In Sermon Illustrations: "Give Back"

Online Giving To American's Largest Charities ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Online Giving to American’s largest charities continued its steep climb in ‘05, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual survey. E-gifts to the 167 organizations responding to the survey topped $911.9 million, up 148% from ’04. Some of the very largest charities are seeing online ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Knowledge May Give Weight, But Accomplishments ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Complete Possession Is Proved Only By Giving. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Some Reviews Give Pain. That Is Regrettable, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Some reviews give pain. That is regrettable, but no author has the right to whine. He was not obliged to be an author. He invited publicity, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Give To A Pig When It Grunts And To A Child ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Give to a pig when it grunts and to a child when it cries, and youll have a ...read more

Tags: Children

Will You Give Him Your Best?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005

WILL YOU GIVE HIM YOUR BEST? There is a legend about an ancient village in Spain. The villagers learned that the king would pay a visit. In a thousand years, a king had never come to that village. Excitement grew. "We must throw a big celebration!" The villagers all agreed. But, it was a poor ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

Church Member Giving Continues To Decline ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Church Member Giving continues to decline according to the Empty Tomb research group. Protestants gave 3.1% of their income in ’68 compared to 2.5% in ’98, a lower rate than in ’33 during the ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Cutting Edge Database Marketing Is Giving The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Cutting edge database marketing is giving the Internet leader a highly effective advantage. Jeff Bezos, President, says, "What we’re doing is personalizing the store for every customer. We have something called instant recommendations. If you’re a repeat customer, the store greets you by name and ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Giving Cannibalized: All Around The Nation, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Giving Cannibalized: All around the nation, charities and other nonprofit organizations are confronting the same stark reality. More than $1 billion flooded into more than 100 funds set up to aid victims of the terrorist attack, those that serve ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Charitable Giving Was Steady Last Year, As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Charitable Giving was steady last year, as employment and the economy stabilized Americans gave an estimated $240.72 billion in ‘03, slightly up from the previous year, according to Giving U.S.A. Estimated giving in ‘03 equaled roughly 2.2% of the nation’s GDP, the 5th year since ’71 that it ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Is Giving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving nearly $11 million to public libraries in 37 states and DC to buy computers, software and faster Internet connections. 14 million Americans use the Internet at public libraries, including a disproportionately high number of blacks, Indians and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Donors Give To Your Charity In Patterns. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Donors give to your charity in patterns. It is your job to figure what those patterns are and contact them appropriately. Todd Baker, Masterworks V.P., notes, “Personalization means more than putting a donor’s name on the envelope. It means analyzing donor behavior and then presenting ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Perseverance Gives Power To Weakness, And Opens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perseverance gives power to weakness, and opens to poverty the world's wealth. It spreads fertility over the barren landscape, and bids the choicest fruits and flowers ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:6-7

Tags: Desert, Endurance

Hook And Ladder Is The Sort Of Play That Gives ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hook and Ladder is the sort of play that gives ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Compromise Is The Art Of Giving Your Opponent ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Compromise is the art of giving your opponent that which he is not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:8, Romans 12:18, Romans 12:10

Tags: Relationships, Anger, Compromise, Argue

Sometimes Its Better To Compromiselike Giving A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sometimes its better to compromiselike giving a gunman your wallet without ...read more

Confidence Always Gives Pleasure To The Man In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Confidence always gives pleasure to the man in ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Experience Is The Name Everyone Gives His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Experience is the name everyone gives ...read more

Tags: Experience

A Mother Should Give Her Children A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm, that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Everybody Loves To Find Fault; It Gives A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Everybody loves to find fault; it gives a ...read more

Tags: Faults