In Sermon Illustrations: "God Keeps Us"

Record Giving: All U.s. '04 Charitable Giving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Record Giving: All U.S. ’04 charitable giving totaled a record $248.5 billion, according to the Giving USA Foundation. That record is expected to be broken in ‘05.by a special one-time tax break for major donors enacted by Congress allowing donors to deduct gifts up to ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Call Center Clout: 92% Of U.s. Consumers Form ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Call Center Clout: 92% of U.S. consumers form their opinions of a company based on their experiences using that company’s call center. 65% say they’d stop using a company’s products or services if they had a negative experience ...read more

Tags: Church General

Buddhism In The Us Has Grown 170% Since '90 When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Buddhism in the US has grown 170% since ’90 when there were 401,000 adherents, now there are 1,082,000. (Discipleship ...read more

Tags: World Religions

32% Of All U.s. Households Claim To Have A Home ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

32% of all U.S. households claim to have a home theater system. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Each Day, People In The U.s. Spend 4 Hours ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Each Day, people in the U.S. spend 4 hours watching TV, 3 hours listening to radio and 14 minutes reading magazines. ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

24% Of U.s. Workers 45 And Over Have Decided In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

24% of U.S. workers 45 and over have decided in the past year to postpone retirement. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Workplace

The U.s. (Mostly Its Boys)now Consumes 80% Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The U.S. (mostly its boys)now consumes 80% of the world’s supply of methylphenidate (generic for Ritalin). (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

4.5 Million Children In The U.s. Are Being Raised ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

4.5 million children in the U.S. are being raised by their grandparents; 30% more than a decade ago. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Family

Job Tenure: The Median Job Tenure For U.s. Male ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Job Tenure: The median job tenure for U.S. male workers age 25 or older is 4.9 years, down from 5.9 in ’83. For female workers in the age group the figure has risen from 4.2 to ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Today 11 Million U.s. Mothers Stay Home With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Today 11 million U.S. mothers stay home with their children, up from 9 million in ’94. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Parenting

1 Out 12 U.s. Motorcycle Owners Is Female. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

1 out 12 U.S. motorcycle owners is female. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

In The Past 12 Months, 7 Million U.s. Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

In the past 12 months, 7 million U.S. adults experienced identify theft. Worse, thieves have a 1 in 700 chance of being caught. ...read more

Tags: Poverty

About 1 In Every 37 U.s. Adults Was Either ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

About 1 in every 37 U.S. adults was either imprisoned at the end of ‘01 or had been incarcerated at one time. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The U.s. Church Market Is $49 Billion Per Year. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The U.S. church market is $49 billion per year. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

Trials Teach Us What We Are; They Dig Up The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of; they just turn up some of the ill weeds ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

While Visiting The U.s. After World War Ii, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

While visiting the U.S. after World War II, Winston Churchill was aboard a train bound for Missouri with President Harry Truman. They were in a special car which had the presidential seal hung up on a wall. Truman noticed Churchill studying the seal and he pointed out that he had changed it so that ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

With All Due Respect To Those Of Us Who Love "The ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 1, 2006

With all due respect to those of us who love “the old ways” – you will not win an MTV generation with organ music. We want to pass along the faith to today’s generation? Then you’ve got to pass it along in ways they will understand. One preacher said it this way: About the only place you can ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: United Methodist

U.s. Adult Church Attendance Has Risen From A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

U.S. adult church attendance has risen from a low of 37% in ‘96 to 47% in ...read more

Tags: Church General

U.s. Movie Box Office Receipts Have Declined ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

U.S. movie box office receipts have declined from $9.27 billion in ’02 to $8.83 billion ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

In His Book "Reality Isn't What It Used To Be" ...

Contributed by David Hoskins on Aug 23, 2006

In his book "Reality Isn’t What It Used To Be" Walter Truett Anderson writes: "Most of us now are not so much believers as possessors of beliefs. Conversion comes easy and often. The seeker after religious faith ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Pentecostal