In Sermon Illustrations: "1 Corinthians 9 24 27 27"

Worship First: Of The 6 Foundational Faith ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Worship First: Of the 6 foundational faith practices- worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, stewardship and compassionate service—most churchgoers embrace wor-ship. A new Barna survey reveals that 75% of all adults, and 92% of churched adults; say it’s very important to them to worship ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Homeschool Numbers Approximately 850,000 Children ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Homeschool Numbers Approximately 850,000 children received their education at home in ‘99, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. However, the National Home Education Research Institute estimates between 1.3 million to 1.7 million ...read more

Tags: Children

The Impact Of A Person's Life Can Be For Good Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008

The impact of a person’s life can be for good or bad. The following examples demonstrate the different impact a person can have on their descendents. 1. Max Jukes, was an atheist who lived a ungodly life and married an ungodly women. They had 540 descendents, 310 died paupers, 150 were criminals, ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

That In Fact, Jesus Is Prophecy Fulfilled For He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

That in fact, Jesus is prophecy fulfilled for He fulfilled almost 200 Old Testament prophecies! What are the odds of a man even fulfilling just a few prophecies? Dr. Peter Stoner, Professor Emeritus of Science at Westmont College, authored a book entitled Science Speaks, (Moody Press, 1969, P.109) ...read more

Tags: Prophecy

What Happens Every 15 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

What Happens Every 15 Minutes Hands on Illustration: Set the timer for 15 minutes – I am setting this timer for 15 minutes and 15 minutes from now it will ring and at that point I will tell you how valuable 15 minutes are in this world. When the Timer goes off and rings this is what would have ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Tags: Time

A Good Race

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 7, 2021

Many years ago, I coached the High School Swimming team. I had several athletes that went to College on scholarships; but the athlete I was thinking about while I was preparing this sermon, went on to compete in Triathlons. A Triathlon is a 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike ride, and a 6 mile run. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:7

Tags: Freedom, Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

Data Inundation: 57% Of Respondents To A Recent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Data Inundation: 57% of respondents to a recent Teradata survey said that the amount of data they were handling was doubling or tripling every year and has been doing ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Future Christianity: Religion & History Professor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Future Christianity: Religion & History Professor Philip Jenkins predicts that by ’50 there will be 3 billion Christian believers in the world, of which only 1 in 5 will be ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Jesus Saith Unto Him, I Am The Way, The Truth, ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 18, 2006

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 1. He is not a way. HE IS THE WAY! 2. He is not a ...read more

In '06, Only 31% Of Workers Between Ages 45 And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

In '06, only 31% of workers between ages 45 and 54 had more than $100,000 in retirement savings. Another 31% had less than ...read more

Tags: Aging

Online Ad Spending Will Grow At Nearly Four ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

Online ad spending will grow at nearly four times the rate of the overall advertising economy during ’08, according to new projections released by advertising tracking ...read more

Tags: Internet

A Rhode Island School Is Testing A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

A Rhode Island school is testing a student-tracking system by putting computer chips on grade-schoolers' backpacks and a GPS system in their school buses. Parents are given a choice as to whether or ...read more

Tags: Security

How Do People Learn?

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 2, 2009

HOW DO PEOPLE LEARN? 89% of what we learn is visual. 10% of what we learn is auditory. 1% of what we learn comes from the other senses. Dr. ...read more

Tags: Learning

Denomination: Baptist

Book Of Ezra. The Idea Was That They Gathered In ...

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010

Book of Ezra. The idea was that they gathered in unity for the same purpose. Unity is one of the basic foundations for accomplishing a work for God (Phil 2:1-4). Lack of unity is one of the ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Baptist

What Will Follow You When You're Gone?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 17, 2020

You make a choice of which will one you leave behind to others - Blessings or Curses. Jonathan Edwards, was a Puritan Preacher in the 1700s. He was one of the most respected preachers in his day. He attended Yale at the age of thirteen and later went on to become the president of Princeton ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Tags: Blessings, Curses, Generational Sins

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Roll Your Cares Onto The Lord

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 29, 2025

Roll Your Cares onto the LORD This is David's message to us in Psalm 37:5 where he said, "Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass." *The original word for "commit" here means to roll, roll away, roll down. Ron Dunn tells us that the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-11

Tags: Hardships, Cares, Cast Your Cares, Horrible Times, Trust, Suffering, Righteousness, Rejoice, Shelter, Rest, Pain, Peace, God, Evil  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Precious Freedoms: Yankelovich Partners Recently ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Precious Freedoms: Yankelovich Partners recently conducted a survey for the Lutheran Brotherhood analyzing which freedoms Americans value most. Freedom of speech ranked 1st for ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

The Number Of Unchurched Adults In The U.s. Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of unchurched adults in the U.S. has doubled since ‘91. That growth is especially pronounced among men, people under 40, singles, and people living in ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Between '98 And '01, At Least 80,000 People Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Between ’98 and ’01, at least 80,000 people lost $2 billion to religious scams in the U.S. vs. $450 million lost by 15,000 people between ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Coupons: Manufacturers Offered More Than $250 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Coupons: Manufacturers offered more than $250 billion in coupons in ’03 at a cost of $7 billion, notes the Promotion Marketing Assoc. This saved consumers $3 billion. 46% of ...read more

Tags: Money