In Sermon Illustrations: "Basics" showing 61-80 of 598

14 Southern States Account For 33% Of The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

14 Southern states account for 33% of the U.S. population, but 45% of America’s born again adults. (Foster ...read more

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Creator God: A New Harris Poll Reveals 64% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Creator God: A new Harris Poll reveals 64% of American adults believe “human beings were created directly by God,” while only 22% believe they “evolved from earlier species.” 54% of U.S. adults do not think human beings developed from earlier species, up from 46% in 94. 61% of Americans children ...read more

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The All Purpose Lubricant/Cleaner/Polisher Wd-40 ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Waite on Feb 2, 2006

The all purpose lubricant/cleaner/polisher WD-40 gets its name from “Water Displacement” and the number of experiments needed to get it right. In other words, there were 39 tries that did not work. Imagine ...read more

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Denomination: Free Methodist

The Attack [of Pearl Harbor] Took Place [december ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 26, 2006

The attack [of Pearl Harbor] took place [December 7, 1941] on a sunny Sunday morning. A minimal contingent of soldiers was on duty at the time. Most offices on the base were closed and many servicemen were on leave for the weekend. New technology, including the new radar mounted on Opana Point, ...read more

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We Shall Go On To The End, We Shall Fight In ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 8, 2006

"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall ...read more

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Charles Swindoll Gives Us Some Interesting Advice ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 21, 2006

Charles Swindoll gives us some interesting advice when he states: When you live in darkness, you not only have no ray of light, you don’t even know where home is. That is the way it is for the majority in the world. Some folks are born, raised, and die in cultures that have never seen their first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Government Of Polish Prime Minister ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The government of Polish Prime Minister Jaruzelski had ordered crucifixes removed from classroom walls, just as they had been banned in factories, hospitals, and other public institutions. Catholic bishops attacked the ban that had stirred waves of anger and resentment all across Poland. Ultimately ...read more

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In His Book, An Anthropologist On Mars, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

In his book, An Anthropologist on Mars, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells about Virgil, a man who had been blind from early childhood. When he was 50, Virgil underwent surgery and was given the gift of sight. But as he and Dr. Sacks found out, having the physical capacity for sight is not the same as ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

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Quote: "Do All The Good You Can, To All The ...  PRO

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006

Quote: “Do all the good you can, to all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as often as you can, and as ...read more

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Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

When I Hear The Praises Start

Contributed by John Shearhart on May 26, 2006

My son, my son, why are you striving? You can’t add one thing to what’s been done for you. I did it all while I was dying. Rest in your faith, my peace will come to you. For when I hear the praises start I want to rain upon you. Blessings that will fill your heart; I see no stain upon you, ...read more

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Robert Schuller Tells This Story About Bernice ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 24, 2006

Robert Schuller tells this story about Bernice Schug. He met Schug when she needed work and they hired her as a housekeeper. She was a lovely woman, showering the Schuller’s with love and poppy-seed rolls. But he says that no one knew of her hidden hurt. One day she came to Schuller and said, "Bob, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 26:14-16

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Denomination: Christian Church

If You Are Born Only Once, You Have To Die ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 7, 2006

“If you are born only once, you have to die twice. If you are born twice, you only ...read more

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E. Stanley Jones Says, "If You Don't Surrender ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 7, 2006

E. Stanley Jones says, “If you don’t surrender to Christ, ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

The Story Is Told Of 2 Hunters That Fly North To ...  PRO

Contributed by Shane Burney on Sep 13, 2006

The story is told of 2 hunters that fly north to go elk hunting, just as they did the year before. During their hunt, they are successful, and kill 6 large elk. As the pilot returns to pick them up, he tells the men that only 4 elk can come on the plane, due to weight restrictions. The men argued ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Cuentan Que Un Hombre Llegó A Quejarse Con El ...

Contributed by Alberto Valenzuela on Oct 5, 2006

Cuentan que un hombre llegó a quejarse con el millonario Rothschild: —No es justo —dijo el hombre— que un hombre tenga millones y millones de dólares, mientras que su vecino casi no tiene nada en lo absoluto. Rothschild llamó a su secretario y le pidió que sacase la cuenta de cuanta era su ...read more

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Denomination: Adventist

Mark Twain, El Escritor Norteamericano Que Nos ...

Contributed by Alberto Valenzuela on Oct 5, 2006

Mark Twain, el escritor norteamericano que nos diera Tom Sawyer y Huckleberry Finn, escribió una vez una carta abierta al Comodoro Vanderbilt: ¡Pobre Vanderbilt! ¡Qué lástima me das! Y lo digo honestamente. Eres un hombre viejo y deberías descansar, pero sigues luchando y negándote a ti mismo, ...read more

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Denomination: Adventist

When I Was Growing Up In L.a. (Lower Alabama) We ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2006

When I was growing up in L.A. (Lower Alabama) we usually had four or five dogs and cats to claim as our pets. By virtue of being the oldest child, my older sister, Judy, demanded the right to name all our pets. (First-born siblings can be control-freaks as the rest of us know). We had a dog that ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:17

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Denomination: Baptist

If You Honestly Want To Be A Disciple Of Jesus ...  PRO

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 14, 2006

If you honestly want to be a disciple of Jesus Christ in the twenty-first century, “Sunday Morning Is Not Enough”: "GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A FOOTBALL!" “This quote comes from a story about legendary football coach Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers. Each year he would gather his players for ...read more

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Denomination: Methodist

There Is No Longer Any Room In The World For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is no longer any room in the world for a merely external form of Christianity, based upon custom. The world is entering upon a period of catastrophe and crisis when we are being forced to take sides, and in ...read more

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Few Events Tend More Powerfully To Impress The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Few events tend more powerfully to impress the mind, as to the overwhelming power of the evidence attending true Christianity, than the fact that many who have sat down to read the Sacred Volume with the view of opposing it, have ...read more

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