In Sermon Illustrations: "Bible Study"

Some Students Rushed Off To Bible College, ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 20, 2004

Some students rushed off to Bible college, trusting God for finances. The problem was that these students had left debts at home that needed to be paid. When they got to college they increased their debt. They became so burdened with debt that their lives ended up a shipwreck. Living by faith ...read more

Tags: Doubt, Faith General

Denomination: Wesleyan

When Is Jesus Coming? The Bible Is Very Clear ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Dow on Jun 12, 2004

When is Jesus coming? The Bible is very clear that no one knows when that event will occur. It is kind of like trying to anticipate the next terrorist attack. People have their best guesses and the terror index goes up and down and so far nothing has happened here in the States. I actually ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Bernie May Of Wycliffe Bible Translators Wrote, ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 13, 2004

Bernie May of Wycliffe Bible Translators wrote, "As an airplane pilot, from the first time I sat in the beginner’s seat beside my instructor I was taught to ’trust’ my instruments. ’Your instincts will fool you,’ my instructor rightly told me. ’You must learn that even though you may feel you are ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

In The 1930s, Stalin Ordered That All Bibles Be ...

Contributed by John Young on Nov 23, 2004

In the 1930s, Stalin ordered that all Bibles be bconfiscated and Christian believers be sent to prison camps. Ironically, most of the Bibles were not destroyed, yet many Christians died as "enemies of the state." With the dissolution of the U.S.S.R., a CoMission team arrived in Stavropol in 1994 ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

Randy Frazee, Pastor Of Pantego Bible Church In ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Jan 5, 2005

Randy Frazee, pastor of Pantego Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas, shared this story: I remember seeing a picture of a husband and wife in a gentleman’s office. I said, “Nice picture.” I turned around and looked at the man, and he had tears in his eyes. So I asked him, “Why are you crying?” He ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-4

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Bible Records More Than 300 Prophecies ...  PRO

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Apr 12, 2005

The Bible records more than 300 prophecies concerning Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. All these prophecies were fulfilled through his life, death and resurrection. Statisticians have come to the conclusion that the chances of ...read more

Tags: Jesus Life

Denomination: Baptist

There Was A Time When Anyone Who Read The Bible ...

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 10, 2005

There was a time when anyone who read the Bible in England did so at great risk. But a man by the name of Wycliffe saw in the Bible the remedy for the ills of his country. There was no English Bible in existence , so in the face of bitter opposition, he translated the Bible into English. People ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

William Tyndale, First Translated The Bible From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

William Tyndale, first translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into English, making a Bible for the common people. In 1535 he was betrayed by a friend, taken prisoner to the castle of Vilford, and continued to work on his translation. He was unable to finish his work because he was sentenced to ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

In 1915, A Russian Armenian Was Reading His Bible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

In 1915, A Russian Armenian was reading his Bible when he was beheaded. I saw the Bible—large, thick, and well used. Inside was a reddish stain that permeated most of the book. The stain was the blood of this man, one of more than a million casualties of a religious and ethnic holocaust. About 70 ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Bible Tax: Another Sign Of Cultural Change And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Bible Tax: Another sign of cultural change and values shift. Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania ruled this month that the state’s sales tax exemption for bibles and other religious material is unconstitutional. This ends a 41 year old exemption and is expected to yield ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Typical Bible Shopper Has An Above Average ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

The typical Bible shopper has an above average household income of $57,900. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Bible Saturation 93% Of American Homes Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Bible Saturation 93% of American homes have Bibles. Of those 54% are KJV and 15% are NIV reports a recent Gallup Poll. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Bible Saturation 93% Of American Homes Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Bible Saturation 93% of American homes have Bibles. Of those 54% are KJV and 15% are NIV reports a recent Gallup Poll. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Bible Sales Jumped 14% In Christian Stores In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Bible Sales Jumped 14% in Christian stores in March over February according to STATS data and a remarkable 65% from a year ago. Interest raised by The Passion of the Christ. Movie is ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

While 50% Of 20-Somethings Agree The Bible Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

While 50% of 20-somethings agree the Bible is relevant to their lives, only 30% read semi-regularly. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Bible Literacy Project Reports 98% Of High ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Bible Literacy Project reports 98% of high school English teachers think the Bible gives students a distinct academic advantage. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Of Some 3,000 Characters Named In The Bible, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Of some 3,000 characters named in the Bible, fewer than 10% are women. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

William Tyndale, First Translated The Bible From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

William Tyndale, first translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into English, making a Bible for the common people. In 1535 he was betrayed by a friend, taken prisoner to the castle of Vilford, and continued to work on his translation. He was unable to finish his work because he was sentenced to ...read more

Tags: Death

Within The Covers Of One Single Book, The Bible, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Within the covers of one single book, the Bible, are all the answers to all the problems that face us today--if only we ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

In His Little Book Illustrations Of Bible Truth, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

In his little book Illustrations of Bible Truth, H.A. Ironside pointed out the folly of judging others. He related an incident in the life of a man called Bishop Potter. "He was sailing for Europe on one of the great transatlantic ocean liners. When he went on board, he found that another passenger ...read more

Tags: Church General