In Sermon Illustrations: "Holier Than Thou"

The Poor Are Much Greater Givers Than The Rich. ...  PRO

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Nov 3, 2005

The poor are much greater givers than the rich. Did you know that? According to U.S. News and World Report, the poorest households in America gave 5.5% of their income to charity last year. The wealthiest households gave only 2.9%. According to the magazine Confident Living, ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Methodist

Babies Are Always More Trouble Than You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Babies are always more trouble than you thought—and more wonderful. Charles ...read more

Tags: Children

Character Is Much Better Kept Than Recovered. - ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

Character is much better kept than ...read more

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Less Than Half Of American Christians View ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Less than half of American Christians view worship as ’top priority’ in their lives. . (Foster letter ...read more

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Fewer Than 15% Of Committed Christians Watch ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Fewer than 15% of committed Christians watch Christian TV. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Character

More Than 2 Million Grandparents Are Rearing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

· More than 2 million grandparents are rearing their grand children. · In ’00, 82% of people 25 and older had graduated from high school and 25% had at least a bachelor’s degree. In ’90, the figures were 75% and 20%. · More than 90% of households owned a car, van or truck in ’00, the highest share ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Amusement Parks Were A Destination For More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Amusement parks were a destination for more than 90 million people in the USA in ‘02, up 17% since ‘96. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

More Than 80% Of Religion Surfers Describe Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

More than 80% of religion surfers describe their faith as “very strong,” versus 61% for the general public. (Foster ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

There Are More Than 3,000 Scrapbooking Stores ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are more than 3,000 scrapbooking stores with an estimated 25 million scrapbookers in the U.S. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Parenting

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

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More Than 90% Of American Homes Celebrate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than 90% of American homes celebrate Christmas. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Christian America: According To Gallup More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian America: According to Gallup more than 8 in 10 Americans are Christian while only 9% claim no religious affiliation at all. More than 4 in 10 Americans attend church regularly, and most Americans say that religion is fairly or ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Coupons: Manufacturers Offered More Than $250 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Coupons: Manufacturers offered more than $250 billion in coupons in ’03 at a cost of $7 billion, notes the Promotion Marketing Assoc. This saved consumers $3 billion. 46% of ...read more

Tags: Money

More Than Two-Thirds Of Married Couples In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than two-thirds of married couples in the U.S. now say they lived together before marriage. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Spiritual Superstition More Than 30% Of Americans ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Spiritual Superstition More than 30% of Americans believe in astrology and over half believe in ghosts. However, many of the same folks say they believe in God, the resurrection of Christ and the virgin birth. A recent Harris Poll finds the trend is strong among the young, with 60% of those under ...read more

Tags: Paranormal

To Slip Upon A Pavement Is Better Than To Slip ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. ...read more

Tags: Sin General

The Christian On His Knees Sees More Than The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Sexual Abuse Of Children Is More Widespread Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Sexual abuse of children is more widespread than previously assumed, according to a recent study. Who are the victims? Between 15% and 34% of all girls in this country; between 3% and 9% of all boys. More than 90% of the abusers ...read more

Tags: Children

Babies Are Always More Trouble Than You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Babies are always more trouble than you thought--and more wonderful. Charles ...read more

Tags: Children

It Hurts More To Have A Belief Pulled Than To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

It hurts more to have a belief pulled than to have a tooth pulled, and no intellectual ...read more

Tags: Doubt