In Sermon Illustrations: "Current Events"

More Born Again New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

More Born Again New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

More Born Again New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007

More Born Again New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

More Born Again New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

More Born Again New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

Tags: Church General

Faith And Icebergs

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2010

FAITH AND ICEBERGS Sailors in the northern oceans have frequently observed icebergs traveling in one direction in spite of strong winds blowing in the opposite direction. The icebergs were moving against the winds, but how? The explanation is that the icebergs, with eight-ninths of their bulk ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:9-11

Tags: Grace

An Estimated 11 Million Undocumented Migrants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

An estimated 11 million undocumented migrants currently live in the U.S.; up to 750,000 yearly enter ...read more

With Mans Great Ability To Think And Reason And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"With mans great ability to think and reason and compute, we can now pinpoint most of our current ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

About 75 Of America's 125 Medical Schools ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

About 75 of America’s 125 medical schools currently have courses on spiritual care. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

An Estimated 11 Million Undocumented Migrants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

An estimated 11 million undocumented migrants currently live in the U.S.; up to 750,000 yearly enter ...read more

Tags: War

An Estimated 11 Million Undocumented Migrants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

An estimated 11 million undocumented migrants currently live in the U.S.; up to 750,000 yearly enter ...read more

Bad Leadership

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

• 43% of U.S. workers would be willing to leave their current job because they either dislike their boss’s management style ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Process-Oriented God

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010

The following thoughts are from Sy Rogers: God is event and process oriented – Most Christians are only event orientated. But the development of a baby is a process caused by one passionate event in the bedroom. Birth is an event but there is a process of growth and maturity. God will not zap a ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Amazon's Kindle Can Store More Than 200 Books At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

Amazon’s Kindle can store more than 200 books at a time. 1,500 of the 100,000 currently available are ...read more

Tags: Technology

Where Are The Days When Men Used To Admire The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Where are the days when men used to admire the entire woman? If current rends continue, we may have to breed women the way they ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

76% Of U.s. Employers Say Retaining And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

76% of U.S. employers say retaining and motivating employees is important, but 72% would rather hire someone externally rather than train ...read more

Tags: Workplace

According To Barna Research, 27% Of Born-Again ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

According to Barna Research, 27% of born-again Christians are either currently or have previously been divorced compared to 24% of ...read more

Tags: Divorce

The World Is Not So Much In Need Of New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought grows old and worn with usage it should, like current coin, be called in, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Cultural Creatives" Is The Likely New Term To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

“Cultural Creatives” is the likely new term to replace New Age in an effort to distance itself from the sometimes flaky image of the current descriptor. ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Time Is But A Stream I Go A-Fishing In. I Drink ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it. But while I drink, I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its ...read more

Tags: Time

A Church That Does Not Listen For God In The ...

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 13, 2010

"A church that does not listen for God in the Bible and treat the Bible as the unique touchstone of truth about God and about us is losing its identity, it’s raison ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Anglican

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