In Sermon Illustrations: "Christlike character"

Importance Of Religion: According To A Recent Cbs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Importance of Religion: According to a recent CBS News Poll 45% of Americans say the most important part of religion is following the teachings and traditions of their faith as closely as they can. 38% say the search for spirituality — no matter where it takes them — is more important than sticking ...read more

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Where Evangelicals Live: 7% Of The U.s Adult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Where Evangelicals Live: 7% of the U.S adult population (15 million people) is evangelical. Little Rock has the highest percentage of evangelicals (22%) of all large U.S. metro areas. Los Angeles has more evangelicals than New York, Chicago and Boston areas combined! A new Barna Group report shows ...read more

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Christian T-Shirts Are More Popular Among Young ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian T-shirts are more popular among young adults (18-34) than NBA-themed or Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) logo tees, finds a new DATOmana survey. When presented with NBA and A&F shirts, 40% of those surveyed chose a religious T-shirt, vs. 16% for the NBA shirt and 30% for the A&F shirt. Most said ...read more

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Religion Pays: Economist Jonathan Gruber Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religion Pays: Economist Jonathan Gruber has found a statistical correlation between attending church and a Better Economic Outcome. Published in a National Bureau of Economic Research paper, he finds a household with double the normal rate of religious attendance has 9.1% more income. That extra ...read more

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3 Out Of 4 American Adults Are Troubled About The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

3 out of 4 American adults are troubled about the moral condition of the country. (Foster ...read more

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American Confidence: According To A Recent Gallup ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

American Confidence: According to a recent Gallup poll the top 5 institutions that earned the confidence of the American public are the military (82%), the police (61%), the presidency (55%), the ...read more

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Moral Slide: According To New Barna Research 61% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Moral Slide: According to new Barna Research 61% of Americans believe that gambling, 60% co-habitation and 59% having sexual fantasies are morally acceptable. The study also revealed that 45% percent of those surveyed believe that abortion is morally acceptable and 42% feel the same way about ...read more

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Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people ...read more

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Goodness Makes Greatness Truly Valuable, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more ...read more

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When Wealth Is Lost, Nothing Is Lost; When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is ...read more

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Take Care Of Your Life And The Lord Will Take ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.” ...read more

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As Sure As God Puts His Children In The Furnace ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“As sure as God puts His children in the furnace he will be in the furnace with ...read more

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A Man Who Does Nothing Never Has Time To Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“A man who does nothing never has time to do anything” ...read more

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It Is A Great Pity When The One Who Should Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure ...read more

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Wisdom Is The Right Use Of Knowledge. To Know Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to ...read more

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Do You Think Yourself Wise? Then There's A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Do you think yourself wise? Then there’s a donkey inside your ...read more

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There Is No Fatigue So Wearisome As That Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of ...read more

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A Vigorous Temper Is Not Altogether An Evil. Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of ...read more

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The Right Choice

Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006

A.W. Tozier said: The man or woman who is wholly and joyously surrendered to Christ can’t make a wrong choice ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Nature Is Mortal. We Shall Outlive Her. When ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 9, 2006

“Nature is mortal. We shall outlive her. When all the suns and nebulae have passed away, each one of you will still be alive. Nature is only the image; the symbol; but it is the symbol Scripture invites me to use. We are summoned to pass in through Nature, beyond her, into that splendor which ...read more

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Denomination: Orthodox