Sermon Illustrations
What Happens in One Minute Around the World?
The following 10 things will happen around the world every 60 seconds of this new year:
• Births: Approximately 250 babies are born worldwide every minute. (Source: Worldometers)
• Deaths: Approximately 105 people die worldwide every minute. (Source: Worldometers)
• Marriages: Around 116 people get married worldwide every minute. (Source: The World Bank)
• YouTube Uploads: Approximately 500 hours of video content are uploaded to YouTube every minute. (Source: YouTube)
• Packages Delivered: Amazon delivers approximately 1,200 packages per minute. (Source: Amazon)
• Emails Sent: Approximately 200 million emails are sent worldwide every minute. (Source: Statista)
• Google Searches: Approximately 40,000 Google searches are conducted every minute. (Source: Google)
• Social Media Posts: Approximately 1.5 million social media posts are made every minute. (Source: Statista)
• Netflix Streams: Approximately 100 million minutes of content are streamed on Netflix every minute. (Source: Netflix)
• Twitter Tweets: Approximately 500,000 tweets are sent every minute. (Source: Twitter)
Note: These statistics are approximate and can vary based on various factors.
Possible Preaching Angles:
1) Divine Knowledge; Omniscience of God – The multiplied billions of events around the world each minute are no match for the infinite knowledge of God. With him, a day is like a thousand years (2 Peter 3:8), he has an infinite amount of attention for each person’s hopes, pain, thoughts, and prayers (Matt. 10:30; Luke 12:7). (2) Redeeming the Time—Ephesians 5:16 reminds us to make the most of the time because the days are evil. (3) Accepting Christ; Conversion—This can also be the moment when you turn from sin and give your life to Christ.
Source:
Editor, “World Births and Deaths, Simulated in Real Time,” WorldbirthsandDeaths.com (Accessed 11/5/24); Editor, “World Population,” Worldometer.info (Accessed 11/5/24); Laura Ceci, “E-mail Usage in the United States,” Statista (9-18-24)