In Sermon Illustrations: "Matthew 3 1 25"

William Borden: No Reserves, Retreats, Regrets

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 23, 2012

WILLIAM BORDEN: NO RESERVES, RETREATS, REGRETS In 1903, a young, bright man named William Borden graduated from high school – a millionaire. He was the heir to the Borden Dairy fortune. Following graduation, William traveled around the world. Everywhere he went he was touched by the needs of ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Judging God's Mirror

Contributed by David Goering on Sep 1, 2018

Suppose a young couple woke up in the morning after a good night sleep and the husband looked in the mirror on the dresser and became very angry at the reflection because of what he saw... his hair was disheveled and he had a sleep wrinkle that ran down the one side of his face, so he took his ...read more

Scripture: James 1:23-25

Tags: Character, Reflection, Mirror, Gods Word

The Average American Saves Only 4% Of His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001

The average American saves only 4% of his income. The average European saves 16%. The average Japanese person ...read more

Tags: Money

Magazine Newsstand Return Rates Have Gone From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Magazine newsstand return rates have gone from 35% in ‘73 to 52% in ‘88 to 65% last year. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Workplace

An Adult Who Has Never Been Married Heads 17% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

An adult who has never been married heads 17% of U.S. households with children under 18. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Suv's Accounted For 24% Of All New Vehicle Sales ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

SUV’s accounted for 24% of all new vehicle sales for ’03, and now account for 12% of registered vehicles. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Max Lucado's Name Recognition Is Second Only To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Max Lucado’s name recognition is second only to Billy Graham’s among Christian/spirituality authors. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Are 40,000 People Age 100 Or Older In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are 40,000 people age 100 or older in the U.S., and it’s the fastest-growing demographic segment. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Half Of All Baby Boomers Are Experiencing Some ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Half of all baby boomers are experiencing some hearing loss finds a new study. Loud noise is blamed. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

20% Of Americans 45 Or Older Who Are Somewhat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

20% of Americans 45 or older who are somewhat religious cite prayer as their most satisfying spiritual or religious experience. ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

There Are 6,913 Languages In The World, But Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

There are 6,913 languages in the world, but only 2,300 have as much as one book of the Bible translated and available. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

26% Of Churches Buy Sunday School Curriculum From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

26% of churches buy Sunday school curriculum from an independent publisher while 52% obtain it from their denomination. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Using A Cell Phone While Driving — Even A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Using a cell phone while driving — even a hands-free one — quadruples the risk of getting into a serious crash. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Communication General

A Federal Appeals Court Has Upheld A Lower Court ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that the recitation of “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional. ...read more

Tags: Faith

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

The U.s. Has More Than 300,000 Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. has more than 300,000 Protestant congregations and some 20,000 Catholic parishes. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Number Of Working Women In The U.s. Has More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of working women in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last 30 years, to 60 million. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Women

42% Of Americans Say They'd Describe Themselves ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

42% of Americans say they’d describe themselves as “born again” or evangelical, a constant response since ’99. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

More Than 30 Billion E-Mails Are Sent Worldwide ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than 30 billion e-mails are sent worldwide each day. Over 25 percent of it is spam. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Empty Tomb Reports Evangelical And Mainline ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Empty Tomb reports evangelical and mainline churchgoers averaged giving just 4% of their earnings to their churches last year. ...read more

Tags: Giving General