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  • Christian Divorce: A New Barna Group Study Shows ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,218 views

    Christian Divorce: A new Barna Group study shows that the likelihood of married adults divorcing is identical among born again Christians and those not born again. Among all adults 18 and older, 73% have been married and 51% are currently married. Among those who have been married 35% have also ...read more

  • Who Needs Church? Even Though The Bible Is Clear ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,532 views

    Who Needs Church? Even though the Bible is clear about the importance of experiencing God through a shared faith journey, only 17% of adults believe the local church is central to one’s faith development. Only 33% of evangelicals, 20% of non-evangelical born again adults, and 25% of adults with a ...read more

  • Who Needs Church? Even Though The Bible Is Clear ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,763 views

    Who Needs Church? Even though the Bible is clear about the importance of experiencing God through a shared faith journey, only 17% of adults believe the local church is central to one’s faith development. Only 33% of evangelicals, 20% of non-evangelical born again adults, and 25% of adults with a ...read more

  • Who Needs Church? Even Though The Bible Is Clear ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,672 views

    Who Needs Church? Even though the Bible is clear about the importance of experiencing God through a shared faith journey, only 17% of adults believe the local church is central to one’s faith development. Only 33% of evangelicals, 20% of non-evangelical born again adults, and 25% of adults with a ...read more

  • In '70, Unmarried People Represented 28% Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,557 views

    In ’70, unmarried people represented 28% of the adult population in the U.S. In ’96 40% of all adults are unmarried. Causes are postponement of first marriage (average age is now 27.1 for men and 24.8 for women), higher levels of divorce (10% of the population has been divorced and not remarried) ...read more

  • Moral Choices: New Barna Research Finds Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,142 views

    Moral Choices: New Barna research finds many adults attitudes conflict with the moral positions of their faith. On abortion, 41% of all adults stated that it should be legal in all or almost all circumstances and 55% said it should not be legal under any circumstances or only in a few special ...read more

  • Happy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    HAPPY According to a 12/07 Gallup poll, 84% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life at this time, while 14% are dissatisfied. This ratio has been fairly stable since 1979. The poll asks respondents to choose "very happy," "fairly happy," or "not too happy." ...read more

  • When I Was A Kid, I Discovered Among My Parents' ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
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     | 2,164 views

    When I was a kid, I discovered among my parents’ books an ornately illustrated volume of the 10 Commandments. It looked like it was probably a reproduction of an illuminated manuscript that had been painstakingly created by medieval monks. The writing was big and old fashioned; the language was ...read more

  • Alternative Church: In A Typical Week, 22% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Alternative Church: In a typical week, 22% of American adults engage in spiritual encounters outside the traditional church, 9% participate in a house church while more than 10% turn to the Internet as their foundation for interactive faith experience (Most in tandem with another form). Revolution, ...read more

  • Pornography & Sexual Addiction: The National ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Pornography & Sexual Addiction: The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families reports Americans invested $220 million at fee-based adult sites in ‘01, and 27.5 million visited a pornography website in January ‘02. 3%-6% of the U.S. public is thought to be sexually addicted. More ...read more

  • Students Don't Clean Their Hands Often Or Well ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 10, 2007
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    Students don’t clean their hands often or well enough. In one study, only 58% of female and 48% of male middle and high school students washed their hands after using the bathroom. Of these, only 33% of the females and 8% of the males used soap. Adult hand cleaning behaviors also need improvement. ...read more

  • Blog Boom The Pew Internet & American Life ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 652 views

    Blog Boom The Pew Internet & American Life Project finds the blog population has grown to about 12 million American adults or 8% of adult internet users. The number of blog readers has jumped to 57 million, or 39% of the online population. 64% of bloggers blog to share practical knowledge or skills ...read more

  • Spirituality Is A Major Contributor To A Child's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,848 views

    Spirituality is a major contributor to a child’s overall happiness (more so than for adults), finds a University of British Columbia study. Past studies have shown that in adults, spiritual feelings and higher levels of religious behavior typically account for about 5% of a person’s overall ...read more

  • Truth—not So Absolute: The People Groups Least ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,493 views

    Truth—Not So Absolute: The people groups least likely to believe in absolute moral truth are Baby Busters (those 36 and younger—only 13% embrace absolute truth), Catholics (16%) and adults who are not born again Christians (15%). The groups most likely to endorse the existence of absolute moral ...read more

  • Christmas Joy: A Cnn/Usa Today/Gallup Poll Finds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Christmas Joy: A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds 96% of all U.S. adults celebrate Christmas (consistent over the past decade). This includes a high level of participation, 84% among non-Christians. Most Americans feel positive toward Christmas. 50% say it is a great time, including 15% who say it ...read more

  • Parents Get Low Grades: An Annual Poll Of Teens ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,376 views

    Parents Get Low Grades: An annual poll of teens by the Child Welfare League of America finds teens grading parents low in numerous categories. Failing grades were given when asked if adults are stopping teens from smoking, drinking or using drugs, and if adults “really listen to—and understand ...read more

  • How Much Do You Need?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
     | 3,093 views

    HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED? According to the Barna Research Group, the average American adult believes he needs an additional $8,000–$11,000 per year to live comfortably. Tracking studies show, however, that even when adults reach or exceed the income levels to which they aspired, they still claim they ...read more

  • A Man On Staff With Chuck Swindoll Got Sexually ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 1,531 views

    A man on staff with Chuck Swindoll got sexually involved with his secretary. The church chose not to handle it in public, but rather deal with this privately. The next year, 17 marriages of senior leadership people in the church broke up! Paul is clear that when a leader sins, he/she needs to be ...read more

  • On The Steps Of The Altar  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 22, 2002
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     | 4,558 views

    ON THE STEPS OF THE ALTAR C S Lewis in his "Screwtape Letters", the imaginary account of a senior devil giving the benefit of his experience to fellow tempters, has Screwtape saying: "Religion can still send us the truly delicious sins. The fine flower of unholiness can grow only in the close ...read more

  • Generations Differ Researcher George Barna Cites ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,818 views

    Generations Differ Researcher George Barna cites varied generational response to authority (older Americans accept it, Boomers want to control it, Busters ignore it), handling contradictions (elder citizens ignore them, Boomers strive to solve them, Busters appreciate them), and life fears ...read more