In Sermon Illustrations: "Genesis 2 15 17 3 1 7"

Nine Year-Old Girl Transformed By Liver ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Nine year-old Girl Transformed by Liver Transplant and Change of Blood Type Demi-Lee Brennan had a liver transplant at age 9. She faced a life on anti-rejection drugs like every other transplant patient. Nine months later, however, her red blood cells were being attacked by her own white blood ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Tags: Born Again, Transformed Life

The Inn

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 25, 2019

The INN was full. The "inn" is mentioned in the Old Testament, and was still in operation in the New. The Inn was located on land that had been given to Chimham by DAVID (2 Samuel 19:32-40). It was a place to accommodate a number of TRAVELERS (Jeremiah 41:17). Holman Bible Dictionary ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:6-7

Tags: Christmas, Bethlehem, Inn, No Room At The Inn

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In 1842 The First Bathtub Was Denounced As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

In 1842 the first bathtub was denounced as a "luxurious and democratic vanity". Boston made it unlawful to bathe, except on doctor’s prescription. In 1843 Philadelphia made bathing illegal between November 1 and March ...read more

Encouragement

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

ENCOURAGEMENT According to Hallmark, 90% of consumers want more choices in encouragement cards that will allow them to share support in unique ways for real life ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

How Many Of You Know The Name Paul Aurandt? He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

How many of you know the name Paul Aurandt? He also has an alias. You know him as Paul Harvey. He has published books about The Rest of the Story (Bantam) and More of Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story (Morrow). Stories built around the surprise ending format have been compiled into books that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-8

Tags: Protection, Divine Help, God's Omnipotence

No Christianity Without The Cross  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009

NO CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT THE CROSS Dr. H. Richard Neibuhr condemns cross-less Christianity, or the evangelical "feel good" seeker-sensitive churches, who refuse to display or talk about the cross. With biting criticism he writes, "Such beliefs as a God without wrath, bringing men without sin into a ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Tags: Cross

Spiritual Leadership Begins At Home

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP BEGINS AT HOME I like the way Paul Carlson put it in Leadership Journal years ago. He said, "Your spiritual leadership begins at home. In dealing with the family, remember that you have been blessed by the Lord, not beatified. Don’t expect your wife to stop asking you to carry ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Tags: Father's Day

Women Are More Likely To Work During Pregnancy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Women are more likely to work during pregnancy than they were 30 to 40 years ago. They also are returning to work more rapidly after having their first child; 64% are back at work within a year vs. 17% in the 60s. 66% of women who had their first child between ’01 and ’03 worked during their ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Time Management From The Unleashing Connection, ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 15, 2001

Time management from The Unleashing Connection, Winter 1990, p. 3 "In one year, the average American will read or complete 3,000 notices and forms, read 100 newspapers and 36 magazines, watch 2,463 hours of television, listen to 730 hours ...read more

Tags: Christian Values, Disciplines Meditation, Entertainment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mysterious Formula For Coca-Cola  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 11, 2002

The mysterious formula for Coca-Cola In 1925, the only written copy of its formula Coca-Cola admits to having was retrieved from a New York bank (where it had been held as collateral on a sugar loan) and reverently laid in safe deposit box in Woodruff’s Atlanta bank, the Trust Company of Georgia ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Stand Before You As A Former Bank Manager, ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 21, 2009

I stand before you as a former Bank Manager, well aware that some types of ‘Banker’ are not especially popular at the moment; but I think it is the banker in me calculating that in the last 7 years I have probably preached less than 1% of my sermons on the subject of money. A very poor ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Anglican

Online Gambling Has Soared Ten-Fold In The Past 6 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Online Gambling has soared ten-fold in the past 6 years to about $4.2 billion. (Revenue Vol.1 ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Nevada Is The Fastest-Growing State, According To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Nevada is the fastest-growing state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with 2.2 million inhabitants. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Bible Buyers Don't Buy On Impulse, But 88% Know ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Bible Buyers don’t buy on impulse, but 88% know before shopping they want to buy a Bible. They spend an average of 21 minutes making a Bible purchase, and 61% buy them as gifts. The two top Bible gifting occasions are ceremonial events (32%) such as graduation, birthday, wedding, etc., and life ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Worldwide Number Of Mobile Cell Phone Users ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The worldwide number of mobile cell phone users is estimated at 1.6 billion people in ’04, vs. 1.3 billion in ‘03. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Tips For Effective Web Sites Customer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Tips For Effective Web Sites Customer Relationship Management, 5/00, features an article by Michelle Delio that recounts 10 key elements every successful commercial web site must address. 1. Make It Sticky: “Stickiness” is what causes people to come back to a site frequently. Make sure your log ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

My Timer Is Set For 30 Minutes ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2007

Illustration: My timer is set for 30 minutes again: You may be thinking, “How many people will die in the world in 30 minutes?” The answer is 3,240 people. But here is a major problem - It is estimated that only 7% of the world’s population is ready to go to Heaven. That means 3,024 go to Hell ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

As We Fall In Love With Jesus, Our Hearts Change ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

As we fall in love with Jesus, our hearts change and we WANT to keep His commandments. Paul calls this the “obedience of faith” (Romans 1:5) Tim Keller puts it this way: "Religion is — I obey ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

More Than Half Of U.s. Couples Who Married In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

More than half of U.S. couples who married in the late '70s never saw their 25th anniversary, say the Census Bureau. It's the first time since World War II that married people had a less than even chance of still being married 25 years later, claims The New York Times. 70% of men who married ...read more

Tags: Catechism

What Are The Five Solas Of The Reformation?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 11, 2024

What are the 5 Solas of the Reformation? The 5 “Solas” of the Reformation (“solas,” meaning, “alones”) are five principles that are foundational to the doctrine of salvation that were the focus of the Protestant Reformation. These five "solas" led to the rejection of the false teachings ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, Romans 5:1-8

Tags: Faith, Grace, Scripture, Sin, Salvation, Theology, Glory Of God, Reformation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational