In Sermon Illustrations: "Old Age"

Knowing God, Hearing God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2002

KNOWING GOD, HEARING GOD God has not bowed to our nervous haste nor embraced the methods of our machine age. The man who would know God must give time to Him. SOURCE: A.W. Tozer as quoted ...read more

Flexible Ethics: Nearly Two In Three Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Flexible Ethics: Nearly two in three adults believe ethics "vary by situation" or that there is no "unchanging ethical standard of right and wrong." Among those in the 18-34 age group, 79% said they hold to the view that ethics ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Missions Receive Highest Support From Pastors Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Missions receive highest support from pastors of Baptist churches (22%) and theologically liberal congregations (23%). The least support for missions was expressed among pastors under the age of 40 (10% listed missions) according ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Tv Ratings: A Majority Of Parents With Children ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

TV Ratings: A majority of parents with children under age 18 say they use the TV ratings system developed by the major networks to guide their kids’ TV viewing (53%), but 41% do not use them, according to a study ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

The Boomer Generation Spends $2 Trillion Annually ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The Boomer Generation spends $2 trillion annually on goods and services. That’s almost 3 times more than the $350 billion American’s ages 12-24 (the most sought after demographic of ...read more

Tags: Money

Protecting Our Children

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN Studies show 25-33% of girls and 5-15% of boys will be sexually abused by the age of 18. The majority will be abused by family members or trusted family friends. Churches are urged to take steps in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:5-7

Tags: Children

Busy Schedule

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2002

BUSY SCHEDULE Kim Larence, age 42, is a wife and a mother of three boys. She heads the math department at the private John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas. Here is her typical daily schedule. I wonder if it sounds anything like yours. 5:00 a.m. Wake Up 5:15 - 6:50 a.m. Wakes her three ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance, Giving Yourself, Finding Fulfillment

My Hometown Is Dadeville, Alabama The County Seat ...

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006

My hometown is Dadeville, Alabama the county seat of Tallapoosa County, and I presently live in Wetumpka, the county seat of Elmore County. However, I was born in San Diego, California when my dad was in the United States Navy for 4 years. He met my mom there who was from Fort Meade, Florida - ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-8

Tags: Graduation

Denomination: Baptist

Rockefeller's Giving  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 17, 2013

ROCKEFELLER'S GIVING The very first person to reach the status of billionaire was a man who knew how to set goals and follow through. At the age of 23, Rockefeller had become a millionaire, by the age of 50 a billionaire. Every decision, attitude, and relationship was tailored to create his ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:8

Tags: Giving, Missions Giving, Giving General, Principles Of Giving

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bless Assurance: Fanny Crosby

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 16, 2021

ASSURANCE: free from doubt, a positive declaration intended to give confidence, a sure promise, in a religious sitting it means salvation by the inner witness of the Holy Spirit that we are justified. No harm will come, with great faith. FANNY JANE CROSBY was born in 1820 and died in 1915 at the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, John 14:27, John 14:1-3

Tags: Assurance, God Can

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Fountain Of Youth: New York City-Based Market ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Fountain Of Youth: New York City-based market researcher FIND/SVP predicts that spending on anti-aging cosmetic treatments of all kinds will reach about $11 billion by ‘07, up from about $7.6 ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Send Money

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

SEND MONEY 73% of Gen Nexters (Americans aged 18-25) told a recent Pew survey that they have received financial help from their parents during the past 12 months. Fully 46% say they depend on their parents or ...read more

Tags: Money

These Sobering Statistics Show How Alcohol ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2005

These sobering statistics show how alcohol affects the world of a child they are from http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ Alcohol is the #1 drug of choice among our Nation’s youth.1 Research indicates that adolescents who abuse alcohol may remember 10% less of what they have learned than ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Divide Between Brain And Tongue

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 12, 2022

As my Uncle Fred used to say, one of the great benefits of getting old is that you know everything. If you had ever met Uncle Fred, you would easily conclude that he certainly wasn’t getting old. Of course, there are things I have learned during my aging career that has been of great use to me. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:10

Tags: Temptation, Tongue, Brain

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Unsung Heroes: Paul’s Nephew

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 19, 2024

Introduction: It’s interesting that we know very little about Paul except that he was a Jew, born in Tarsus, receiving an education in Jerusalem, and some of his days as Saul the persecutor of the new Church. We’re never told the names of his parents, siblings—or if he had any other siblings ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:16-22

Tags: Paul, Unsung Heroes, Paul's Nephew

Denomination: Baptist

Marriage Dividend: A New Study By Thomas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Marriage Dividend: A new study by Thomas Rutledge, a psychologist at the University of California at San Diego, finds that of women 65 and older, those with a longtime husband coped with stress of aging, clocked lower blood pressure, and had stronger immune ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Compared To Children Of Married Biological ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Compared to children of married biological parents, children age 12-17 with cohabiting parents are 6 times more likely to exhibit emotional and behavioral problems. Likewise, adolescents from cohabiting households are 122% more likely to be ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

According To A Pew Research Study, Adults Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

According to a Pew Research study, adults of all ages consider unwed parenting to be a problem for our society, and 71% say births to unwed mothers is a "big problem." 69% say a child needs both a mother and a father to grow up ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Parental ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

PARENTAL GUIDANCE Did you hear about the young mother and her kindergarten aged son who were driving down the road and the inquisitive little boy turned to his mother and asked, "Mommy, why do the ’idiots’ only come out when ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Fanny Crosby, Blinded By An Illness At 6 Weeks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Fanny Crosby, blinded by an illness at 6 weeks of age, would grow to write over 9,000 poems and hymns. One of her many hymns begin this way: Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it, Redeemed by the blood of the ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation