In Sermon Illustrations: "Senior Adults"

Permissiveness Is The Principle Of Treating ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Barna Also Revealed That "Less Than One Out Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 23, 2003

Barna also revealed that "Less than one out of every ten regular attendee of Christian churches give 10% or more of their income - a tithe - to their church." a. Another recent poll from Barna reveals a more disturbing trend happening in America with people and their giving to God note what he ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life-Stages Drive Consumer Patterns: Life-Stages; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Life-stages Drive Consumer Patterns: Life-stages; turning points in life, a period of sudden, perhaps dramatic, change that requires new skills and a new frame of mind¾influence buying and giving patterns particular-ly among boomers. Key life-stages are fairly predictable; birth, childhood, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1

Tags: Money

A Heart-Broken Little Girl Began To Kneel And ...  PRO

Contributed by Toby Powers on May 17, 2006

A heart-broken little girl began to kneel and pour out her heart to God in the altar at her local church. She did not know what to say. As she wept speechless, she began to remember what her Father had told her, "God knows your needs even before you pray, and he can answer when you don’t even know ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:17, Matthew 6:8

Tags: Prayer, Prayer How To, Prayer Answered

Denomination: Baptist

Unchurched Don't Visit In Person

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

UNCHURCHED DON’T VISIT IN PERSON Unchurched adults interested in finding a church home aren’t nearly as likely to visit one in person as a church member who is shopping for a new congregation, claims LifeWay Research. Only 49% of unchurched adults would visit in-person if they were looking for a ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

If Children Never Asked Questions, They Would ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If children never asked questions, they would never learn how ...read more

Tags: Children

Creator God: A New Harris Poll Reveals 64% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Creator God: A new Harris Poll reveals 64% of American adults believe “human beings were created directly by God,” while only 22% believe they “evolved from earlier species.” 54% of U.S. adults do not think human beings developed from earlier species, up from 46% in 94. 61% of Americans children ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Porn Plague: Today, There Are Over 200,000 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Porn Plague: Today, there are over 200,000 pornographic listings on the Internet. Newsweek Magazine claims that visits to adult sites comprise 33% of all on-line usage. Dr. Laura Schlessinger claims at any given time 62% of those on the Web are visiting a porn site—the discrepancy probably lying in ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Generations And The Bible  PRO

Contributed by Billy Nale on Oct 19, 2009

GENERATIONS AND THE BIBLE A new research report from the Barna Group examines recent nationwide studies on how different generations of American adults view and use the Bible. For the purposes of this research, the Mosaic generation refers to adults who are currently ages 18 to 25; Busters are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Timothy 4:12-16

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Baptist

The Illusions Of Childhood Are Necessary ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The illusions of childhood are necessary experiences: a child should not be denied a balloon because an adult ...read more

Tags: Children

The Average Attendance Of A U.s. Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The average attendance of a U.S. Protestant church (adults + kids) is 124. The median is ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

The Average Attendance Of A U.s. Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

The average attendance of a U.S. Protestant church (adults + kids) is 124. The median is 70. ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

87% Of People Who Were Hindus As Children Remain ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

87% of people who were Hindus as children remain so as ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Just 37% Of People Who Were Jehovah's Witnesses ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Just 37% of people who were Jehovah’s Witnesses as children remain so as ...read more

Tags: Religion

Enticed By A False Prophet

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 26, 2021

Shortly after Jeanie and I were married, we were fresh out of Bible College and I was doing some teaching. The associate pastor of our church approached us in private with a very flattering word. He said that God had told him to gather an elite circle of you couples for him and his wife to mentor. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:29, 1 John 2:27

Tags: Prophecy, False Prophets, Deception

Denomination: Charismatic

What American Christians Want: Christen ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

What American Christians Want: Christen researchers, the Barna Group, recently polled American attitudes on God and country. Some of their findings are: Removing the Ten Commandments—18% of adults support “removing signs that list the Ten Commandments from government buildings.” 79% rejected this ...read more

Tags: Women

State Of U.s. Church: In Proportion To The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

State of U.S. Church: In proportion to the U.S. population, there are less than half as many churches today as in 1900. About 4,000 churches are started each year¾while 7,000 die and close. In ’91, 21% of all adults were unchurched. In ’02, 34% fit that description. Today the U.S. is the 4th ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Church Alternatives

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

CHURCH ALTERNATIVES A Barna study finds a majority of U.S. adults believe there are biblically legitimate alternatives to participation in a conventional church. Among them are engaging in faith activities at home with one’s family (acceptable by 89% of adults); being active in a house church ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

World Hunger Compared To American Diet

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011

WORLD HUNGER COMPARED TO AMERICAN DIET Most of us have no idea what it is like to be really hungry. We might use the expression "I’m starving!" But the truth is far from that. • People who starve to death each year in the world: 11 million • Overweight U.S. adults: 34 million • Average calories ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:49-50

Tags: Food

From Jeff Faull- Recently, A Colleague Told Me ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2004

From Jeff Faull- Recently, a colleague told me about an early ministry experience he had near the end of his seminary training. The senior minister at the church where he served as a part time youth minister placed his hand on the youth minister’s shoulder and gave him this advice: "Never invite ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Church Practices

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ