In Sermon Illustrations: "American History"

American Adults Who Pray

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

81% of American adults pray during an average week. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

American Entertainment: Prerecorded Entertainment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

American Entertainment: Prerecorded entertainment media, including DVDs, videos, music, CDs, etc., ranked second to books, magazines and newsletters as the most widely purchased entertainment and recreation product, according to new Unity Marketing research. 62% purchased prerecorded media in the ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

The American Dream Of Starting At The Bottom And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The American Dream of starting at the bottom and working your way up is fading according to new longevity studies (studies that follow individual and families over many years). Business Week reports that the number of families who stayed stuck in the same income bracket—be it the bottom or the ...read more

Tags: Workplace

In 1900, The Daughters Of The American Revolution ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

In 1900, the Daughters of the American Revolution elected social reformer Jane Addams to honorary membership. But Addams’s antiwar stance during World War I and her insistence that even subversives had a right to trial by due process caused them to expel her. She commented that she had thought her ...read more

Tags: Character

68% Of Americans Believe The Entertainment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

68% of Americans believe the entertainment industry has lost touch with viewer’s moral ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

68% Of Americans Believe The Entertainment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

68% of Americans believe the entertainment industry has lost touch with viewer’s moral ...read more

The Average American Believes That 25 Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The average American believes that 25 is the ideal age for a woman to get married, while for men ...read more

68% Of Americans Believe The Entertainment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

68% of Americans believe the entertainment industry has lost touch with viewer’s moral ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Americanism Means The Virtues Of Courage, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity and hardihood the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of ...read more

Tags: America

American Life Is Builded ... Upon That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"American life is builded ... upon that fundamental philosophy announced by the Savior nineteen centuries ago ... [It] can not survive ...read more

Tags: Family

The Constitution Only Guarantees The American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. ...read more

Tags: Joy

Our American Values Are Not Luxuries But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities not the salt in our bread but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and just society is our greatest source of cohesion at home and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Volunteerism Is A Unique Quality Of American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Volunteerism is a unique quality of American lifeand we must do everything to sustain ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

There Is No Distinctly Native American Criminal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no distinctly native American criminal ...read more

Tags: Government

The Short Memories Of The American Voters Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our ...read more

Tags: Government

Americans Have An Abiding Belief In Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means. Airline insurance replaces the fear ...read more

Tags: Possession

The American People And Their Elected Leaders ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The American people and their elected leaders will continue to be faced with hard choices and difficult moments, for resolve is continually being tested by those who envy us our prosperity and begrudge us our freedom. America will remain great and act responsibly so long ...read more

Tags: Power

If All That Americans Want Is Security, They ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. Theyll have enough to eat, a ...read more

Tags: Security

The Great Omission In American Life Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great omission in American life is solitude. . . that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

The American Church Is Big Business

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 26, 2016

A GREAT QUOTE ABOUT THE AMERICAN CHURCH Biblical Scholar, Dr. Richard Halverson once said, “When the Greeks got the Gospel, they turned it into a philosophy; when the Romans got the Gospel, they turned it into a government; when the Europeans got the Gospel, they turned it into a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-30

Tags: Church, Wealth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational