In Sermon Illustrations: "Sermon Delivery"

Our Favorite Sport To Watch In The U.s. Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Our Favorite Sport to watch in the U.S. is football (34%) followed by basketball (14%), baseball (13%), with soccer and auto ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Home-Grown Churches Researcher George Barna Says ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Home-Grown Churches Researcher George Barna says millions of Americans are breaking from traditional church and choosing a home church. They want to “be” the church, not just attend church. He estimates more than 20 million Americans have begun exploring alternative forms of worship since ’00. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Social Networking Sites Attracted 61% Of Teens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Social Networking Sites attracted 61% of teens ages 13 to 17. Over 60% of those who visit also join such sites as MySpace.com, says a Burst Media study. Gals are more likely to visit a social networking site than guys (68% vs. 54%). 18% of teens spend 2-3 hours online outside school, while 25% ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Online Giving To American's Largest Charities ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Online Giving to American’s largest charities continued its steep climb in ‘05, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual survey. E-gifts to the 167 organizations responding to the survey topped $911.9 million, up 148% from ’04. Some of the very largest charities are seeing online ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Internet Dangers A Recent Insight Research Group ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Internet Dangers A recent Insight Research Group study says 80% of parents are concerned about kids meeting sexual predators online. But another study, Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research, shows 30% of 18- to 24-year-olds worry about getting harassed or stalked online. To young people, the benefits ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Army Of One Today, Each Soldier Must Learn To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Army of One Today, each soldier must learn to manage him or herself and be self-sufficient, on their own in unfamiliar environments. Only 3 of 10 people in their primary recruiting group (males age 17-24) can qualify to be admitted to the Armed Services today. 6 of 10 people surveyed ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15

Tags: Christian Values

The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Family (1) ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Family (1) Anti-Christian Culture: Stripping away of Christian heritage and traditional values. (2) Divorce: The ongoing wave of broken marriages and families both in and out of the church. (3) Busyness: Participation in numerous activities crowding out quality ...read more

Planned Parenthood Reports It Generated $882 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Planned Parenthood reports it generated $882 million in FY ’04-‘05, one-third of which ($275 million) came from American taxpayers. During that same time period the ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Disaster Relief Is The Most Common Type Of Cause ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Disaster relief is the most common type of cause (outside the local church) financially supported by ...read more

Tags: Giving General

During The Past Decade The Mormon Church Grew The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

During the past decade the Mormon church grew the fastest in the U.S.—by 19% to 4.2 million ...read more

Tags: World Religions

35.5% Or $88.3 Billion Of All '04 U.s. Charitable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

35.5% or $88.3 billion of all ’04 U.S. charitable giving went to Religion and was the #1 donor ...read more

Tags: Giving General

68% Of Americans Believe The Entertainment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

68% of Americans believe the entertainment industry has lost touch with viewer’s moral ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

The Current Median Age For Marriage In The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The current median age for marriage in the U.S. has risen to 25 for women and 27 for ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

43% Of Workers Who Don't Currently Have The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

43% of workers who don’t currently have the flexibility to work from home some days would like to have ...read more

Tags: Workplace

An Estimated 11 Million Undocumented Migrants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

An estimated 11 million undocumented migrants currently live in the U.S.; up to 750,000 yearly enter ...read more

57% Of Teens Aged 13-17 Have Cell Phones. (Foster ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

57% of teens aged 13-17 have cell ...read more

Tags: Children

There Are 33 Million Students In The U.s. Alone, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

There are 33 million students in the U.S. alone, and that number grows every ...read more

Tags: Children

3 Year Old Myspace.com Is The 2nd Most Popular ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

3 year old MySpace.com is the 2nd most popular Internet site after Yahoo, ahead of MSN, AOL, ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

1 In Every 3 American Babies Has Unwed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

1 in every 3 American babies has unwed ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Wizard Appeal 84% Of U.s. Teens Have Read Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Wizard Appeal 84% of U.S. teens have read or watched Harry Potter. So have 77% of all church-going and born again Christian teens. Just 4% say they’ve encountered any teaching or discussions in a church about the spiritual themes embedded in the wizardry legend. Among born again teens it’s 13%. ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies