In Sermon Illustrations: "2 Corinthians 4 20 5 20"

Men Still Bread Winners: 54% Of Working Married ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Men Still Bread Winners: 54% of working married Americans live in households in which the husband brings in all or most of the family income, according to a new Gallup poll. Only 13% live in households where the woman earns all or most of the ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Help For Historic Churches: A New Policy Approved ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Help For Historic Churches: A new policy approved by President Bush will lift the ban on using federal grants for the preservation of historic churches. Since ‘95, historically significant structures that were also used for religious purposes have been ineligible for federal grants ...read more

Tags: Church General

Gaming Growth Dfc Intelligence Expects Worldwide ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Gaming Growth DFC Intelligence expects worldwide online gaming subscription revenue to reach nearly $7 billion by 2011, more than tripling in the next 5 years. Business Week reports more than 50% of ’05 subscription revenue came ...read more

Tags: Church General

Gaming Growth: Dfc Intelligence Expects ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Gaming Growth: DFC Intelligence expects worldwide online gaming subscription revenue to reach nearly $7 billion by 2011, more than tripling in the next 5 years. Business Week reports more than 50% of ’05 subscription revenue came ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Gaming Growth Dfc Intelligence Expects Worldwide ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007

Gaming Growth DFC Intelligence expects worldwide online gaming subscription revenue to reach nearly $7 billion by 2011, more than tripling in the next 5 years. Business Week reports more than 50% of ’05 subscription revenue came ...read more

Gaming Growth Dfc Intelligence Expects Worldwide ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007

Gaming Growth DFC Intelligence expects worldwide online gaming subscription revenue to reach nearly $7 billion by 2011, more than tripling in the next 5 years. Business Week reports more than 50% of ’05 subscription revenue came ...read more

Reading Has Become Very Cool For Kids, Says Joe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Reading has become very cool for kids, says Joe Monti, a B & N Children’s Book Buyer. “The stereotype of being a big loser if you have your nose stuck in a book is completely gone. There’s an atmosphere of ...read more

Tags: Children

Marital Fidelity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

MARITAL FIDELITY PREDICTOR A Fuller Theological Seminary study reveals attendance at religious services predicts marital fidelity. Attending services can create a strong network of relationships within the religious community that can provide social support to spouses. It also exposes an ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Tim Keller On The Gospel  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010

TIM KELLER ON THE GOSPEL Tim Keller once said, “Here’s the gospel: you’re more sinful than you ever dared believe; you’re more loved than you ever dared hope." (Source: Tim Keller, Treasure ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

It’s Closer Than I Thought!

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 7, 2020

My wife and her parents used a certain brand of ketchup for many things over a long period of time. They hadn’t had any of it, though, in maybe 30 years or so. They believed this brand wasn’t available, locally, so they never got around to finding any more of it. Now, I grew up in a different part ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: God's Will, Discovery, Sharing

Denomination: Baptist

[159]. A Message From A Poem – Good Seed In The Thorny Ground

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 9, 2025

[159]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GOOD SEED IN THE THORNY GROUND This poem was written for a recent message in a series I am currently doing on the Parables of the Kingdom from Matthew 13. It relates to the third soil type in the parable known as The Sower, {{Matthew 13:22 “The one on whom seed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:31-34, Ephesians 5:11, Matthew 13:22

Tags: Thorny Ground, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Choked, Riches, Priorities, Good Seed, Parable Of The Sower, Worries  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Devil Made Me Do It

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 19, 2010

THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT When I served a church in Greenville, Florida, one of our men was Joe Ball Reams; about 6'4" and a man's man! He farmed tobacco, corn and cotton to pay the bills. One of his entrepreneurial ventures is a 600 acre hunting club on family land. He has entertained Southern ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: United Methodist

Help I Cant Swim!  PRO

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Nov 27, 2013

Help, I Can't Swim! Several years ago some friends and I would go fishing in the Yadkin River. There were 4 of us and we took 2 flat bottom aluminum boats. One friend of mine had a motor on his, but mine didn't have an engine. We would go after the sun went down and anchor upstream from the rough ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:2-3

Tags: God's Help, Divine Help, Enduring Trials, Deep Water

Denomination: Baptist

According To The North American Mission Board ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 21, 2002

According to the North American Mission Board Research Division, there are 192 million lost people in America today and that number is ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Great Commission, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

The Racial Makeup Of Believers Globally Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The racial makeup of believers globally has shifted from 81% white in 1900 to 55% nonwhite in 2000. (Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

The Complete Or Partial Bible Is Now Available In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The complete or partial Bible is now available in 2,261 languages. There are about 6,500 known languages. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

According To The U.s. Department Of Justice, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, approximately 2,000 women are murdered every year by an intimate partner. ...read more

Tags: Death

Women Purchase 65% Of All New Cars, And 53% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Women purchase 65% of all new cars, and 53% of used cars, and they influence 95% of all auto purchases. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Women

Mission Omission: In 1920, 10¢ Of Every $1 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Mission Omission: In 1920, 10¢ of every $1 donated to a church was spent on overseas missions vs. just 2¢ today. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Americans Plan To Spend An Average Of $3,800 This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Americans plan to spend an average of $3,800 this year on home improvements, up from $2,900 in ’00. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment