In Sermon Illustrations: "24 Hours Awake"

The Bible Is Like An Ipod

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 16, 2011

THE BIBLE IS LIKE AN IPOD Several years ago I purchased an iPod, and at first I was delighted to hear music. I can listen to music for literally hours upon hours without having to flip a tape or put in another CD. But then one day I noticed the little booklet that was in the box it came in--I ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Baptist

We Shall Have All Eternity In Which To Celebrate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"We shall have all eternity in which to celebrate our victories, but we have only one swift hour before the sunset ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

A Wise Man Once Said: When Life Is All To ...

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 31, 2009

A wise man once said: when life is all to stressful and I think I’ve got no time, I get down on ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Congregational

35% Of American Moms Consider Themselves Very ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

35% of American moms consider themselves very happy working a typical 94.4 hour week, finds a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31

Tags: Parenting

An Evangelist Was Once Asked If His Mother Ever ...  PRO

Contributed by Rob Culler on Mar 21, 2001

An evangelist was once asked if his mother ever spanked him. He replied that she had a strap hanging in the kitchen under ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Prayer Persistence, Spanking, Spanking Kids, Children  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

On Average, Americans Squander Fifteen Of Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2002

On average, Americans squander fifteen of their forty hours per week of free time on television. Laura Schlessinger, The Ten Commandments: The ...read more

The Typical Pastor Has Been Online For 3.2 Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

The typical pastor has been online for 3.2 years and spends an average of 7.3 hours a week connected. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

We Live In An Age When To Be Young And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We live in an age when to be young and indifferent can no longer be synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour. The claims of the Future are represented by suffering ...read more

Tags: Children

Is Heaven Real?

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014

The Bible uses the word heaven 532 times in the Bible. The Hebrew word for "heaven" is shamayim and is plural meaning "heights," "elevations." It is found in the first verse of the Bible. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" and in Gen 2:1 "Thus the heavens and the earth were ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Methodist

How Often Do You Preach On The Resurrection Of Christ?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 19, 2022

Peter spent one verse on Jesus' life/incarnation (Acts 2:22) and one verse on His death/crucifixion (Acts 2:23), but now proceeds to spend 9 verses on His resurrection. In fact, the resurrection of Christ could well be called the main theme of the apostolic preaching in Acts. In fact, notice ...read more

Tags: Pentecost, Preaching, Word Of God, Simon Peter, Book Of Acts, Resurrection, Teaching  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Between '88 And '97, Hollywood Produced 17 Times ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Between ’88 and ’97, Hollywood produced 17 times more R-rated films than G-rated, but the G-rated films generated 8 times more gross earnings and a 78% greater rate of Return on Investment, according to the Dove foundation. The average G-rated film earned $94 million in gross revenues compared to ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

No Religion: Experts Who Compared The Results Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

No Religion: Experts who compared the results of religious identification surveys for ’90 and ‘01 report that those who said they have “no” religious identification are the fastest growing U.S. religious group. They comprised 8% of respondents in ‘90 and 14% in ‘01, or approximately 30 million ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Not A Sin: Born Again Adults Are Twice As Likely ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Not A Sin: Born again adults are twice as likely as non-born agains (24% vs. 10%) to agree divorce without adultery is a sin, finds a new Barna Group survey. However, 52% of born agains disagree that divorce without adultery is sin. 74% of all non-born again adults disagree with the statement. 58% ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Percentage In A 1985 Survey Who Said That, Aside ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Percentage in a 1985 survey who said that, aside from earning a living, the reason they work is to keep from getting bored: 54. Percentage in a 1989 survey who said they are sometimes or often bored at work: 41. Percentage in a 1990 survey who said they are generally bored by what goes on in ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

A Group Of Educators And Scholars, Alarmed At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

A group of educators and scholars, alarmed at soaring rates of teenage homicides, suicides and out-of-wedlock births, attacked what it called the "timidity" of schools in instilling good character traits in the young. The 27 academics warned that "schools in general are not doing enough to counter ...read more

Tags: Children

How Big Is God? Think Of The Size Of The ...

Contributed by Anthony Craver on Apr 28, 2006

How big is God? Think of the size of the universe. The nearest star is about four light years away from earth. How far is that? That is the distance that light travels in four years. Light travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second. This means that the nearest star is about 24 trillion ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Man Fell Off A Cliff, But Managed To Grab A ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can’t hang on much longer." "That’s all right, if you really believe ...read more

Tags: Faith, Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Signs  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002

CHRISTMAS SIGNS - From a toy store: "Ho, ho, ho spoken here." - In a bridal boutique: "Marry Christmas." - Outside a church: "The original Christmas Club." - From a department store: "Big pre-Christmas sale. Come in and mangle with the crowd." - In a Texas jewelry store: "Diamond tiaras: $70,000. ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

A Follower Of The Wiccan Sect Once Said, "If You ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Brown on Nov 11, 2003

A follower of the Wiccan sect once said, “If you take the Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone. Our bible IS the wind and the rain.” Even after the words fade and the paper disintegrates the Word ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible, Bible Influence

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

On Christian Joy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009

ON CHRISTIAN JOY Billy Sunday said, "To see some people today you would think that the essential of Christianity is to have a face so long you could eat oatmeal out of the end of a gas pipe." William Barclay said that "A gloomy Christian is a contradiction in terms, and nothing in all religious ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:11

Tags: Joy, Path