In Sermon Illustrations: "1 Corinthians 12 3b 13"

Friends In The Church

Contributed by John Putty on Apr 7, 2011

FRIENDS IN THE CHURCH Flavil Yeakley decided to track one hundred new members within his church for six months. After six months, 90 percent of the actives had six or more friends in the congregation (average 7.3) ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Assembly Of God

[219]. A Message From A Poem - Praise God – Praise God

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 4, 2025

[219]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - PRAISE GOD – PRAISE GOD This is a poem written solely for the matter of praise. It could become a hymn but I am not capable of writing music and harmony. Praise is the focus being placed on the Father and Son or One or the Other. It is not a focus on ourselves. ...read more

Scripture: John 9:37-38, Psalm 150:1-6

Tags: Praise, Worthy, Praise God, Praise The Lord, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Are Some Truths We Need To Be Reminded Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jul 14, 2002

There are some truths we need to be reminded of concerning our God. God’s desire is to P.R.O.T.E.C.T. you! 1. God is Powerful. 2. God is Righteous. 3. God is Omnipresent. 4. God is Trustworthy. 5. God is ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Vineyard

Love By Our Personalities  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 6, 2002

Most of us define love by our personalities: (1) Sanguines (influencers)--- warmth, expressiveness, and intensity of feeling (the heart) (2) Cholerics (doers) —good works, provision, and services given (help) (3) Phlegmatics (relaters)—loyalty,listening, guiding, ...read more

Tags: Gifts General, Christian Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Trememdous Loss

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2003

TREMEMDOUS LOSS Of the 16.5 million soldiers who served in WWII there are only 5 million left & their number is decreasing at the rate of 1,100 a day. This is a tremendous loss because others will never know what WWII was about from a ...read more

Tags: Holidays Civic

The Bible Society Of South Africa Reports That ...  PRO

Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 12, 2003

The Bible Society of South Africa reports that in an early draft of their translation of the Bible into Southern Sotho (one of many South African dialects), the typesetter typed "jwala" (which means "beer") instead of "jwalo" (which is translated "so"). The result of Genesis 1:9 ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Christian Life Is A ‘hidden Life' As Far As ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004

“The Christian life is a ‘hidden life’ as far as the world is concerned, because the world does not know Christ (see I John 4: 1-6). Our sphere of life is not this earth, but heaven; and the things that attract us and excite us belong to heaven, not ...read more

Tags: Faith, Joy

Denomination: Baptist

A Survey Performed For The Irs With 2200 People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

A survey performed for the IRS with 2200 people discovered: 23% admitted cheating by either underreporting income or overstating deductions. 52% think at least one in four of their fellow taxpayers is cheating too, and that cheating is becoming more prevalent. 63% say it is ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Viewing Versus Reading: Last Year, The Average ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Viewing Versus Reading: Last year, the average American spent about 1,100 hours watching broadcast TV, an additional 500 hours viewing Cable and 300 hours listening to music. Only 100 hours were spent ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

33% Of Christians Shop Christian Stores: This Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

33% of Christians Shop Christian Stores: This is up from only 10% just 19 years ago. Unfortunately, many people in the Christian product industry still believe the 19-year-old number is correct. In fact 1 out of 14 customers in a Christian retail ...read more

Tags: Character

A Perk For The Dogs: More Companies Are Offering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

A Perk For The Dogs: More companies are offering pet insurance on their menu of employee benefits. William M. Mercer recently surveyed 1,000 companies employing IT workers and found that those with pet-friendly policies had a half-percent ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Moms At Work The U.s. Census Reports That A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Moms At Work The U.S. Census reports that a record of 59% of mothers with infants at home in ’98 went back to work, up from 31% in ’76. For the 1st time, dual income families are now in the majority; only 24% of married couples with ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Giving Cannibalized: All Around The Nation, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Giving Cannibalized: All around the nation, charities and other nonprofit organizations are confronting the same stark reality. More than $1 billion flooded into more than 100 funds set up to aid victims of the terrorist attack, those that serve ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Multi-Site Churches: According To Leadership ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Multi-Site Churches: According to Leadership Network research, at least 1,000 churches across North America could currently be described as multi-site. They do so by extending themselves to more than one location—some across town, some across the ...read more

Tags: Church General

Moses Is Now 40 Years Old (Acts 7:23). His Life ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 31, 2006

Moses is now 40 years old (Acts 7:23). His life can be broken into three sections: 1st 40 years - Moses thought he was a somebody 2nd 40 years - Moses realized he was a ...read more

Tags: Moses

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pricey Proms Almost 20 Million Students Attended ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Pricey Proms Almost 20 million students attended proms this year, with the average 17-year old spending $638, or more than $1,200 per couple, according to research by Conde Nast, which publishes Your Prom and Modern Bride ...read more

Tags: Children

Love Is A Binding Force, By Which Another Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274), Italian philosopher, theologian. trans. by Thomas Gilby, St. Thomas Aquinas: Philosophical Texts, Oxford University ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Great Preacher Alexander White, When He Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

The great preacher Alexander White, when he was too old to mount the pulpit, would rise every morning to prepare a sermon, even though he never preached them. He did so until the day he died. He was convinced that study of ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

More Girls Are Now Taking Biology Than Boys And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

More girls are now taking biology than boys and 71% of boys now say they don’t like school. Men are now a minority in undergraduate colleges, falling from 58% of the population in 1975 to 44% in ’05. Boys are also lagging behind ...read more

Tags: Children

Like A Mother Is Source Of Everything Her Infant ...

Contributed by Chip Van Emmerik on Oct 30, 2006

Like a mother is source of everything her infant needs (1) comfort when he cries (2) care when he is sick (3) sustenance when he is hungry (4) protection when he is in danger (5) all that the baby needs is found in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist