In Sermon Illustrations: "Bad News"

Its Amazing That The Amount Of News That Happens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Its amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world everyday always ...read more

Tags: Culture

The Media Dont Cover The News. They Hunt It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The media dont cover the news. They hunt it down, beat it to death, resuscitate it ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

It Is When Life Creates A New Play That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is when life creates a new play that the theatre moves its limbs and wakens from its mesmerized fixation on ordinary reality; ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Christians Are To Be Good News Before They Share ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christians are to be good news before they share the good news. The music of the gospel must precede the words of the gospel and prepare the context in which there will be a hunger for those words. What is the music of the gospel? ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Christ Brought To The World A New Conception Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christ brought to the world a new conception of royalty. He rules by love and not by force. That, as he expressly said, is the difference ...read more

Tags: Government

To Enter The Country Of Old Age Is A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To enter the country of old age is a new experience, different from what you supposed it to be. Nobody, man or woman, knows the country until he has ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Progress Implies Both New And Continuing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Progress implies both new and continuing problems and, unlike Presidential administrations, ...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

What An Inspiration For The New Year If We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What an inspiration for the new year if we should plan our life as though it ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

A New Idea Is Delicate. It Can Be Killed By A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to ...read more

Tags: Thought

Entertain New Ideas As Though They Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Entertain new ideas as though they were royalty, for you dont know ...read more

Tags: Thought

New And Stirring Things Are Belittled Because, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"New and stirring things are belittled because, if they are not belittled, the humiliating question arises: Why, ...read more

Tags: Thought

The World Is Not So Much In Need Of New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought grows old and worn with usage it should, like current coin, be called in, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Watching The News Can Be Dangerous To Your ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2007

WATCHING THE NEWS CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH, that is, your psychological health. Since most of the news is of a negative nature, if one is not careful, he/she can develop a very pessimistic view of human nature. Consider the following: The year is 2065. An astronaut has been stranded alone ...read more

The Pastor Of New Spring Community Church In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Pastor of New Spring Community Church in Anderson, South Carolina wrote about a burden that was upon his heart in regard to the unBiblical way churches function today. He wrote, “If you operated an airplane like most churches operate today, you would have a pilot and his crew in the cockpit, ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Times-Reporter Of New Philadelphia, Ohio, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, reported in September, 1985 a celebration of a New Orleans municipal pool. The party around the pool was held to celebrate the first summer in memory without a drowning at the New Orleans city pool. In honor of the occasion, 200 people gathered, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

In April, 1988 The Evening News Reported On A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In April, 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was also a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with several other skydivers and filmed the group as they individually dove out of the plane and opened their parachutes. As the video was being shown of each member of the crew ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings

During A Hurricane In The Gulf Of Mexico, A News ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, a news report highlighted a rescue device used on the oil rigs. In case of fire or (in this case) hurricane, rig workers scramble into the bullet-shaped "bus" and strap themselves into their seats. When the entry port is shut, the vehicle is released down ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

A Pastor Was Called To A New Church. The First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A pastor was called to a new church. The first Sunday the pastor was there, his message was taken from John 3:16. The message was entitled, "How to Be Born Again." The message was well received, but no decisions were made. The second Sunday, the pastor’s message was taken from John 3:16 and was ...read more

Tags: Faith

Years Ago There Was A Valley In New England That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Years ago there was a valley in New England that was going to be dammed up for a hydro-electric plant. There was a small town in the bottom of the valley, and that town fell into disrepair. Someone asked why? The answer came ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection