In Sermon Illustrations: "Philippians 3 4b 14"

Filling Out A Series Of Reports At The End Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Filling out a series of reports at the end of the school year, one tired teacher came upon this line: List three reasons for entering the teaching profession. Without ...read more

Tags: Learning

Max Lucado States, "God Is Holy. Every Decision, ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009

Max Lucado states, "God is holy. Every decision, exact. Each word, appropriate. Never out-of-bounds or out of place. Not even tempted to make a ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

According To The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform, ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010

According to The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform, there were 1.37 million abortions a year (1996), which computes to approximately 3,700 abortions per day in the United ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Denomination: Baptist

This Is What I Tell New ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 7, 2008

This is what I tell new believers. 1. Talk to God each day. (Prayer) 2. Let God talk to you each day. (The Word) 3. Then talk to others ...read more

Tags: Salvation

What Is Revival?  PRO

Contributed by Rick Croffut on Feb 5, 2002

What is Revival? 1. Revival is not a week worth of meetings. 2. Revival is not started in one day. 3. Revival is not controlled by man. 4. Revival is a heart thing. 5. Revival is always ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1, Judges 6:24, Jonah 1:1-5, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sweet Tooth: Americans Spend $23.5 Billion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Sweet Tooth: Americans spend $23.5 billion annually for 7.3 billion pound of candy. Average per capita annual con-sumption is over 25 pounds. Now ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Barna Research Reports U.s. Adult Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Barna Research reports U.S. adult church attendance in the Western states has risen 27% in the last decade. At the same time small group participation has grown ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Education Pays: The Unemployment Rate For All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Education Pays: The unemployment rate for all people with a bachelor’s degree or better was just 2.9% in February, vs. 8.5% for people with less than a high school ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Protect Marriage: A Recent New York Times/Cbs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Protect Marriage: A recent New York Times/CBS News poll finds 59% of Americans now support a marriage protection amendment while 35% oppose it. ...read more

There Are Three Types Of Christians Who Respond ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 7, 2007

There are three types of Christians who respond to the call of service: 1. Rowboat Christians -- have to be pushed. 2. Sailboat Christians -- always go with wind. 3. Steamboat Christians -- make up their ...read more

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Tags: Children

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Older Churches, Especially Those 40 To 80 Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Older Churches, especially those 40 to 80 years old, on average declined 1.5% to 1.6% between ’03 and ’04. At the same time younger churches ...read more

Tags: Church General

Myspace.com, The Controversial Social Networking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

MySpace.com, the controversial social networking site, is the second most popular site on the Internet, trumping even Google. It has over 57 million users, and is ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Lifeway Worship Music Group Is Creating The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

LifeWay Worship Music Group is creating the ultimate worship resource, an electronic hymnal with an initial collection of 1,000 hymns to be released in '08. The project is one of the largest ...read more

Tags: Music

In A Survey Taken By The Church Growth ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004

In a survey taken by the Church Growth Institute, the #1 reason for people not going to church is that “church is boring.” The #2 reason is that “church is irrelevant.” (It says nothing to my life!) But the #3 reason for people ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Christian Church

Hallmark Cards Reports That 65% Of Americans ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Hallmark Cards reports that 65% of Americans decorate their homes and offices , second only to Christmas. We spend about $5 billion on the event making it the 3rd largest party ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Wheaton College Has Revised Its Behavioral ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wheaton College has revised its behavioral standards and will now permit faculty, staff and graduate students to use alcohol and tobacco. Additionally, the issue of dancing on campus will now be a matter of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values