In Sermon Illustrations: "Than Ksgiving"

More Than 25% Of Americans Who Died Last Year ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

More than 25% of Americans who died last year were cremated, up from just 10% in ’80. Experts predict it will reach 50% by ’20. ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

More Than 8 In 10 Parents Give Themselves High ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

More than 8 in 10 parents give themselves high marks for the involvement in their children’s education. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

Last Year, More Than 40 Million Active Buyers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Last year, more than 40 million active buyers bought $24 billion worth of goods at eBay, up 60% from ‘02. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Wal-Mart Has Grown To More Than $256 Billion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Wal-Mart has grown to more than $256 billion in sales. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Money

Slightly More Than Half Of All Born Again Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Slightly more than half of all born again adults shared their faith in Christ with others during the past 12 months, or roughly 43 million ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

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

More Than 9 Out Of 10 American Adults Engage In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than 9 out of 10 American adults engage in some type of faith-related practice during a typical week. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Disciplines 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

Hurricane Katrina Has Swept Away More Than New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Hurricane Katrina has swept away more than New Orleans buildings: According to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll 39% of New Orleans residents assisted by the Red Cross say they definitely or probably won’t move back. That is an astounding migration of an estimated 50,000 households that could change ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

New Federal Data Finds That More Than Half Of 15- ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

New federal data finds that more than half of 15- to 19-year-olds have received or given oral sex. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

The U.s. Has More Than 300,000 Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. has more than 300,000 Protestant congregations and some 20,000 Catholic parishes. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

Gen-Xers Carry Roughly 78% More Debt Than Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gen-Xers carry roughly 78% more debt than their boomer predecessors. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Money

Belief Vs. Reality: More Than Four Out Of Five ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Belief Vs. Reality: More than four out of five Americans claim to be Christian and half as many can be classified as born again Christians. Nine out of ten adults own a Bible. Most adults read the Bible during the year and a huge majority claims they know all of the basic teachings of the Bible. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Women Purchase More Jewelry Than Men 43% Versus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Women Purchase More Jewelry than men 43% versus 34%) according to Future Vision: The Jewelry Market by Unity Marketing. Pam Danziger, president and CEO of Unity Marketing, says “To grow sales, jewelry companies must reach out to the self-purchasing woman and meet her in shopping venues where ...read more

Tags: Women

More Than 30 Billion E-Mails Are Sent Worldwide ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than 30 billion e-mails are sent worldwide each day. Over 25 percent of it is spam. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

The Message Has Sold More Than 8 Million Copies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The Message has sold more than 8 million copies since it’s introduction in ‘92. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Never Have More Children Than You Have Car ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

1. Never have more children than you have car windows. 2. Never loan your car to someone to whom you have given birth. 3. Pick your friends carefully. A "friend" never goes on a diet when you are fat or tells you how lucky you are to have a husband who remembers Mother’s Day--when his gift is a ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Ad-Verse More Than 60% Of Americans Block Phone ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Ad-Verse More than 60% of Americans block phone calls, e-mails and/or pop-up ads. 30% use DVR’s to ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

50% Of U.s. Churches Have Fewer Than 100 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

50% of U.S. churches have fewer than 100 regularly participating ...read more

Small Businesses Create More Than 60% Of Net New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Small businesses create more than 60% of net new U.S. jobs and account for half of the private ...read more