In Sermon Illustrations: "Sinning"

A Certain Man Wanted To Sell His House In Haiti ...  PRO

Contributed by D B on Jan 9, 2006

A certain man wanted to sell his house in Haiti for $2,000. Another man wanted to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn’t afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price with just one stipulation: he would retain ownership of one ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Baptist

3 Million Inmates Were Under The Jurisdiction ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

1.3 million inmates were under the jurisdiction of state and Federal prison authorities in ‘99, according to the Justice Department. ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Crime Doesn't Pay: For The 7th Consecutive Year, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Crime Doesn’t Pay: For the 7th consecutive year, the number of dishonest employees apprehended — and the dollars recovered from those apprehensions — increased over the previous year, according to the 13th annual Retail Theft Survey. The 30 U.S. retail companies responding to the survey lost more ...read more

Tags: Sin General

File Swapping Decline: The Number Of Online ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

File Swapping Decline: The number of online Americans downloading Internet music files has dropped by 50% and the numbers who are downloading files on any given day have plunged since the RIAA began filing copyright infringement suits in September. Conversely, comScore has observed that in recent ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Half Of All Americans Bought A State Lottery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Half of all Americans bought a state lottery ticket in the past year, according to Gallup Poll. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Lottery Ticket Buyers Spend An Average Of $19 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Lottery ticket buyers spend an average of $19 monthly, but many apparently do not view this activity as gambling. ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Not So Objective Reviews: Amazon.com's Anonymous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Not So Objective Reviews: Amazon.com’s anonymous reviewers lost their anonymity recently when their identities were revealed on Amazon’s Canadian Web site. Among those named were authors who posted glowing reviews of their own ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Gambling: 2 In 3 Americans Say They Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Gambling: 2 in 3 Americans say they have participated in some form of gambling activity in the last 12 months. State lotteries are the most common. Casino visits are becoming more common and men are significantly ...read more

Tags: Sin General

18% Of Adult E-Mail Users Have Been Victims Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

18% of adult e-mail users have been victims of online fraud. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Online Gambling Has Soared Ten-Fold In The Past 6 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Online Gambling has soared ten-fold in the past 6 years to about $4.2 billion. (Revenue Vol.1 ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Inmates 4 Times As Many Prisoners Are Released ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Inmates 4 times as many prisoners are released into society today as 20 years ago. An estimated 600,000 U.S. prisoners will be released in ’04 (over 1,600 are released daily). The Justice Bureau of Statistics estimates that 2 out of 3 released inmates were “rearrested within 3 years,” wreaking more ...read more

Tags: Sin General

The American College Of Obstetricians And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports that 3 to 4 million women are beaten in their homes every year. ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

A New Gallup Study Finds Fewer People Perceive ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A new Gallup study finds fewer people perceive that the crime problem nationally is worsening and, accordingly, Americans are a bit less likely to fear for their personal ...read more

Tags: Sin General

3 In 10 U.s. Households Experienced Some Type Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

3 in 10 U.S. households experienced some type of crime during the past year, including 18% with one incident and another 12% with two or more ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Between '98 And '01, At Least 80,000 People Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Between ’98 and ’01, at least 80,000 people lost $2 billion to religious scams in the U.S. vs. $450 million lost by 15,000 people between ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Uncle Sam Will Need To Fill More Than 37,500 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Uncle Sam will need to fill more than 37,500 security and law enforcement-related jobs in the next two years. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Gallup's Annual Crime Poll Finds 3 In 10 U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gallup’s annual crime poll finds 3 in 10 U.S. house-holds experienced some type of crime during the past year; (18% with 1 and another 12% with 2 or ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Phishing Has Grown From Being A Humble Nuisance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Phishing has grown from being a humble nuisance to become the international electronic crime of choice for amateurs and professionals. Frequently operated by organized criminals in Russia, Brazil and other nations, they tend to concentrate on credit card and bank account theft schemes. In its ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Barna Research Reports Evangelicals Comprise Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Barna Research reports evangelicals comprise just 7% of the U.S. adult population, 40% of U.S. adults are born again. ...read more

Tags: Confession Of Sin

U.s. Catholic Churches Paid Out $157 Million For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

U.S. Catholic churches paid out $157 million for legal settlements and related costs in ’04. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed