In Sermon Illustrations: "Absent From The Body"

Poverty Rises: The Total Percentage Of People In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Poverty Rises: The total percentage of people in the U.S. in poverty increased to 12.4% (34.8 million) from 12.1% in ’01 according to the Census ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Wha Lies Here?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Wha lies here? I, Johnny Doo. Hoo, Johnny, is that you? Ay, man, but a’m dead noo. Anonymous. “Johnny Doo,” from Geoffrey Grigson’s Faber Book ...read more

Tags: Death

Thomas Merton Said, "It Is In Deep Solitude That ...

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006

Thomas Merton said, “It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers.” From Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipleship ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Charismatic

Quote: Eugene Peterson Describes, "Sabbath As ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 1, 2006

Quote: Eugene Peterson describes, “Sabbath as that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing” ...read more

Tags: Sabbath, Rest

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Lips Opened And I Said I Did. I Meant It. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"My lips opened and I said I did. I meant it. Like a wavering compass needle that points at last to north, that weather-vane soul of mine had ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

As Christians We Are Called To Love Freely And ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 18, 2007

As Christians we are called to love freely and with our expecting to extract a cost from others, just as Jesus does, so lets walk and be like him forgiving, meeting people where ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ji Packer Puts It, "Holiness Means Not Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

: JI Packer puts it, “Holiness means not only desiring God, but also loving and practicing righteousness, out of a constant exercise of conscience to discern right from wrong ...read more

Tags: Faith

Cs Lewis Once Wrote "If I Find In Myself A Desire ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

CS Lewis once wrote "If I find in myself a desire that this world can’t fulfill, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." From Art ...read more

Small Church Growth In '06 Outreach Magazine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Small Church Growth In '06 Outreach magazine cited a growth of 21.5% for megachurches from 1994 to 2004. At the same time congregations of less ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

55 Million Americans Have Disabilities. 24.8% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

55 million Americans have disabilities. 24.8% are mobility limitations, 24.8% limited hand use, 16.4% cognitive disabilities, 11.9% vision, ...read more

The Problem With Defending The Purity Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is thatit not only borrows words from other languages; it has on occasion chased other languages down dark alley-ways, ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Curiosity Will Conquer Fear Even More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will; indeed it has led many people into dangers which mere physical courage would shudder away from, for hunger and ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

To Our Mothers We Owe Our Highest Esteem, For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To our mothers we owe our highest esteem, for it is from their gift of life that the flow of events begins that shapes our destiny. A mothers love, nurturing and beliefs are among the strongest ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Judiciary Of The United States Is The Subtle ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric. They are construing our constitution from a ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

Age-Based Retirement Arbitrarily Severs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many elderly ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

New Year Is Not Only The Oldest And The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"New Year is not only the oldest and the most universal of festivals; it is also, in a sense, the parent of them all. More than a mere accident of the calendar, it is a triumphant reassertion, from year to year, ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

In The Homes Of America Are Born The Children ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the homes of America are born the children of America, and from them go out into American life American men and women. They go out with the stamp of these homes upon them and only as these ...read more

Tags: Home

It Would Be Well To Remember The More We Pray, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It would be well to remember the more we pray, the more power we have in prayer. Faith is not like gasoline, in danger of running out if we go too far. It is ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Stop Procrastinating I Have Only To See Those ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Stop procrastinating I have only to see those words and Im jerked into starting immediately, because I know only too well from personal experience ...read more

Tags: Productivity

The Baby Rises To Its Feet, Takes A Step, Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The baby rises to its feet, takes a step, is overcome with triumph and joy and falls flat on its face. It is a pattern for all that is to come But learn from the bewildered ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:6

Tags: Baby Dedication, Training Mother's