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Over 90% Of American Households Own Bibles, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Over 90% of American households own Bibles, and 80% of the families that own bibles have more than one according to Barna Research Group. The average household has 3 Bibles, while evangelical Christian households ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

32% Of American Christians Have Never Experienced ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

32% of American Christians have never experienced God’s presence in worship. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose

Less Than Half Of American Christians View ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Less than half of American Christians view worship as ’top priority’ in their lives. . (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Close To Half Of Americans Talk About Their Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Close to half of Americans talk about their faith with coworkers at least once a month, and 20% do so at least once a year. This is what the Lutheran Brotherhood found in it’s survey conducted by Yankelovich Partners. Women talk about it more than men and rural Americans talk ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

Americans Spent $36 Billion Buying Lottery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Americans spent $36 billion buying lottery tickets in ’97. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Nearly 50 Million Americans Are Working Parents, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Nearly 50 million Americans are working parents, more than at any time in our history. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

Gallup Reports 82% Of Americans Want To Be More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Gallup reports 82% of Americans want to be more spiritual, up 24% since ’95. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

46% Of Americans Talk About Their Religious Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

46% of Americans talk about their religious faith in the workplace. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

42% Of Americans Say They Would Enjoy Christmas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

42% of Americans say they would enjoy Christmas more if there were no presents. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Christmas

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

Of The 57 Million Americans Who Have Access To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Of the 57 million Americans who have access to the web, 25 million visit Cyber-sex sites between 1 and 10 hours a week. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

95% Of Americans Claim To Believe In Some Higher ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

95% of Americans claim to believe in some higher power. ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

An Average Of 84 Americans Died By Their Own Hand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

An average of 84 Americans died by their own hand each day in ’97, 67% were males. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Death

71% Of Americans Now Want Greater Restrictions On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

71% of Americans now want greater restrictions on abortion, reports Gallup. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Bible Saturation 93% Of American Homes Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 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

American Consumers Spent About $585 Billion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

American consumers spent about $585 billion in ’00 on all kinds of items for their homes, up nearly 27% over ’97. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Only 1 In 7 Americans Reports An Involvement With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Only 1 in 7 Americans reports an involvement with the Bible beyond just reading it. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

A Recent Gallup Poll Reports 89% Of Americans ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

A recent Gallup poll reports 89% of Americans believe that human cloning should not be allowed. (Foster ...read more

A Better Life? In 1956 The Typical American Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

A Better Life? In 1956 the typical American had to work 16 weeks for each 100 square feet of home purchased; now it takes 14 weeks, and the houses are much nicer. Most families of that period had 1 car and strived to own 2; today 1/3 of U.S. families own 3 or more cars. The workforce has never been ...read more

Tags: Children

A Typical North American Consumes 24 Reams Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

A typical North American consumes 24 reams of paper a year. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Money