In Sermon Illustrations: "Genesis 1 4 1"

Gang Member's Turf

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 9, 2024

We learned that the belt of truth is a belt of truthfulness. It is “speaking the truth in love” (Eph. 4:15). It is avoiding all forms of lies, hypocrisy, deception, and manipulation because that is the devil’s turf. Gang members in these big cities understand the value of staying on your own turf. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18, Ephesians 4:15

Tags: Safety, Spiritual Warfare, Truthfulness, Lies, Turf  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Nearly 10 Million Americans Currently Suffer From ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Nearly 10 million Americans currently suffer from serious chronic conditions that prevent them from carrying out many daily activities for themselves. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

More Christians In Mexico: The Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

More Christians In Mexico: The Christian population in Mexico has grown from 2.4 million in ’80 to 10 million in ’00 according to the nation’s Census ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

The 2005 Child Well-Being Index Notes That Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The 2005 Child Well-Being Index notes that just 41% of 12th-graders attend weekly religious ceremonies in ‘04, down from 51% in ’75. ...read more

Tags: Children

Christian College: In Favor Since '97, Enrollment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian College: In Favor Since ’97, enrollment in the nation’s 104 Christ-centered colleges has risen 27% vs. 9% for all 4-year ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

It Now Takes Job Hunters An Average Of 9.6 Weeks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

It now takes job hunters an average of 9.6 weeks to land work compared 5.8 weeks at the same point of the downturn of the early ‘90’s. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Resurrection Only 36% Of American Adults Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

Resurrection Only 36% of American adults believe that, after you die, your physical body will someday be resurrected. 54% do not believe so and 10% ...read more

60% Of Canadians Believe "Through The Life, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

60% Of Canadians believe “through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God provided the way for the forgiveness of sins,” but only 17% attend church at least ...read more

Tags: Church General

Resurrection Only 36% Of American Adults Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Resurrection Only 36% of American adults believe that, after you die, your physical body will someday be resurrected. 54% do not believe so and 10% ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Upon Leaving Church One Morning, Our Pastor Asked ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 24, 2003

Upon leaving church one morning, our Pastor asked our 4 year old son "if the Devil ever tells him to do bad things"? He ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Domestic Abuse Results In More Than $44 Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Domestic Abuse results in more than $44 million in annual medical costs, 99,800 days of hospitalization, and 175,500 days lost from work. (Current ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Small Church Growth In '06 Outreach Magazine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Small Church Growth In '06 Outreach magazine cited a growth of 21.5% for megachurches from 1994 to 2004. At the same time congregations of less ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

Muslims Outnumber Catholics The Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Muslims Outnumber Catholics The number of Muslims has overtaken the number of Roman Catholics in the world, reports the Vatican. Muslims make up 19.2% of the ...read more

Tags: Religion

55 Million Americans Have Disabilities. 24.8% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

55 million Americans have disabilities. 24.8% are mobility limitations, 24.8% limited hand use, 16.4% cognitive disabilities, 11.9% vision, ...read more

A Cnn/Usa Today Poll Reveals That Almost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

A CNN/USA Today poll reveals that almost two-thirds of people in America pray to God before mealtime--a substantial increase compared to a similar survey ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

A Survey By Phi Delta Kappa, A Professional ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

A survey by Phi Delta Kappa, a professional educators fraternity, finds 60% of teachers support a constitutional amendment permitting spoken prayers in public schools. (The ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Out Of This World: For $995, Space Services Inc., ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Out Of This World: For $995, Space Services Inc., will place a gram of a person’s ashes in an aluminum capsule the size of 4 dimes stacked together, and attach it to a rocked and ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Atheists, Agnostics And Adults Associated With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Atheists, agnostics and adults associated with non-Christian faith groups make up 21% of the adult U.S. population while 39% are what Barna labels notional ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

The Harvard Center For Risk Analysis Estimates ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis estimates that the use of cell phones while driving causes about 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries each year in the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Life & The Internet 45% Of Internet Users, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Life & The Internet 45% of Internet users, or about 60 million Americans, say the internet helped them make big decisions or negotiate their way through major life ...read more

Tags: Entertainment