In Sermon Illustrations: "Now What"

New Rules Barna Research Group Has Identified The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

New Rules Barna Research Group has identified the following New Rules for the next generation. Some will encourage you, others will cause alarm. 1. Personal relationships count. Institutions don’t. 2. The process is more important than the product. 3. Aggressively pursue diversity among ...read more

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The U.s. Is An Aging Nation. Our Median Age, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The U.S. is an aging nation. Our median age, which today is 33, will be 38 by 2020, aging about 1 to 1.5 years in every 5. ...read more

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21% Of Teens That Do Not Attend A Sunday School ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

21% of teens that do not attend a Sunday School class say they would like to become involved in one. (Foster ...read more

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Christianity Grows In Asia: Christianity Today ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Christianity Grows in Asia: Christianity Today reports that the number of evangelicals in Asia has grown some 326% since ’70. ...read more

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The Racial Makeup Of Believers Globally Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The racial makeup of believers globally has shifted from 81% white in 1900 to 55% nonwhite in 2000. (Foster ...read more

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Cutting Edge Database Marketing Is Giving The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Cutting edge database marketing is giving the Internet leader a highly effective advantage. Jeff Bezos, President, says, "What we’re doing is personalizing the store for every customer. We have something called instant recommendations. If you’re a repeat customer, the store greets you by name and ...read more

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10,000 New Internet Domains Are Registered Every ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

10,000 new Internet domains are registered every day, 7 days a week. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Fcc Backs Down: After Being Hit By A Wave Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

FCC Backs Down: After being hit by a wave of opposition from Capitol Hill and citizens across the country, the FCC reversed itself on its recent directive that 50% of non-commercial programming be “educational.” Programming that could be construed as proselytizing ...read more

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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

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In The Next 24 Hours 69,000 People Around The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

In the next 24 hours 69,000 people around the globe will receive Christ as their personal Savior. (Foster ...read more

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There Is An Organization Near Chicago With ...

Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 13, 2006

There is an organization near Chicago with approximately 12,000 members It requires each one of its members to give up one day’s earnings every week which averages out to about $110 per person equaling about $1.3 mil a week to further their cause. When a person joins this organization they must ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

By 2030, 20%of The U.s. Population, Or 70 Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

By 2030, 20%of the U.S. population, or 70 million people, will be over 65. (Foster Letter ...read more

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America's Immigrant Population Has Gone From 4.7% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

America’s Immigrant Population has gone from 4.7% in ’70 to 10.4% today accounting for 28.3 million people. About 1 of every 10 persons in America was ...read more

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The Christian Church Is Struggling To Influence ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

"The Christian Church Is Struggling to influence the nation’s culture because believers think of themselves as individuals1st, Americans 2nd, , and Christians 3rd. Until that prioritization is rearranged, the Church will continue to ...read more

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Tight Economy: Strategy: It's Been Proven Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Tight Economy: Strategy: It’s been proven time and again, increasing advertising while others cut back earns increases in sales and market share that last much longer then any downturn in the ...read more

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Brands That Mass Customize, Take Control Of Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Brands that mass customize, take control of their distribution and understand the impact of emerging technologies will do well. “Those that create undifferen-tiated products and sell anything that walks will eventually go out of business,” says Scott Bedbury, CEO of Brand-stream. Frederich ...read more

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More Than 2 Million Grandparents Are Rearing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

· More than 2 million grandparents are rearing their grand children. · In ’00, 82% of people 25 and older had graduated from high school and 25% had at least a bachelor’s degree. In ’90, the figures were 75% and 20%. · More than 90% of households owned a car, van or truck in ’00, the highest share ...read more

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Americans' Exposure To Christian Stores

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Americans Exposure to Christian Stores: · 1% shop them at least weekly. · 2% visit them about 2-3 times a month. · 9% shop them about once a month. · 21% have shopped within the past 6 months (but usually less than monthly). · 31% have shopped one, but not in the past 6 months. · 17% are aware of ...read more

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More Christians In Mexico: The Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

More Christians In Mexico: The Christian population in Mexico has grown from 2.4 million in ’80 to 10 million in ’00 according to the nation’s Census ...read more

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Philippines Is The 3rd Largest English-Speaking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Philippines is the 3rd largest English-speaking nation in the world. Filipinos speak American English whereas British English is spoken in ...read more

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