In Sermon Illustrations: "Death Of A Vision"

Here Lies Lester Moore; Four Slugs From A .44, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

“Here lies Lester Moore; Four slugs from a .44, no Les, no more.” From Tombstone Arizona “Sacred to the memory of Jared Bates who died August the 6th 1800. His widow, ages 24, lives at 7 Elm Street, has every qualification for a good wife, and yearns to be comforted.” From Lincoln, Maine ...read more

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Around The World 261 People Are Born And 101 Die ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Around the world 261 people are born and 101 die every 60 seconds. (Foster letter ...read more

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American Average Life Spans Have Set A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

American average life spans have set a new record, 76.5 years. (Foster Letter ...read more

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The Futurist (5/99) Reports That In The U.s. Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The Futurist (5/99) reports that in the U.S. over 66,000 Americans are now age 100 or over, compared to only ...read more

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As America Grays And More And More People Seek To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

As America grays and more and more people seek to deal with the reality-of -mortality, many of them are turning in the direction of Christian retailers for answers,” says Bill Ander-son, CBA’s ...read more

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An Average Of 84 Americans Died By Their Own Hand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

An average of 84 Americans died by their own hand each day in ’97, 67% were males. (Foster letter ...read more

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According To The U.s. Department Of Justice, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, approximately 2,000 women are murdered every year by an intimate partner. ...read more

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43 Million People Are Living With Hiv/Aids ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

43 million people are living with HIV/AIDS accounting for 18,000 deaths each day and 14 million orphans. (Foster ...read more

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American Life Expectancy Has Risen To A Record Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

American Life Expectancy has risen to a record of 77.6 years. Women now expect to live to age 80.1 and men 74.8. Japanese have the longest life ...read more

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The Latest Gallup Annual Survey On Values And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The latest Gallup annual survey on values and beliefs shows that 75% of Americans support euthanasia. (Foster ...read more

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The Number Of Adult Day Care Programs Has Grown ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of adult day care programs has grown 14% since ’94. (Foster Letter ...read more

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The Average Funeral Home Has 185 Funerals Per ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The average funeral home has 185 funerals per year with approximately 100 people attending each one. (Foster ...read more

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De Vries, Smeenge, "As A Society We Tend To ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 29, 2006

De Vries, Smeenge, “As a society we tend to avoid talking about unpleasant things, and death is in that category. We want to focus on happy thoughts, the beginnings rather than the endings. We work hard to accumulate and achieve, striving to do our best among the many challenges and difficulties of ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Suicide Rate For Juvenile Boys Has Trippled ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The suicide rate for juvenile boys has trippled since ’70. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Living Longer: In 1900, A Newborn American Could ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Living Longer: In 1900, a newborn American could expect to live 47.3 years; in ‘50, life expectancy was 68.2. Overall life expectancy in the U.S. in ‘01, however, was 77.2 years, up 4 months from ‘00, when it was 76.9. In ’01 women had a life expectancy of more than 5 years longer than men—79.8 ...read more

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It's Not That I'm Afraid To Die, I Just Don't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen (b. 1935), U.S. filmmaker. ...read more

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Wha Lies Here?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Wha lies here? I, Johnny Doo. Hoo, Johnny, is that you? Ay, man, but a’m dead noo. Anonymous. “Johnny Doo,” from Geoffrey Grigson’s Faber Book ...read more

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The Drama Of Life Begins With A Wail And Ends ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh. Minna Antrim ...read more

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When Christ Calls A Man, He Bids Him Come And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and ...read more

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This Life Was Not Intended To Be The Place Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the ...read more

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