In Sermon Illustrations: "Giving General"

Depending On Whose Statistics You Believe, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Depending on whose statistics you believe, anywhere from 15% to 40% of Christian believers today have felt betrayed or wounded by the church at some point. (SOURCE: Trusting God’s ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Average Person Sees Between 400 And 600 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The average person sees between 400 and 600 advertisements per ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Cohabitors Who Never Marry Have 78% Less Wealth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Cohabitors who never marry have 78% less wealth than the continuously married; cohabitors who have been divorced or widowed once have ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Compared To Children Of Married Biological ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Compared to children of married biological parents, children age 12-17 with cohabiting parents are 6 times more likely to exhibit emotional and behavioral problems. Likewise, adolescents from cohabiting households are 122% more likely to be ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

An International Media Rights Group Has Called ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

An international media rights group has called on China to loosen controls on news and personal expression on the Internet, saying the country’s system of censorship is an insult to the spirit of online freedom. Sites that don’t comply are criticized, fined, forced to fire the employee responsible ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Viral Marketing Isn't That Infectious After All. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Viral Marketing isn’t that infectious after all. At least that’s the conclusion of Bringing the Message to the Masses, a new JupiterResearch report that reveals that only 15% of viral marketing efforts of the past year actually succeeded in getting consumers to spread positive word of mouth. One of ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Average Mobile Phone User Spends 48 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The average mobile phone user spends 48 minutes/day on their ...read more

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Marriage Stats 78% Of U.s. Adults Have Been ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Marriage Stats 78% of U.S. adults have been married at least once and 33% of those have been divorced at least once says a new Barna Group study. 84% of born-again Christian adults have tied the knot, vs. 74% of people aligned with non-Christian faiths and 65% of atheists and agnostics. Those with ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

When Seeking Inspirational Guidance, People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

When Seeking Inspirational Guidance, people prefer to consult the following sources: 23% talk or listen to an inspirational person, 27% read an inspirational book, 17% go to church, 4% watch an inspirational ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

When Building A Social Network For Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

When building a social network for your customers, donors or prospects don’t: 1) Misunderstand your target audience. The demographics of users on MySpace differ greatly from those on Facebook, Friendster and other social networks. When creating any site, be very specific about whom you want to ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Men And Women In Happy Marriages Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Men and Women in happy marriages have substantially lower blood pressure than single individuals or couples in unhappy relationships, claims Brigham Young University research. “There seem to be some unique health benefits from marriage,” said Psychology Professor Holt-Lunstad. “It’s not just being ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

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

55% Of U.s. Workers Believe Workers Don't Leave ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

55% of U.S. workers believe workers don’t leave companies; they leave ...read more

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Global Christianity "By The Year 2050, 3 Billion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Global Christianity “By the year 2050, 3 billion Christians will inhabit the globe, but of those only 1 in 6 will be a non-Hispanic Caucasian,” claims Philip Jenkins. According to his projections, there will be 3 Christians for every 2 Muslims in 40 to 50 years—and in the foreseeable ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

According To A 3m Survey, 45% Of Laptop-Using ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

According to a 3M survey, 45% of laptop-using business travelers admit to peeking at someone else’s laptop in public places. 50% have noticed others looking ...read more

Tags: Church General

While Numerous U.s. Churches Have Been Adding ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

While numerous U.S. churches have been adding Spanish services to meet the needs of new immigrants, an increasing number of Hispanic congregations are starting English services. It's an effort to meet the demands of second- and third-generation Hispanics, keep families together and reach ...read more

Tags: Church General

Is Marriage Necessary?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

IS MARRIAGE NECESSARY? 44% of Americans ages 20 to 69 believe marriage is not necessary in order to have a committed, fulfilling, life-long relationship, reports a Zogby/AOL poll. Marriage Savers' president Mike McManus finds the number shocking. He says, "People who are married live longer, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

To-Do Lists

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

TO-DO LISTS 96% of business leaders keep a to-do list during the day, according to NFI Research. 81% have 1 to 20 ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

A Kelton Research Study Found 80% Of Americans ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

A Kelton research study found 80% of Americans knew "two all-beef patties" were among the ingredients of a Big Mac, while just 60% could identify “Thou shalt not kill” as one of the Ten Commandments. Just 34% recognized "Remember the Sabbath" ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

An Ad On Tv Shows All The Junk In The Sea Being ...

Contributed by David Moore on Apr 16, 2008

An ad on TV shows all the junk in the sea being taken out, until the water is pure, (Old spitfires, warships and wrecks etc.) Unfortunately it is an alcohol ad that portrays the product as "pure water"? Isn't that just like man, to make what is good evil and what is evil good? Alcohol is anything ...read more

Tags: Sin General

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