In Sermon Illustrations: "Broken Family"

Let’s Play ‘let’s ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001

Let’s play ‘Let’s Pretend’. Let’s pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I’m the owner and I’m interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel abroad and stay there until a new branch office gets ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 26:1-16, James 2:11

Tags: Discipleship, Faith, Bible Study

Denomination: Pentecostal

Erma Bombeck Wrote This Essay Entitled, When God ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Sep 26, 2002

Erma Bombeck wrote this essay entitled, When God Created Women. “By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his sixth day of working overtime. An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one?" And the Lord answered and said, "Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting, Love, Share

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Let's Play ‘let's Pretend'. Let's Pretend That ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004

Let’s play ‘Let’s Pretend’. Let’s pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I’m the owner and I’m interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel abroad and stay there until a new branch office gets ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13, Matthew 25:14-30, Matthew 17:1-13, James 1:22, John 19:30-31, John 11:1-45, John 11:45-57  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

This Baby Is For You

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011

THIS BABY IS FOR YOU Pastor and author Richard Foster writes about genuine, joyous giving. "Giving with a glad and generous heart has a way of rooting out the tough old miser within us. Just the very act of letting go of money or some other treasure does something great within us."1 Such genuine, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Growth Takes Time

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 18, 2018

GROWTH IS RARELY AN ACCIDENT, GROWTH HAS A PLAN… GROWTH REQUIRES EFFORT… THE MORE EFFORT THE MORE THE GROWTH WILL THRIVE… Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall get exactly what he expected. Les Brown tells a wonderful illustration that we need to consider… There is a tree that grows in ...read more

Tags: Plan, Growth

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Let's Play 'let's Pretend'. Let's Pretend That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008

Let's play 'Let's Pretend'. Let's pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I'm the owner and I'm interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel abroad and stay there until a new branch office gets ...read more

Tags: Action

Didn't You Get My Letters?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

DIDN'T YOU GET MY LETTERS? Let's play “Let's Pretend". Let's pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I'm the owner and I’m interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel abroad and stay there until a ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

The Price Has Been Paid For You

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Aug 28, 2024

The story is told of a young man who left the old country and sailed to America to make a new life in the new world. Before he left, his father pressed some money in his hand. It wasn't much, but it was all he had. He hoped it would tide the boy over until he found a job. His mother handed him ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-14

Tags: Good News, Barriers, Intimacy With God, Missing Out

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Majority Of Salvation Decisions Come In Direct ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

A majority of salvation decisions come in direct response to an invitation given by a family member or friend reports a new Barna survey. ...read more

Tags: Children

Drug Abuse Has Been A Cause Of Trouble In 24% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Drug abuse has been a cause of trouble in 24% of American families, up from 19% in ‘95 and 17 % in ’99. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Mother Teresa Was Once Asked By An Interviewer: ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 23, 2006

Mother Teresa was once asked by an interviewer: What is the biggest problem in the world today? she replied we draw the circle of our ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Denomination: Baptist

A Study Was Done By The Us Census Bureau Which ...

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Jan 8, 2007

A study was done by the US Census Bureau which stated that the USA has the highest: divorce rate, percentage of single parent families, teen ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Movieguide 2006 Reports In '05 Films Marketed To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

Movieguide 2006 reports in ’05 films marketed to families drew 4 times more box office receipts than ...read more

Movieguide 2006 Reports In '05 Films Marketed To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Movieguide 2006 reports in ’05 films marketed to families drew 4 times more box office receipts than ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Robert Tuttle Says, "Lead A Child To Christ: Over ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Grayless on Feb 15, 2003

Robert Tuttle says, "Lead a child to Christ: over 30% chance of whole family will come to salvation. Lead a mother/wife; over 17% ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Methodist

Children Spend An Average Of 10 Hours A Week ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Children spend an average of 10 hours a week listening to CD’’s, tapes or radio reports the Kaiser Family Foundation. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

84% Of Over 1,000 Students Surveyed Agreed That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

84% of over 1,000 students surveyed agreed that their future success would be determined by whether they have close family relationships. ...read more

Tags: Children

From Now Through Christmas, Consumers Will Spend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

From now through Christmas, consumers will spend about $10 billion buying new decorations to brighten family holiday celebrations. ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Movieguide 2006 Reports In '05 Films Marketed To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Movieguide 2006 reports in ’05 films marketed to families drew 4 times more box office receipts than ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Movieguide 2006 Reports In '05 Films Marketed To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Movieguide 2006 reports in ’05 films marketed to families drew 4 times more box office receipts than ...read more