In Sermon Illustrations: "I Am The Light Of The World"

Reincarnation: 18% Of U.s. Adults Now Contend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Reincarnation: 18% of U.S. adults now contend that people are reincarnated after death. 34% believe it is possible to communicate with others after their death. Consider that 48% of all Busters embrace the concept of communication with the dead, while just 35% of Boomers ...read more

Tags: World Religions

All Across The World There Are People Who Clearly ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 13, 2006

All across the world there are people who clearly understand the message of Christianity but who have chosen to reject Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Just like in the days when Jesus was on earth, some people will do anything to silence His message. In our country, we have to ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

68% Of Muslims In Predominantly Islamic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

68% of Muslims in predominantly Islamic countries view the American people as ...read more

Tags: World Religions

The Global Islamic Population Is Approximately ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 6, 2006

The Global Islamic population is approximately 1,200,000,000, or 20% ...read more

Tags: World Religions

During The Past Decade The Mormon Church Grew The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

During the past decade the Mormon church grew the fastest in the U.S.—by 19% to 4.2 million ...read more

Tags: World Religions

The Barbarism Of Our Time Is The More Appalling ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The barbarism of our time is the more appalling because so many people are ...read more

Tags: World Religions

You Dont Have To Go To Heathen Lands Today To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You dont have to go to heathen lands today to find false gods. America is full of them. Whatever ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Secularism Is To Live As Though God Does Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Secularism is to live as though God does not exist. We believe in Him, but thats as far as it goes Our home life, business life, social life are conducted along lines which leave God outBut the ultimate course of ...read more

Tags: World Religions

D. L. Moody And The Chicago Campaign

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011

D. L. MOODY AND THE CHICAGO CAMPAIGN In 1893, the World Exposition was held in Chicago, and more than 21 million people visited the exhibits. Among the features was a "World Parliament of Religions," with representatives of the world's religions, meeting to share their "best points" and perhaps ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Tags: World Religions

3000 Miles Wide And 3 Inches Deep

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2012

3000 MILES WIDE AND 3 INCHES DEEP According to a 2008 Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 57 percent of evangelical church attendees said they believe many religions can lead to eternal life. In fact, 70 percent of Americans with at least some religious affiliation shared that idea. The ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

G. Campbell Morgan Summed Up Jesus He Said, "He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

G. Campbell Morgan summed up Jesus he said, “He was the God-man. Not God indwelling a man. Of such there have been many. Not a man deified. Of such there have been none save in the myths of pagan systems of thought; but God and man, combining in one personality ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Two Men Had An Argument. To Settle The Matter, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Two men had an argument. To settle the matter, they went to a judge to let him decide. The plaintiff made his case. He was very eloquent and persuasive in his reasoning. When he finished, the judge nodded in approval and said, "That’s right, that’s right." On hearing this, the defendant jumped up ...read more

Tags: World Religions

In June Of 2004 Patricia Shroeder Wrote An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In June of 2004 Patricia Shroeder wrote an editorial in USA Today describing Ronald Reagan as the “Teflon President.” She concluded that whether he had sticky stuff or not, because of ...read more

Tags: World Religions

There Is A Fascinating Article In The April 2007 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There is a fascinating article in the April 2007 issue of Smithsonian Magazine about French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson. In 1947 he was labeled the “photographer of the decisive moment.” The article states that, “since 1952 and the publication of his book of photographs, The Decisive ...read more

Tags: World Religions

The Deceitful World We Live In

Contributed by Paul Robinson on Mar 7, 2023

In 1939, Hollywood gave the world "The Wizard of Oz." Since then, the movie has become a classic. It tells the story of Dorothy, who is whisked away to the land of Oz, where she meets three friends, faces a wicked witch, and must find how to return home. The movie is filled with colorful ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:2-3

Tags: Deceit, The World

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Traditions Around The World

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 19, 2022

As Americans, we pride ourselves in "doing Christmas up big." Tons of gifts, big holiday feasts, huge trees, Lights on the houses. Here are some of the other ways people prepare for the celebration of Christmas: * In Italy they have no Christmas trees, instead they decorate small ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Christ, Customs, Traditions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mother's Day Humor!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 19, 2022

A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday School presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son's memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, "I am the light of ...read more

Tags: Church, Children, Sunday School, Humor, Mothers, Mother's Day, Light Of The World  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Live In A World That Is Looking For Peace. ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007

We live in a world that is looking for peace. Most of us are more familiar with tension, stress and anxiety than peace. Lack of peace is the result of our complex, accelerated and stressed-out world. If you can complete these sentences with the appropriate word, you need to learn what resources ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Light A Candle! (07.12.05--Tomorrow--John ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 10, 2005

Light a Candle! (07.12.05--Tomorrow--John 21:18-19) You know what is the best thing about the future? The way things have been going lately I have no doubt. The best thing about tomorrow is that tomorrow only comes one day at a time. We’ve all had times in our lives when what we feared the most ...read more

Scripture: John 21:18-19

Tags: Death, Guilt

Denomination: Lutheran

This World Is Not Ours; Don't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

THIS WORLD IS NOT OURS; DON’T UNDERESTIMATE A farmer noticed that every autumn, a tragedy played out in his cornfields. All summer long, families of field mice had made their homes among the growing plants. They ate and slept, they worked and played and raised their families. The mice imagined ...read more

Tags: Second Coming