In Sermon Illustrations: "Exodus 14 10 31 15 20 21"

Michael Jordan: Persevere

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012

MICHAEL JORDAN: PERSEVERE In the fall of 1978, fifteen-year-old Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. The sophomore was 5 feet 11 inches and with his skills, the coach told him that he was not good enough, and Michael ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-12

Tags: Endurance

The Red Baron And Temptation  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 16, 2013

THE RED BARON AND TEMPTATION Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen was a famous German First World War fighter pilot. He was better known as the Red Baron because he flew a distinctive a red Fokker aircraft. He shot down more combat planes than any one else on either side in the first World war ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:12-14, Daniel 1:5-16, Matthew 25:1-13, Matthew 4:1-11

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Anglican

Busyness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013

BUSYNESS Busyness is no sign of spirituality or any kind of a full life. In fact, it’s more likely the sign of an empty life. Tim Kreider, in an article he wrote for The New York Times called The Busy Trap put it this way: “If you live in America in the 21st century, you’ve probably had to listen ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Tags: Complaining

Encouragement

Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016

In August 1995, the church I pastored made the decision to do a major renovation on our thirty-five-year-old sanctuary. The first step was to put together a crew of people to do internal demolition. Around forty people showed up to take care of this task. Dust was everywhere as we ripped up ...read more

Tags: Encouragement, Encourage, Gifts Encouragement

Denomination: Baptist

A Light Of Hope  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009

A Light of Hope There is a story about how the caverns north of Yellowstone National Park were discovered. As the story goes, one of the original explorers was walking along the top of that mountain and fell through a hole, and he dropped down several hundred feet into this cavern and was stuck in ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12, Isaiah 9:1-2, Matthew 4:14-16

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Who Is Praying For Me?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 31, 2022

Pastor Jim Cymbala's daughter had been running from God for a long time. Chrissy had rebelled against her family, had left home, and was living as far from God as she could. But one night, this teenager awoke with the distinct feeling that someone was praying for her. And someone was. The ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3, James 4:1-2

Tags: Petition, Intercessory Prayer, Interceding For Sinners, Prayer

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trapped

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 15, 2024

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. When my son was practicing with his little league baseball team there was a practice field. The practice field was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:18, Galatians 5:7

Tags: Change, Trapped

Denomination: Assembly Of God

James Uses Paradoxes To Convey Stabilizing ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001

James uses paradoxes to convey stabilizing wisdom. Paradoxes are like literary oxymorons. Top Ten List of Oxymorons. 10. Computer security 9. Political science 8. Tight slacks 7. Definite maybe 6. Pretty ugly 5. Twelve-ounce pound ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-18

Tags: Workplace, Descriptions Of God, God's Omniscience

Greg Slayton Is The Ceo Of Clickaction.com. He ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Oct 12, 2001

Greg Slayton is the CEO of ClickAction.com. He says, in the busy dot.com world in which he now succeeds, he is exhausted by the frantic pace. This is how he describes where it has left him in relationship with others: "The sense of isolation is a curse. It is ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends, Church Small Groups, Disappointment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Who Died In 1997 Has Received A Telephone ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 31, 2003

A man who died in 1997 has received a telephone bill from Sprint at his current abode -- the Hillside Cemetery in Auburn, Mass. "Our clients here don’t usually get mail," said superintendent Wayne Bloomquist. "I wondered if maybe we should start putting ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33

Tags: Death

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mennonites Merge: In A Vote Eclipsing All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Mennonites Merge: In a vote eclipsing all expectations, the Mennonite Church (based in Elkhart, Ind.) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (based in Newton, Kan.) merged to form the Mennonite Church USA. The new denomination brings together the 125,000 members of the two groups. Over ...read more

Tags: Church General

Morning Showers: As Earth Rotates, The Side ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Morning Showers: As Earth rotates, the side facing the direction of its orbit around the Sun tends to scoop up more space debris. This part of the sky is directly overhead at dawn. For this reason, the Perseids and other meteor showers (and also random shooting stars in ...read more

Tags: Creation

E-Mail Lowers Iq: According To A Hewlett Packard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

E-Mail Lowers IQ: According to a Hewlett Packard study, the IQ of workers who tried to juggle e-mail messages and other work fell by 10 points, more than double the 4 point fall seen after smoking pot, and about equal ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Shoppers Expect To Spend An Average Of Only $671 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Shoppers expect to spend an average of only $671 on Christmas gifts this year, down 1% from last year, reports Gift Tracker survey. American consumers feel wrung out and are not particularly bullish about their holiday gift shopping. But what consumers say and what they ...read more

Tags: Christmas

The Donorpulse 2003, An Annual Poll Conducted By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The DonorPulse 2003, an annual poll conducted by Campbell Research, reports what types of organizations Americans gave to last year. 33% of the population has given to health, medical or hospital charities and 34% to social service organizations. 30% have given to religious charities in ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Abortion Is No More Purely A Medical Problem Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Abortion is no more purely a medical problem just because the physician wields the curette than chemical warfare is purely a problem for pilots because they press the lever releasing the chemical. E. Fuller Torrey, taken from "Abortion", Dallas, TX: Christian Medical & Dental ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Depression 1 In 4 People Are Affected By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Depression 1 in 4 people are affected by depression of family, friends, and coworkers, while 1 in 10 experience a major depressive episode yearly. The World Health Organization estimates depression will be the 2nd leading cause of health impairment worldwide by 2020. Unfortunate-ly the ...read more

Tags: Emotions

There’s An Old Danish Proverb Which States ...

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 22, 2010

There’s an old Danish proverb which states that “HE WHO BUILDS ACCORDING TO EVERY MAN’S ADVICE WILL HAVE A CROOKED HOUSE.” We need a reliable map. It is the map which gives direction, shape, and purpose to our life. The 10 commandments are our divine map for ...read more

Tags: Law

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Worst ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

WORST PLACE North Korea is the worst place in the world for Christians to live, according to Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List. North Korea has led the list for six years in a row, with more arrests of Christians in 2007 than in 2006. Saudi Arabia is in second place ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Tv Disorders

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

TV DISORDERS 40% of 3-month-old infants regularly watch TV, and by age 2 it increases to 90%, according to the Univ. of Washington. Between ages 2 and 5, American kids are watching 4 hours of TV daily. The likelihood of hyperactive disorders later in life ...read more

Tags: Children