In Sermon Illustrations: "Friendship New Friends"

Americans With Disabilities And Other Chronic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Americans with Disabilities and other chronic conditions are less likely to use the Internet, but those who are online are among the most avid consumers of health-related information, a new study finds. 50% of those with chronic conditions use the Internet, compared with ...read more

Tags: Disability

My Contribution To Salvation

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 22, 2008

MY CONTRIBUTION TO SALVATION At first glance it appears that the gospel is nothing but good news. As J. I. Packer neatly summarized: "There is really only one point to be made in the field of soteriology: the point that God saves sinners." So why was Jesus ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Finding God's Will With A Mentalist: Pick A ...

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008

Finding God’s will with a mentalist: Pick a number between one and ten. Multiply that number by two. Add eight to the new number. Divide that number by two. Now subtract your original number from this result. Remember that number. If ...read more

Tags: Wonder

Denomination: Baptist

Today Our Prayer Could Be: Lord, You Were Neither ...

Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008

Today our prayer could be: Lord, You were neither disheartened nor crushed as You lived YOUR life. The Father upheld You in Your mission. We ask today to uphold us. Grant us new strength, restore our ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mount Hope Church In Lansing, Mi, Was Attacked On ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 17, 2008

Mount Hope Church in Lansing, MI, was attacked on November 9, 2008, by homosexual activitist who disrupted the service with unmentionable actions. It is a sad fact that our world has come to this, but the world is coming to the church. The question is, will they hear the gospel ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Church Was Having A Break In Problem So They ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 8, 2008

A church was having a break in problem so they had a new alarm system installed. When the alarm goes off, the alarm company calls the church, calls the pastor, calls the assitant pastor, and then calls the sheriff. We need alarms like that in our lives. ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Pentecostal

Peanut Parable

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 24, 2023

The kingdom of God is like a man who looked in a new way at a food grown and eaten only by poor folks, the peanut, and developed over three hundred by products from it: cereals, oils, dyes, soaps, and food substitutes. It turned out that the crop restored the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-52

Tags: Kingdom Of God, Lavish, Growth

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Calling Robert's Bluff  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002

CALLING ROBERT'S BLUFF James Dobson tells a story about a ten-year-old boy named Robert who was a patient of a California pediatrician. When Robert was scheduled for a visit to the doctor’s office, the news would spread like wildfire. Nurses would whisper to themselves, “Batten down the ...read more

I'm A Different Person  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 27, 2003

I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON “…that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind…” When I still lived in California, and for a while was selling cars until I repented, I worked with a very lovely young woman named Sheri. We became good friends, because we were hired very close to the same time. She ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, Colossians 3:12-17

Tags: Disciplines Meditation, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Orthodox

The Gift Of The Skates

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

THE GIFT OF THE SKATES So how do we recognize His authority in our lives? How do we express our faith and our love to Him? By committing ourselves to His mission. Jesus doesn’t say anything about saving sinners and getting them into heaven. The primary priority of his mission is to preach good ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-6

Tags: Christmas

Say, "Yes"

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016

Bob Goff tells of his love for playing practical jokes on his buddies. His friend Doug made the mistake of telling him where he was celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary and the penthouse suite he had prepaid for. A few days later, he and his wife checked into the hotel as Doug and his wife. ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-16

Tags: Risk, Risk Taking, Say Yes To God

Denomination: Methodist

Hell Is Real  PRO

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Apr 5, 2008

Hell Is Real ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I went into my classroom Ready for another year at school. I didn’t want the work, Just wanted to hang and be cool. I had on new clothes, New sneaks on my feet. I was there for class on time Went to the back and took my seat. Yeah, I’m moving up. I’m ...read more

Denomination: *other

In One Of His Lighter Moments, Benjamin Franklin ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 5, 2001

In one of his lighter moments, Benjamin Franklin penned his own epitaph.: The Body of B. Franklin, Printer Like the Cover of an old Book Its contents torn out, And stript of its Lettering and Guilding, Lies here, Food for Worms, But the Work shall not be ...read more

Tags: Funerals Christian, Death, Comfort

Denomination: Wesleyan

At The End Of World War I, Herbert Hoover, ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 14, 2002

ILLUS:At the end of World War I, Herbert Hoover, later to become President of the United States, led the allied relief efforts in Europe. He kept hundreds of thousands from starving, and a new word entered the Finnish language. In Finland, to "hoover" ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Character

The Fellowship Of God  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002

THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD The New Bible Dictionary says: “In his essential life, God is a fellowship. This is perhaps the supreme revelation of God given in the Scriptures: it is that God’s life is eternally within himself a fellowship of three equal and distinct persons, Father, Son and Spirit, and ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Trinity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Will Prevail  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003

WE WILL PREVAIL "My fellow citizens, the dangers to our country and the world will be overcome. We will pass through this time of peril and carry on the work of peace. We will defend our freedom. We will bring freedom to others. And we will prevail." --President George W. Bush, ...read more

Tags: Endurance, War, Political Freedom

As A Senor Citizen Was Driving Down The Freeway, ...  PRO

Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 14, 2005

As a senor citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Herman, I just heard on the news that there’s some nut going the wrong way on 280. Please ...read more

Tags: Misconceptions

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Higher Educational Attainment Of Women Born ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The higher educational attainment of women born after WWII has contributed greatly to the changing roles of women in society. With the same educational advantages as men, women expect the same opportunities. While many will still encounter obstacles to advancement, young women will continue to ...read more

Tags: Women

Search Engines Critical Forrester Research ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Search Engines Critical Forrester Research conducted a survey asking Web users what they rated as the most effective way of getting to a Web site the 1st time. 57% said search engine positioning, 38% e-mail, 35% ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Fewer Churchgoers Since ‘91, The Adult Population ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Fewer Churchgoers Since ‘91, the adult population in the U.S. has grown by 15%. But during that same period, according to a new Barna Group study, the number of adults who do not attend church has nearly doubled, rising from 39 ...read more

Tags: Church General