In Sermon Illustrations: "Good News"

New York City's Mayor David N. Dinkins, When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

New York City’s Mayor David N. Dinkins, when urged by Manhattan officials to buy some property thought to be an “extraordinary opportunity for the city,” said: “If they’re selling elephants two for a quarter, that’s a great bargain. But only if ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Bible Reading Up: New Barna Research Reports 44% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Bible Reading Up: New Barna Research reports 44% of adults read the Bible in the previous week (other than while at church), up from 37% in ‘94 and 36% in ‘99. Bible reading jumped most among Protestants (up from 47% in ‘94 to 59% in ‘04) and residents of the west coast ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Charge It: A New Gallup Poll Shows That Just Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Charge It: A new Gallup Poll shows that just over half of Americans have at least one credit card on which they do not pay off the full amount due each month. 29% say they have at least one card, but always pay the full amount each month. 21% don’t have any credit cards. The average outstanding ...read more

Tags: Money

Whom Do You Trust? A New Ponemon Institute Study ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Whom Do You Trust? A new Ponemon Institute study finds that consumers believe banks and health organizations respect privacy, have less confidence in the hospitality, retail, and food-service ...read more

Tags: Faith

The U.s. Population Hit 295 Million On New Year's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. population hit 295 million on New Year’s Day, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

In '03, 804 New Magazines Were Launched; 600 Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

In ’03, 804 new magazines were launched; 600 were targeted to women’s interests. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

Hurricane Katrina Has Swept Away More Than New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Hurricane Katrina has swept away more than New Orleans buildings: According to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll 39% of New Orleans residents assisted by the Red Cross say they definitely or probably won’t move back. That is an astounding migration of an estimated 50,000 households that could change ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

New Federal Data Finds That More Than Half Of 15- ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

New federal data finds that more than half of 15- to 19-year-olds have received or given oral sex. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Half Of All New Churches Since 1945 Were Started ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Half of all new churches since 1945 were started in the ‘90s, and the majority meet in rented facilities. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

Want Better Kids? Buy A House! A New Ohio State ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Want Better Kids? Buy a house! A new Ohio State University study finds that compared to kids living in rented premises; those in owner-occupied houses have 9% higher math scores, 7% higher reading scores, and 1% to 3% fewer behavioral problems. The difference is credited to an improved ...read more

Tags: Children

I Wanted To Buy A Dust Mop Head For Our New ...  PRO

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Mar 12, 2006

I wanted to buy a dust mop head for our new church facility, but I didn’t have a measuring tool to figure out what size I needed. So, I used my shoes and hand to measure. The dust mop head was two of my shoes and four fingers. When I went to the world wide web to order, I couldn’t find a dust ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

New York City's Mayor David N. Dinkins, When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

New York City’s Mayor David N. Dinkins, when urged by Manhattan officials to buy some property thought to be an "extraordinary opportunity for the city," said: "If they’re selling elephants two for a quarter, that’s a great bargain. But only if you ...read more

Tags: Money

More Born Again: New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

More Born Again: New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

More Born Again: New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

More Born Again: New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

On New Year's Day, 1929, Georgia Tech Played Ucla ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jan 15, 2003

On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran sixty-five yards toward the wrong goal line. One of his teammates, Beeny Lom, ran him down and ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Vineyard

Man Cannot Discover New Oceans Unless He Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has courage to ...read more

Tags: Discovery

If You Think It's Hard To Meet New People, Try ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up ...read more

Tags: Sports

The Fellow Who Says He's Too Old To Learn New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The fellow who says he's too old to learn new tricks ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Every Time A Man Puts A New Idea Across, He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every time a man puts a new idea across, he faces a dozen men who thought of it before he ...read more

Tags: Thought

I Confess That, For Myself, I Never Enter A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I confess that, for myself, I never enter a new company without the hope that I may discover a friend, perhaps the friend, sitting there with an expectant ...read more

Tags: Compassion