In Sermon Illustrations: "Christmas Letters"

Last Year, More Than 40 Million Active Buyers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Last year, more than 40 million active buyers bought $24 billion worth of goods at eBay, up 60% from ‘02. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

On Average Affluent Consumers Spent $10,060 On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

On average affluent consumers spent $10,060 on luxuries such as fine dining, travel, entertainment, cultural/ arts events and sporting events the past 12 ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

38% Of All U.s. Adults And 33%of All Teens, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

38% of all U.S. adults and 33%of all teens, an estimated 98 million adults and children, have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

More Than 50% Of The Churches With 100 Or More In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

More than 50% of the churches with 100 or more in attendance offer classes for new believers and youth outreach activities compared to 33% with less than ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Last Year About 53% Of Gift Givers Gave A Store ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Last year about 53% of gift givers gave a store gift certificate, while 63% say they are very or somewhat likely to give them this year. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

58% Of U.s. Companies Are Dedicating The Majority ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

58% of U.S. companies are dedicating the majority of their marketing funds to customer retention, vs. 30% who say they are mostly devoted to new customer ...read more

Tags: Church General

74% Of Home-Educated Adults Ages 18-24 Have Taken ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

74% of home-educated adults ages 18-24 have taken college-level courses, compared to 37% of U.S. adults of similar ages. ...read more

Tags: Children

World Vision Has Over 22,000 Employees And Works ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

World Vision has over 22,000 employees and works in 100 countries serving 100 million people with nearly $1 billion in aid annually. ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Gambling By Cell Phone Has Sky-Rocketed. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gambling by cell phone has sky-rocketed. The number of betting pages downloaded is expected to approach 3 million this year, a rise of 367% over ...read more

Tags: Addiction

The Number Of College Students Who Think That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of college students who think that abortion should be legal has decreased from 67% 10 years ago to just a slight majority today. ...read more

Tags: Abortion

The Number Of People 65 And Older Who Are Working ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The number of people 65 and older who are working or looking for work amounts to almost 4.5 million; a rise of almost 50% between ‘80 and ‘02. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

In The Past 12 Months, 7 Million U.s. Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

In the past 12 months, 7 million U.S. adults experienced identify theft. Worse, thieves have a 1 in 700 chance of being caught. ...read more

Tags: Poverty

For A Person In Rugged Health Who Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"For a person in rugged health who is not particularly dressed up and does not want to write a letter or read the newspaper, we can imagine few diversions ...read more

Tags: Children

The U.s. Government Has A Bigger Unfunded ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The U.S. government has a bigger unfunded liability for military and civil servant retirement benefits ($4.7 trillion) than it does for Social ...read more

Tags: Politics

52% Of Adults Say It Is More Important For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

52% of adults say it is more important for children to learn to do research using the Internet than in libraries. 38% say learning library research ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

The Lost Art Of Saying Thank You

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy - because we will always want to have something else or something more.” - David Steindl-Rast Everyone likes to feel appreciated. I remember a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:17

Tags: Thanks, Unthankfulness, Gifts

Denomination: Charismatic

A Little Boy Wanted $100.00 Badly And Prayed To ...  PRO

Contributed by Justin Meek on Aug 28, 2003

A Little Boy wanted $100.00 badly and prayed to God for a whole week, but nothing happened. So, he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100.00. When the Post Office got the letter addressed to God they forwarded it on to the Whitehouse. The President was very impressed, touched and amused ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Money

Denomination: Baptist

On 29th October Ad 312 The First Roman Emperor ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 22, 2005

On 29th October AD 312 the first Roman Emperor converted to the Christian faith, Constantine the Great, entered Rome. He was a worshipper of the sun god, Sol. On 28th October the forces he commanded were trying to conquer Rome. There was a great battle to take a bridge leading to the city. His ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

A Little Boy, Who Wanted $100.00 Very Badly, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A little boy, who wanted $100.00 very badly, prayed for two weeks but nothing happened. Then he decided to write GOD a letter requesting $100.00. When the postal authorities received the letter to GOD, U.S.A., they decided to send it to the President. The President was so impressed, touched, and ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Vengeance Overseas  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

VENGEANCE OVERSEAS The story is told of a soldier who was fighting over in Iraq who received a letter from his girlfriend that said she was breaking up with him. In the letter she also asked for him to return the picture of herself that she had given him, because she needed it for her bridal ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Tags: Anger