In Sermon Illustrations: "Sermon Delivery"

Children See More Of Their Parents Now Than 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Children see more of their parents now than 20 years ago, finds new research by the University of Michigan. The study shows that children spent 4 to 6 more hours per week with their parents in ‘97 than they did in ‘81. Children ages 3 to 12 spent about 31 hours a week with their mothers, a gain of ...read more

Tags: Children

Bible Saturation 93% Of American Homes Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Bible Saturation 93% of American homes have Bibles. Of those 54% are KJV and 15% are NIV reports a recent Gallup Poll. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Morality In Decline In ‘69, Gallup Found That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Morality In Decline In ‘69, Gallup found that premarital sex was frowned upon by two-thirds of Americans. Today, only 38% believe it is wrong for a man and a woman to have sexual relations before marriage. 52% also believes that "living together" is morally acceptable. Expectations relating to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Understanding Church Todd Hunter Has Been A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Understanding Church Todd Hunter has been a church leader and student of cultural movements for over 30 years. He says, “When I’m dealing with young people today, they are living in a different reality and their reality is more based in community. Now I know you hear this all the time and you read ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Shocking As It May Seem Christians Are More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Shocking as it may seem Christians are more likely to go through divorce than non-Christians. Based on a Barna Research Group ’99 survey, 27% of born again Christians are currently or have previously been divorced, compared to 24% of ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Average $50 Half Of U.s. Teens Do Not Receive A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Average $50 Half of U.S. teens do not receive a weekly allowance, but the half that do receive an average of $50 per week. (The ...read more

Tags: Children

The Demographic Trends Indicate The Two Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The demographic trends indicate the two most likely market opportunities are in products and/or services that help the elderly or cater to teens. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. households provides care for an elderly relative. Families spend an average of 18 hours a week helping them and invite practical ...read more

Tags: Children

National Religious Broadcasters Has Written To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

National Religious Broadcasters has written to its 1,200 members decrying a recent FCC ruling that allows the federal agency to influence religious programming content. The ruling states, programming “primarily devoted to religious exhortation, proselytizing or statements of personally held ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:29-34

Tags: Character

According To A Recent Newsweek Poll, 40% Of All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

According to a recent Newsweek poll, 40% of all Americans and only 45% of U.S. Christians expect the world will end in a final battle between Jesus Christ and the Anti-Christ at Armageddon. ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Cutting Edge Database Marketing Is Giving The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Cutting edge database marketing is giving the Internet leader a highly effective advantage. Jeff Bezos, President, says, "What we’re doing is personalizing the store for every customer. We have something called instant recommendations. If you’re a repeat customer, the store greets you by name and ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

According To Ibelieve.com, There Are 85 Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

According to iBelieve.com, there are 85 million Christian consumers. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Character

75% Of Households Have Nobody Home During The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

75% of households have nobody home during the day. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

There Are 36 Million Children Between Ages 4 And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

There are 36 million children between ages 4 and 12 in the U.S. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

Moviegoers In The U.s. See An Average Of 5.5 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Moviegoers in the U.S. see an average of 5.5 films a year at 34,184 indoor theaters and 746 drive-ins. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Preaching Magazine Has Named The Top 5 Preachers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Preaching magazine has named the top 5 preachers of the 20th Century. #1 James S. Stewart, a Scottish preacher and 60’s moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; #2 Dr. Billy Graham; #3 George Buttrick, a Congregational preacher & 30 year pastor of Madison Ave. Presbyterian ...read more

Tags: Church General

Most Influential Christians: I.believe.com Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Most Influential Christians: i.Believe.com has selected the 5 “Most influential Christians of the 20th Century.” They are C.C. Lewis, Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, Dr. James ...read more

Tags: Faith

Money Decisions Prompt Prayer: 6 Out Of 10 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Money Decisions Prompt Prayer: 6 out of 10 people pray before making major money decisions. 77% of churchgoers do so while only 37% of ...read more

Tags: Money

1) Churches Will Need To Reach The Diversity Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

(1) Churches will need to reach the diversity of the growing population. (2)New approaches to “senior adult” ministries as the percent of aging population increases. (3)Continued emphasis in children’s ministries as 3 to 4 new generations of children make their appearance. (4)Increased ...read more

Tags: Church General

Your Church Magazine Reports Staff Compensation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Your Church magazine reports staff compensation accounts for more than 40% of an average church’s budget. Churches with budgets over $500,000 spend 40% while smaller budget churches spend closer to 46% on compensation. Church facilities expenses account for 20%, Missions receives 16%, church ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Bible Fact & Fiction: Tyndale House In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Bible Fact & Fiction: Tyndale House in cooperation with the Barna Research Group discovered the following about American adults: · 80% name the Bible as the most influential book in human history. · 58% believe the Bible to be totally accurate in all it teaches. · 91% of all households own at least ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence