In Sermon Illustrations: "Forsaken Things"

Emergency Locator On Raft Compared To Not Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2010

Emergency Locator on Raft Compared to Not Being Able to Hide Sin A big part of his prayer is confession. Nehemiah confessed his sin. He owned the problem. They were sins not simply of commission but of omission. Trying to hide our sins from God is impossible. He knows all about them. Numbers 32:23 ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 32:23

Tags: Sin Exposed

Ravi Zacharias Is One Of The Most Prominent And ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010

Ravi Zacharias is one of the most prominent and effective Christian speakers and writers of our time. Once Ravi was doing a lecture at Ohio State U. As he was being driven to the auditorium, the driver went past the new Wexner Art Center. The driver said, "This is a brand new art building for ...read more

Tags: Truth, Postmodernism

Denomination: Pentecostal

Biblical Proof The Creator Of Heaven And Earth Wrote The Bible

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Aug 25, 2025

Biblical Proof the Creator of Heaven & Earth also Wrote the Bible Hebrews 3:4 “For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.” A house does not build itself. A creation cannot create itself! Christ has built all things for He is God! (John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:4

Tags: Inspiration Of The Bible, Science In The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For A King

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 3, 2005

George Mc Donna wrote: They were looking for a king to lift them up on high. He came a little ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

I Firmly Believe That People Only Do Their Best ...

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jul 19, 2005

“I firmly believe that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Baptist

98% Of U.s. Teens Say Being A Virgin In High ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

98% of U.S. teens say being a virgin in high school is a good thing. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Perseverance Is More Prevailing Than Violence; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Sunshine Is Delicious, Rain Is Refreshing, Wind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad ...read more

Tags: Creation

Weather Is A Great Bluffer. I Guess The Same Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society things can look dark, then a break ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Have Never Seen A Bad Television Program, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

If You Would Have A Happy Family Life, Remember ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you would have a happy family life, remember two things: in matters of principle, stand like a rock; in ...read more

Tags: Family

Fame Is A Pearl Many Dive For And Only A Few ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

You Know How Congress Is. They'll Vote For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You know how Congress is. They'll vote for anything if the thing they vote for will turn around and vote for ...read more

Tags: Government

Empty Pieties And Good Resolutions Are Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Empty pieties and good resolutions are part of the natural equipment of every proper man. They were never meant to be performed or fulfilled, but ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

One Quickly Gains A Sense From The Bible That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One quickly gains a sense from the Bible that wherever the Holy Spirit is found in the lives of people, strange and wonderful ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Humor Is Perhaps A Sense Of Intellectual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective, an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two ...read more

Tags: Humor

One Man May Hit The Mark, Another Blunder; But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Let Us, Then, Be What We Are, And Speak What We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us, then, be what we are, and speak what we think, and in all things keep ourselves loyal to truth and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Percentage Of Mistakes In Quick Decisions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

If A Man Has Any Brains At All, Let Him Hold On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man has any brains at all, let him hold on to his calling, and, in the grand sweep of ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General