Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "American Adults"

showing 1,861-1,880 of 3,118
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Monastery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,182 views

    Monastery The story is told of a monastery in Portugal, perched high on a 3,000 foot cliff and accessible only by a terrifying ride in a swaying basket. The basket is pulled with a single rope by several strong men, perspiring under the strain of the fully loaded basket. One American tourist who ...read more

  • John Quincy Adams

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 19, 2008
     | 1,844 views

    John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams held more important offices than anyone else in the history of the U.S. He served with distinction as president, senator, congressman, minister to major European powers, and participated in various capacities in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and ...read more

  • Alzheimer's Has Struck More Than Five Million ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,933 views

    Alzheimer's has struck more than five million Americans, up 10% from 5 years ago ('02).The number is expected to more than triple by 2050, absent a cure, as the 85-and-over population soars and boomers move into their late 60s and 70s. The disease afflicts 1 in 8 people 65 and over, and 42% of ...read more

  • Fact Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,019 views

    FACT OR FICTION? The London Daily Mail reports that one in four Britons don’t believe Prime Minister Winston Churchill actually existed. They suspect he is a mythical character rather than a historical one. Likewise, they think historical figures such as Florence Nightingale, Sir Walter Raleigh, ...read more

  • Credit Card ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 921 views

    CREDIT CARD CRISES Americans are drowning in debt. Consumers have racked up more than $2.2 trillion in purchases and cash advances on major credit cards in just the last year. And it’s become a habit for them to spend more than they have. The overall credit card debt grew by 315% from 1989 to ...read more

  • Inconsistency

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 7, 2010
     | 1,984 views

    On August 6, 1945 the man once described as “an outstanding Baptist layman”, President Harry Truman, stood on the deck of the battleship “Augusta”, right after the first atomic bomb was dropped, and proclaimed “this is the greatest thing in history.” Few Americans Christians challenged his claim. ...read more

  • Everyone Needs A Savior

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 25, 2011
     | 2,993 views

    EVERYONE NEEDS A SAVIOR Billy Sunday was a famous baseball player in the early part of the last century. He was dramatically converted to Christ, and became then even more famous as an evangelist. In preparation for a city wide mission in a large American city, Billy Sunday wrote a letter to the ...read more

  • A Prayer Offered By Rev. Jacob Douche At The ...

    Contributed by Francis Balla on Aug 24, 2012
     | 4,671 views

    A prayer offered by Rev. Jacob Douche at the commencement of First Continental Congress meeting on Sept 7, 1774. “O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords, who from your throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reigns with power supreme and uncontrolled over ...read more

  • The First Mongolian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
     | 3,616 views

    THE FIRST MONGOLIAN CHURCH The Christian authors, Bill and Amy Stearns, in their book entitled "20/20 Vision: Amazing Stories of What God Is Doing Around the World," describe how the Gospel of Jesus, the Christ, came to Mongolia. "In the 1870’s Swedish missionaries arrived in Mongolia - what was ...read more

  • In Support Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,693 views

    IN SUPPORT OF GOD On Sunday, June 30, 2002, CNN reported that a weekend poll said nearly nine in 10 Americans believe the phrase "under God" should remain in the Pledge of Allegiance. Most also believe that it is acceptable for the government to promote religious expression, as long as no ...read more

  • Don't Ever Say "No"  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,072 views

    DON'T EVER SAY "NO" When Allied troops captured a young American fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, last year a major American newspaper wrote the following: “The parents of John Walker Lindh, the child of privilege turned Taliban terrorist didn’t put their foot down when he announced that ...read more

  • Ignoring The Warnings  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Feb 24, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,168 views

    Ignoring the Warnings. Several years ago, a close frind gave me a old hand bill. It was one of thousands that were supposed be dropped over Japan before the first Atomic bombs were droped. One side was a picture of bombers dropping thier deadly cargo. The other side was in Japanese and the third ...read more

  • Ever Heard Of The "Bowling Alone Syndrome" Or ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,715 views

    Ever heard of the "bowling alone syndrome" or "refrigerator rights?" If not, that makes you an average out-of-touch-with-pop-culture American. Society is changing and every ministry and marketer needs to adapt or die. Here are three vital new sociological labels C. Jeff Woods, author of ...read more

  • Pat Tillman Played Safety For The Arizona ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 12, 2007
     | 2,138 views

    Pat Tillman played safety for the Arizona Cardinals for four years and was offered a 3.6 million dollar contract to return in the fall of 2002 when he decided to LEAVE his LUCRATIVE FOOTBALL CAREER to join the ARMY in response to the 9/11 ATTACK on America. He was trained as an Army Ranger, an ...read more

  • Of Course We Know Practically Speaking That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,333 views

    Of course we know practically speaking that every child will not have a father, a physical father present. Some fathers die or are incapacitated. But every child needs a father. The world and especially the African American community are suffering from father absence. There is a father hunger that ...read more

  • I Read The Book By Robert Bellah Habits Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,643 views

    I read the book by Robert Bellah Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life not long after it came out in 1985. It is about the rise of radical individualism in our culture which is committed only to the self. It is even more relevant today than when it was written. He ...read more

  • In The Movie Glory Road, Basketball Coach Don ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,858 views

    In the movie Glory Road, Basketball Coach Don Haskins, was just a small-town family man trying to make an unforgettable mark in his first job as a collegiate basketball coach. He got a coaching job with the Texas Western miners. He went on the recruiting trail to find the best talent in the land, ...read more

  • Charles Van Gorder Was A Doctor With The 101st ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 727 views

    Charles Van Gorder was a doctor with the 101st Airborne on June 6, 1944. Captain Gorder and many other doctors were going to do something new on that day. They flew behind enemy lines in gliders made out of tubing, plywood and canvass. Many crashed in the French fields and were severely wounded ...read more

  • I Am Hearing A New Phrase Repeated Throughout Our ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,215 views

    I am hearing a new phrase repeated throughout our nation today, they are saying we are no longer “One Nation, Under God!” but “One Nation, Under Stress!” I talk to a lot of people on a regular basis and hear them say, “I am exhausted,” You can look at their eyes and see that they are overwhelmed. ...read more

  • What Would You Be Willing To Do For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 186 ratings
     | 7,727 views

    What would you be willing to do for $10,000,000-00? In their book, The Day America Told the Truth, James Patterson and Peter Kim reveal some shocking statistics about how far people in this country are willing to go for ten million. Would abandon their entire family (25%) Would abandon their ...read more