In Sermon Illustrations: "Missiles Sermon"

Gen Y Clout: 70 Million People Were Born Between ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Gen Y Clout: 70 million people were born between ’76 and ’97. Nearly double the Baby Boomers and 3 times the size of Generation X. “It’s hard to overstate the import-ance of this market development,” says Reid Sullivan, Panasonic’s U.S. Portable Audio Product Group. This generation of kids is ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Goodness Redefined Joan Brumberg, In Her Book The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Goodness Redefined Joan Brumberg, in her book The Body Project: An Intimate History of African Girls, observes that the teenage girl’s definition of “goodness” has altered radically over the last century. In the 1890’s girls saw goodness largely in terms of moral and emotional ...read more

Tags: Children

American Beliefs Inconsistent: Most Americans Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

American Beliefs Inconsistent: Most Americans are on a spiritual journey, but many seem to be without a map. · 80% of Americans agree that an individual should arrive at his or her own religious beliefs independent of any church or synagogue. · 1 in 3 Americans define spirituality without God or a ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Ethics Breeches Widespread: Kpmg Llp Research ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Ethics Breeches Widespread: KPMG LLP research reports 75% of employees say they have observed violations of the law or company standards in the previous 12 months, but 61% were unwilling to report them because they thought management wouldn’t administer ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Rude Awakening: "People Have No Tolerance Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Rude Awakening: “People have no tolerance or compassion anymore,” says Lori Vitto, USAirways. Service industry customer complaints are way up and road rage is common. Incivility is on the rise and almost the norm in some parts of the culture. Some see all this as the dark side of the New Economy. ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Church Planting Prompts Evangelism Dr. Greg Fell, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Church Planting Prompts Evangelism Dr. Greg Fell, Rocky Mountain District Superintendent of the Evangelical Free Churches of America reports “Churches in their infancy have a 1 to 3 ratio of commitments to Christ per church member. By the time a church is 10 ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

40% Of Individuals Actively Involved In Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of individuals actively involved in Christian discipleship contend that there is no such thing as absolute moral truth. ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Only 1 Out Of 3 Church Leaders Models Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Only 1 out of 3 church leaders models Christian discipleship to their church family. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Parenting

46% Of Employees Report "Lack Of Recognition" ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

46% of employees report “lack of recognition” causes them stress. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

A Radcliff Public Policy Center Study Reveals ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

A Radcliff Public Policy Center study reveals that 82% of men aged 20-39 say a “family-friendly” schedule is their most important job criterion. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

In A Survey Of 1,000 College Students On 160 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

In a survey of 1,000 college students on 160 campuses by efollett.com, 76% said their mother is the living woman they most admire. ...read more

Tags: Parenting

30% Of Pastors Feel They Are Underpaid. (Foster ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

30% of pastors feel they are underpaid. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

U.s. Unemployment Rate Is The Lowest Since '57, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

U.S. unemployment rate is the lowest since ’57, 3.9%. The percentage of the population now employed is the highest in history, 64.9%. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

40% Of The World's Population Is Age 19 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of the world’s population is age 19 or younger. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines claiming women are leaving the workforce to become full-time moms have periodically appeared during recent years, but hard data just doesn’t back it up. The traditional family, with Mom at home full-time while Dad works shrank from 43% in ’80 to 27% in ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Want Calls Returned Faster? Experts Suggest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Want Calls Returned Faster? Experts suggest leaving more effective voice mail messages. Keep your message between 40 and 50 seconds. Too short and the message may seem insignificant. Too long and you may rile the ...read more

Apologize In Person: When Asked How To Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Apologize In Person: When asked how to most effectively apologize for a major problem, a survey of sales and marketing professionals determined the following; Meet with the customer in person (79%), ask someone above you to call the customer (16%, and ask ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Busters Unresponsive: George Barna Notes That, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Busters Unresponsive: George Barna notes that, “Baby Busters have proven to be the most gospel-resistant generation the Church has seen in many years. While more than 1/3 of Baby boomers were likely to be born again by the time they reached their early adult ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Gen-Y Graduates: The Echo Boom Began Graduating ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Gen-Y Graduates: The Echo Boom began graduating from College last May and they will change our culture. Experience is everything to them. Traditional media won’t work. The most effective businesses offer them an experience, not just a product. Bookstores are popular gathering places for them, but ...read more

Tags: Workplace

On Managing Growth: John Chambers, President Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

On Managing Growth: John Chambers, President of Cisco Systems, the 3rd most valuable company in the world, has this advice for managing growth: · Make your customers the center of your culture. Tie employee compensation programs directly to customer satisfaction results. · Empower every employee. ...read more

Tags: Leadership General