In Sermon Illustrations: "Artificial Lives"

Continuing In Blindness

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011

CONTINUING IN BLINDNESS One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light. Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She said, "I just can't believe it," as the doctor lifted the bandages from ...read more

Tags: Ignorance

Pouring Out Like Sweat  PRO

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

POURING OUT LIKE SWEAT Several years ago, Gatorade had an ad with Michael Jordan where he was covered in orange drops of sweat. The image says clearly that Michael Jordan is so full of Gatorade that it is literally pouring out of him like sweat. That’s an appropriate image of the Holy Spirit in ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-24

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Methodist

Quotes On Scripture

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Mar 17, 2013

Napoleon, Emperor of the French said "The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades everything that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table: This book, surpassing all others. I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure." Abraham ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Commitment

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016

Kenneth Bailey tells the story of teaching some short courses at the Lutheran Church of Latvia. While there, he observed the interviewing of prospective students and inquired of the interviews what questions they asked. They said, “The most important question is ‘When were you baptized?’ And he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Tags: Boldness, Risk

Denomination: Methodist

Too Many Christians Of Our Day Seem To Be Totally ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom.8: 29). Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they please, as long as they admit it to God. This could not be farther from the truth. Somewhere along the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

No Difference

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

NO DIFFERENCE Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom.8: 29). Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they please, as long as they admit it to God. This could not be farther from the truth. ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Seven Ages Of Man

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

SEVEN AGES OF MAN Someone described the seven ages of man in these ways: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills, wills. Spills - Infancy. Drills - Childhood. We get drilled about doing this and that. Thrills - Teen years perhaps. I'm not sure they are all that thrilling, however. Bills - ...read more

Tags: Aging

I Was Tremendously Challenged By A Conversational ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 15, 2009

I was tremendously challenged by a conversational exchange in a short-lived situation comedy. It was a comedy where the late Danny Thomas played a doctor. There was a scene in “The Practice” where a nurse overhears Thomas’ character praying. When she comments on it, the doctor denies it. “I was not ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: *other

Teachers Important

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

TEACHERS IMPORTANT 64% of U.S. adults believe teaching is one of the most important jobs in America today; 20% disagree. The same survey found 80% of adults say their teachers were at least somewhat important in shaping the direction of their lives. 39% say teachers were very important in that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:7

Tags: Gifts General

Slowly, Through All The Universe The ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Herlitz on Jul 24, 2001

“Slowly, through all the universe the temple of God is being built. And whenever, in any place, a soul by freewilled obedience, catches the fire of God’s likeness, it is set ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dusty Bibles  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 20, 2002

Dirty lifes grow from dusty Bibles. We buy tapes, CD’s, video’s and books to tell us how to live and we never invest time ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Assembly Of God

In The Revival In The Book Of Acts One Of The ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 15, 2005

In the revival in the book of Acts one of the first manifestations is giving and generosity. Why wait for revival to come - lets sow our lives into a revival and open the windows of ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Charismatic

I've Learned That If You Give A Pig And A Boy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

I’ve learned that if you give a pig and a boy everything they want, you’ll get a good pig and a bad boy. From Live and Learn ...read more

Tags: Children

Tyndale House And Gospelcom.net Have Formed An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Tyndale House and Gospelcom.net have formed an alliance that makes the New Living Translation available for reading and study on the Web at ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

40% Of Americans Believe It's A Good Idea For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

40% of Americans believe it’s a good idea for couples who intend to get married to live together first, 22% of evangelicals agree. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

It Is Always Easier To Fight For One's Principles ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

It is always easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them. Alfred Adler (1870–1937), Austrian psychiatrist. Quoted in Phyllis ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Do Not Think Me Mad. It Is Not To Make Money ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

J.c.ryle Wrote, About Gods People "See Only One ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 6, 2006

J.C.Ryle wrote, about Gods people “see only one thing”- care for one thing, live for one thing, are swallowed up in one thing ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

A Teacher, When Asked When A Man Should Repent, ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 8, 2006

A teacher, when asked when a man should repent, said, “Repent on the last day of your lives.” And the students said, “But we do not know when that ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

All That I Think, All That I Hope, All That I ...

Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006

“All that I think, all that I hope, all that I write, all that I live for, is based upon the divinity of Jesus Christ, the central joy ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God