In Sermon Illustrations: "Friendship New Friends"

Fewer Working Moms: The Percentage Of New Mothers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Fewer Working Moms: The percentage of new mothers who work fell to 55% in ’00 from 59% in ’98 and hasn’t risen since according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A recent survey finds that 25% of women who plan to have children think they will ...read more

Tags: Parenting

What Do People Want In Their Pastors? A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

What Do People Want In Their Pastors? A new study by Hartford Institute researcher Adair Lummis reveals that, first and foremost, lay leaders want a pastor with an authentic religious life. Most lay people define that as a person whose faith combines both head and heart; a person whose lifestyle ...read more

Tags: Church General

A New Survey By Aarp Found That Wives Initiate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

A new survey by AARP found that wives initiate two-thirds of divorces after age 40. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Religious Practice Varies By Race: A New Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Religious Practice Varies By Race: A new Barna survey examined 8 elements of religious behavior (reading the Bible, praying to God, giving money to churches and watching Christian television) and discovered that blacks are the most religiously active racial group. Blacks were also notably less ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Workplace Jitters: A New Harris Interactive Poll ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Workplace Jitters: A new Harris Interactive poll finds that 29% of workers claim global unrest as the primary source of stress. 28% attribute economy, 27% job ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Conversion Age: A New Barna Study Indicates That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Conversion Age: A new Barna study indicates that 43% of Americans who accept Jesus Christ as their savior do so before reaching age 13, and that 64% of born again Christians made that commitment before age 18.. 13% made their profession of faith while 18 to 21 years old and 23% after their 21st ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

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

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

E-Libraries: The Newest Books In The New York ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006

E-Libraries: The newest books in the New York Public Library don’t take up any shelf space. They are e-books library cardholders can point and click through the collection choosing among best sellers, nonfiction, novels and self-help guides. Patrons borrow them for set periods, downloading them ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The #1 Selling New Testament In America In ‘03 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The #1 Selling New Testament in America in ‘03 was the Thomas Nelson biblezine, Revolve, which is the entire New Testament (NCV) for teen girls in a teen magazine format. Refuel, a biblezine for teen boys, was also a big seller. Nelson will soon ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Called Pay By Touch, A New Technology Lets ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Called Pay By Touch, a new technology lets consumers pay for purchases with a finger scan linked to their financial accounts. The technology eliminates the need to carry credit or loyalty cards, checks or cash for purchase. A few southern Piggly Wiggly stores are already using ...read more

Tags: Money

Scrapbook Boom: There Are 4.4 Million New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Scrapbook Boom: There are 4.4 million new scrap-booking households in the U.S. since ’01 according to the 2004 National Survey of Scrapbooking. The industry has seen a 27.8% sales growth ...read more

Biblical Illiteracy: A New Gallup Poll Finds ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Biblical Illiteracy: A new Gallup Poll finds fewer than half of youths know that Jesus turned water into wine at the Cana wedding, and nearly two-thirds couldn’t identify a quote from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. About one in 10 thought Moses was one of the 12 apostles. Results from a comprehensive ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

A New Stanford University Medical Center Poll ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A new Stanford University Medical Center poll finds 1 in 5 Americans suffer from chronic pain. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Blink Cards: A New Version Of Credit Cards Is On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Blink Cards: A new version of credit cards is on its way. All you do is wave the card near a reader, and the transaction is complete in a flash. And because buyers aren’t reaching into their pockets for ...read more

Tags: Money

New Luxury In Marketing Circles Today The Luxury ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

New Luxury In marketing circles today the luxury market is all the rage. And no wonder, affluent consumers have incomes 2.5 times the national average and they spend twice as much on all kinds of consumer goods and services. But, as the luxury market has caught the imagination of marketers and ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

A New Evangelical Movement: Rick Warren Recently ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A New Evangelical Movement: Rick Warren recently sent an open letter to President Bush saying, “I deeply believe that if we as evangelicals remain silent and do not speak up in defense of the poor, we lose our credibility and our right to witness about God’s love for the world. Endorsed by Billy ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

More Mega-Churches: New Research Reveals That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More Mega-Churches: New research reveals that their may be 1200 or more mega churches in the U.S. rather than the widely assumed 850 count. A cooperative project by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research and the Leadership Network discovered the discrepancy when the two groups, each of ...read more

Tags: Church General

Is Spiritually Passing On? A New Barna Group ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Is Spiritually Passing On? A new Barna Group study finds 62% of Americans consider themselves to be deeply spiritual, unchanged n the past decade. Yet, the younger a person is, the less likely they are to claim to be deeply spiritual. In fact only 4% of Mosaics made such a claim compared to 55% of ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Christmas Under Attack: Fox News Conducted A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christmas Under Attack: Fox News conducted a survey 11/29 asking: •Do you consider Christmas a religious holiday or cultural holiday? Religious: 57% ... Cultural 14% ... Both: 12% •Do you agree there is a war on Christmas in the U.S.? Agree: 42% ... Disagree: 48% •Does it seem that the public ...read more

Tags: Christmas