In Sermon Illustrations: "Genesis 12 1 9a"

Faith Without Church: Barna Research Reports That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Faith Without Church: Barna Research reports that in the U.S. about 10 million self-proclaimed, born-again Christians have not been to church in the last 6 months, apart from Christmas or Easter. Yet, nearly all born-agains say their spiritual life is very important. About a third of Americans are ...read more

Tags: Church General

Giving Up: The Latest Giving Usa Foundation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Giving Up: The latest Giving USA Foundation reports ’04 charitable contributions overall were at a record high last year, increasing by 5% to an estimated $248.5 billion. Individuals gave 765 of the total. Donations to Religious Organizations (includes churches) topped all other giving categories ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Dramatic Drop: Government Figures Show The Rate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Dramatic Drop: Government figures show the rate of sexual assaults against adolescents ages 12-17 plunged 79% between ‘93 and ‘03, and the number of substantiated sex-abuse cases involving kids of all ages fell 39%. Crimes Against Children Research Center credits multiple reasons for the decline: ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Religious America: Because Wealthier Nations Tend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religious America: Because wealthier nations tend to place less importance on religion—with the exception of the U.S., Americans’ views are closer to people in developing nations than to the publics of developed nations finds a new Pew Research study. With 6 in 10 Americans saying religion plays a ...read more

Tags: Church General

Costly Out-Of-Stocks: A Grocery-Industry Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Costly Out-Of-Stocks: A grocery-industry survey found when customers can’t find what they want in stock, up to 43% go to another store--many taking the rest of their shopping away as well. Another 25% won’t buy the item at all. Out-of-stock causes include retailers underestimating demand, using ...read more

Tags: Church General

Pay Gap Remains: Women Hold Nearly 46% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Pay Gap Remains: Women hold nearly 46% of executive and managerial jobs in the U.S., but the highest-paid women make less than their male counterparts. Almost 16% of men working full time earned at least $75K a year, compared with 6% of women. About 20% of men made between $50K and $75K versus 12% ...read more

Tags: Workplace

World's Population Growing

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

WORLD’S POPULATION GROWING World population is projected to reach 7 billion only 4 years from now. The world added its 6 billionth resident in 1999; today its population is approximately 6.7 billion. World population growth is slowing down; it took about 12 years for the world population to rise ...read more

Tags: Culture

S.d. Gordon On Who The Great People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 4, 2009

S.D. Gordon on Who The Great People Are Let me share the words of S.D. Gordon. "The great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer; nor those who say they believe in prayer; nor yet those who can explain about prayer; but I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Tags: Prayer General

In An Average Lifetime, The Average American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In an average lifetime, the average American spends 3 years in business meetings, 13 years watching TV, Spends $89,281 on food, consumes 109,354 pounds of food, Makes 1811 trips to McDonalds, Spends $6881 in vending machines, Eats 35,138 cookies and 1483 pounds of candy, Catches 304 colds, Is ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Vance Havner Said, "At The Nicene Council, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Vance Havner said, "At the Nicene Council, an important church meeting in the 4th century A.D., of the 318 delegates attending, fewer than 12 had not lost an eye or lost a hand or did not limp on a leg lamed by torture for their Christian faith." Oswald Chambers in Christian Discipline said, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

We Can Never Gain An Accurate Measurement Of Our ...

Contributed by Jason Duncan on Oct 30, 2007

We can never gain an accurate measurement of our own morality and righteousness by comparing ourselves to other people. It’s a bit like measuring out a mile with a 12 inch ruler. Chances are the mile that you think you’ve marked out with that ruler won’t really be anywhere close to an actual ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Book Publisher ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

CHRISTIAN BOOK PUBLISHER STATS Christian Book Publishers receive a combined total of almost 250,000 manuscripts during a typical year with some of the 300 publishers receiving more than 10,000. On average about 5% of those submissions get published or approximately 12,000 titles a year. The ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Opening Timer Illustration: Set Timer For 30 ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 1, 2007

Opening Timer Illustration: Set timer for 30 minutes – Did you know - What happens in 30 minutes? “Mission Maker Magazine”, page 18, Edition 2008, (www.WorldChristianDatabase.org). 7,764 souls began life in the world 3,444 souls meet Jesus face-to-face 3,420 baptisms occurred in foreign ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

American Workers Work Longer Hours Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

American workers work longer hours than Europeans and those in most other rich nations, and they produce more per person per year. Other than Norwegians, they also get more done per hour, claims a U.N. report on international labor. The average U.S. worker produces $63,885 of wealth per year, the ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Why Did The Father Will The Death Of His Only ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 12, 2010

Why did the Father will the death of his only beloved Son, and in so painful and shameful a form? Because the Father had “laid on him the iniquity of us all” (Isa. 53:6). Jesus’ death was vicarious (undergone in our place) and atoning (securing remission of sins for us and reconciliation to God). ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

A Survey Of Hundreds Of Pastors Has Allowed Us To ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

A survey of hundreds of pastors has allowed us to compile a preliminary list of measurable quality factors in the life of a congregation in ranking order. The twelve factors are: 1. Bible knowledge. Church members are increasing in their grasp of the teachings of the Bible. They can integrate ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Church General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

At The Time Appointed, The End Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009

AT THE TIME APPOINTED, THE END WILL BE Baptist preacher William Miller, founder of the Millerites, announced that Christ would come on March 21, 1843, and when that failed, he proposed a new date of October 22, 1844. In a Philadelphia store window the following sign was displayed: "This shop is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:43-44

Tags: Second Coming

Works-Oriented Salvation Verses Saving Faith

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

Works-Oriented Salvation verses Saving Faith Muhammad Ali was once asked what his faith meant to him. Ali replied: "[it] means [a] ticket to heaven. One day we’re all going to die, and god is going to judge us, [our] good and bad deeds. [if the] bad outweighs the good, you go to hell; if the good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Horror Stories From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

Horror Stories from Refugees Hushidah Bagam is 20. For two years now, she has lived in a squalid bamboo and corrugated iron hut in a Bangladesh refugee camp. But what she left behind in neighbouring Myanmar (formerly called Burma) was worse. “The soldiers came to our village In the middle of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Vastness Of The Galaxy

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 21, 2013

THE VASTNESS OF THE GALAXY Have you ever considered the speed of light? It’s pretty fast you know — about 186,000 miles per second. Since the distance around the earth is about 25,000 miles, at this speed a "particle" of light can zip around the earth about 7 or 8 times in just 1 second. That’s a ...read more

Tags: Creation

Denomination: Independent/Bible