In Sermon Illustrations: "Good Vs Evil"

A Lutheran Youth Fellowship '07 Poll Finds 28% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

A Lutheran Youth Fellowship '07 poll finds 28% cite their personal faith as their top concern while 23.8% say the future; 23.3% family relationships; 23.1% college and 16.3% unbelievers. Others included terrorism 9.4% and war 7.9%. 58.4% of respondents said pre-marital sex is always wrong, down ...read more

Tags: Youth

The Bible As Holy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

THE BIBLE AS HOLY The Bible is deemed a holy book by 84% of the U.S. public. Although 84% of Barna Research respondents described themselves as Christian, 7% did not consider the Bible to be sacred, while 38% of adults who do not consider themselves Christian categorized it as such. Most ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Tags: Bible Truth

Limited Vision

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 7, 2022

I once read a lesson about this man, Simeon, he was a shepherd that lived in 390 A.D. He saw how corrupt the world had become. So he decided to LIVE ABOVE ALL THE EVIL and CORRUPTION. So he built a 6 feet tall pillar to be above the evil world. He built a little area and he lived on this ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18, Joel 2:28

Tags: Vision, Dream

Denomination: Assembly Of God

There Is No Safety For Honest Men Except By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no safety for honest men except by believing all ...read more

Tags: Satan

Rural Seekers: Today 52% Of Rural Residents Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Rural Seekers: Today 52% of rural residents go online vs. 67% of urban dwellers and 66% of suburbanites finds a new Pew Internet & American Life Project study. Rural Internet users are more likely than others to access ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Plastic Prevails For The First Time, Americans' ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Plastic Prevails For the first time, Americans’ use of credit cards, debit cards and other electronic bill paying has eclipsed paper checks. Last year there were 44.5 billion electronic transactions vs. 36.7 billion ...read more

Tags: Money

Why Does God Allow Hardship?  PRO

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2008

WHY DOES GOD ALLOW HARDSHIP? We live in a mixed-up, messed-up world. Sometimes terrible things happen that don't make any sense at all, and we wonder why? Steven Curtis Chapman is one of the best known singer-songwriters of contemporary Christian music. Over the last 15 or 20 years his songs have ...read more

Tags: Difficulties, Trial, Hardship Of Life, Father, Family, Hardship, Missions, Fatherhood  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Mccartney's Video Illustration: From The Movie ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 20, 2004

McCartney’s Video Illustration: From The movie “The Great Escape” preview of the movie. The movie is about Allied soldiers who planned and executed “The Great Escape” from a German Prisoner of War camp in WWII. The movie focuses on how determined these soldiers were to escape from their present ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Michael Nelken], A Connecticut Psychiatrist And ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on May 23, 2006

[Michael Nelken], a Connecticut psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who has written a book about Adolf Hitler contends that people are more in danger of doing evil than they realize…[He writes,] “temptations to do wanton things don’t just come now and then, but are ever present. Impulses to do evil fly ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Tuition Hike: College Tuition Climbed 10.5% At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Tuition Hike: College tuition climbed 10.5% at public 4-year colleges vs. 6% at private institutions. The College Board reports the average tuition for in-state students at 4-year public colleges is $5,132 this year ...read more

Tags: Money

Checkless- A Checkfree Corporation Study Finds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Checkless- A CheckFree Corporation study finds that 69% of U.S. online households are paying at least one bill online. Online payments are steadily replacing checks. Among those surveyed, 37.5% use paper checks for all bill ...read more

Tags: Money

Deceiver  PRO

Contributed by Michael Walther on May 25, 2011

DECEIVER Ephesians 6.10-12 Especially, "schemes of the devil..." Here Paul explains the realities of evil in this world. How different this is from popular ideas about evil. There is a comical view of evil -- the character who wears a red suit and carries a pitch fork. Then there is the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-12

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Lutheran

Earth In The Bargain!" Revelations 22: 20-21 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 26, 2005

“Earth in the Bargain!” Revelations 22: 20-21 Key verse(s): 21:“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.” The surest way to become hopeless is to simply open your eyes in the morning and look around you. Everything seems to be falling apart. Huge deficits, world terrorism, train, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:20-21, Revelation 22:20-21

Tags: Second Coming, Knowing Christ

Denomination: Lutheran

You May Either Win Your Peace Or Buy It: Win ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy ...read more

Tags: Peace

Digital Divide: Declines According To A New Pew ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Digital Divide: Declines According to a new Pew survey 74% of adult whites in the U.S. go online, vs. 61 % of blacks and 80% of English-speaking Hispanics. In a similar ’98 survey, just 42% of white adults used the Internet while ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Once We Assuage Our Conscience By Calling ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a necessary evil, it begins to look more and ...read more

Tags: Satan

The Following Cases Of Rebellion Have Been ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 12, 2007

The following cases of rebellion have been highlighted by the article Characteristics of A Culture in Rebellion Against God by Dr. Phil Stringer (Florida) 1. A case in point on rebellion: Homosexuality is the ultimate form of rebellion against God. It involves not only rebelling against the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Is Sometimes Argued (Sadly) By Christians, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2001

It is sometimes argued (sadly) by Christians, “What’s wrong with buying a lottery ticket? What’s wrong with putting a few quarters into a slot machine?” The problem is that such spending supports and propagates an immoral, predatory and exploitative industry that destroys families and society. In ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 106:1-23

Character  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Illustration- Character There is a story told among the Cherokee Indians… One evening an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 wolves. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, ...read more

Tags: Faith

Wealth ...

Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009

Wealth Building Is getting rich wrong? The Bible says the love of money, not money itself is evil. What is your motivation in building wealth? John Wesley said, “Earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can.” Selfish reasons for wealth building will reveal pride and greed in our ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Holiness