In Sermon Illustrations: "Quickened Us Together"

Online Donations To The Biggest U.s. Charities ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Online Donations to the biggest U.S. charities surged 63% last year from ‘03, finds a new Chronicle of Philanthropy study. The 164 groups surveyed raised a combined $166.2 million online. That is less than 1% of the total raised by most of the charities, but the growth will spur more online ...read more

Tags: Giving General

71% Of Americans Consider The U.s. A ‘christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

71% of Americans consider the U.S. a ‘Christian nation,” up from 60% in ’96. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Character

Using A Cell Phone While Driving — Even A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Using a cell phone while driving — even a hands-free one — quadruples the risk of getting into a serious crash. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Between '00 And '04, Use Of Drugs For Adhd ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Between ’00 and ’04, use of drugs for ADHD doubled for adults ages 20-44 and rose 56% for children according to a new Medco Health Services study. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

34% Of U.s. Evangelical Protestants Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

34% of U.S. Evangelical Protestants believe divorce is a sin while just 20% of the total population holds this view. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Different Meanings: 80% Of Adults In The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Different Meanings: 80% of adults in the U.S. call themselves “Christian,” while 68% self identify as “committed Christian,” and 45% “born again Christian.” Only half of the “born again” group prayed to God, read from the Bible and attended a religious service in the past week vs. 90% of “committed ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Someone In Half Of U.s. Households Purchased ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Someone in half of U.S. households purchased jewelry in the past year, up from the 43% in ‘99. USA Today says that sales of books on their bestseller list were down 20% percent for the holidays ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

85% Of All U.s. Adults Contend That Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

85% of all U.S. adults contend that their religious faith is very important in their life, finds Barna Research Group. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Educated Donors: Only 26% Of The General Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Educated Donors: Only 26% of the general US population has attained a bachelor’s degree or higher. In comparison, a little more than half of the US donor population (55%) have four-year degrees or more. A similar proportion of donors to faith-based organization ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Gambling Losses: U.s. Government Officials And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Gambling Losses: U.S. government officials and industry insiders estimate overall losses on Internet gambling--illegal in the US--will amount to more than $3 ...read more

Tags: Addiction

A Nation Of Singles: The U.s. Census Bureau's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

A Nation Of Singles: The U.S. Census Bureau’s newest numbers show that married-couple households have slipped from nearly 80% in the ‘50s to just 50.7% today. That means that the U.S.’s 86 million single adults could soon define the new majority. Already, unmarrieds make up 42% of the workforce, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

If A U.s. Voter Attends Church Regularly, They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

If a U.S. voter attends church regularly, they will probably vote Republican by a 2-1 margin. If they never go to church, the vote will likely be Democratic by a 2-1 ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Christian Does Not Think God Will Love Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a sunhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

God Whispers To Us In Our Pleasures, Speaks In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Keep Us Little And Unknown, Prized And Loved By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Keep us little and unknown, prized and loved by God ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Word Of God Confronts Us As Our Adversary ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The Word of God confronts us as our adversary before he makes himself our Lord ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

God Cannot Be Comprehended By Us, Except As Far ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God cannot be comprehended by us, except as far as he accommodates himself to ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Let Us, Therefore, Not Be Weary Of Well-Doing; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Let us, therefore, not be weary of well-doing; for we shall reap an eternal harvest of comfort, if we ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Submitting Totally To God's Plan For Us And Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 7, 2006

Submitting totally to God’s plan for us and our loved ones, is difficult to do. But, it is a must for any Christian seeking the “whatever it takes” solution to the difficult problems in life. In 1878, when William Booth’s Salvation Army was beginning to make its mark, men and women from all over ...read more

Scripture: John 2:5

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Lutheran

According To The U.s. Census Bureau In 2002, The ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 30, 2006

According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2002, the proportion of marriages taking place right now that will eventually divorce is just over 40%. According to George Barna, the United States is 12th in the World in the percentage of marriages that end in ...read more

Tags: Divorce