In Sermon Illustrations: "CHURCH IN AMERICA"

God Bless America: Be Specific

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 13, 2011

GOD BLESS AMERICA: BE SPECIFIC The blind man's first request is for Jesus to have mercy on him. Jesus asks him specifically, "What do you want me to do for you?" He answers specifically, "Lord, I want to see." "God bless America," is a very general prayer. It may be as specific a prayer as ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

The Frozen Waterfall  PRO

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 9, 2014

THE FROZEN WATERFALL The present day church in America appears to be mostly principle and very little power. We say the right things and believe the right things, but produce very little evidence to confirm what the Bible says. You might say that the modern church is much like a FROZEN ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8-11

Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Revival, Fire Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cult Growth

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

CULT GROWTH Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) reported the largest membership increases in a year, according to the National Council of Churches’ 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches. Although Jehovah’s Witnesses currently rank 25th in size ...read more

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A Nation Is Made Great Not By Its Acres, But By ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A nation is made great not by its acres, but by the men who cultivate them; not by its great forests, but by the men who use them. America was a great land when ...read more

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America Is A Land Where Men Govern, But Women ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"America is a land where men govern, ...read more

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Whatever America Hopes To Bring To Pass In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to ...read more

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Ours Is The Only Country Deliberately Founded On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Ours is the only country deliberately ...read more

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Let Every Man Honor And Love The Land Of His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Let every man honor and love the land of his birth and the race from which he springs and keep their memory green. It is a pious and honorable duty. But let us have done with British-Americans and ...read more

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America United With A Handful Of Troops, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"America united with a handful of troops, or without a single soldier, exhibits a more forbidding posture to foreign ambition than America disunited, ...read more

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The Reformation Was Preceded By The Discovery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The reformation was preceded by the discovery of America, as if the Almighty graciously meant to open a sanctuary to the persecuted in future years, ...read more

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In America, Every Day Is A New Beginning, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In America, every day is a new beginning, and every sunset is merely the latest milestone on a voyage that never ends. For this is the land that has never become, but is always in the act ...read more

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Just As America Stands As An Example To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Just as America stands as an example to the world of the inestimable benefits of freedom and democracy, so too an America with the capacity to project her power for the purpose of protecting and expanding ...read more

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Americanism Means The Virtues Of Courage, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity and hardihood the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of ...read more

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There Is No Room In This Country For Hyphenated ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

There is no room in this country for ...read more

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The American People Never Carry An Umbrella. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to ...read more

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America Is Great Because She Is Good, And If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, ...read more

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In America, We Amplify Our Shortcomings So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In America, we amplify our shortcomings so loudly that they drown out the steady hum of a ...read more

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A Man Who Thinks Of Himself As Belonging To A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular national group in America ...read more

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America Lives In The Heart Of Every Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to ...read more

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Our Constitution Was Made Only For A Moral And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Our constitution was made only for a moral and ...read more

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