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As High As 75% Of All Protestant Congregations ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

As high as 75% of all Protestant congregations are either plateaued or declining. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Most Popular Women's Dress Size Today Is 14. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The most popular women’s dress size today is 14. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

7.5 Million Americans Use Cell Phones ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

7.5 million Americans use cell phones exclusively. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Communication General

50% Of U.s. Churches Have Fewer Than 100 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

50% of U.S. churches have fewer than 100 regularly participating ...read more

73% Of Americans Are Convinced God Exists, While ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

73% of Americans are convinced God exists, while 14% say he probably ...read more

10% Of U.s. Protestants Are Former Roman ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

10% of U.S. Protestants are former Roman Catholics, compared with 8% of Catholics who are ...read more

Tags: Religion

32% Of Evangelical Protestant Churches Are In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

32% of evangelical Protestant churches are in a strong financial position vs. 13% ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

Dilemma Of American Atheist Society  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2002

DILEMMA OF AMERICAN ATHEIST SOCIETY For some reason, Christians feel intimidated by atheism. They assume that the atheist and the intellectual are on the same level. The assumption is groundless: A recent article published by the American Atheist Society was written by a zealous but discouraged ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God, Descriptions Of God

Wrong Righteousness  PRO

Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004

Wrong Righteousness Quote: "If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." - Yogi Berra Text: Romans 10:1-4 Prop: a new US $20 bill (or adapt for local currency) Summary: Some people try to get to heaven on their own by being a good person. The only righteousness that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-4

Tags: Apologetics General, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Baptist

Stewarship As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

STEWARSHIP AS CHARACTER Enter stage right: Ed McMahon and Evander Holyfield. Ed said, "When you spend more than you make, you know what happens." Yes, and a 85-year-old man should know better! He said it was "poor planning." NO, I THINK IT WAS HIGH LIVING! He was living high in a multi-million ...read more

Tags: Money

Unsung Heroines-Naaman’s Maid

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 30, 2022

Introduction: Sometimes children know more than we think they do. This “little maid” knew about Elisha the prophet, and how God performed miracles through him. We know nothing more about her than what’s mentioned in these verses but through her one recorded sentence, she brought hope to a hopeless ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-4

Tags: Leprosy, Naaman, Unsung Heroines, Maids

Denomination: Baptist

Les And Leslie Parrot Share In Their Book ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 16, 2005

Les and Leslie Parrot share in their book Relationships this thought: “Recently a pioneering band of researchers studied the age-old mystery of what makes people happy. Their answer is not what you might expect. What appears consistently at the top of the charts is not success, wealth, achievement, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Truth—not So Absolute: The People Groups Least ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Truth—Not So Absolute: The people groups least likely to believe in absolute moral truth are Baby Busters (those 36 and younger—only 13% embrace absolute truth), Catholics (16%) and adults who are not born again Christians (15%). The groups most likely to endorse the existence of absolute moral ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

You Do Not Know Wealth, You Do Not Understand ...

Contributed by Scott Epperson on Jun 8, 2007

You do not know wealth, you do not understand prosperity, if you have not found Gods Word. It is the truth in the world of falsehood, and life in the midst of death. It reveals what is not seen clearly by the naked eye, and uncovers what men and their carnality has hidden. People have speculated ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Godless Nation?  PRO

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010

GODLESS NATION? The Triumphal Entry represents Jesus' offer to be our King and Saviour both as a nation and individually. The response is mixed. Our nation barely recognizes Christianity as a viable choice and in its efforts to be inclusive has all but denounced Christianity as an option. Sure ...read more

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

Denomination: Salvation Army

Isn't It Amazing That It Took An Atheist, ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 3, 2003

Isn’t it amazing that it took an atheist, Bertrand Russell, to remind us of this insight? Russell said: “Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.”4 4. Rick Warren. The ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Pentecostal

Evangelicals Lead Growth: Researchers From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Evangelicals Lead Growth: Researchers from the U.S. Center for World Missions reports there are 645 million evangelicals in the world (11% of the world population). They are growing 3.5 times faster ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Sober Souls: 27% Of American Adults Never Drink ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Sober Souls: 27% of American adults never drink alcoholic beverages--such as liquor, wine or beer—and 25% only drink them on special occasions, such as New Years and holidays, ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Martin Luther Makes A Very Important ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Martin Luther makes a very important observation. He says that in Matthew 6:11, daily bread doesn’t just refer to food. It is a symbol for all the things we need for the preservation of our lives: ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

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