In Sermon Illustrations: "Human Body"

Chuck Colson Tells This Amazing Story: "Nbc Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Chuck Colson tells this amazing story: “NBC has been running a gripping series on the emergency military triage facilities in Iraq. Last Thursday, NBC showed wounded Iraqi insurgents [terrorists] being brought to Camp Speicher near Tikrit. Two of them had been caught placing an explosive device on ...read more

Tags: Faith

What Is The Largest Ancestry In The World? How ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008

WHAT IS THE LARGEST ANCESTRY IN THE WORLD? HOW FAR CAN WE GO BACK? WELL, WIKIPEDIA THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES: THE LONGEST FAMILY TREE IN THE WORLD IS THAT OF THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER AND EDUCATOR CONFUCIUS (551-479 BC). THE TREE SPANS MORE THAN 80 GENERATIONS, AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 2 ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

A Recent Gallup Poll Reports 89% Of Americans ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

A recent Gallup poll reports 89% of Americans believe that human cloning should not be allowed. (Foster ...read more

To Do Something, However Small, To Make Others ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating ...read more

Tags: Ambition

It Is A Mistake To Think That Books Have Come To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race did without them for thousands of years ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

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 Know No Class Of My Fellowmen, However Just, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I know no class of my fellowmen, however just, enlightened, and humane, which can be wisely and safely trusted ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

We Can Communicate An Idea Around The World In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We can communicate an idea around the world in seven seconds, but it sometimes takes years for an idea to get ...read more

Tags: Thought

Heroes Are Symbolic Figures Whose Deeds Are Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Heroes are symbolic figures whose deeds are out of the ordinary, but not too far out. They show often dramatically that the ...read more

Tags: Heroism

C.s. Lewis' Screwtape Letters, Writing, Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Jul 8, 2002

C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, writing, of course, as an elder devil to a younger devil, "One of our great allies at present is the Church itself. Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean the Church as we see her spread out through all time and space and rooted in eternity, terrible as an army with ...read more

Tags: Church General, Holiness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Value Of A Pearl  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 4, 2004

THE VALUE OF A PEARL Pearls were perceived in the first century in much the same way we view diamonds today. They were the most valuable gem in the world at that time. If you owned a pearl, you owned a fortune. And there was a good reason for it. Pearl hunting involved immense danger. The fine ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:45-46, Matthew 13:44-46

Tags: Parable General, Kingdom Of God

God's Salvation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

GOD’S SALVATION CHURCH In the 1990s, a cult from Taiwan relocated to San Dimas, California, and registered itself as God’s Salvation Church. In 1997, the Chen Tao cult, also known as the Flying Saucer cult, led by Hon-Ming Chen, headed to Garland (mistaken for "God Land"), Texas, where they expect ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-51

Tags: Rapture

Rejoice, We Conquer!

Contributed by Roger Byrd on Jul 18, 2021

In the year 490 B.C., the Persian Army, seeking to invade Greece, landed a large force 26 miles outside of Athens. The huge army disembarked from their warships and gathered on the plains of a place called Marathon. There they prepared to attack the Greek Army and establish their presence in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:15

Tags: Victory, Historical

Denomination: Baptist

"grudgitis" Killer Disease

Contributed by David Parks on Jan 14, 2022

"GRUDGITIS" ... KILLER DISEASE "Fret not thyself because of evildoers..." (Psalm 37:1). A grizzly bear lumbered into a clearing where garbage had been dumped. Tourists noticed that there was only one animal the grizzly would permit to eat with him - a skunk. Doubtless he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1, Colossians 3:12

Tags: Forgiveness, Revenge, Malice, Grudges

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Man Is A Gregarious Animal, And Much More So In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

John Macarthur: "Godly, Biblical Church Growth ...

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009

John MacArthur: "Godly, Biblical church growth results from every member of the body fully using his spiritual gift, in submission to the Holy ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Baptist

According To The Last United Nations Survey, ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007

According to the last United Nations survey, there are about 12,000 murders in the USA each year. There were all kinds of circumstances behind those murders, but you can be sure of one thing. ANGER was at the heart of all of them. Jesus went straight to the heart of the matter. Dallas ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Believe No Challenge Is More Important To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I believe no challenge is more important to the character of America than restoring the right to life to all human beings. ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Cure For All The Ills And Wrongs, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word love. It is the divine ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Do Not Think There Is Any Thrill That Can Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some ...read more

Tags: Thought