In Sermon Illustrations: "Country Church"

Sunday Is Like A Stile Between The Fields Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sunday is like a stile between the fields of toil, where we can kneel ...read more

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If Sunday Had Not Been Observed As A Day Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If Sunday had not been observed as a day of rest during the last three centuries, I have not the slightest doubt that we should have been at ...read more

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Do Not Let Sunday Be Taken From You. If Your ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, ...read more

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Sunday Is Natures Law As Well As Gods. No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sunday is natures law as well as Gods. No individual or nation habitually disregarding it has ...read more

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O What A Blessing Is Sunday, Interposed Between ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"O what a blessing is Sunday, interposed between the waves of worldly business like the divine path ...read more

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In Sunday School We Invest Our Lives In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In Sunday School we invest our lives in the lives of others; they in turn invest ...read more

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60% Of Canadians Believe "Through The Life, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

60% Of Canadians believe “through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God provided the way for the forgiveness of sins,” but only 17% attend church at least ...read more

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Hispanics Purchased 14.6% Of All U.s. Homes Sold ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Hispanics purchased 14.6% of all U.S. homes sold in ’05. In California, they comprise 28% of home buyers. The rate of homeownership among Hispanics hit a record 50% in Q4 of ‘05, according HUD. Low interest rates and flexible lending rules are the key cause factors. Hispanics are ...read more

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Plump Preachers 76% Of Christian Clergy Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Plump Preachers 76% of Christian clergy are overweight versus 61% of the public, according to a ’04 a Duke ...read more

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Pentecostal Power From Its Origins In An Ame ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Pentecostal Power From its origins in an AME Church on Azusa Street in Los Angeles, Pentecostalism has emerged as the world’s fastest-growing Christian movement. The World Christian Encyclopedia reports more than 500 million followers, comprising 25% of the world’s Christians, up from 6% in 1906. ...read more

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More Born Again New Barna Research Finds 45% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

More Born Again New Barna research finds 45% of all U.S. adults meet the Barna Group “born again” criteria. That’s up from 31% in ‘83. It hovered in the 36% to 43% range from ‘92 through ‘05. The current figure represents the largest single-year increase since ‘91. A 16-point rise among Baby ...read more

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100 Years Old The April 1906 Azusa Street ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

100 Years Old The April 1906 Azusa Street revivals in Los Angeles are considered the birth the modern Pentecostal movement. According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, adherents to Charismatic faiths now number more ...read more

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Jim Henderson, Author And President Of Off The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Jim Henderson, author and President of Off the Map, placed a winning eBay auction bid of $504 to send a Chicago atheist to church (one visit per $10 bid). Off the Map is ...read more

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Tony Campolo Wrote A Book Called "The Kingdom Of ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 6, 2007

Tony Campolo wrote a book called “The Kingdom of God is a Party.” In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu in the mid 80’s. Having crossed far too many time zones from Philadelphia to Hawaii, he found himself awake and needing breakfast at 3:30am local time. He ended up in a ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Don't Move The Piano  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 10, 2007

A new preacher at the local church walked into the auditorium of His new church. He thought it would be best to move the piano from the right side of the stage to the left side of the stage, so he moved it. Soon after he was fired for the disruption caused by the new ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Caught Asleep

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

GETTING CAUGHT ASLEEP Just in case your boss catches you asleep at your desk, be ready to blurt out one of these excuses: "They told me at the blood bank that this might happen." "This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to." "I was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-3

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What Are You Supposed To Do?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO? Frank Sosienski was a postman in Louisville, Kentucky, who didn’t want to deliver some of his mail. Perhaps he was tired of being chased by dogs. Perhaps it was the cold weather he disliked or the hot summertimes. Maybe the mail was heavy; maybe he wanted to quit his ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

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Staring At The Gates Of Hell

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

STARING AT THE GATES OF HELL Auguste Rodin was a French impressionist sculptor. He created The Thinker. The Thinker was originally meant to sit on top of Rodin’s greatest masterpiece, the Gates of Hell. The Thinker is contemplating an eternity of judgment separated from God. Author Neil Cole ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

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We Need Each Other

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 4, 2009

WE NEED EACH OTHER Edward Everett during the 19th century said: We ask the leaf, "Are you complete in yourself?" and the leaf answers, "No, my life is in the branches." We ask the branch, and the branch answers, "No, my life is in the trunk." We ask the trunk, and it answers, "No, my life is ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

Prophetic Preaching

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 26, 2009

PROPHETIC PREACHING A.W. Tozer, one described as a modern-day prophet, spoke these words in the 1950’s and describes the need for prophetic preachers: "If Christianity is to receive a rejuvenation, it must be by other means than any now being used. If the Church in the second half of this century ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational