In Sermon Illustrations: "Excited About Preaching"

In Addition To Knowing All There Is To Know ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In addition to knowing all there is to know about reading, writing and arithmetic, not to mention science, biology, history and music, a teacher has to be an authority on Baseball...Grasshoppers...Little girls...Snakes...Young ...read more

Tags: Learning

Lee Strobel, Former Atheist Turned Apologist ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 30, 2010

Lee Strobel, former atheist turned apologist said, “Because we are limited people with limited minds, we can’t understand everything about our unlimited God. So there are bound to be some ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

At Least He's Honest

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

AT LEAST HE'S HONEST The teenager who brought home a report card heavy with poor grades. His mother asked, "What have you to say about this?" The boy replied, ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Brethren

Dallas Seminary Professor Howard Hendricks ...  PRO

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 12, 2001

Dallas Seminary professor Howard Hendricks defines a close friend as someone who "knows everything about you, yet totally accepts you; will listen to your most heretical ideas without ...read more

Tags: Faith, Christian Love, Friendship General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Studies Have Shown People Who Don't Regularly ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003

Studies have shown people who don’t regularly attend church are reluctant to come to a worship service alone. But the same studies reveal over 90 percent of Americans say they want to learn more about the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Worship Purpose

Denomination: Baptist

America's Immigrant Population Has Gone From 4.7% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

America’s Immigrant Population has gone from 4.7% in ’70 to 10.4% today accounting for 28.3 million people. About 1 of every 10 persons in America was foreign ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Evangelicals: Barna Research Group Reports That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Evangelicals: Barna Research Group reports that about 72 million of the 235 million Christians in the U.S., or 30.6%, say they are born-again. Some 14 million of that group, or 19.4%, consider ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Sleepless

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Sleepless: National Institute on Aging studies show that among twentysomethings about 1 out of 8 are insomniacs. By ages 50 to 64, it’s 1 out of 5 and rises to 1 in 4 ...read more

Tags: Workplace

W. A. Criswell Said, "We're All Fascinated With ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 8, 2006

W. A. Criswell said, "We’re all fascinated with the future because that is where we will live the rest of our lives." Face it; the Lord is crazy about you. What is most valuable is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:27-43

Tags: Death

Attending A Wedding For The First Time, A Little ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" ? "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life." The child thought about this for ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24

Tags: Marriage, Relationships, Men And Women, Marriage General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You Can Shut Him [jesus] Up For A Fool, You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You can shut him [Jesus] up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon, or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Providence

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010

PROVIDENCE The word 'Providence' is made up of two words: * "Pro" means "Before" and "Video" means "to see"; * The word 'Providence' simply means "to see before" * So when we talk about the ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience

Denomination: Brethren

Jesus' Grandmother

Contributed by Richard White on Jun 25, 2011

JESUS' GRANDMOTHER A little boy came home from Sunday School. His mother asked, "Who was your teacher?" The boy replied, "I don't know her name but she must have ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Flip Wilson's Religion

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 19, 2012

FLIP WILSON'S RELIGION A person asked Flip Wilson about his religion and he replied, "I am a Jehovah's By-Stander." "I never heard of that, what is it?" Flip answered, "They ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why We Hide

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025

Think about a little boy who breaks a lamp in the living room. What does he do? He hides under the bed. Mom still knows. The lamp is still broken. But shame ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8, Psalm 32:3

Tags: Shame, Hiding

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

In Bill Gates' New Book Business @ The Speed Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

In Bill Gates’ new book Business @ The Speed of Thought, he lays out 11 rules that students do not learn in high school or college, but should. He argues that our feel-good, politically correct teachings have created a generation of kids with no concept of reality who are set up for failure in the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17, Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 22:36-40, Nehemiah 3:1-32

Tags: Endurance, Workplace, Leadership General, Listen

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sadly, We Are Sometimes Ashamed Of Jesus. I'm ...  PRO

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 20, 2003

Sadly, we are sometimes ashamed of Jesus. I’m guilty of it, and so are all of you. Sometimes we might not hide our faith, but we don’t go out of the way either to let people know that how much Jesus means to us. “Oh man, my friend will think I’m nuts if I tell him about the Savior. I don’t want to ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-14

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Lutheran

I Heard An Interesting News Item This Week. ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 27, 2004

I heard an interesting news item this week. According to the US Government it will now cost $160,140 for the average middle class American family to raise a child to the age 18. If you are quick on the draw with your math facts you just estimated what it may cost you to raise your children. For ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Children

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Was In A Christian Bookstore In St. Louis Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2004

I was in a Christian bookstore in St. Louis not that long ago. I was walking around looking at the different books on the shelves and trinkets that you could buy. I really didn’t see much that I thought was worth my attention, so I started heading to the door. Before I got to the door, however, ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-30

Tags: Misconceptions

Macarthur's New Testament Commentary: Romans 9-16 ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007

MACARTHUR’S NEW TESTAMENT COMMENTARY: ROMANS 9-16 by JOHN MACARTHUR, JR STATES THE FOLLOWING ABOUT OUR CHAPTER. 1. Despite the great popularity of the book of Romans, chapter 16 is often neglected by preachers, teachers, and Bible students. It has almost no explicit teaching and includes several ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational