In Sermon Illustrations: "Human Worth"

Harmonic Convergence

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 18, 2008

HARMONIC CONVERGENCE On August 16, 1987, a group of people tried to apply this concept (karma) with what they called the Harmonic Convergence. Thousands of people gathered at Mount Tamalpais just north of San Francisco and other designated religious hot spots around the world, such as Stonehenge, ...read more

Tags: Cults

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Missionary Explains Gospel To A Devoted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010

Missionary Explains Gospel to a Devoted Hindu Faith in Jesus is the means to appropriate God’s justification. Since Jesus Christ has finished the salvation of humanity, man’s response is to rely on that finished work. Reliance on Jesus for salvation is putting our total trust in Him. Perhaps a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-31

Tags: Missions, Salvation By Grace

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

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

The Second Most Deadly Instrument Is A Loaded ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The second most deadly instrument is a loaded gun. The first is the human tongue. The gun merely kills bodies. The tongue kills ...read more

Tags: Tongue

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

Pelagianism A Simple Explaination

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017

Pelagius. He was a British Monk who lived in the 4th century. He taught that Adam was created good and everything God creates is good. He went on to say that all human beings could be sinless, an never do an evil action if they chose. Nothing that some men have lived without sin. Adam’s sin, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-24

Tags: Grace Alone, False Beliefs

Denomination: Lutheran

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

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

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

There Is No Absurdity So Palpable But That It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no absurdity so palpable but that it can be planted in the human head if only you begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Sabbath Is Gods Present To The Working Man, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The Sabbath is Gods present to the working man, and one of its chief objects is to prolong his lifeThe savings bank ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

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

Physician, Theologian, And Philosopher Albert ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Physician, theologian, and philosopher Albert Schweitzer stated … “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help ...read more