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The Barna Research Group Recently Asked 324,000 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The Barna Research Group recently asked 324,000 Protestant pastors to define their churches. They responded like this: · Evangelistic 84% · Theologically ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Team Players The Ability To Work In A Team Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Team Players The ability to work in a team is the trait hiring most managers most value. A study by Development Dimensions International found that 75% of managers look for employees who are compatible in a team setting, compared to a mere 20% ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Taxpayers Overpaid Their Federal Income Taxes By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Taxpayers overpaid their federal income taxes by a record 29% in both ‘03 and ‘04. That has pushed refunds above $200 billion a year. Final ’05 figures aren’t in, but the average ...read more

Tags: Money

Internet Ad Revenues Are Set To Pass Radio's For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Internet ad revenues are set to pass radio's for the first time, according to eMarketer. Internet ad spending is $21.7 billion, compared to $20.4 billion for radio. Veronis Suhler predicts the Internet ...read more

Tags: Internet

A Man Fell Off A Cliff, But Managed To Grab A ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can’t hang on much longer." "That’s all right, if you really believe ...read more

Tags: Faith, Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Signs  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002

CHRISTMAS SIGNS - From a toy store: "Ho, ho, ho spoken here." - In a bridal boutique: "Marry Christmas." - Outside a church: "The original Christmas Club." - From a department store: "Big pre-Christmas sale. Come in and mangle with the crowd." - In a Texas jewelry store: "Diamond tiaras: $70,000. ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

A Follower Of The Wiccan Sect Once Said, "If You ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Brown on Nov 11, 2003

A follower of the Wiccan sect once said, “If you take the Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone. Our bible IS the wind and the rain.” Even after the words fade and the paper disintegrates the Word ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible, Bible Influence

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Religion: Experts Who Compared The Results Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

No Religion: Experts who compared the results of religious identification surveys for ’90 and ‘01 report that those who said they have “no” religious identification are the fastest growing U.S. religious group. They comprised 8% of respondents in ‘90 and 14% in ‘01, or approximately 30 million ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Not A Sin: Born Again Adults Are Twice As Likely ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Not A Sin: Born again adults are twice as likely as non-born agains (24% vs. 10%) to agree divorce without adultery is a sin, finds a new Barna Group survey. However, 52% of born agains disagree that divorce without adultery is sin. 74% of all non-born again adults disagree with the statement. 58% ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Percentage In A 1985 Survey Who Said That, Aside ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Percentage in a 1985 survey who said that, aside from earning a living, the reason they work is to keep from getting bored: 54. Percentage in a 1989 survey who said they are sometimes or often bored at work: 41. Percentage in a 1990 survey who said they are generally bored by what goes on in ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

A Group Of Educators And Scholars, Alarmed At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

A group of educators and scholars, alarmed at soaring rates of teenage homicides, suicides and out-of-wedlock births, attacked what it called the "timidity" of schools in instilling good character traits in the young. The 27 academics warned that "schools in general are not doing enough to counter ...read more

Tags: Children

How Big Is God? Think Of The Size Of The ...

Contributed by Anthony Craver on Apr 28, 2006

How big is God? Think of the size of the universe. The nearest star is about four light years away from earth. How far is that? That is the distance that light travels in four years. Light travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second. This means that the nearest star is about 24 trillion ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Pentecostal

On Christian Joy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009

ON CHRISTIAN JOY Billy Sunday said, "To see some people today you would think that the essential of Christianity is to have a face so long you could eat oatmeal out of the end of a gas pipe." William Barclay said that "A gloomy Christian is a contradiction in terms, and nothing in all religious ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:11

Tags: Joy, Path

For Nearly 30 Years, India And Bangladesh Have ...

Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 25, 2010

For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island’s gone. New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Denomination: Baptist

Anyone Else?

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2010

ANYONE ELSE? A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can't hang on much longer." "That's all right, if you ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing/Feeling The Truth

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 2, 2011

SEEING/FEELING THE TRUTH The earth rotates on its axis once each day. Since the circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles, a spot on the equator rotates at approximately 1,037.5646 miles per hour (1,669.8 km/h). In addition to the rotational speed of the earth spinning on its ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Took Our Place

Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018

Main Idea: Jesus died a horrible death so we could live for eternity. Verse: Jesus “Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness…” (1 Peter 2:24 NKJV). Illustration: A man was sentenced to a horrible death. He was to be buried up ...read more

Tags: Salvation, Sacrifice Of Christ, Sacrifice For Others

Denomination: Charismatic

Tv Vs Reading: A New Report By The Kaiser Family ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

TV Vs Reading: A new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children’s Digital Media Centers finds that kids 6-months to 6-years-old spend about 2 hours a day watching TV, playing a video game or using a computer. That’s roughly the same amount of time spent playing ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Rampant Relativism Only 9% Of Evangelicals Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Rampant Relativism Only 9% of Evangelicals have a biblical worldview reports the Barna Group This stunning statistic reveals an estimated 91% of professing Christians are far more influenced by the ...read more

Tags: Truth

It Won't Happen To Us

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2011

IT WON'T HAPPEN TO US We began the week with the story of the Chicago nightclub fire in which 21 people were killed as they rushed to the exit. The club had already been cited for overcrowding and other safety violations--like not enough doors and windows. What happened was that a bouncer used ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-12

Tags: Death, Life, Priorities, Choice, Death Nearness  (view more)  (view less)