In Sermon Illustrations: "1 Thessalonians 16:1-12"

When I Went To Ranger School I Lost About 20 ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 21, 2007

When I went to Ranger school I lost about 20 pounds in just a few weeks and I was fortunate to go through in the winter when you get 2 meals a day. In the summer, they only get 1 a day. We are put ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

The Top Concerns Of Cfo's

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

THE TOP CONCERNS OF CFO’S 1-Consumer Demands, 2-Cost of labor, 3-Credit markets/Interest rate, 4-Cost of fuel, 5-Health care cost, 6-Housing market fallout, 7-Skilled-labor shortage, 8-Cost ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Who Taught You How To Fish? Hunt? Whittle? Skip A ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Oct 7, 2008

Who taught you how to fish? Hunt? Whittle? Skip a rock? You didn’t learn those things as a child by yourself Someone older taught you how And we are to do that in the church as well And how does Paul introduce this ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Denomination: Baptist

Being Surrounded By A Great Cloud Of Witnesses ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 8, 2009

Being surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses (12:1) in a race that is marked out for us makes me think about Roger Bannister being cheered on by a stadium full of people when he became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Training, ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Anglican

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

Saved People Have Two Birthdays!

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 4, 2019

Born Again - John 1:12-13 (Also see John 3:1-16) 12. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the (power or authority or) right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name: 13. who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:12-13, John 3:1-16

Tags: Born Again, Family Of God

Denomination: Baptist

The Choice Tjbts

Contributed by Blake Henson on Jun 6, 2023

The choice shows two coaches recruiting a player to join their team. One seems like a good coach and is the obvious choice to play for. While the other seems not so great and the obvious choice not to play for. However they are really God and Satan recruiting you for their teams. So, whose team do ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Tags: Hell, Heaven

Rush To The Lord For Refuge.

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 28, 2025

RUSH TO THE LORD FOR REFUGE. This is David's message to us in Psalm 37:1-3, where the KJV says: 1. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3. Trust in the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-11

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

Denomination: Baptist

Evidences Of ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Evidences of Salvation Repentance The truths relating to man’s acceptance of God’s great salvation are reflected through repentance, faith and obedience. The apostle Paul’s prayer for the church in Colosse was, “…That [they] live a life ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:10

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Way Of The ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Way of the Righteous What They Don’t Do “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Tags: Righteousness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prophecies Of The Messiah

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 21, 2020

The Bible Passes The Prophecy Test! There are literally thousands of prophetic predictions made in the Bible. Some of these prophecies are quite dramatic in nature. For instance, Isaiah mentions Cyrus the Persian King, by name, 125 years before he was born. Not a single one prophecy made in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-3

Tags: Bible, Messiah, Christmas, Jesus, Prophecy, Inspiration, Inerrancy  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Biblical Proof The Creator Of Heaven And Earth Wrote The Bible

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Aug 25, 2025

Biblical Proof the Creator of Heaven & Earth also Wrote the Bible Hebrews 3:4 “For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.” A house does not build itself. A creation cannot create itself! Christ has built all things for He is God! (John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:4

Tags: Inspiration Of The Bible, Science In The Bible

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

Top Charities: Smart Money Magazine Rated ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Top Charities: Smart Money magazine rated Christian ministries as 4 of the top 5 U.S. charities when it comes to efficient use of donations. They are #1 Samaritan’s Purse, #2 Wycliffe Bible Translators, #4 Focus on the Family and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Top Charities: Smart Money Magazine Rated ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Top Charities: Smart Money magazine rated Christian ministries as 4 of the top 5 U.S. charities when it comes to efficient use of donations. They are #1 Samaritan’s Purse, #2 Wycliffe Bible Translators, #4 Focus on the Family and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

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