In Sermon Illustrations: "1 Corinthians 5 6b 8"

3 Million Inmates Were Under The Jurisdiction ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

1.3 million inmates were under the jurisdiction of state and Federal prison authorities in ‘99, according to the Justice Department. ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Record Donation: Joan Kroc, The Wife Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Record Donation: Joan Kroc, the wife of the McDonald’s restaurant chain founder, has left roughly $1.5 billion to the Salvation Army. The gift is the largest single donation that anyone in the worlds of philanthropy and fund-raising could recall — and more than the ...read more

Tags: Giving General

John Wesley Was Asked What He Would Do If He Knew ...

Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Nov 23, 2002

John Wesley was asked what he would do if he knew his Lord would return at that time the next day. He said in effect, "I would go to bed and go to sleep; wake up in the morning, and go on with my work, for I ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Second Coming

Denomination: Pentecostal

American Religion: Gallup's ‘04 Data Shows More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

American Religion: Gallup’s ‘04 data shows more than 8 in 10 Americans identify with a Christian religion, 24% Catholic, 50% Protestant, and 10% as some other form of Christianity. It also indicates 9% have no religious preference, and another 2% don’t answer the question, leaving 5% ...read more

Tags: Church General

Crime: Gallup's Annual Crime Poll Reports Nearly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Crime: Gallup’s annual crime poll reports nearly 1 in 3 households experienced some type of crime during the past year, including 18% with one incident and another 14% with two or ...read more

Tags: Sin General

16,743 Yards Of Persistence  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004

16,743 YARDS OF PERSISTENCE God has always honored persistence. I have always appreciated Emmitt Smith. I was glad to see him set the NFL rushing record last Sunday. He isn’t as flashy as Walter Payton or Barry Sanders, and he never possessed true break-away speed. But his strength lies in his ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1, Luke 20:27-38, Luke 18:1-8

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Persistence, Parable Widow

Cymbala's Easter Story  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2005

CYMBALA'S EASTER STORY Jim Cymbala preaches at a church in the slums of New York. He tells the following story: It was Easter Sunday and I was so tired at the end of the day that I just went to the edge of the platform, pulled down my tie and sat down and draped my feet over the edge. It was a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:15-18, Luke 23:32-34, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, John 13:34-35, Matthew 25:34-45, Psalm 40:1-3, Ephesians 2:1-10, Colossians 1:1-11, Matthew 18:22-35, Matthew 22:1-14  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Second Coming, New Year, Dignity, Body Of Christ, Supper, Work  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Have You Seen The Rabbit - The Race

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 31, 2023

Yet as I prepared this Message ... the Holy Spirit made it clear to me ... that to be all that God has called us to be ... and before we should connect with others ... we first must be abiding with ... and be connected to the Jesus ... to the true vine. To continually abide in the Lord ... to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14, Luke 22:42, Matthew 6:6, John 10:27, John 15:5, Matthew 25:40, 1 Corinthians 9:24, 2 Timothy 4:7, Hebrews 12:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Cost, Race, Prize, Connect, Chase, Endurance, Vine  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Wal-Mart Is The Worlds' Largest Retailer Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wal-Mart is the worlds’ largest retailer of Christian-themed merchandise, over $1 billion last year says Forbes magazine. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The National Child Abuse And Neglect Data System ...

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004

The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System reported an estimated 1,300 child fatalities in 2001. That means an average ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Baptist

Half Of All Children Ages One To Five Are Read To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Half of all children ages one to five are read to 7 or more times a week; 53% for 1-2 year-olds, and 51% for ...read more

Tags: School

It Is Precarious To Call Any One Chapter Of The ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Aug 19, 2006

“It is precarious to call any one chapter of the Bible ‘the greatest chapter’ because the entire Bible is great. It is God’s Word. Nevertheless, there is a sense in which the eighth chapter of Romans is even superlatively great. These thirty-nine verses begin with ‘no condemnation’ and end with ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Why Employees Stay: A 12/99 Survey By Randstad ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Why Employees Stay: A 12/99 survey by Randstad North America reports the top 5 reasons employees stay: 1. 71%-Like co-workers. 2. 68%-Pleasant work environment 3. 68%-Easy commute. 4. 65%-Challenging work. 5. 54%-Flexible work ...read more

Tags: Workplace

The Bible Records More Than 300 Prophecies ...  PRO

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Apr 12, 2005

The Bible records more than 300 prophecies concerning Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. All these prophecies were fulfilled through his life, death and resurrection. Statisticians have come to the conclusion that the chances of ...read more

Tags: Jesus Life

Denomination: Baptist

Recent Research Funded By Zondervan Reveals The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Recent research funded by Zondervan reveals the most influential factor when choosing a Bible translation is accuracy (75.8%). 15.1% go for readability. This was a key motivator for Tyndale House to invest in the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Working Poor: There Are 35 Million People In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Working Poor: There are 35 million people in the country living in poverty. Most of the adults in that group work, notes Ron Suskind, the author of The Price of Loyalty. Worker Output rose at a 2.7% annual rate in Q4 of ’03, down from 9.5% in Q3 reports the Labor Department. Productivity for year ...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

Who Created The Universe?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011

WHO CREATED THE UNIVERSE? In 2005, Newsweek and Beliefnet asked Americans this question: "Do you believe that God created the universe?" Eighty percent of those responding said the universe was created by God. That's good news! And it's pretty amazing that after all of the money and effort spent ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5

Tags: Creation

Wal-Mart Will Require 100 Key Suppliers To Use ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Wal-Mart will require 100 key suppliers to use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track pallets of goods through its supply chain by 1/05. RFID involves a chip with an antenna that, when activated by a reader can send or receive information. The industry is on ...read more

Tags: Money

Cell ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

CELL SALES A new Harris Interactive study shows 1 in 4 cell phone users with mobile Internet access now use them to buy goods and services online with a credit card. Nearly 1 in 5 say they would like to someday use cell phones as a "mobile wallet," where charges ...read more

Tags: Technology