In Sermon Illustrations: "using talents" showing 861-880 of 14,041

Last Year, U.s. Financial Institutions Collected ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Last year, U.S. financial institutions collected $37.8 billion in account service charges, more than double of ’94. ...read more

Tags: Money

Abortion Down: In '02, 14% Of Births By U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Abortion Down: In ’02, 14% of births by U.S. women of childbearing age were unwanted vs. just 9% in ’95, report federal researchers. In ’95, for every 100 pregnancies that ended in abortion or birth, almost 26 ended in abortion, in ’04 that had dropped to 24, ...read more

Tags: Abortion

As Of July 1, The U.s. Population Was At 296.4 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

As of July 1, the U.S. population was at 296.4 million, but it may hit 300 million in ‘07. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

In The U.s 50% Of First Marriages And More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

In the U.S 50% of first marriages and more than 60% of second marriages end in divorce. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Divorce

The U.s. Government Plans To Invest A Record $120 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. government plans to invest a record $120 million in abstinence education this year (2003). (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Wal-Mart Will Require 100 Key Suppliers To Use ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Wal-Mart will require 100 key suppliers to use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track pallets of goods through its supply chain by 1/05. RFID involves a chip with an antenna that, when activated by a reader can send or receive information. The industry is on ...read more

Tags: Money

Dollar Shoppers: 62% Of U.s. Households Shopped ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Dollar Shoppers: 62% of U.S. households shopped at a dollar store last year, up from 52% in ’99 reports ACNielson. The typical dollar shopper is the female head of a 3-4-member household with an ...read more

Tags: Money

Late-Age Divorce Is A Growing Trend In The U.s., ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Late-Age Divorce is a growing trend in the U.S., according to U.S. Census Bureau’s statistics. The number of senior citizens getting a divorce has risen 34%--the equivalent of 2.2 million people--from ...read more

Tags: Divorce

7.5 Million Americans Use Cell Phones ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

7.5 million Americans use cell phones exclusively. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The U.s. Gift Industry Topped $54 Billion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The U.S. gift industry topped $54 billion in sales in ’02. (Foster network ...read more

Tags: Giving General

1 Of 2 First Marriages In The U.s. Ends In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

1 of 2 first marriages in the U.S. ends in divorce while 3 out of 4 second marriages are also dissolved through divorce. ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Reincarnation: 18% Of U.s. Adults Now Contend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Reincarnation: 18% of U.S. adults now contend that people are reincarnated after death. 34% believe it is possible to communicate with others after their death. Consider that 48% of all Busters embrace the concept of communication with the dead, while just 35% of Boomers ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Women Comprise 51.4% Of The U.s. Population ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Women comprise 51.4% of the U.S. population according to Census Bureau data, but they buy or influence 85% of purchases in the average American home. (Just Ask A ...read more

Tags: Women

Gay Benefits: Of The Nation's Top 500 U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Gay Benefits: Of the nation’s top 500 U.S. companies, 95% now offer anti- discrimination policies based on sexual orientation and 70% offer domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples. In ’00, the numbers stood at ...read more

God Knows Our Situation; He Will Not Judge Us As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God knows our situation; He will not judge us as if we had no difficulties to overcome. What matters is the sincerity and ...read more

Tags: Judgment, Judge

God Is Most Glorified In Us When We Are Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Charles Swindoll Gives Us Some Interesting Advice ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 21, 2006

Charles Swindoll gives us some interesting advice when he states: When you live in darkness, you not only have no ray of light, you don’t even know where home is. That is the way it is for the majority in the world. Some folks are born, raised, and die in cultures that have never seen their first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Peter Kreeft Writes That Death Is "God Tucking Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2006

Peter Kreeft writes that death is “God tucking us in at bedtime so that we can rise ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Congregational

I Not Only Use All The Brains That I Have, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

When Oscar Wilde Arrived For A Visit To The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

When Oscar Wilde arrived for a visit to the U.S. in 1882, he was asked by customs officials if he had anything to declare. He replied: "Only my genius." Fifteen years later, alone and broken in prison, he reflected on his life of waste and excess. "I have been a spendthrift of my genius...I forgot ...read more

Tags: Character