In Sermon Illustrations: "Becoming A Christian"

Facts About Fasting

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022

BASIC REMINDERS --- to those who are fasting or considering a fast: (1) This is not about FOOD. It is about spending more time alone with God. It is about showing Him that there are no other gods before him. He is Lord of all areas of our life. (2) Do not become PROUD and brag to others about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:23

Tags: Fasting, Holy Spirit, Revival, Repentance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Christ Presented Humility As A Description ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Jesus Christ presented humility as a description of what we shall be unconsciously when we have become rightly related to ...read more

Tags: Humility

All The Performances Of Human Art, At Which We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance: it is by this that the quarry becomes a ...read more

Tags: Endurance

We Cannot Afford To Let Gods Requirements ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cannot afford to let Gods requirements become our options, any more than we can afford to ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Iron Rusts From Disuse; Stagnant Water Loses Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does ...read more

Tags: Learning

Man's Main Task In Life Is To Give Birth To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important ...read more

Tags: Human Life

We Are Not Called To Be Successful In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are not called to be successful in accordance with ordinary standards, but in accordance with a corn of wheat falling into the ground and dying, becoming in ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Heres What Cambridge Scholar N.t Wright Has To ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Hager on Apr 26, 2001

Heres what Cambridge scholar N.T Wright has to say about the subject, "Why did christianity arise, and why did it take the shape it did? The early Christians themselves reply: We exist because of Jesus’ resurrection…. There is no evidence for a form of early Christianity in which the resurrection ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Methodist

God's Hmo's

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 6, 2008

GOD'S HMO'S In Christian Counseling Today Magazine I discovered another article talking about "Spirituality Theology and Health." It highlighted the center for the study of Religion/Spirituality and Health at Duke University. After twenty years of study and 25 research studies they discovered the ...read more

Tags: Gifts Healing

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christlikeness: A Painful Process  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on May 9, 2012

CHRISTLIKENESS: A PAINFUL PROCESS The truth is that the Spirit of the living God is guaranteed to ask you to go somewhere or do something you wouldn’t normally want or choose to do. The Spirit will lead you to the way of the cross, as He led Jesus to the cross, and that is definitely not a safe or ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18, Matthew 16:24-25, Revelation 12:1-2

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Baptist

Persecution In Nigeria

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 10, 2011

PERSECUTION IN NIGERIA Muslim extremists carried out new attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state in September, killing more than 100 Christians, including entire families, according to Compass Direct News. On Sept. 10, 2011, Muslim extremists stormed Vwang Fwil village at 3 a.m., killing ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Supporting The Poor  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 8, 2013

SUPPORTING THE POOR In a 1998 article in Christian History magazine, Rodney Stark said: "In a world lacking social services, Christians were their brothers' keepers. At the end of the second century AD, Tertullian wrote that while pagan temples spend their donations "on feasts and drinking ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:26, Galatians 2:10

Tags: Charitable, Poor, Benevolence, Helping Poor

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Electricity Is A Physical Phenomenon That ...

Contributed by Harold Jenkerson on Mar 10, 2009

Electricity is a physical phenomenon that illustration the indwelling of God’s power in the Christian’s life. The world remained in darkness until this physical phenomenon was discovered about 1900. ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Baptist

Chuck Colson Has Called Internet Pornography ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 10, 2001

Chuck Colson has called Internet pornography “Spiritual Crack Cocaine,” because of how quickly people can become addicted to it and ...read more

Tags: Entertainment, Addiction, Pornography

Denomination: Baptist

You Never Know How Much You Really Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of ...read more

Tags: Doubt

According To Smallgroups.com Surveys, There Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

According to Smallgroups.com surveys, there is a 10% likelihood that a church visitor will become a member, but if the visitor is invited to a small ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups

Louis Pasteur Wrote, "When I Approach A Child, ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

Louis Pasteur wrote, "When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Church Of God

Every 30 Minutes In America, 29 Kids Will Attempt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

Every 30 minutes in America, 29 kids will attempt suicide, 2,795 teen girls will become pregnant, and 22 ...read more

Tags: Youth

We Are In The Process Of Creating What Deserves ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are ...read more

Tags: Culture

Old Age Is As Forgetful As Youth, And More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Old age is as forgetful as youth, and more incorrigible; it displays the same inattentiveness to conditions; its memory becomes self-repeating and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life