In Sermon Illustrations: "21st Century"

Gentlemen, It's Closing Time!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 4, 2023

At the end of the 19th century, two French writers went to visit the well-known French scientist, Peirre Berthelot. Berthelot was a kind of a scientific prophet. He forecast some of the weapons of mass destruction which would appear in the next century. He said to the writers, "We have only ...read more

Tags: Return Of Christ, End Times, Prophecy, Second Coming, Last Days, Armageddon, Rapture  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Is, I Think, Pertinent To Recall That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is, I think, pertinent to recall that the achievement of the Christians of the first century was due to the fact that their faith was so exceptional as ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Whatever A Man Seeks, Honours, Or Exalts More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“Whatever a man seeks, honours, or exalts more than God, that is the god of his idolatry.” ~ William ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

In The Spring Of 1940, War Between England And ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Miano on Apr 30, 2001

In the spring of 1940, war between England and Germany was beginning to wage in the Atlantic. The allied fleets of America and England were still abiding by a disarmament treaty that limited the size of warships. But the Germans were building ships of gigantic proportions. One such ship, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:20, Hebrews 9:1-30

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Emotions, Faith General

Denomination: *other

Blessed Be Childhood, Which Brings Down Something ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness. Henri-Frédéric Amiel ...read more

Tags: Children

The New Realities And Their Demands Require A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The new realities and their demands require a reversal of policies that have worked well for the last century, and, even more, a change in the ...read more

Tags: Change

Never Tell A Young Person That Anything Cannot ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting for centuries for somebody ignorant ...read more

Tags: Children

Transport Of The Mails, Transport Of The Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures in this century, as in others, our highest accomplishments ...read more

Tags: Character

Some Wines Are Weak And Have No Effect On You, ...

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 13, 2010

"Some Wines are weak and have no effect on you, but the word of God is strong wine ... and gets you drunk." --Humbert of ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Anglican

The Definition Of Prayer Found In The Devils ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

The definition of prayer found in the Devils Dictionary, written by Ambrose Bierce around the turn of the century-- "To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Wesleyan

We Have Now Become The Kind Of Society That In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

“We have now become the kind of society that in the 19th century almost every Christian denomination felt compelled to ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Amount Of Data Generated In The Next 2 Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The amount of data generated in the next 2 years will exceed the total amount crated in the last 400 centuries. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Truth

American Life Is Builded ... Upon That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"American life is builded ... upon that fundamental philosophy announced by the Savior nineteen centuries ago ... [It] can not survive ...read more

Tags: Family

One Week Of New York Times Contains More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

One week of New York Times contains more information than occurred in a person’s lifetime in the ...read more

Kind Christians  PRO

Contributed by James Westervelt on Nov 27, 2001

Greek: chrestos = KIND Greek: christos = CHRIST In the first century, the believers were so KIND that many people did not know whether their ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The World Has Yet To See  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Feb 11, 2002

D. L. Moody, the 19th century evangelist said, "The world has yet to see what God can do with ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

If Two People Who Love Each Other Let A Single ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If two people who love each other let a single instant wedge itself between them, it grows it becomes a month, ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Fanny Crosby, The Great Hymn Writer In The Last ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 14, 2000

Fanny Crosby, the great hymn writer in the last half of the 19th Century, though blind since she was six weeks old, used to ...read more

Tags: Joy, Human Body, Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Baptist

Creativity Often Consists Of Merely Turning Up ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that right and left shoes were thought ...read more

Tags: Art

If Sunday Had Not Been Observed As A Day Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If Sunday had not been observed as a day of rest during the last three centuries, I have not the slightest doubt that we should have been at ...read more

Tags: Church General