In Sermon Illustrations: "Influence For Christ"

Kamau: A Missionary To Kenya

Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012

KAMAU: A MISSIONARY TO KENYA I have a friend named Francis Kamau. Francis felt led to plant a church in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Francis decided to plant his church in a part of the city packed with bars and brothels. I preached for Francis a few years ago. And as we were leaving his church, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

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Denomination: Baptist

Bible Readers Change The World  PRO

Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012

BIBLE READERS CHANGE THE WORLD If you’ve read anything by Charles Dickens, you know how terrible conditions were in 18th century England. There were no child labor laws, so children as young as age four were put to work up to 12 hours a day in dangerous factories and sent into the corners of coal ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8

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Denomination: Baptist

Is The Bible Relevant?

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 19, 2013

IS THE BIBLE RELEVANT? "As far as reliability is concerned, it's only fair to note that the Bible contains the best documented text of any volume in human history. Perhaps the most amazing support comes from the Dead Sea scrolls which were discovered in 1947 after lying in the Qumran caves for ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quotes On Scripture

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Mar 17, 2013

Napoleon, Emperor of the French said "The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades everything that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table: This book, surpassing all others. I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure." Abraham ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Within The Covers Of One Single Book, The Bible, ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 24, 2013

Within the covers of one single book, the Bible, are all the answers to all the problems that face us today--if only we ...read more

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Protecting His Bats

Contributed by Ken Pell on May 19, 2013

PROTECTING HIS BATS Japanese-born big-leaguer Ichiro Suzuki is one of the best hitters in baseball. He has led the Major Leagues in regular season hits on seven occasions. To state the obvious, you hit a baseball with a bat. Ichiro Suzuki seems to be more aware of that obvious fact than other ...read more

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Denomination: Nazarene

Ravi Zacharias Tells Of Visiting A Used ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Ravi Zacharias tells of visiting a used bookstore. While he was there, wistfully searching through the classics, suddenly a man burst in and demanded in a loud voice, "How much for 128 feet of books?" The owner, having never sold scholarship by the foot, didn’t know exactly how to reply. The ...read more

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Louis L'amour, Famed Writer Of Novels About The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Louis L’Amour, famed writer of novels about the American West, wrote a short story that described a man who liked books. The man was noticed acting suspiciously as he perused the shelves in a library. He took down a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear and ran his fingers gently over the ...read more

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John Sherrill: I Asked God To Show Me Himself. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Sherrill: I asked God to show me himself. He did, but not ...read more

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During One Church Member's Stay In The Hospital, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During one church member’s stay in the hospital, he fell into conversation with a hospital employee. I heard him ask, "Do you go to church?" This woman said she did and gave the name of her church. Our continued by asking, "Are you saved?" She readily responded by saying, "I sure am. And I’m ...read more

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Chuck Swindoll Asked, "Why Is The Expenditure Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Chuck Swindoll asked, "Why is the expenditure of time and energy so worth the effort entailed in memorizing Scripture? Because our lives are lived in our minds. More than 10,000 thoughts a ...read more

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History Tells Us That When Crowfoot, The Chief ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

History tells us that when Crowfoot, the chief of the Blackfoot nation in southern Alberta, gave the Canadian Pacific Railway permission to lay track from Medicine Hat to Calgary, he was given in exchange a lifetime railroad pass. Reportedly, Crowfoot put the pass into a leather pouch and wore it ...read more

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The Mother Of Seven-Year-Old Karen Was Startled ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The mother of seven-year-old Karen was startled to find her going through a new Bible storybook and circling the word "God" wherever it appeared on the page. Stifling her urge to reprimand the child for defacing the book, the mother quietly asked, ’Why are you doing that?" Karen answered ...read more

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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

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Augustine Said, "When The Scriptures Speak, God ...

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007

Augustine said, “When the Scriptures ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

According To Current Data 1 In 4 Of Us Is ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Sep 10, 2007

According to current data 1 in 4 of us is depressed, some verging on a clinical diagnosis, Psalm 42 holds the answe to spritual depression, praise God, seek him worship him in the storm, in the ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

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The First Green Bible Will Soon Be Released By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The First Green Bible will soon be released by Thomas Nelson Inc. Nelson’s paper manufacturer, Domtar, developed a new environmentally responsible grade of paper, specially suited for the ...read more

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Niv: 30 Years Zondervan Reports More Than 300 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

NIV: 30 Years Zondervan reports more than 300 million copies of the New International Version of the Bible have been sold or ...read more

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Someone You Know

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 12, 2008

SOMEONE YOU KNOW A gray haired lady, long a member of her community and Church, shook hands with the minister after the service one morning. "That was a wonderful sermon, she told him, just wonderful. Everything you said applied to someone I know." What is often missed is that God’s word ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist