectancy has risen to a record of 77.6 years. Women now expect to live to age 80.1 and men 74.8. Japanese have the longest life ...read more

Tags: Death

Media Saturated Kids: American Kids Spend An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Media Saturated Kids: American kids spend an average of 8 hours and 33 minutes in media each day (including TV, radio, music, print resources, computers, the Internet and video games) according to a Kaiser Health survey. Kids often multi-task by using more than one form of media simultaneously, so ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

86% Of American Grocery Store Customers Have At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

86% of American grocery store customers have at least one grocery loyalty card. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Money

40% Of American Men, Compared With 50% Of Women, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

40% of American men, compared with 50% of women, have attended a church service, not including a special event such as a wedding or a funeral, in the past 7 ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

45% Of American Adults Attend Church On A Typical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

45% of American adults attend church on a typical weekend. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

What Purpose Drives Americans? With Over 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

What Purpose Drives Americans? With over 20 million having read Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life, The Barna Group polled Americans on the question, “What do Americans perceive their purpose in life to be?” Priorities differed according to faith commitments. Evangelicals were the only segment ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Since '91 The Number Of Americans Who Express No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Since ’91 the number of Americans who express no religious preference has quadrupled, to 14%.(Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

46% Of American Adults Listen To Christian Radio ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

46% of American adults listen to Christian radio vs. 56% 13 years ago, due to a 33% decline among non-Christians. ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Camera, Action 16% Of American Adult Internet ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Camera, Action 16% of American adult internet users have gone online to view another person or a place via a web cam. That translates into roughly 21 million people who have viewed material on web cams. And on any given day, about two million internet users are checking ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Nearly 80% Of American Luxury Consumers Agree ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Nearly 80% of American luxury consumers agree with the statement, “Luxury is for everyone and different for everyone,” reports Unity Marketing’s Luxury Report ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Teens Under God: According To An American Bible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Teens Under God: According to an American Bible Society study, 82.4% of teens think the words “under God” belong in the Pledge of Allegiance. 63% say they think about the words while they are reciting the pledge. 71.8% think students should be allowed to pray in ...read more

Tags: Children

71% Of Americans Consider The U.s. A ‘christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

71% of Americans consider the U.S. a ‘Christian nation,” up from 60% in ’96. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Character

76% Of American Doctors Say They Believe In God; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

76% of American doctors say they believe in God; 59% believe in some kind of afterlife and 55% say their beliefs influence how they practice ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Moral Compass: 54% Of American Adults Claim They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Moral Compass: 54% of American adults claim they make their moral choices on the basis of specific principles or standards they believe in. 16% claim they make their moral choices based on the Bible. 60% of evangelicals rely on the Bible as their main source of moral counsel vs. 20% of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

5% Of Adult Americans Have A Biblical Worldview ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

5% of adult Americans have a biblical worldview while 88% feel accepted by God. 82% say they are clear about the meaning and purpose of their ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

31% Of Americans Say They Have Too Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

31% of Americans say they have too little religious freedom in the workplace. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

Among Americans 45 Or Older Who Describe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Among Americans 45 or older who describe themselves as somewhat religious, 20% say prayer is the best way to find spiritual or religious satisfaction, according to USA Today. Other pleasing spiritual experiences include living a moral life and helping others, both at 19%. And 13% view being with ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

American Baptist Churches Usa Is Expected To Lose ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

American Baptist Churches USA is expected to lose several hundred churches over homosexuality. It may become the biggest church exodus from any ...read more

79% Of Americans Believe Someone Of A Faith Other ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

79% of Americans believe someone of a faith other than their own can attain salvation or go to heaven. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Truth

40% Of Americans Believe It's A Good Idea For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

40% of Americans believe it’s a good idea for couples who intend to get married to live together first, 22% of evangelicals agree. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General