In Sermon Illustrations: "Fake News"

Bob Harris, Weatherman For Ny Tv Station Wpix-Tv ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

Bob Harris, weatherman for NY TV station WPIX-TV and the nationally syndicated independent Network news, had to weather a public storm of his own making in 1979. Though he had studied math, physics and geology at three colleges, he left school without a degree but with a strong desire to be a media ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed, King

Donald Grey Barnhouse On Mystery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009

Donald Grey Barnhouse on Mystery Engagement The second aspect of our being strengthened is given in the last half of Romans 16:25 where Paul says, “according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages.” In other words, we are strengthened when and as the ancient mystery is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:25-27

Tags: Secrets

The Week Before Last I Made A Trip To Lincoln, ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 20, 2008

The week before last I made a trip to Lincoln, Illinois. I drove Dallas and Alpha’s car up there and left it off for them. (It was an 18-hour road trip, but I actually enjoyed most of it. The reason I enjoyed it was not JUST that I was driving a red SAAB with lots of pickup --- that got 35 miles ...read more

Tags: Music

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fishing With A Net

Contributed by John Bright on May 12, 2023

Dr. Daniel B. Wallace has taught Greek and New Testament courses on a graduate school level since 1979. He wrote about this idea based on Matthew 4 “19 He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.” 20 They left their nets immediately and followed him.” “It’s strange ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19

Tags: Fishing, Evangelism, Hell

Denomination: Methodist

The Renewal Of Our Natures Is A Work Of Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The renewal of our natures is a work of great importance. It is not to be done in a day. We have not only a new house to build up, but an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Tags: Holiness, Character

The Ability To Collaborate Is The Most Sought ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Ability To Collaborate is the most sought skill managers want in a new employee. 75% rank it first with ambition ringing in at ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Young People Ages 15 To 24 Account For Half Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Young people ages 15 to 24 account for half of the world’s new cases of HIV/AIDS. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

What Refuge Is There For The Victim Who Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the knowledge that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

It Is The Imagination Which Makes The World Seem ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is the imagination which makes the world seem new to us every dayIt is the imagination which wakens the dry bones of any ...read more

Tags: Thought

Invention, Strictly Speaking, Is Little More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and ...read more

Tags: Thought

Australia Paid Cash Bonuses To 16,000 Dead People ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jun 4, 2009

Australia paid cash bonuses to 16,000 dead people as part of a multi-billion dollar stimulus package designed to ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Pentecostal

[138]. A Message From A Poem – If You Live In Sin You Will Never Win

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 19, 2025

[138]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IF YOU LIVE IN SIN YOU WILL NEVER WIN There is nothing truer than the title of this poem. Those who live in sin and claim it as their own will never win in the end. Asaph who wrote Psalm 73 had a problem when he observed people. The godless were always ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:2-5, Psalm 73:9, Psalm 73:13-14, Psalm 73:16-17, Psalm 73:27-28  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Judgment, Accountability, Asaph, Sinners, Live In Sin, Sin, Obedience  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[185]. Poem Message – Mouths That Sham Rejoicing

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 5, 2025

[185]. POEM MESSAGE – MOUTHS THAT SHAM REJOICING When I was young we generally could trust what people said to us. There was a great deal of honesty back then (1950s) but that has evaporated. People tell us barefaced lies and that is now the way of the world. That makes the Christian life ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:8-9, Jeremiah 7:9-10

Tags: Rejoice, Lies, Dishonesty, Pretend, Pretence, No Commitment, Worship, Praise, False, Sing  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Philip Yancey In Leadership States, "Like ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2001

Philip Yancey in Leadership states, “Like a victorious locker room, church is a place to exult, to give thanks, to celebrate the great news that all is ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, God's Provision, Joy

Gallup Reports That 14% American Adults Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Gallup reports that 14% American adults were members of a Bible study group in ’00. (U.S. News & World ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Half Of All Baby Boomers Are Experiencing Some ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Half of all baby boomers are experiencing some hearing loss finds a new study. Loud noise is blamed. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Shanghai Has 4,000 Skyscrapers, Nearly Twice As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Shanghai has 4,000 skyscrapers, nearly twice as many as New York, and plans to add 1,000 more in the ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

There Is A Certain Relief In Change Even Though ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is a certain relief in change even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stagecoach, it is often a comfort to ...read more

Tags: Change

Change Is The Watchword Of Progression. When We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Change is the watchword of progression. When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs ...read more

Tags: Change

While Modern Technology Has Given People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"While modern technology has given people powerful new communication tools, it apparently can do nothing to alter the fact ...read more

Tags: Communication General