In Sermon Illustrations: "2 Peter 5:1-5"

Within 2 Hours After Leaving A Church Service, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Within 2 hours after leaving a church service, the typical individual cannot recall the theme of the sermon they heard. ...read more

Tags: Church General

2 In 5 Internet Users Visited An Adult Site In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

2 in 5 Internet users visited an adult site in August, according by comScore Media Metrix. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Black Churches: A Study Of 2,150 Black Churches ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Black Churches: A study of 2,150 black churches by C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya in their book "The Black Church in the African American Experience," report that “nearly 70% of black churches are involved with social service agencies and non-church ...read more

Tags: Church General

Glad Grads: Approximately 5.2 Million Students ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Glad Grads: Approximately 5.2 million students graduated in ’02—2.9 million high school grads, 1.2 million college undergrads, 397,000 master’s degrees, 76,500 1st-time professional students ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Americans Average Only 2 Hours A Week Reading ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Americans average only 2 hours a week reading books. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

2 Billion Of The Worlds 6.3 Billion People Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

1.2 billion of the worlds 6.3 billion people are ages 10 to 19. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

1 Of 2 First Marriages In The U.s. Ends In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

1 of 2 first marriages in the U.S. ends in divorce while 3 out of 4 second marriages are also dissolved through divorce. ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Thomas Edison Was Said To Have (2) Tried Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Thomas Edison was said to have (2) tried over 2,000 different materials in search of a filament for the lightbulb. He assistant remarked "All of our work is in vain, we have learned nothing." To which Edison corrected the assitant, noting the progress they had made ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

2 Salesmen Were Sent To An Area In New Guinea. ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

2 salesmen were sent to an area in New Guinea. One wired back: “Make arrangements for me to return home. No one here wears shoes.” The other wired back: ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

2. Ex. Loyd Neal Was Mayor Of Corpus Christi ...

Contributed by Bob Gomez on Jan 8, 2008

2. ex. Loyd Neal was mayor of Corpus Christi from 1997-2004, and has served as Judge for Nueces County a. Regardless of how you may feel about him politically, a while back they wrote a great story about him in the Caller-Times. - Fresh from active duty in the U.S. Army, Neal began his civilian ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Church Stores Now Comprise 14.2% Of Cba ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Church stores now comprise 14.2% of CBA (Christian Booksellers Assoc.) ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

In '06, American Consumers Spent $3.2 Billion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

In '06, American consumers spent $3.2 billion buying Halloween decorations, up over 21% from '05. This makes Halloween second only to Christmas for holiday decorating. It's not just Halloween. In '06 about $5 billion of the industry’s $19.2 billion in retail sales were generated from fall ...read more

Tags: Halloween

Works Thy Hands Have Made, Pt. 2

Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008

WORKS THY HANDS HAVE MADE, PT. 2 You ever wondered about some of the works His hand have made? Ever seen a picture of a platypus? Strand creature these things are. They live on the east coast of Australia. The bizarre appearance of this mammal baffled European naturalists when they first ...read more

Tags: Creation

Denomination: Baptist

In Verse 2, God Does Something About Moses' ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 11, 2009

In verse 2, God does something about Moses’ problem. God gives him a sign. God asks Moses about the familiar symbol of his profession—the rod. A rod is not only used for protection and for sorting the sheep, but it is a symbol of authority. So God orders Moses to throw the symbol of his personal ...read more

Tags: Moses

Denomination: *other

70% Of American Children Live In 2-Parent Homes; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

70% of American children live in 2-parent homes; 90% of these live with their biological ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Churches Closed Due To Lack Of Power!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 19, 2022

Bill Crowder gives us a greatIllustration of Need for the Power of the Holy Spirit: "The first winter that my wife Marlene and I were married was marked by severe blizzards. I can vividly remember one Sunday when we awoke to find that the electricity had been knocked out by an ice storm. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:11

Tags: Holy Spirit, Power, Acts 2, Church

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Empowered To Serve

Contributed by John Bright on Nov 9, 2023

In every war there are stories of courage, bravery, and acts of heroism that go beyond all human limitations. Do you know the name Desmond Doss? He was a soldier in WW2 that came from Lynchburg, Virginia. Because of his faith tradition that prevented him from carrying a weapon, he enlisted as a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:59-60

Tags: Courage, Heroism, Bravery, World War 2

Denomination: Methodist

Unsung Heroes: The Servants Of Cornelius

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 18, 2021

Introduction: The Gospel was still being proclaimed but almost exclusively to Jews when this incident occurred. A number of Samaritans (a mixed race of Jews and other peoples from several different locales, 2 Kings 17) had believed and even a high official of Ethiopia had believed in Jesus (Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-6, Acts 10:21-23, Luke 7:1-10

Tags: Peter, Cornelius, Centurions, Unsung Heroes

Denomination: Baptist

A Ww2 Story Tells Of How Some Soldiers Brought ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 25, 2001

A WW2 story tells of how some soldiers brought the body of a dead friend to a French Cemetary. The priest asked if the dead man had been a catholic, but they did not know. The priest said that the man could not be buried in the graveyard. They men took their friend and buried him outside the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:1-8

Tags: Compassion, Faith, Funerals Non-Christian, Friendship General

A Woman Gave Her Son Billy 2 Quarters. One Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 15, 2002

A woman gave her son Billy 2 quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School. Billy was flipping one quarter in the air and catching it on the way down. This happened 8 times or so when all of a sudden Billy missed ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ