In Sermon Illustrations: "Money"

How Many Of You Have Heard Of The Tooth Fairy? ...

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 10, 2002

How many of you have heard of the tooth fairy? (The question met with a little laughter as everyone raised their hands). I read a story not so long ago about a woman whose 2nd grader had collected a fair amount of money from the "tooth fairy." Every time her daughter Rachel lost a tooth, they’d put ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Just 17% Of Churches Teach Financial Management. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Just 17% of churches teach financial management. Is this an under exploited spiritual outreach opportunity? (The Foster ...read more

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Gen-Xers Carry Roughly 78% More Debt Than Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Gen-Xers carry roughly 78% more debt than their boomer predecessors. (The Foster Letter ...read more

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Teens Spend An Average Of $32.68 On Every Visit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Teens spend an average of $32.68 on every visit to the mall. (Foster letter ...read more

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The Average American Bought 4 Books Last Year. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The average American bought 4 books last year. (Foster Letter ...read more

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The Nation's 23 Million Teens Spend Nearly 4100 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The nation’s 23 million teens spend nearly 4100 billion annually—that’s more than $4,000 each. (Foster ...read more

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A Federal Reserve Survey Released On 1/15/00 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

A Federal Reserve survey released on 1/15/00 reports that U.S. families median net worth jumped from $60,900 in ’95 to $71,600 in ’98, the survey’s latest year. A rise of nearly 18%! 48.8% of families owned stock in ’98, up from 40.4% in ’95. The median net worth of households with incomes of ...read more

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Life-Stages Drive Consumer Patterns: Life-Stages; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Life-stages Drive Consumer Patterns: Life-stages; turning points in life, a period of sudden, perhaps dramatic, change that requires new skills and a new frame of mind¾influence buying and giving patterns particular-ly among boomers. Key life-stages are fairly predictable; birth, childhood, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1

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Clergy Wages Above Average: The Average Weekly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Clergy Wages Above Average: The average weekly wage for most Americans is $519 while the average wage for clergy is $647. Rabbi’s earn between $45-$75 pr year, Protestant ministers usually earn at least $30,000, and Diocesan priests average $11,000. Approximately 980,000 clergy serve ...read more

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Cash Bonuses Being Replaced: More Businesses Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Cash Bonuses Being Replaced: More businesses are awarding merchandise, travel and other more memorable incentives than cash bonuses. Cash lacks “trophy value” and is typically spent ...read more

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Prices Rising Throughout Corporate America The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Prices Rising Throughout corporate America the ability to hike prices is on the upswing. After years of price resistance, consumers seem willing to accept some price increases. Everything from airlines and meat packers to hotels, paper makers and drug ...read more

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37.5% Of Young Families With Children Are Living ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

37.5% of young families with children are living on or near poverty incomes, compared with 14% of all families. (Foster ...read more

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Between 50% To 60% Of U. S. Adults Play State ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Between 50% to 60% of U. S. adults play state lotteries, spending over $28 billion annually (Foster Letter ...read more

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57% Of Americans Say They've Bought A Lottery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

57% of Americans say they’ve bought a lottery ticket with the past 12 months. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Income Of America's 72 Million Families, 74% Earn ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Income Of America’s 72 million families, 74% earn less than $75,000 and 45% between $30,000 and $75,000, the middle-class ...read more

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Excluding The Self-Employed, The Average U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Excluding the self-employed, the average U.S. worker earns $16.17 per ...read more

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I Heard The Story The Other Day Of A Woman Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 14, 2006

I heard the story the other day of a woman who called several Churches to see if they would hold a funeral for her dog? Everybody just laughed at her request except the Baptist preacher who said, "Maam, we don’t really do that but I’d be interested in knowing why you want that done." She said, ...read more

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Denomination: Christian Church

According To Credit Card Tracker Cardweb.com, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

According to Credit card tracker CardWeb.com, the average household owed $8,123 on credit cards in ’00, up from $3,223 in ’91. ...read more

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Parents Spend An Estimated $424 On Back-To-School ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Parents spend an estimated $424 on back-to-school purchases, according to a 2000 American Express survey. Teenagers contribute an additional $124. ...read more

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Wal-Mart Sells 23% To 25% Of All Shampoo Sold In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Wal-Mart sells 23% to 25% of all shampoo sold in the U.S. (Foster Letter ...read more

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