In Sermon Illustrations: "Value"

Influence  PRO

Contributed by David Insell on Jul 23, 2003

Influence is the exhalation of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Older Couple Had Trouble Remembering Common, ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 2, 2003

An older couple had trouble remembering common, day-to-day things. They both decided that they would write down requests the other had, and so try to avoid forgetting. One evening the wife asked if the husband would like anything. He replied, “Yes. I’d like a large ice-cream sundae with chocolate ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:1, Exodus 12:1, 1 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Corinthians 11:24, Exodus 12:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

In One Of His First Attempts To Run For ...

Contributed by Tim Richards on Jul 3, 2005

In one of his first attempts to run for political office Lincoln was given $200 by the Whig Party to cover his election expenses. He won the election and then promptly returned all the money he had not spent on the election, $199.25. He explained, that he had traveled on his own horse, and stayed ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17-18

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

On A Wall Near The Main Entrance To The Alamo In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: “James Butler Bonham—no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by the family that ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Actress Carol Burnett Got Out Of A Cab One Day ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

Actress Carol Burnett got out of a cab one day and caught her coat in the door. The driver was unaware of her plight and slowly began to edge out into traffic. To keep from being pulled off her feet, the comedienne had to run alongside down the block. A passerby noted her predicament and quickly ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

71%of Americans Say The U.s. Is "Facing More Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

71%of Americans say the U.S. is "facing more of a moral crisis than an economic crisis," according to a new survey out this week by Pubic Opinion Strategies. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Born Again Types Barna Research Group Claims ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Born again types Barna Research Group claims the types of people most likely to be born again are: those in their 40’s (45%), parents of kids under 18 (43%), volunteers (49%), Republicans (49%), conservative (52%), college grads (42%) and women (45%). Least likely: those in their 20’s ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Peter D. Hart Research Assoc. Conducted A Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Peter D. Hart Research Assoc. conducted a survey of Americans (prior to the Columbine killings) to find out if society is too tolerant of behavior that’s harmful or too intolerant of behavior that’s not really harmful. We’re too tolerant ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

George Barna Claims "People's Faith Commitment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

George Barna claims "People’s faith commitment impacts their moral perspectives. There is a clear relationship between a deep Christian commitment and serious concern about the moral state of America. This is one of those moments in history when genuine, fervent leaders of righteous character and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Morality In Decline In ‘69, Gallup Found That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Morality In Decline In ‘69, Gallup found that premarital sex was frowned upon by two-thirds of Americans. Today, only 38% believe it is wrong for a man and a woman to have sexual relations before marriage. 52% also believes that "living together" is morally acceptable. Expectations relating to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Evangelicals Lead Growth: Researchers From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Evangelicals Lead Growth: Researchers from the U.S. Center for World Missions reports there are 645 million evangelicals in the world (11% of the world population). They are growing 3.5 times faster ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Spirituality Is In-Religion Is Out "Religion Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Spirituality Is In-Religion Is Out “Religion has become a bit of a dirty word”, said pollster George Gallup Jr., “Spirituality is a safer word. If you can say you are spiritual, you don’t have to make a commitment. For a lot of people it’s a way out.” 54% of Americans say they are religious, 30% ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Top Christian Markets: The 20 Markets With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Top Christian Markets: The 20 markets with the highest amount spent on Christian resources per household are: Greenville, SC-NC Oklahoma city, OK Tyler-Longview, TX Fort Wayne, IN Tulsa, OK Grand Rapids, MI Knoxville, TN Indianapolis, IN Macon, GA Des Moines-Ames, IA Nashville, TN Little Rock, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Change Axioms Are Essential To Business And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Change axioms are essential to business and the church. Charles Mueller of Just Watching, observes in Explore #19: · “The past is a foreign country; they do things different there.” · “There are no future decisions, only present decisions with future ...read more

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Mike Breaux, When He Was The Sr. Pastor At ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 14, 2006

Mike Breaux, when he was the Sr. Pastor at Southland Christian Church in Lexington, KY, made this point in a dramatic fashion. On the day he was to preach on the very text we’re studying, from James 2, Mike dressed up as a destitute bag lady and entered the Church service just as it began. He was ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Christian Church

George Barna Claims "People's Faith Commitment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

George Barna claims "People’s faith commitment impacts their moral perspectives. There is a clear relationship between a deep Christian commitment and serious concern about the moral state of America. This is one of those moments in history when genuine, fervent leaders of righteous character and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

37% Of Christians Shop In Christian Stores. A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

37% of Christians shop in Christian stores. A new CBA-Barna survey reveals that 34% of adults have shopped in a store that specializes in Christian products in the last 6months, up from 30% in ’91. Close to 4 in 10 Christians (37% or roughly 6 million people) visit a Christian store in a typical ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Born Again Beliefs: The Number Of People Born ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Born Again Beliefs: The number of people born again varies widely by denomination. Using this definition, “they have made a personal commitment to Christ that is important in their life today and say that when they die they know they will go to Heaven solely because they have confessed their sins ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Moral Choices: New Barna Research Finds Many ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Moral Choices: New Barna research finds many adults attitudes conflict with the moral positions of their faith. On abortion, 41% of all adults stated that it should be legal in all or almost all circumstances and 55% said it should not be legal under any circumstances or only in a few special ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Wal-Mart Sold Over 315,000 American Flags In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Wal-Mart sold over 315,000 American flags in the first two days following the infamous attack on America compared to 15,000 the same time a year ...read more

Tags: Christian Values