In Sermon Illustrations: "Total Surrender"

Andrew Murray The Great South African 19th ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Andrew Murray the great South African 19th Century preacher put it like this: The Spirit teaches me to yield my will entirely to the Will of the Father. He opens my ear to wait in great gentleness and teachableness of soul for what the Father has day by day to speak and teach. He discovers to me ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

How To Gather A Crowd At Church!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 25, 2021

How to Gather a Crowd at Church! A cattle rancher got saved and surrendered to preach. He went to a Bible conference which was all about how to build a crowd. Asked about it later, he said, "It was strange. In all my years as a cattle rancher, I never had to go to a conference to learn how ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-3

Tags: Bible, Teaching, Preaching, Word Of God, Pastors, Churches  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On The Enemy: Be Encouraged

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 7, 2008

ON THE ENEMY: BE ENCOURAGED 1. When the devil brings up your past, bring up his future. 2. The man who is fully surrendered to the Lord will never deliberately surrender to the Enemy. 3. When adversity is most ready to strike us, God is most ready to strengthen us. 4. The devil is an equal ...read more

Tags: Demons

The Heart Of Mary: Submission To The Lord  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Heart of Mary: Submission to the Lord "I am the Lord's servant... May it be to me as you have said." (Luke 1:38) The first desire in the child of God who wants to enjoy the favor of God in his life is to die to self and surrender to the will of God in his life. The key word here "servant" ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:38

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Golfers Have A Change Of Heart

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2013

GOLFERS HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART When you willingly give Jesus all that you are and all that you have, you receive so much more in return. I heard a story once about a group of guys who were returning from playing golf in rural Georgia. As they drove down a two-lane road they came up on a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-20, 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Tags: Compassion

A 1998 Report From Ball State University ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 8, 2003

A 1998 report from Ball State University indicates, “Valentine’s Day ranks second behind Christmas in total ...read more

Tags: Candy, Jewelry, Flowers, Rose, Romantic Love  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

The "Adult" Market Internet Industry Is Now Worth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

The “adult” market Internet industry is now worth 8% of the total $18 billion consumer e-commerce ...read more

The "Adult" Market Internet Industry Is Now Worth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The “adult” market Internet industry is now worth 8% of the total $18 billion consumer e-commerce ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Ive Been On A Constant Diet For The Last Two ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Ive been on a constant diet for the last two decades. Ive lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Woody Allen In Addressing A Harvard Graduation ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004

Woody Allen in addressing a Harvard graduation said, "You have entered a crossroads of life. Down one road is despondency and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Christian Church

The Amount Of Data Generated In The Next 2 Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The amount of data generated in the next 2 years will exceed the total amount crated in the last 400 centuries. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Truth

There Is Nothing So Hardening As Delay. When ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 22, 2005

“There is nothing so hardening as delay. When God speaks to us, He asks for a tender heart, open to the whispers of His voice of love. The believer who answers the ‘today’ of the Holy Ghost with the ‘tomorrow’ of some more convenient season, knows not how he is hardening his heart; the delay, ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Orthodox

Lab Rats, Light, And Hope  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 3, 2003

Lab Rats, Light, and Hope A group of graduate students did a very bizarre experiment. They took lab rats and put them in a tank of water and placed the tank in a totally dark room. They went into the joining room and monitored them with video equipment. The rats swam for almost six hours before ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

34% Of U.s. Evangelical Protestants Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

34% of U.S. Evangelical Protestants believe divorce is a sin while just 20% of the total population holds this view. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

34% Of U.s. Evangelical Protestants Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

34% of U.S. Evangelical Protestants believe divorce is a sin while just 20% of the total population holds this view. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Forbes.com Estimates That Wal-Mart Owns $1 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Forbes.com estimates that Wal-Mart owns $1 billion of the total Christian product retail market of $1.2 billion. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

A. W. Tozar Said This About Our Thoughts, " Our ...

Contributed by Joseph Daniel on Jan 7, 2007

A. W. Tozar said this about our thoughts, “ Our thoughts not only reveal what we are, they predict what we will become. We ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Between 1984 And 1989, About $450 Million Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Between 1984 and 1989, about $450 million was stolen in non-church based religion-related scams; by ’01 the total hit ...read more

Life Is Not A Journey To The Grave With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Population Of This Country Is 200 Million. ...

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Aug 12, 2002

"The population of this country is 200 million. 84 million are retired. That leaves 116 million to do the work. There are 75 million in school, which leaves 41 million to do the work. Of this total, there are 22 million employed by the federal government. "That leaves 19 million to do the work. 4 ...read more

Tags: Workplace, Emotions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational