In Sermon Illustrations: "2 Thessalonians 2 1 5 13 17"

You Can't Put God In A Box

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

You Can't Put God in a Box Have you heard that before? In a sense, it is certainly true. The eternal Creator God is outside all our finite minds can comprehend. He is not bound by the natural laws that He put into place for His creation. Though WE cannot confine Him or "put God in a box," HE ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 25:22

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lewis Awakening 1949-53  PRO

Contributed by Scott Malone on Mar 1, 2005

THE LEWIS AWAKENING 1949-53 1. In 1949, on Lewis, one of the Hebrides Islands off the coast of Scotland, two sisters became burdened with the spiritual coldness of their land. One sister was 82. The other was 84 and blind. 2. They devoted themselves to prayer and “waiting on God”. One ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Mercy, Wait, Vision

Denomination: Baptist

When I Was About 4th Grade, I Was Playing Little ...

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 16, 2007

When I was about 4th Grade, I was playing Little Leauge Baseball…Well, mostly I played “benchwarmer” for the Reds. The two coaches were Methodist… Members of the church my father pastored. You think that would help. Sometimes, if the Reds were ahead…I’d get in for just a little bit. But, mostly we ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

A New Song? The preface to this radically contemporary version of the Bible included this plea from the translators for patience and acceptance: a new translation, “deserveth much respect and esteem, but yet findeth cold entertainment in the world. It is welcomed with suspicion instead of love…. ...read more

Tags: Worship General

I Remember In High School Track I Ran The Last ...  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 6, 2003

I remember in high school track I ran the last leg of the 2 mile relay. At a huge invitational meet we were competing in the 2 mile relay. When I got the baton, we had dropped to 8th place and it wasn’t looking good. I ran the first of two laps around the track. I thought to myself, I cannot go ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Undertaker Ask A Local New Minister To Preach ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2007

An undertaker ask a local new minister to preach a funeral for a person of no friends, money, or known relatives. The funeral director felt so bad already at the cheap coffin. The new minister responded gladly. The directions were vague and 8 miles into a wooded area and set for 2pm. Panically, ...read more

Tags: Death

The Doubting Of Thomas  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2010

THE DOUBTING OF THOMAS In 1943, Dorothy Sayers created a series of dramatic readings from the life of Christ for broadcast on the BBC. They are published under the title, The Man Born to Be King. For each of the plays, Sayers offers notes on the characters and the way they should be read. She ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Tags: Doubt

Churches Account For Nearly 25% Of All Nonprofit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Churches account for nearly 25% of all nonprofit organizations in the U.S. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Giving General

A Report In The American Journal Of Geriatric ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A report in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychology found that 70% of seniors say they gamble. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

85% Of U.s. Churches Average 200 Or Fewer People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

85% of U.S. churches average 200 or fewer people in attendance on Sundays. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

John Bevere Stated, "The Most Effective Way For ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 11, 2006

John Bevere stated, “The most effective way for the enemy to blind us is to cause us to focus on ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Will Be Rewarded For Utilizing Your Gift ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 8, 2008

You will be rewarded for utilizing your gift properly and punished for utilizing it ...read more

Tags: Stewardship

Denomination: Independent/Bible

40% Of Pastors Of Conventional Churches In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

40% of pastors of conventional churches in the U.S. say they would recommend a house church to ...read more

Tags: Church General

Google Conducts 66% Of All U.s. Web Searches; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

Google conducts 66% of all U.S. web searches; Yahoo is second with just ...read more

Tags: Internet

Eight-Year-Old Wrote A Card To Her Mother And ...  PRO

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

Eight-year-old wrote a card to her mother and said, "DEAR MOTHER, HERE ARE 2 ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Salvation Army

Blessed Are The Persecuted

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED Matt 5.10-12 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." On June 17, 2004, when Sister Jiang Zongxiu went to the market in Guizhou Province, China, she thought it would be just another day. Along with her ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Video Clip From The Messenger – ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2005

Illustration: Video clip from The Messenger – Joan of Arc from Videos That Teach 2 Page 108: The Movie France is embroiled in the The Hundred Years War with England, and young Jeanne d’Aragon (milla Jovovich) hears the voice of God telling her to lead the French army into battle and defend their ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

For The Love Of Work  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 18, 2006

The story goes that when the company founded by Andrew Carnegie was taken over by the U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901 it acquired as one of its obligations a contract to pay the top Carnegie executive, Charles M. Schwab, the then unheard of minimum sum of $1,000,000. J.P. Morgan of U.S. Steel was in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:21

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Lutheran

A Pastor Thought God Gave Him An Idea, And He ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006

A pastor thought God gave Him an idea, and he presented it in the monthly elders meeting. After giving his most impassioned plea and really “selling” the idea to the elder board, the board voted and voted down the pastors proposed changes 12-1. The head elder looked at the pastor and said, “Well ...read more

Tags: God Answers Prayer, Change, Church General, Vision

Denomination: Independent/Bible

America Split Into Three Financial Camps Last ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

America split into three financial camps last year that came sharply into focus at Christmas. 1-The Hunker-Down crowd cut back their purchases, uneasy about dwindling dollars and rising debt. Traffic in non-discount retail stores was sluggish as a result. 2-The Full-Speed-Ahead crowd did business ...read more

Tags: Money