In Sermon Illustrations: "Atheism" showing 1-20 of 91

The Seed Of Atheism  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2002

THE SEED OF ATHEISM "Today, as a consequence of an atheistic upbringing, we are knee deep in alcoholics, drug addicts, other chemically dependent individuals, loafers, bums, criminals, savages, uncouths, dullards, cruel and frightful juveniles who commit crimes for the fun of it. These are people ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God, Descriptions Of God, God's Omniscience

Christmas And Atheism

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 16, 2019

The famed Austrian psychologist Carl Jung once wrote about a life without God: “Those psychiatrists who are not superficial have come to the conclusion that the vast neurotic misery of the world could be TERMED a neurosis of emptiness. Men cut themselves off from the root of their being, from God ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Tags: Faith, Existence Of God, Emptiness, Atheism

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Cause Of Atheism

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 25, 2013

THE GREATEST CAUSE OF ATHEISM Brennan Manning: "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their ...read more

Tags: Atheism, Christian Witness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Atheism Is The Death Of Hope, The Suicide Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Atheism is the death of hope, the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

The Real Problem Of Christianity Is Not Atheism ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real problem of Christianity is not atheism or skepticism, but the non-witnessing Christian trying ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The ...

Contributed by Glenn Hawley on Jan 11, 2005

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips then walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle that is what an ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:9-11

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 16, 2006

“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today are Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

Denomination: Baptist

The Devil Divides The World Between Atheism And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The devil divides the world between atheism ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Brezhnev's Wife Defies Atheism

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010

BREZHNEV'S WIFE DEFIES ATHEISM As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 53:1

Tags: Atheism

From Atheism To Ben Hur

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 19, 2016

FROM ATHEISM TO BEN HUR "After six years given to the impartial investigation of Christianity as to its truth or falsity, I have come to the deliberate conclusion that Jesus Christ was the Messiah of the Jews, the Savior of the world and my own personal Redeemer." -- General Lew Wallace, one-time ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:1

Tags: Conversion, Testimony, Jesus Christ, Atheism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Three Great Apostles Of Practical Atheism ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The three great apostles of practical atheism that make converts without persecuting, and retain them without ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

R.h Mounce Said "Worry Is Practical Atheism And ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 8, 2001

R.H Mounce said “Worry is practical atheism and ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope, Faith General, Guilt

Denomination: Anglican

Blasphemy Challenge  PRO

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 12, 2009

BLASPHEMY CHALLENGE J. Michael Shannon tells how some young people put up a web site to encourage atheism. The site invited people to dare God to send them to hell. More than 400 young people took the challenge. People who took the challenge received a free copy of documentation that promotes ...read more

Tags: Atheism

Denomination: Salvation Army

People Dare God To Send Them To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009

People Dare God to Send Them to Hell J. Michael Shannon tells how some young people put up a web site to encourage atheism. The site invited people to dare God to send them to hell. More than 400 young people took the challenge. People who took the challenge received a free copy of documentation ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 53:1

Tags: Atheism

The Aged Atheist  PRO

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 29, 2009

Dr. Jess Moody once wrote with biting sarcasm, "What do aged atheists have to talk about, as they sit around waiting to die? Do they discuss the legacy of morality, decency, integrity, and spiritual sensitivity they have given to their children? Or the good atheism has done the world: the ...read more

Tags: Atheism

Denomination: Baptist

The Other 19 Percent

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

THE OTHER 19 PERCENT Even if they’re unsure of it, most people want to believe in Heaven, and most people have some concept of it. TIME took a poll 10 years ago, and 81% of the people they surveyed said they believed in the existence of Heaven, where people lived forever with God after they ...read more

Scripture: John 12:37-50

Tags: Atheism

God Settles His Accounts  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009

GOD SETTLES HIS ACCOUNTS An atheist farmer often ridiculed people who believed in God. He wrote the following letter to the editor of a local newspaper: "I plowed on Sunday, planted on Sunday, cultivated on Sunday, and hauled in my crops on Sunday; but I never went to church on Sunday. Yet I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:11-12

Tags: Atheism

Easter In An Anti-God Rally

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010

EASTER IN AN ANTI-GOD RALLY During the early 1920's, a Communist leader named Nikolai Bukharin was sent from Moscow to Kiev to address an anti-God rally. For an hour, he abused and ridiculed the Christian faith until it seemed as if the whole structure of belief was in ruins. Then questions were ...read more

Tags: Atheism

Denomination: Baptist

A Brief Biography Of Karl ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010

A Brief Biography of Karl Marx Back in the 1800’s there was a young man who had a profound sense of admiration for his father. His father saw to it that the life of the family revolved around the religious practices of their faith. In his teen years, however, the boy’s family was forced to move to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:1

Tags: Atheism

Spiritual Atheist?

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 27, 2010

SPIRITUAL ATHEIST? Let’s think about this. Good equals Godly? Good equals spiritual? How exactly does being good and being spiritual parallel? I give a man on the street a warm meal and a place to stay. That’s a good thing. How is giving a man a warm meal and a place to stay a spiritual ...read more

Tags: Atheism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational