In Sermon Illustrations: "Christian Identity"

Atheistic French Philosopher Voltaire Declared, ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 31, 2008

Atheistic French philosopher Voltaire declared, "Christianity win be non-existent 100 years after my death." But exactly 100 years after his death, the European Bible Society bought his house and turned it into the continents' largest ...read more

Tags: Atheism

Jane Friedman, President Of Harpercollins World, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Jane Friedman, President of HarperCollins World, identified the "Five Tenets of Publishing" at a recent ECPA Publishers University. They are: foster relationships; create and develop great content; remember that the author is the most important asset; move with technology and ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

A Person Working In The U.s. Marine Corps Lives ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 22, 2009

A person working in the U.S. Marine Corps lives with a motto of commitment "Semper Fidelis: Always Faithful." He is to remain faithful – even unto death – for the cause of his country. What is NOT expected of him? • Take orders from the enemy ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Adoption Means That There Is Continued ...

Contributed by David Tack on May 25, 2009

Our adoption means that there is continued forgiveness. Were God only our Judge, our past sins would all be forgiven, but we would have no assurance of forgiveness of future wrongs... Our adoption and God’s forgiveness are eternal. ...read more

Tags: Adoption

Denomination: Baptist

Scheme Of Things

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

SCHEME OF THINGS The divine "scheme of things," as Christianity understands it, is at once extremely elastic and extremely rigid. It is elastic, in that it includes a large measure of liberty for the creature; it is rigid in that it includes the proviso that, however created beings choose to ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Brethren

Misfit In This World !!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Mar 28, 2015

A young girl who had recently become a Christian asked the famous Baptist Preacher Charles Spurgeon…”What friends do I need to give-up now?" The Prince of Preachers replied "Hey, you do not have to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:4

Tags: Age, Friendship New Friends, Assuage

Denomination: *other

Spurgeon Quote

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 3, 2026

"For us to hate those who are in error, or talk of them with contempt or wish them ill, or do them wrong, is not according to the Spirit of Christ. You cannot cast out Satan by Satan, nor correct error by violence, nor overcome hate ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12, Matthew 5:43-48

Tags: Love, Enemies

Denomination: Methodist

Bearing Our Cross

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Apr 7, 2015

A "Natural" Rope a dope... Cross bearing is an indispensable part of a Christian’s life, so that work of moulding a person into a Christ-like image which begins at the point of re-generation is completed in all respects (2 Cor 3:18) by the time of Rapture or one’s departure from the Earthly ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18

Tags: Tithing, Trials And Difficulties, Bearing, Discerning

Denomination: *other

The Pitcairn Bible

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 18, 2026

Story: The story of the Mutiny on the Bounty has been told many times. But the one part of the story that does not make the news is the transformation made by one book to Pitcairn Island. You probably know the story well of the Mutiny on the Bounty. Fletcher Christian , the second in command ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16

Tags: Bible, Bounty, Mutiny

Denomination: Anglican

The Lady Or The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009

The Lady or the Lion By Frank Stockton (edited and revised) In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas were indeed semi-barbaric. The king had a daughter, beautiful and fair… the envy of every woman in the nation. She could have any man in the kingdom… but her heart was ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-21

Tags: Jealousy

The Man Of God Who Spoke To Ahab, King Of Israel

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 25, 2020

The man of God who spoke to Ahab, king of Israel Text: 1 Kings 20:28 And there came a man of God (identity unknown), and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 20:28, 1 Kings 16:31

Tags: Ahab, Man Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Unsung Heroines-Joash's Aunt And Nurse

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 2, 2022

Introduction: These two ladies risked certain death to save the crown prince (and, it might be added, the ancestor of the Messiah!) Text: 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, KJV: 10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 22:10-12

Tags: Joash, Unsung Heroines, Jehoshabeath

Denomination: Baptist

I Want To Share A Story That Has Changed The Way ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I want to share a story that has changed the way I view compassion. If I was a Hollywood film producer, I would make a movie out of it. It is a true story about a man named Bulus Tsetu. He and his family felt the call of God to start a Bible school in Nigeria, Africa. So after they had been there ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Words Of Comfort

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Words of Comfort Heaven Benjamin Franklin has often been quoted as saying, "In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes." Many have figured out ways to get out of paying taxes, legal or otherwise, but no one has yet been able to avoid the certainty of death. Sooner or later you are ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Too Many Hypocrites

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

TOO MANY HYPOCRITES One of the most common excuses given for someone not surrendering to the Gospel of Christ is found in this statement, "There are too many hypocrites in the church." Many persons who are seen by outsiders to be "hypocrites" may be true, yet immature, Christians. Christians ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:25

Tags: Church General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Are The Merciful

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Blessed Are The Merciful In the Sermon on the Mount, we notice that Jesus' subject was not on how people are to be saved, but on the fruit of those who allow the Holy Spirit to work in their lives. One of the signs or evidences that a person has been converted is that he is now merciful. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Here Are Some Statistics About Giving From The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 4, 2001

Here are some statistics about giving from the Barna Organization, which conducts significant research on the church in America: 8% of born again Christians tithed their income in 1999 17% of adults claimed in 1997 to have tithed but only 3% actually did ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Church Of God

I Heard Of A Preacher The Other Day Who Was ...

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 8, 2002

I heard of a preacher the other day who was asked, "What’s the size of your pastorate?" he said, "Twenty-five miles wide and one inch deep." That is what bothers a lot of preachers these days. [Church Growth, Church Depth, ...read more

Tags: Church General, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Air War  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002

THE AIR WAR It was said of Desert Storm, “the air war won the ground war.” The fervent, faithful praying of a few in a well-developed prayer center can win the ground war for the troops of Christians going out into their places of work and ...read more

Faith And Works Should Travel Side-By-Side, Step ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 6, 2002

Faith and works should travel side-by-side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again—until they can scarcely distinguish which is the one and which is the other. William ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith General, Faith Vs. Works, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist