In Sermon Illustrations: "Numbered"

Buster Pastors: The Number Of Busters (Currently ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Buster Pastors: The number of Busters (currently ages 20 to 38) who serve as senior pastors has doubled in just 2 years from 22,000 to 45,000 (nearly 14% of all 324,000 Protestant senior pastors in the U.S.). Buster pastors are more likely to use drama (32% to 21%); show movies, videos, and DVDs ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:1-14

Tags: Church Practices

Choices: The Overall Number Of Products Offered ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Choices: The overall number of products offered in an average-size supermarket stands at around 22,000. Last year, there were over 21,000 new products introduced. An eye-popping 1,500 actually made it into stores, the highest ...read more

Tags: Money

Episcopal Turmoil: A Growing Number Of American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Episcopal Turmoil: A growing number of American Episcopal churches are leaving the Episcopal Church U.S.A. and aligning themselves with the Anglican Church of Uganda. The rupture occurred over the Church’s decision last year to permit the blessing of same-sex unions and to consecrate an openly gay ...read more

Tags: Unity

Cell Phone Codependency A Growing Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Cell Phone Codependency A growing number of experts have identified and begun to study a distinct downside in that: cell phone use may be making us less autonomous and less capable of solving problems on our own, even when the answers are right in front of us. The ease of obtaining instant advice ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Wealth Vs. Happiness: The Number Of Households ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wealth Vs. Happiness: The number of households with more than $1 million in net worth (excluding primary residence) has risen to a record high and at a record rate according to recent research by TNS Financial Services. The number of wealthy U.S. households has shot to 8.2 million as of mid-‘04, a ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

More Unchurched: The Number Of Unchurched Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More Unchurched: The number of unchurched adults in the U.S. has doubled since ‘91. That growth has been especially pronounced among men, people under 40, singles, and people ...read more

Tags: Church General

A Federal Survey In ‘02 Put The Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A federal survey in ‘02 put the number of Americans who have tried acupuncture at 8.2 million. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Number Of American Gamblers Has Increased By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of American gamblers has increased by 20 million in the past 5 years. 73 million will visit a casino this year with the average gambler making 6 such visits ...read more

Tags: Addiction

The Number Of Active Duty Soldiers Getting A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of active duty soldiers getting a divorce rose 28% in ’04. Long separations and stress are blamed. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Less Flex: The Number Of Employees With Flexible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Less Flex: The number of employees with flexible work schedules is dropping even as research shows non-traditional hours can enhance productivity. The number of full-time workers on flexible schedules dropped from 29 million in ‘01 to 27.4 million in ‘04, according to a U.S. Department of Labor a ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

The Number Of Billionaires In The World Grew From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of billionaires in the world grew from 587 in ‘04 to a record 691 people from 45 countries this year. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

The Number Of College Students Who Think That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of college students who think that abortion should be legal has decreased from 67% 10 years ago to just a slight majority today. ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Porn Plague: The Number Of Commercial Pornography ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Porn Plague: The number of commercial pornography Web sites has increased 1,800% in the last 5 years, with an estimated 260 million pages classified as porn. In a single month (July ‘03), N2H2, an Internet filtering company, says more than 28 million new porn web pages appeared. That one-month jump ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Estimates For The Number Of X-Rated Sites On The ...

Contributed by Chris Adams on Mar 2, 2006

Estimates for the number of X-rated sites on the net range from 20,000 to 7 million ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Baptist

A Number Of Statistical Studies From Around ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Uebergang on Apr 12, 2006

A number of statistical studies from around thirty years ago seemed to suggest that if neither parent was involved in worship then there was a 5% likelihood that their children would do so. Where the mother alone was involved in worship there was a 30% likelihood that her children would be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:1-4

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Lutheran

A Number Of Years Ago The Douglas Aircraft ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

A number of years ago the Douglas Aircraft company was competing with Boeing to sell Eastern Airlines its first big jets. War hero Eddie Rickenbacker, the head of Eastern Airlines, reportedly told Donald Douglas that the specifications and claims made by Douglas’s company for the DC-8 were close to ...read more

Tags: Faith

I Believe The Power Of Observation In Numbers Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I believe the power of observation in numbers of very small children to be quite wonderful ...read more

Tags: Children

Years Ago The Gospel Was Preached To A Number Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 9, 2004

Years ago the gospel was preached to a number of tribes in Central Africa. Many people responded to the message and received new life in Christ. Since they had no church building where they could gather for a time of prayer, they cleared a central spot in the jungle for that purpose. Soon ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Baptist

A Newspaper Consists Of Just The Same Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there ...read more

Tags: Culture

A Number Of Years Ago Researchers Performed An ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004

A number of years ago researchers performed an experiment to see the affect hope has on those undergoing hardship. Two sets of laboratory rats were placed in separate tubs of water. The researchers left one set in the water, and found that within an hour they had all drowned. The other rats were ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-27

Tags: Hope, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Baptist