In Sermon Illustrations: "Father In The Faith"

I. (From "The Hurting Parent", Pg. 78ff.) A ...

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007

i. (From “The Hurting Parent”, pg. 78ff.) A couple with two daughters still at home received a call from their wayward son late one night. He had called from a hotel and told his mom, “I’m hurting and really hungry…tell me what to do.” His voice drifted off and a strong voice broke in. It was ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Swallowed By A Whale - The Sign Of Jonah

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 13, 2025

Jonah was in the belly of a great fish for 3 days and 3 nights! A kayaker from Chile was in the mouth of a Humpback whale for about 3 seconds - before being spit out! The story was reported by CNN (February 13, 2025) A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:17, Matthew 12:39, Matthew 12:40

Tags: Bible, Jonah, Miracles, Rejection, Escape, Signs, Reliability Of Scripture  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spirit Of Fear

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022

There was a lady who died in 1916 named Hetty Green. She has been called “America’s greatest miser.” When she died in 1916, her estate was valued at $100 million. But she was so miserly that she ate cold oatmeal in order to save the expense of heating the water. When her son had a severe leg ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Tags: Fear, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Spirit Of Fear

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Miracle Is An Event Which Is Not Producible By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2002

A miracle is an event which is not producible by the natural causes that are operative at the time and place that the event occurs. William Lane Craig ...read more

Researchers Report Only 10% Of Children In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Researchers report only 10% of children in churched families get involved in discussions about Christian faith. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

More Than 80% Of Religion Surfers Describe Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

More than 80% of religion surfers describe their faith as “very strong,” versus 61% for the general public. (Foster ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

There Are 67 Million People In The U.s. Ages ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are 67 million people in the U.S. ages 18-34 and 40% leave their faith during these years. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

50% Of Fortune 500 Companies Have Policies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

50% of Fortune 500 companies have policies prohibiting them from giving to faith-based groups. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Giving General

What Is The Church?the Best Way To Kill A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What is the church?The best way to kill a church is to squeeze it into a building. For without contact with people in need and publicly witnessing ...read more

Tags: Church General

As One Biblical Scholar Put It, "Christianity ...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 26, 2012

As one Biblical scholar put it, "Christianity can never become our responsibility until we acknowledge that it is primarily ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: *other

A Teenager Noticed This In His Own Life And ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 3, 2005

A teenager noticed this in his own life and sought out his pastor. A teenager was sitting in the pastor’s office saying,"Sometimes I don’t think I am a Christian. I don’t seem to have the same interest and excitement, or enthusiasm I once did. It isn’t easy for me to remember God, to come to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6, Ephesians 4:22-24

Tags: Discipleship, Baptism Adult

Denomination: Lutheran

In A Study Of 14,700 Teens, University Of North ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

In a study of 14,700 teens, University of North Carolina sociologist Kathleen Harris discovered that girls with involved fathers are more likely to delay sex and less likely to use drugs or ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Let Us Keep Untarnished, Unstained, The Honor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us keep untarnished, unstained, the honor of the flag our fathers bore aloft in the teeth of the wildest storm, the flag that shall float above the solid files of a united people, a people sworn to the great cause of ...read more

Tags: Government

Flag Folding & The Meaning Of Each Fold!  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 9, 2002

Flag Folding & The Meaning of Each Fold! Unknown I guess this settles the "One Nation Under God" debate once and for all. Do you know that at military funerals, the 21 gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776? Have you ever noticed the honor guard pays meticulous attention ...read more

Tags: Funeral, Appearance, Motives, Holidays Civic

Denomination: Assembly Of God

False Converts

Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 5, 2018

As an archery deer hunter I walk a lot out in nature. Yesterday as I was walking across a corn field I found a small branch of pretty colored leaves. My wife loves collecting leaves and doing crafts with them. I looked around and there were no trees with in a great distance from the leaves. How ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6, Matthew 4:17, John 3:16-18

Tags: Grace, Believe, Salvation, Repentance

[042] A Message From A Poem – Christ In Me And I In Him

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 2, 2025

[042] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CHRIST IN ME AND I IN HIM I meant this to be a personal, yet touching poem. The title – Christ in me and I in Him” can be taken as a one-way dialogue between two people, the Lord and me. I am sharing with my Saviour the thoughts in my mind. (A personal chat). On ...read more

Scripture: John 12:24, Mark 6:49-50, Acts 18:9

Tags: Wheat, Prayer, Poem, Christ In Me, A Grain Of Wheat, Personal Chat  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Who Receives This Word, And By It Salvation, ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Jan 4, 2006

“One who receives this Word, and by it salvation, receives along with it the duty of passing this Word on…Where there is no mission there is no Church, and where there is ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Baptist

He Is Your Friend, Your Partner, Your Defender, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his leader. He will be yours, faithful ...read more

Tags: Family

It Is Impossible To Govern The World Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is impossible to govern the world without God. He must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked that has not ...read more

Tags: Government

Much Beautiful, And Excellent, And Fair, Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Much beautiful, and excellent, and fair, Was seen beneath the sun; but nought was seen More beautiful, or excellent, or fair, Than face of ...read more

Tags: Compassion