In Sermon Illustrations: "Chances"

What Can Be More Foolish Than To Think That All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the ...read more

Tags: Change

Consider Carefully Before You Say A Hard Word ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Consider carefully before you say a hard word to a man, but never let a chance to say a good one go by. Praise ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Friendliness Is Contagious. The Trouble Is, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendliness is contagious. The trouble is, many of us wait to catch it from someone else, when we might be better ...read more

Tags: Compassion

By Intercessory Prayer We Can Hold Off Satan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

By intercessory prayer we can hold off Satan from other lives and give the Holy Ghost a chance with them. No wonder ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

To Insure Victory In Combat, Soldiers Need ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 24, 2004

"To insure victory in combat, soldiers need confidence in their leader with a felling that when they go out in the battlefield, they have great chances ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Probability Of Jesus Fulfilling Messianic Prophecy!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 28, 2023

In his book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applies the modern science of probability to just eight Messianic prophecies regarding Christ. He says, "The chance that any man might have fulfilled all eight prophecies is one in 10 to the 17th. That would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000." (one ...read more

Tags: Messianic Prophecy, Old Testament, Christmas, Jesus, Science, Miracles, Son Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seizing Opportunity

Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024

The ancient allegory of 'Occasio' or 'Opportunity' is represented by a unique statue. This figure is often depicted as a youth with a peculiar hairstyle: lush and long in the front but completely bald at the back. The imagery is profound in its symbolism. The long lock of hair at ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:10

Tags: Moment, Decisive, Hesitation, Consequence, Fleeing, Opprotunity, Commitment, Action, Seize  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

When Abraham Lincoln Was A Boy He Husked Corn For ...  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Lucas on May 11, 2001

When Abraham Lincoln was a boy he husked corn for three days to pay for a second-hand copy of “The Life of Washington.” After he had read the book he said, “I don’t always intend to delve, grub, shuck corn, split rails, and the like.” “What do you want to be now?” asked Mrs. Crawford. “I’ll be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Tags: Workplace Evangelism, Peace, Leadership General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Show Me The Mommy  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2005

SHOW ME THE MOMMY One of the latest reality shows in South Africa is called "Show me the Mommy." An eligible bachelor gets to go out with 3 moms and choose which daughter he wants to date based on his opinion of the mother. Which mom would have raised the most enjoyable girl to date? Moms, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-6

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

A Free Press Can Of Course Be Good Or Bad, But, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad.Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

If Youre Not Making Mistakes, Youre Not Taking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If youre not making mistakes, youre not taking risks, and that means youre not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

The Late Dr. Boice Had Some Interesting Thoughts ...  PRO

Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Nov 3, 2000

The late Dr. Boice had some interesting thoughts as to why God’s justice is offensive. In human affairs we rightly value justice and the "wrath" of the judicial system, for they protect us. If by chance we ourselves run afoul of the law, there is always the chance that we can cop a plea, escape on ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:1-12

Tags: Forgiveness General, God's Judgment, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Baptist

Batman Begins" Movie Has A Scene In It That I ...

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 8, 2005

"Batman Begins" movie has a scene in it that I like – Bruce Wayne aka Batman puts on the playboy act—meant to keep people from connecting him with the crusading hero Batman— Wayne’s girlfriend from his past and now a zealous district attorney, saw all that and relates her disappointment in what ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Couples Who Receive Premarital Education Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Couples who receive premarital education have a 31% lower chance of divorce reports Journal of Family Psychology. The median number of hours ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Nobody Can Really Guarantee The Future. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nobody can really guarantee the future. The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Imagine A Group Of People Coming To Your Home And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2002

Imagine a group of people coming to your home and interrupting your Twinkie-eating, TV-watching routine with an urgent message: “Good News! We’re from the United States Olympic Committee. We have been looking for someone to run the marathon in the next Olympics. We have statistics on every person ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:24, 1 Corinthians 9:24, 2 Timothy 4:7, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:1-4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Race, Discipleship, Disciplines

The Amazing Accuracy Of Scripture

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 28, 2020

Professor Emeritus of Science at Westmon College, Peter Stoner, has calculated the probability of one man fulfilling the major prophecies made concerning the Messiah. The estimates were worked out by twelve different classes of 600 college students. The students carefully weighed all the factors, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-3

Tags: Word Of God, Inerrancy, Prophecies Fulfilled, Inspiration Of The Bible, Bible, Messiah  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Probability Of Prophecy Fulfilled

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Aug 27, 2023

There are 61 major prophecies that Jesus fulfilled. If you can find anyone living or dead, who can fulfil only half of these predictions than I have $1000 for you. The following probabilities are taken from Peter Stoner in Science Speaks to show that coincidence is ruled out by the science of ...read more

Scripture: Micah 5:2, Malachi 3:1, Zechariah 9:9, Psalm 22:16, Zechariah 11:12, Zechariah 11:13, Isaiah 53:7, Isaiah 53:12  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Fulfilled Prophecy, Probability, Mathematics, Prophecy Fulfilled

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Married Men Who Are Fired Have An 18% Higher ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Married men who are fired have an 18% higher chance than the norm of being divorced with the next 3 months versus 13% for women. ...read more

Tags: Divorce

If You Have Made Mistakes ... There Is Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have made mistakes ... there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life