In Sermon Illustrations: "Sermon Delivery"

Where Evangelicals Live: 7% Of The U.s Adult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Where Evangelicals Live: 7% of the U.S adult population (15 million people) is evangelical. Little Rock has the highest percentage of evangelicals (22%) of all large U.S. metro areas. Los Angeles has more evangelicals than New York, Chicago and Boston areas combined! A new Barna Group report shows ...read more

Tags: Character

Teach Creationism: 64% Of Americans Say That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Teach Creationism: 64% of Americans say that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in public schools according to a new Pew Forum on Religion poll. 38% favor replacing evolution with creationism. The poll found that 42% hold strict creationist views (living things have existed in their ...read more

Metro Minority: Just 3 Of The Nation's 25 Largest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Metro Minority: Just 3 of the nation’s 25 largest metro areas have a born again majority. However, 15 of the 27 mid-sized markets (adult population of 500,000-1,000,000) have a born ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Dramatic Drop: Government Figures Show The Rate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Dramatic Drop: Government figures show the rate of sexual assaults against adolescents ages 12-17 plunged 79% between ‘93 and ‘03, and the number of substantiated sex-abuse cases involving kids of all ages fell 39%. Crimes Against Children Research Center credits multiple reasons for the decline: ...read more

Tags: Sin General

1 In 6 Residents Of Massachusetts, Connecticut ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

1 in 6 residents of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington are atheist or agnostic, twice the national average. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

70% Of Americans Support Posting The Ten ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

70% of Americans support posting the Ten Commandments in government buildings. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

31% Of Americans Say They Have Too Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

31% of Americans say they have too little religious freedom in the workplace. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

54% Of Protestant Teens Shared Their Faith With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

54% of Protestant teens shared their faith with someone of a different faith within the past year. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Russia Reports 1.6 Million Women Had Abortions In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Russia reports 1.6 million women had abortions in ‘04, while 1.5 million gave birth. Economics is blamed. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Last Year 1.9 Billion Christmas Cards Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Last year 1.9 billion Christmas cards were exchanged in the U.S. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Christmas

86% Of U.s. Consumers Have Reduced The Amount Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

86% of U.S. consumers have reduced the amount of time they spend shopping in the past 5 years. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Merchantmania: According To A July Ebay Survey, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Merchantmania: According to a July eBay survey, more than 724,000 Americans report eBay is their primary or secondary income source. Another 1.5 million say they supplement their income by selling on eBay. A separate MasterCard study estimates there are 5 million web-driven ...read more

Tags: Money

Tech @ Church: A New Barna Group Survey Reports ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Tech @ Church: A new Barna Group survey reports 57% of Protestant churches now have a website. 62% use a large-screen projection system in their communications. 56% now rely on e-mail blasts for reaching their people. 62% integrate video content into their worship services, while 61% include live ...read more

Tags: Church General

Porn Presence More Than 40 Million People Visit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Porn Presence More than 40 million people visit an Internet porn site each day. · There are now more than 4.2 million Internet porn sites. · 60% of all web site visits are sexual in nature. · 30% of unsolicited e-mails contain porno content. · Americans spend an estimated $8-$10 billion annually on ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Faith Can't Be Bought: The New York Times ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Faith Can’t Be Bought: The New York Times recently reported a poll finding that nearly 80% of Americans earning under $30,000 a year believe faith in God is “very important,” vs. only 54% of ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Loss Of Prestige: Over The Last 28 Years, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Loss Of Prestige: Over the last 28 years, the prestige of Clergy, Ministers and Priests has declined from 41% to 36%in the eyes of Americans says the Harris Poll. Compare this to 56% who view ...read more

Tags: Church General

A Free Internet-Based Bible Search Tool Service ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A Free Internet-Based Bible Search tool service at www.zondervanbiblesearch.com has been launched by Zondervan. The web site provides Internet users with 8 Bible translations, including TNIV, NIV, Amplified Bible, NASB Updated, NIrV, KJV, KJV Apocrypha, Darby Bible and the ASV. Other ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Greeting Card Market Data • 86% Of The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Greeting Card Market Data • 86% of the U.S. population buys greeting cards. 80% of shoppers will need a card in the next two weeks. • 91 million U.S. households buy greeting cards. • The average Christian consumer has purchased more than 4 cards in the last 3 months. • Every card ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Children Who Spend Most Of Their Time In Child ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Children who spend most of their time in child care are 3 times as likely to exhibit behavioral problems in kindergarten as those who were cared for primarily by mothers. The more time spend in out-of-home settings, the greater the ...read more

Tags: Children

Why Pastors Change: A New Ellison Research Study ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Why Pastors Change: A new Ellison Research study finds the average American minister has held a paid job in ministry for 19 years and has spent an average of 15.6 of those years as a senior pastor. Typically he or she has been the senior pastor at 3 different churches. 20% change jobs due to a ...read more

Tags: Church General