In Sermon Illustrations: "Angels Unaware"

Nba Superstar Allen Iverson Of The Philadelphia ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002

//NBA superstar Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers is the team’s franchise player, the number one pick of the draft, a mercurial scorer who won many individual awards. In the 2000-20001 season he won the MVP award, his coach Larry Brown won the coach of the year, and the team stormed to the ...read more

Tags: Faith, Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In The Power Of The Spirit  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 30, 2002

IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT As a young man, Oswald Chambers, who wrote the materials that became My Utmost For His Highest, battled a persistent sense of barrenness in his Christian life. He finally wrote: I was getting desperate. I knew no one who had what I wanted; in fact I did not know what ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will Rogers  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 14, 2002

Will Rogers Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps. Of course, ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Died For Mary Too—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002

JESUS DIED FOR MARY TOO--Communion Meditation Mark Lowry, a Christian comedian observed that Mary’s silence at the cross always amazed him. If he were being crucified in the middle of town, his mother would have "Pitched a fit", but Mary never said a word. Lowry wondered if maybe what made the ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Mary Jesus Mother

The Drug Scene Alone Gives Us Countless Examples. ...

Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003

The drug scene alone gives us countless examples. It is estimated that in the United States alone people spend 80 billion dollars annually on drugs. The business is too big to fight. The big dealers scoff at the law. It is nothing for one of them to post one million dollars bond and then simply ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Assembly Of God

In His Book "The Weight Of Your Words" Author ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Sep 27, 2004

In his book “The Weight of Your Words” author Joseph Stowell tells the following story: My junior high school had scheduled its annual operatic production. Talented students were quick to try out for the various parts. I was not so certain of my abilities and had decided that singing in an ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Scientists Also Tell Us That Light Will Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 1, 2004

Scientists also tell us that light will not reduce – You cannot dismantle the parts of light and have light. It will not work if you try to reduce it or dismantle any of lights parts it will not work. Light is non reduce-able but you can use light as a source of energy because you can compress a ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Smithsonian Is Vast Collection Of Museums ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005

The Smithsonian is vast collection of museums that could take weeks to see, but we hurried through two or three of the most popular. One of our favorites was the Air and Space Museum, which features everything from the original Wright brothers’ aircraft to displays of advanced space exploration. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

On Sunday Evening, January 27, 2002, Olympic ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 22, 2007

On Sunday evening, January 27, 2002, Olympic gymnasts Mary Lou Retton-Kelley, Kerri Strug, and Bart Conner appeared on the Celebrity version of the TV Reality-Game Show “The Weakest Link,” along with five other famous Olympic athletes. ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

In "The Encourager," Charles Mylander Writes: ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In "The Encourager," Charles Mylander writes: "Sunrise was dawning when Los Angeles motorcycle police officer Bob Vernon saw a red pickup truck speed through a stop sign. This guy must be late to work, he thought to himself. He turned on his emergency lights and radioed that he was in pursuit. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:13

Tags: God's Omnipotence

I Want To Begin This Morning By Talking About A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I want to begin this morning by talking about a feud that started towards the end of the civil War in West Virginia and Kentucky. It began in January of 1865 when Harmon McCoy, who had joined the Union army, was found murdered, presumably by a group of men led by William Anderson Hatfield. This ...read more

Tags: Faith General

God Gives A Warning, A Serious Warning. Wise And ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 19, 2007

God gives a warning, a serious warning. Wise and sensitive souls respond quickly to the warning. Others do not. Charles Swindoll said he and his wife Cynthia were flying from Portland to Los Angeles after a pastors’ conference. After the flight reached cruising altitude, meals were being ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

So What Did I Discover About This Term Glory From ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007

So what did I discover about this term glory from the Bible: * I discovered that in many Old Testament references we are told by Scripture to give God the glory that is due His name. * I discovered that heaven is filled with the glory of God and the angels sing about it. * I discovered that when ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Susan Boyle: Beauty On The Inside  PRO

Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 22, 2009

SUSAN BOYLE: BEAUTY ON THE INSIDE When Susan Boyle stepped out on the stage of "Britain’s Got Talent," people laughed at her...like the scoffers in this Psalm. They made fun of her because her outward appearance wasn’t the glitz and glamour they’d come to expect. Members of the audience could be ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-16

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: *other

Servanthood: The Soloist

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jun 27, 2009

SERVANTHOOD: THE SOLOIST There was an interesting movie recently. It bombed at the box office, but it was a very interesting film. "The Soloist" was a true story about a Los Angeles Times columnist named Steve Lopez who discovered a homeless person on the street who, in turn, was a Julliard School ...read more

Tags: Jealousy

Denomination: *other

D.l. Moody's Thoughts Before His Death Illustrate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2009

D.L. Moody’s Thoughts Before His Death Illustrate an Important Habit--Begin with the End in Mind Steven Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, states that one of those habits is to “Begin with the end in mind”; for the final days and hours of a man are often some of the most ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:1-2

Tags: Death Nearness

The Moral Basis Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012

THE MORAL BASIS OF GOVERNMENT Richard Halverson, present chaplain of the United States Senate, wrote: ``To be sure, men will abuse and misuse the institution of the State just as man because of sin has abused and misused every other institution in history including the Church of Jesus Christ, but ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Tags: Government

Jesus: The Total Package

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

JESUS: THE TOTAL PACKAGE Last week the Minnesota Timberwolves traded the superstar Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in exchange for seven players. What does it feel like to know that you are worth seven men? Obviously KG, as he's known among NBA fans, must be pretty good. He is. He's the total ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

The First

Contributed by Robert Kelley on May 16, 2008

The first "customer" of the day came into heaven’s gates & St.Peter met him. "Where’s Jesus" I just want to praise Jesus!" Peter greeted him, " That’s great but first you must take a test." The newby proclaimed, "Anything, just to see Jesus." "Ok, said Pete, " Spell God". " g - o- d, no Capital G ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Peace Child  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

Peace Child In 1962, missionaries named Don and Carol Richardson went to New Guinea to bring the Good News of Christ to a group of people known as the Sawi. The Sawi was a headhunting, cannibalistic tribe who used the skulls of their victims as pillows. He wrote a book about his experience called ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Tags: Atonement