In Sermon Illustrations: "Christianity"

Millions Of Surveys Which We Have Helped To Take ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 24, 2003

"Millions of surveys which we have helped to take around the world indicate that approximately 98 percent of the Christians do not regularly introduce others to the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, Evangelism Urgency, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Mennonite

Mark Twain, Not Exactly A ...

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 7, 2006

ILLUSTRATION: Mark Twain, not exactly a die-hard Christian, wrote these words: “Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Assembly Of God

More Than Two-Thirds Of The Born Again Public – ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than two-thirds of the born again public – and well over 90% of evangelicals – have exposure to Christian media each month. ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Karl Rahner, Quoted In The Wittenburg Door – ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006

Karl Rahner, quoted in the Wittenburg Door – “The number one cause of atheism is Christians. Those who proclaim God with their mouths and deny Him with their ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Paul Calls Fruit Is The Sole Product Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What Paul calls fruit is the sole product of the Spirit-possessed life. It is the fruit of the Spirit; that is, it is His fruit and not that of the believer. All that the ...read more

Tags: Character

A. M. Hills (From Backsliders And Worldly ...  PRO

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 31, 2009

A. M. Hills (From Backsliders and Worldly Christians): "It is doubtful if a moral fall is ever abrupt. People decline in religion and backslide gradually. ...read more

Tags: Apostasy

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Vance Havener Said, "There Is Something ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Yount on Oct 28, 2001

Vance Havener said, “There is something wrong with our Christianity when we have to beg most of our crowd to come to church to hear about ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Baptist

A Famous Atheist Once Said, "If I Believed In ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2002

A famous atheist once said, "If I believed in hell as Christians do I would crawl on my hands and knees around the world to tell ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Enabled To Repent  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

ENABLED TO REPENT “A Christian is not one who never goes wrong, but one who is enabled to repent and begin over again after each ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Repentance

Denomination: Congregational

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The ...

Contributed by Glenn Hawley on Jan 11, 2005

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips then walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle that is what an ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:9-11

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

1/3 Of The World's 6 Billion People Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

1/3 of the world’s 6 billion people are Christians, roughly 1/2 the believers are Catholic and 1/4 Pentecostals and Charismatics. ...read more

Tags: Church General

American Baptist Churches Usa Is Expected To Lose ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

American Baptist Churches USA is expected to lose several hundred churches over homosexuality. It may become the biggest church exodus from any ...read more

Do Not Think Me Mad. It Is Not To Make Money ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Gospel Alone Is Sufficient To Rule The Lives ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere...any additional rules made to govern men’s conduct added nothing to the perfection ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 16, 2006

“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today are Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

Denomination: Baptist

Cynics Build No Bridges; They Make No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Cynics build no bridges; they make no discoveries; no gaps are spanned by them. Cynics may pride themselves in being realistic in their approach, but progress and the onward march of Christian ...read more

Tags: Cynicism

G. K. Chesterton Said, "As Long As Matters Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

G. K. Chesterton said, “As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is a mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be strength. Like all the ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas campaign mobilized Americans to contribute a record-breaking $117 million, up 5.4% from ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Word Division Means To "Rip" Or "Tear" (1 ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 20, 2008

The word division means to “rip” or “tear” (1 Cor. 1:10). The Christians in this church were tearing the church apart – they were allowing the spirit of offense to rip ...read more

Tags: Divisions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In 'a Guide To Spiritual Success', There Was A ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008

In 'A Guide to Spiritual Success', there was a chapter devoted to the importance of the local church. In it, Tony Evans said this, "Our relationship to the corporate body of Christians is crucial ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ