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There Is The Story Of The Little Girl Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

There is the story of the little girl who answered that love is when her daddy tucks her in to bead and reads a story to her – True love is when he ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Sunday School Teacher Asked Her Little ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on the way to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" One bright little girl ...read more

Tags: Church General

When A Church Seeks A Pastor, They Want The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

When a church seeks a pastor, they want the strength of an eagle, the grace of a swan, the gentleness of a dove, the friendliness of a sparrow, and the night hours of an owl. And when they catch that bird, they ...read more

Tags: Church General

48% Of Evangelical Protestant Couples Who Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

48% of Evangelical Protestant couples who are married with kids both work full time compared to just 40% of comparable couples in the overall population. ...read more

Tags: Children

How Is The Money Spent? Financial Accountability ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

How is the money spent? Financial accountability has become nearly as important to donors when writing that donation check as the actual ministry of the organization under ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The #1 Reason Readers Buy Books Is Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The #1 reason readers buy books is because friends have recommended them, #2 is in-store displays, and #3 is the author’s name. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The World Population Doubled, To 6 Billion, Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The world population doubled, to 6 billion, over the past 40 years, but will increase a much slower rate to about 8.9 billion by 2050. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Mormon Is Out In An Effort To Shed Its Cult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Mormon Is Out In an effort to shed its cult image, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is discouraging the use of the term ‘Mormons.’ They want to be positioned as a ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Cultural Creatives" Is The Likely New Term To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

“Cultural Creatives” is the likely new term to replace New Age in an effort to distance itself from the sometimes flaky image of the current descriptor. ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Of The 57 Million Americans Who Have Access To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Of the 57 million Americans who have access to the web, 25 million visit Cyber-sex sites between 1 and 10 hours a week. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Donors Want To Know: Most Donors Would Like To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Donors Want to Know: Most donors would like to receive more financial information about the ministries they support, plus information on what their past gift ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Mega-Churches (1,000+ Members) Account For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Mega-churches (1,000+ members) account for between 5% and 10% of all U.S. churches and attract between 2 and 5 million attenders. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Top 4 States For Mega–church Attendance Are: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Top 4 states for Mega–church attendance are: California—364,000; Texas—268,000; Georgia—130,000; Florida—113,000. ...read more

Tags: Church General

In The U.s. 150,000-160,000 New Titles Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

In the U.S. 150,000-160,000 new titles were published last year, according to R.R. Bowker’s Books in Print. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Last Year, More Than 40 Million Active Buyers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Last year, more than 40 million active buyers bought $24 billion worth of goods at eBay, up 60% from ‘02. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

On Average Affluent Consumers Spent $10,060 On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

On average affluent consumers spent $10,060 on luxuries such as fine dining, travel, entertainment, cultural/ arts events and sporting events the past 12 ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

38% Of All U.s. Adults And 33%of All Teens, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

38% of all U.S. adults and 33%of all teens, an estimated 98 million adults and children, have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

More Than 50% Of The Churches With 100 Or More In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

More than 50% of the churches with 100 or more in attendance offer classes for new believers and youth outreach activities compared to 33% with less than ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Volunteers Americans That Performed Volunteer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Volunteers Americans that performed volunteer work in ’03 did so as follows: 35% at religious organizations, 27% for school or youth services and 12% social or community ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Last Year About 53% Of Gift Givers Gave A Store ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Last year about 53% of gift givers gave a store gift certificate, while 63% say they are very or somewhat likely to give them this year. ...read more

Tags: Giving General