In Sermon Illustrations: "Wisdom Of Solomon 12 13"

Citation: N.t. Wright In For All God's Worth. ...

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 27, 2004

Citation: N.T. Wright in For All God’s Worth. Christianity Today, Vol. 41, no. 12.] We live in a world full of people struggling to be, or at least to appear, strong in order not to be weak; and we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Tags: Faith, Humility

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Americans Used 28,497,464 Rolls And Sheets Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

Americans used 28,497,464 rolls and sheets of wrapping paper, 16,826,362 packages of tags and bows, 372,430,684 greeting cards, and 35,200,000 Christmas trees during the 1989 Christmas ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denominational Threat: Half Of All Church Going ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Denominational Threat: Half of all church going Americans are attending only 12% of the nation’s 400,000 churches. This has to be quite troubling to denominations, the many of the largest churches are either not denominationally affiliated, or if they are ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Prayer Cure: Several Recent Research Efforts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The Prayer Cure: Several recent research efforts have clearly demonstrated a relationship between good health and spirituality; especially prayer and worship. Now 70 of the nation’s 125 medical schools have begun offering ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

Biblical Illiteracy Studies Show Only 17% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Biblical Illiteracy Studies show only 17% of Americans read the Bible regularly while Gallup studies show 80% of Americans see themselves as Christians. These statistics establish the sad reality that a large majority of Christians are biblically ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

About 4 In 10 U.s. Households Have Video-Game ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

About 4 in 10 U.S. households have video-game consoles like the Xbox, 25% have MP3 players like the iPod, and 1 in 7 has satellite radio finds a new AP-Ipsos ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Americans Used 28,497,464 Rolls And Sheets Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Americans used 28,497,464 rolls and sheets of wrapping paper, 16,826,362 packages of tags and bows, 372,430,684 greeting cards, and 35,200,000 Christmas trees during the 1989 Christmas season. ...read more

Tags: Christmas

The Boomer Generation Spends $2 Trillion Annually ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The Boomer Generation spends $2 trillion annually on goods and services. That’s almost 3 times more than the $350 billion American’s ages 12-24 (the most sought after demographic of ...read more

Tags: Money

The Misconception Of A New Year

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 31, 2022

Christmas is the best time of the year, especially when it involves family. It's the one time of the year that families get together to celebrate together. Of course, at least from my perspective, it is also the most hectic time of the year. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has an ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:9

Tags: Reality, New Year

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

God Is Like...  PRO

Contributed by Travis Souders on Apr 9, 2002

God is like... written by a 12 year old God is like tide- he cleans all our stains snapple- He’s the best stuff on Earth coke- He’s the real thing car- ...read more

Tags: God The Father, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Pentecostal

Louisiana Residents Most Faithful: Louisiana Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Louisiana Residents Most Faithful: Louisiana has the highest church attendance in the U.S with 56% of its residents attending church or synagogue every Sunday. The state of Washington is lowest with only 29%. The national average is ...read more

Tags: Church General

What Is A Cpo? A Chief Privacy Officer Oversees A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

What Is A CPO? A Chief Privacy Officer oversees a company’s privacy policies and practices, monitoring how the corporation handles confidential information about consumers and employees. Companies are trying to stave off overburdening privacy regulation by ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Best Tag Lines: Recent Research By Researcher ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Best Tag Lines: Recent research by researcher Emergence found the following three the most recognized brand identity tags: “You’re in good hands” (Allstate Insurance), “Like a good neighbor” (State Farm Insurance) and ...read more

Tags: Church General

27% Of U.s. Protestant Churches Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

27% of U.S. Protestant churches do not participate in the World Wide Web says Ellison Research. 58% of churches provide Internet access for their staff. Just under half maintain a Web site. 23% use ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Send Money

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

SEND MONEY 73% of Gen Nexters (Americans aged 18-25) told a recent Pew survey that they have received financial help from their parents during the past 12 months. Fully 46% say they depend on their parents or ...read more

Tags: Money

Why Do We Say Merry Christmas But Happy Everything Else?

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 23, 2019

Why Do We Say “Merry Christmas” but “Happy” Everything Else? by, Meghan Jones. "The word "merry" isn't one we use very often during the months of January through November. But as soon as Thanksgiving passes, you're bound to start hearing and seeing it everywhere—on ...read more

Scripture: Job 21:12, Ecclesiastes 10:19, Isaiah 24:7, Luke 12:19

Tags: Christmas, Merry

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One Day, While My Family Was Shopping At Lowes ...  PRO

Contributed by Bryan Mcnair on Jun 7, 2005

One day, while my family was shopping at Lowes Home Improvement store, I was showing my little girl, Lauren, some of the large area rugs rolled up on the floor. I told her that we needed one that could fit perfectly in our living room. As we looked at different styles and colors, I came upon one ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:25

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

Focusing On Danger Yields A Missed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2009

Focusing on Danger Yields A Missed Opportunity August 12, 1944 - the allies nearly surrounded the German 7th and 5th Panser armies during operation Cobra. General Omar Bradley described the situation stating, “This is an opportunity that comes to a commander not more than once in a century. We’re ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Tags: War

An Old Jewish Folktale Bears Witness To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jacob Golden, Jr. on Apr 20, 2002

An old Jewish folktale bears witness to the importance of sharing in the tradition. There were once two brothers who farmed together. They shared equally in all of the work and split the profits exactly. Each had his own storehouse. One of the brothers was married and had a large family. The ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Christian Love

Denomination: Methodist

Spiritual Health Checks

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Spiritual Health Checks (Hungry for God's Word) A healthy Christian will not find his strength or determine his weakness in the size of the church he attends. Healthy Christians gain strength to overcome the flesh, the world, and the devil by what is written in Acts 2:42, "They devoted ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational