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The New Trend In Advertising Is Away From Hype ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The New Trend In Advertising is away from hype and romanticism and more toward facts and truth. The continuing fragmentation of mass media means your ability to access public awareness will continue to diminish. In the future, customer referrals – word of mouth – will become more important ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

In '00, Some 9.7 Million Unmarried Couples Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

In ’00, some 9.7 million unmarried couples were co-habiting in the U.S. 266,600 were over age 65. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

82% Of Female Corporate Executives Say That They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

82% of female corporate executives say that they really enjoy their jobs. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

By Age 25, 1 Of 2 Sexually Active Young People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

By age 25, 1 of 2 sexually active young people will acquire an STD, according to the American Medical News and the World Congress of Families. ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Marriage Delayed: Census Bureau Figures For '03 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Marriage Delayed: Census Bureau figures for ’03 find a third of men and about a quarter of women ages 30-34 have never married, nearly 4 times higher than in’70. Today a woman typically marries at age 23.2 while men wait until they ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Christian Giving Down: The Empty Tomb Reports ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Christian Giving Down: The Empty Tomb reports that church donations have dipped to a 35 year low. As a portion of after-tax income, giving has fallen from 0.66% per capita in ’68 to 0.38% in ’02. However, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that giving to the 400 largest charities rose 2.3% in ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Spiritual Satisfaction: 87% American Adults Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Spiritual Satisfaction: 87% American adults are able to identify an activity that brings them the greatest degree of spiritual satisfaction or fulfillment. 23% named attending church services and events as their most fulfilling spiritual activity. 12% indicated spending time with their family ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:23

Tags: Disciplines General, Come Back To This

The Cell Phone Is The New Car' (As Cleverly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

’The Cell Phone is the New Car’ (as cleverly stated by the Economist). Consider these similarities between the automotive and wireless/handheld industries: • Model and customization define the owner • Replacement is frequent • Choice is massive • Branding and design are key • Competition is ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Plastic Prevails For The First Time, Americans' ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Plastic Prevails For the first time, Americans’ use of credit cards, debit cards and other electronic bill paying has eclipsed paper checks. Last year there were 44.5 billion electronic transactions vs. 36.7 billion ...read more

Tags: Money

Moms Staying Home: The Number Of U.s. Mothers Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Moms Staying Home: The number of U.S. mothers who put work on hold and stayed home with children grew to 5.4 million in ‘03, says a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis. The report finds 20% of stay-at-home moms live in households earning $100,000 or more, while 2.3% are in households earning less than ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Cultural Trends Alan Andrews, Director – U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Cultural Trends Alan Andrews, Director – U.S. Navigators, pointed out in a recent message on the state of American culture 4 cultural trends that the Church must face when sharing the Gospel: •Globalization; an essentially secular trend that promises materialism, affluence and pleasure through a ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Values Votes Bush Voters Were Significantly More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Values Votes Bush voters were significantly more likely than Kerry voters to say “moral values” were an important consideration in their presidential votes. The two groups have differing perceptions of government’s role in addressing moral concerns: Bush voters are more than twice as likely to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Biblical Cinema Growth: The Passion Of The Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Biblical Cinema Growth: The Passion of The Christ movie (earned more than $370 million in North America alone) may be the forerunner of a ‘renaissance’ in Christian film. Several new Bible-based blockbusters are on their way claims Richard Gazolwski, President of WYSIWYG Filmworks. They are The ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

43% Of American Christians "Accepted Jesus Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

43% of American Christians “accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior “before reaching age 13. 64% did so before age 18. ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

55% Of Evangelical Protestants Identify ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

55% of evangelical Protestants identify themselves as “conservatives.” 14% who claim to be “liberal?” (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

Retailers Sold More Than $657 Million In Bibles ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Retailers sold more than $657 million in Bibles in ‘03. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

According To Gallup, Most Conservatives And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

According to Gallup, Most conservatives and regular churchgoers are in favor of reversing Roe. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Abortion

On Average, Americans Work 42 Hours, Canadians 41 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

On average, Americans work 42 hours, Canadians 41 hours and Britons 39 hours per week. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace

In A Recent Study Among Employed Adults, 47% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

In a recent study among employed adults, 47% listed time-management as the #1 stressor in their lives. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

The Postal Service Is Expected To Handle 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Postal Service is expected to handle 20 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up slightly from last year. ...read more

Tags: Christmas