In Sermon Illustrations: "Fallen World"

The Great Philanthropist Stanley S. Kresge Was ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007

The great philanthropist Stanley S. Kresge was often in the company of college presidents or other fund-raisers asking for endowment or financial aid. During the course of discussion, Mr. Kresge would always ask one question, "Do you think the world is better today than it was 2,000 years ago?" I’d ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Tomorrow Is Memorial Day, A Time For Remembering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a time for remembering people who were important in our lives. Since 1971 Memorial Day has been observed annually on the last Monday in May. The purpose is to honor the nation’s military personnel killed in wartime. The holiday was called Decoration Day at first, because ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

The Following Words Were Written On The Tomb Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008

The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey: “When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat ...read more

Tags: Immovable

Someone Named J. R. Illingworth Once Said, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

Someone named J. R. Illingworth once said, "Prayer has been defined to be a wish referred to God; and, if we could keep this thought before us, it would help us to acquire the habit of prayer by making us refer each wish, as it comes into our minds, to God, for His assistance in furtherance or ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

More Beyond  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010

MORE BEYOND The Strait of Gibraltar is the strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. On either side of the Strait of Gibraltar there are two mountains, which were known in ancient times as the Pillars of Hercules. According to Greek mythology, Hercules built these pillars ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:13-18

Tags: Heaven

What The Cross Displayed  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011

WHAT THE CROSS DISPLAYED Author Henri Nouwen tells the story of a family he knew in Paraguay. The father, a doctor, spoke out against the military regime there and its human rights abuses. Local police took their revenge on him by arresting his teenage son and torturing him to death. Enraged ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-15

Tags: Cross

The Power Of Silence

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 4, 2016

They say silence is golden – but is it possible that too much silence is not such a good thing? There’s a room in the United States that’s so quiet it becomes unbearable after a short time. The longest anyone has survived in the ‘anechoic chamber’ at Orfield Laboratories in South Minneapolis is ...read more

Scripture: John 10:4-5

Tags: Silence, Listening To God

Denomination: Baptist

Quote From Fm Bishop Joe James "The Freedom We ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Chandler on Mar 11, 2002

Quote from FM Bishop Joe James “The freedom we have in Christ was made believable to an unbelieving world through the Love that was ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Methodist

I Read A Statement By William Lyon Phelps That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2002

I read a statement by William Lyon Phelps that sums it up: “If happiness were based on ease and freedom from worry, the happiest ...read more

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

The Charismatic Evangelical Movement, Currently ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Charismatic Evangelical movement, currently numbering 707 million people around the world, is growing by 8% per year. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

As Long As I Can Remember, I've Been Absolutely ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As long as I can remember, I've been absolutely hagridden with ambition. I think that if I could wish to have anything in the ...read more

Tags: Ambition

The Dreams Of Childhoodits Airy Fables; Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The dreams of childhoodits airy fables; its graceful, beautiful, humane, impossible adornments of the world beyond: so good to be believed ...read more

Tags: Children

I Think Of Death As A Glad Awakening From This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think of death as a glad awakening from this troubled sleep which we call life, as an emancipation from a world which, beautiful ...read more

Tags: Death

I Try To Have No Plans The Failure Of Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Do Not Like The Phrase: Never Cross A Bridge ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge until you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges in their imaginations ...read more

Tags: Thought

Eternity Has No Gray Hairs The Flowers Fade, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Eternity has no gray hairs The flowers fade, the heart withers, man grows old and dies, the world lies down in the sepulchre of ages, but ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

The Future Belongs To The Learners Not The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The future belongs to the learners not the knowers. In times of massive change, its the learner who will inherit the earth, while the learned stay ...read more

Tags: Thought

One Friend, One Person Who Is Truly ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One friend, one person who is truly understanding, who takes the trouble to listen to us as we consider our problem, ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

With The Death Of Every Friend I Lovea Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"With the death of every friend I lovea part of me has been buriedbut their contribution to my being of happiness, strength, and ...read more

Tags: Compassion