In Sermon Illustrations: "Influence"

Inside The Bibles Pages Lie All The Answers To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Inside the Bibles pages lie all the answers to all the problems man has ever known.The Bible can touch our hearts, ...read more

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Throughout The Centuries, Men Of Many Faiths ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book [the Bible], words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a foundation of strength, and now, as ...read more

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If A Man Is Not Familiar With The Bible, He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a man is not familiar with the Bible, he has suffered a loss which he had better make ...read more

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Every Thinking Man, When He Thinks, Realizes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Every thinking man, when he thinks, realizes that the teachings of the Bible are so interwoven and entwined with our whole civic and social life that it would be literally impossible for us to figure ourselves what that life would be if these standards were removed. We would lose almost all the ...read more

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Isnt Is Amazing That Almost Everyone Has An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Isnt is amazing that almost everyone has an opinion to offer about the Bible, and ...read more

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Nobody Ever Outgrows Scripture; The Book Widens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and ...read more

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The Sacred Page Is Not Meant To Be The End, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The sacred page is not meant to be the end, but only the means toward the end, ...read more

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Most People Are Bothered By Those Passages In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Most people are bothered by those passages in Scripture which they cannot understand; but as for me, I always noticed that the passages in Scripture ...read more

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I Believe No One Can Read The History Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I believe no one can read the history of our country without realizing that the Good Book and the spirit of the Savior have from the beginning been our guiding geniusesI like to believe that we are living today in the spirit of the Christian religion. ...read more

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It Is Rightly Impossible To Govern The World ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is rightly impossible to govern the world without ...read more

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If We Abide By The Principles Taught In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instruction and authority, no man can tell how sudden a ...read more

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A Man Has Deprived Himself Of The Best There Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A man has deprived himself of the best there is in the world who has ...read more

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A U.s. Soldier Shot By A Sniper In Iraq Back In ...

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 29, 2009

A U.S. soldier shot by a sniper in Iraq back in August 2007 said his pocket-sized Bible tucked in his shirt saved his life by stopping a bullet near his heart. 22 year old Pfc. Brendon Schweigart was helping retrieve a tank in Iraq when he was hit by a sniper’s bullet. Schweigart said the bullet ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

The Ruined Hunting Dog

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

THE RUINED HUNTING DOG Robert Moffatt, missionary to savage tribes of South Africa, translated the Bible into the native language of the people and taught the people to read. He watched the remarkable changes which the gospel brought in the lives of these formerly fierce warriors. He saw them show ...read more

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Gideons International Has Distributed 1.4 Billion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

Gideons International has distributed 1.4 billion Bibles and New Testaments since July ...read more

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Approximately 2,300 People Are Potentially ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

Approximately 2,300 people are potentially exposed to every Gideon-distributed hotel Bible every 6 ...read more

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The Bible Changes Lives

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES Research consistently shows what a person believes translates into behavior. A major survey of more than 3,700 teens involved in evangelical churches reveals that, compared to teens who possess a solid, biblical belief system, young people who lack such basic biblical ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:3-13

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What The Word "Dwelling In Us" Looks Like

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009

WHAT THE WORD "DWELLING IN US" LOOKS LIKE I think Sam Storms, in his book on Colossians, describes well what it looks like for the word of Christ to dwell in us. He talks about the Scriptures calling out to us. "Don’t just read me," they seem to say. "Feast on me! Meditate! Ruminate! Saturate your ...read more

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Denomination: *other

Just A Scrap Can Change A Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009

JUST A SCRAP CAN CHANGE A LIFE Back in the 1500s, people didn't have a Bible they could read. The Catholic Church controlled the translating of Scripture and only offered it in Latin. But when Martin Luther rebelled against the abuses of the Church of his day he worked hard to make a translation ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

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Some Wines Are Weak And Have No Effect On You, ...

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 13, 2010

"Some Wines are weak and have no effect on you, but the word of God is strong wine ... and gets you drunk." --Humbert of ...read more

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Denomination: Anglican