In Sermon Illustrations: "John 20 24 21 29"

Jenna Day Tells Of A Christmas 20 Years Ago That ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 29, 2002

Jenna Day tells of a Christmas 20 years ago that she remembers well. At her small school in central Maine, there were two classes for each grade: the children who got good grades, wore nice clothes and whose parents were in the PTA, and the kids who were in the slow class, and got poor grades. She ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Baptist

On January 20, 1953, Dwight Eisenhower, His Wife, ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 9, 2002

On January 20, 1953, Dwight Eisenhower, his wife, family, and Cabinet members went to the National Presbyterian Church before his inauguration as 34th president. After the service, Ike went back to the hotel suite to write a prayer that he would read during the inauguration ceremonies. He wrote: ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Prayer Adoration, Political Freedom

Denomination: Baptist

Over 20 Years Ago A Retired Couple, Concerned ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 29, 2003

Over 20 years ago a retired couple, concerned about the threat of nuclear war, decided to carefully research the safest place on earth to which they could move and live. They studied and traveled, traveled and studied. Finally they found THE PLACE. And on Christmas they sent their pastor a card ...read more

Tags: Character, Peace

Denomination: Church Of God

Raise Sales By 20% Without Attracting Any New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Raise Sales by 20% without attracting any new customers? Leo J. Shapiro & Assoc., a Chicago market research firm, says supermarkets can do just that by, among other things, making sure they don’t run out of stock and providing better help to customers looking for goods. If ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Children See More Of Their Parents Now Than 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Children see more of their parents now than 20 years ago, finds new research by the University of Michigan. The study shows that children spent 4 to 6 more hours per week with their parents in ‘97 than they did in ‘81. Children ages 3 to 12 spent about 31 hours a week with their mothers, a gain of ...read more

Tags: Children

Children See More Of Their Parents Now Than 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Children see more of their parents now than 20 years ago, finds new research by the University of Michigan. The study shows that children spent 4 to 6 more hours per week with their parents in ‘97 than they did in ‘81. Child-ren ages 3 to 12 spent about 31 hours a week with their mothers, a gain of ...read more

Tags: Children

Fewer Absolute Truth Believers: Some 20 Months ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Fewer Absolute Truth Believers: Some 20 months prior to the 9/11 attacks, people were asked if they believed that “there are moral truths that are absolute, meaning that those moral truths or principles do not change according to the circumstances” or that “moral truth always depends upon the ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

The Average Coupon User Spends About 20 Minutes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The average coupon user spends about 20 minutes of clipping and planning and saves about $12 a week. That’s 10-12 percent off the average shopping ...read more

Tags: Money

Less Sex, More Commerce: In '97 20% Of Internet ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Less Sex, More Commerce: In ’97 20% of Internet searches were sex-related, today it only accounts for 5%, according to University of Pittsburgh and Penn State researchers. People are using (the Web) more as an everyday tool rather than as just an entertainment medium. Studies show queries for ...read more

Tags: Addiction

20% Of All Americans Say They Have Had To Cut ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

20% of all Americans say they have had to cut back on spending because of rising interest rates. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

About 20% Adults Absorb One Or More Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

About 20% adults absorb one or more Christian media on a daily basis. Approximately 50% look to these for spiritual input weekly and 66% ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment And The Dove ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and The Dove Foundation are partnering to help consumers searching for family-friendly entertainment. The Dove Family Approved Seal gauges the levels of questionable content. For a list of titles ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

20% Of Women Who Have Had Abortions Continue To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

20% of women who have had abortions continue to experience stress 5 years after the experience. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Pricey Proms Almost 20 Million Students Attended ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Pricey Proms Almost 20 million students attended proms this year, with the average 17-year old spending $638, or more than $1,200 per couple, according to research by Conde Nast, which publishes Your Prom and Modern Bride ...read more

Tags: Children

More Than $20 Billion Is Spent Each Year By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

More than $20 billion is spent each year by Americans on new churches. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Acts 20:13 We Went On Ahead To The Ship And ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007

Acts 20:13 We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot. Acts 20:14 When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. Acts 20:15 The next day we set sail from there ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Michael Brown, "Go And Sin No More" 20 Reasons ...

Contributed by Todd Pugh on Feb 6, 2007

Michael Brown, “Go and sin no more” 20 reasons not to sin 1) Sin does not satisfy a. Proverbs 27:20 Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. b. Hebrews 11:25 talks about, “the passing pleasures of sin,” 2) Sin leads to More sin 3) Sin Leads to Worse Sin 4) Sin ...read more

Tags: Satisfy

Denomination: Pentecostal

More Than $20 Billion Is Spent Each Year By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

More than $20 billion is spent each year by Americans on new churches. ...read more

The Average Mortgage Runs About 20 Years, Which ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The average mortgage runs about 20 years, which gives the owner time, if he works on it every weekend, ...read more

Tags: Money

Few Sinners Are Saved After The First 20 Minutes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Few sinners are saved after the first 20 ...read more

Tags: Pastors