In Sermon Illustrations: "Drop Nets"

There's A Quote That Goes,

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 30, 2009

There’s a quote that goes, “There are times when it would seem as if God fished with a ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Man Swims In The Sea Of Self-Satisfaction, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man swims in the sea of self-satisfaction, nibbles at the bait of procrastination, swallows the hook of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A Federal Reserve Survey Released On 1/15/00 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

A Federal Reserve survey released on 1/15/00 reports that U.S. families median net worth jumped from $60,900 in ’95 to $71,600 in ’98, the survey’s latest year. A rise of nearly 18%! 48.8% of families owned stock in ’98, up from 40.4% in ’95. The median net worth of households with incomes of ...read more

Tags: Money

Estimates For The Number Of X-Rated Sites On The ...

Contributed by Chris Adams on Mar 2, 2006

Estimates for the number of X-rated sites on the net range from 20,000 to 7 million ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Baptist

A Poll By Christianet.com Finds That More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

A poll by ChristiaNet.com finds that more than half of Christians surveyed admitted to lying within ...read more

Tags: Lies

Years Ago We Discovered The Exact Point, The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up ...read more

Tags: Aging

In April More Than 25 Million People (17% Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

In April more than 25 million people (17% of the U.S. online population) visited dating sites says Nielsen/NetRatings. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Could It Be That When We Are Bold Enough To Step ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 28, 2009

"Could it be that when we are bold enough to step away from our safety nets and into the 'fire' of God’s call, this is when we’re most likely to ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Pentecostal

No More Fear Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009

NO MORE FEAR OF FALLING At the time it was completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. During the first phase of the project, 23 men fell to their death. There were very few safety devices, and things seemed to be going from bad to worse. So when it ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:5-9

Tags: Security

God Calls Busy People  PRO

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

GOD CALLS BUSY PEOPLE In the Bible, God never goes to the lazy or the idle when He needs men (or women) for His service. He goes to those who are already at work — the busy person: — Moses was busy with his flock at Horeb. — Gideon was busy threshing wheat by the winepress. — Saul was busy ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: *other

Jesus Issues The Same Call To All, But To ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 24, 2001

Jesus issues the same call to all, but to different tasks. Someone put it rather quaintly: "to some, Christ calls ’leave boat and bay, and white-haired Zebedee.’" To ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Call Of The Disciples, Workplace

Denomination: Baptist

Engaged Employees Can Have A Positive Bottom Line ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Engaged Employees can have a positive bottom line impact. Companies that achieve high worker engagement levels experience an average operating income improvement ...read more

It Is Always Easier To Confess The Sins Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is always easier to confess the sins of others than to acknowledge our own faults, and to point out the delinquencies of others than to mend our own nets. Men, like water, ...read more

Tags: Self

Brennan Manning, , Writes This: "The Whole ...

Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Nov 22, 2005

Brennan Manning, , writes this: “The whole universe is too small to contain his immensity. We can no more catch a hurricane in a shrimp net or Niagara Falls in a ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Methodist

Women View Porn: Nearly 1 In 3 Visitors To Online ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Women View Porn: Nearly 1 in 3 visitors to online porn sites is female. Nielsen/NetRatings estimates that 9.4 million American women accessed such sites in ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Christians And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

CHRISTIANS AND WEALTH According to data analyzed by Duke University sociologist Lisa Keister, the median net worth for conservative Protestants in ’00 was $26,000 vs. the $66,200 national median. "The one big difference is the conservative Protestants’ assumption that God is the owner of money and ...read more

Tags: Money

Sometimes Our Hate Sounds Louder In Our Actions ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Aug 19, 2004

"Sometimes our hate sounds louder in our actions than in the volume of our voices that claim love as the grace-filled answer." - Pastor Greg Buchner - Wakelee Church (www.wakeleechurch.net) on the ...read more

Tags: Adultery, Hate, Homosexuality

Denomination: Methodist

Marbles Of Love ...

Contributed by Joe Fain on Apr 6, 2009

Marbles of love ministry (As presented to Bible Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, KY 40456) 1151 s. dogwood drive berea, KY 40403 859-302-2622 [email protected] Greetings in Christ Name: We would like to introduce you to a ministry that we feel God has laid upon our hearts to ...read more

Tags: Outreach

Denomination: Baptist

We Cannot Tell The Precise Moment When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Someone Made The Wise Comment: "To Linger Is To ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 22, 2001

Someone made the wise comment: "To linger is to court ruin. Delay is the craftiest net of Satan. It is the terrible pitfall, out of which there are rare escapes" (Henry Law). When God speaks to us ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith

Denomination: Baptist