In Sermon Illustrations: "John 14 3a1 7"

Let Me Share With You The Story Of A Lesser Known ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

Let me share with you the story of a lesser known man, Rev. John Perkins. According to Philip Yancey in his book "Soul Survivor", John Perkins, a black minister in the South "lived through the worst nightmares of the civil rights movement"(Philip Yancey, Soul Survivor, p 31). Perkins started a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43, Matthew 13:14-40

Tags: Hatred

Pastor's Prayer Lives: A Recent Ellis Research ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Pastor’s Prayer Lives: A recent Ellis Research survey for Facts & Trends finds just 16% of pastors are very satisfied with thier personal prayer lives, 47% are somewhat satisfied, 30% somewhat dissatisfied and 7% very dissatisfied. Their median amount of prayer time per day is 30 minutes. During ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Online Fraud ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

ONLINE FRAUD STATS Americans reported $240 million in online fraud losses in ’07 to the FBI (an increase of $40 million from ’06). Median dollar loss in ’07 per complaint was $680. Men lost on average $1.67 to every dollar women lost. Men accounted for 75.2% of reported perpetrators and 57.6% of ...read more

Tags: Technology

It's Estimated That From 2 678 Wars In The 12th ...  PRO

Contributed by Izak Shipman on Jun 8, 2002

It’s estimated that from 2 678 wars in the 12th century, the total increased to 13 835 in the first quarter of the 19th Century. Wilbur Smith estimated that up to the close of the 19th ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Second Coming

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Most Influential Christians: I.believe.com Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Most Influential Christians: i.Believe.com has selected the 5 “Most influential Christians of the 20th Century.” They are C.C. Lewis, Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, Dr. James ...read more

Tags: Faith

Evangelicals: Barna Research Group Reports That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Evangelicals: Barna Research Group reports that about 72 million of the 235 million Christians in the U.S., or 30.6%, say they are born-again. Some 14 million of that group, or 19.4%, consider ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Crime: Gallup's Annual Crime Poll Reports Nearly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Crime: Gallup’s annual crime poll reports nearly 1 in 3 households experienced some type of crime during the past year, including 18% with one incident and another 14% with two or ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Quiet Strength, By Indianapolis Colts Head Coach ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

Quiet Strength, by Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, has sold more than one million copies. Written with Nathan Whitaker and published by Tyndale House, it is now one of the ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

For Mother's Day- One Time A Little Boy Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2004

For Mother’s Day- One time a little boy was called up front to solve a math problem. The teacher asked him, “You have a pie with 6 pieces. There are 5 in your family: your brother, your sister, your mother and father and you. Each one gets one piece of the pie. Now you only have one piece ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Manager Fears: When Asked Which Two Work Related ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Manager Fears: When asked which two work related activities make them the most uncomfortable, managers chose the following as their top anxiety producers: Building relationships with people I dislike 73%, Asking for a raise 25%, Speaking to large audiences 24%, Saying no to ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Christians Shop Wal-Mart: According To The Ny ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Christians Shop Wal-Mart: According to The NY Times, AOL-Time Warner books unit chairman Laurence J. Kirshbaum said he decided to start Warner Faith publishing “because a book buyer at Wal-Mart told him that more than half its ...read more

Tags: Money

Twenty Ways To Encourage Your Children To Use ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Davis on Jun 11, 2003

TWENTY WAYS TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN TO USE DRUGS AND BECOME HOODLUMS,TRAMPS AND REBELS. 1. Never eat together as a family. 2. Never have weekly, monthly, or annual family outings that they can look forward to as a family unit. 3. Talk to your children, not ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Baptist

Asistencia De La Iglesia De La Vida  PRO

Contributed by Ezequiel Alaniz on Feb 8, 2004

Analicemos la siguiente estadistica. Si nosotros vivimos 75 aòos, la mayoria habriamos gastado 4 aòos completos con sus respectivas 24 horas al dia, adquiriendo un grado de educacion hasta llegar al colegio. Habriamos gastado 7 aòos comiendo aunque alguno mas y otros un poquito menos considerando ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Adventist

Don't Divorce Your Unsaved Husband Or Wife. Why? ...  PRO

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004

Don’t divorce your unsaved husband or wife. Why? Paul gives this reason: The believer may have a positive, spiritual influence on their unbelieving mate. The unbeliever may get saved due to the believing spouse’s example and lifestyle. 1 Corinthians 7:14: “For the unbelieving husband has been ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:60-65

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Believe It Or Not, The Following Announcements ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Believe it or not, the following announcements actually appeared in various church bulletins. 1. Don’t let worry kill you -- let the church help. 2. Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow. 3. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community. 4. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Revival Came To North China In 1932 In Answer To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Revival came to north China in 1932 in answer to several years of prayer. At one point, Norwegian missionary Maria Monsen wondered what good her praying could do. She longed to see God’s river of life flood spiritually dry China. Then she realized that the mighty Yangtze River began when the tiny ...read more

Tags: Revival

Deliverance

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

DELIVERANCE Stanley Praimnath, Vice President for Fuji Bank, was in his office in the South Tower at the World Trade Center when his phone rang. "Are you watching the news?' asked a woman in their Chicago office. "Are you alright?" "I'm fine" he said wondering why she had called. Just then he ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

H ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

HEALED Tony Campolo tells a story about being in a church in Oregon where he was asked to pray for a man who had cancer. Campolo prayed boldly for the man’s healing. That next week he got a telephone call from the man’s wife. She said, "You prayed for my husband. He had cancer." Campolo thought ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

The Swiss Fusion Man

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

THE SWISS FUSION MAN On May 14, 2008, Swiss aviation enthusiast and inventor Yves Rossy became the first man in the world to fly with wings and four jet engines strapped to his body. The inaugural flight in Bex, Switzerland lasted six minutes. The 48-year-old daredevil made his first public ...read more

Tags: Confidence

The Prayer And The Chair

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 22, 2011

THE PRAYER AND THE CHAIR A woman called a pastor to come to the house to see her father. He goes to the house not knowing whether the man is Christian or not but he notices as he talks to him and the man answers back that he must be a Christian and there is a chair sitting close by. An empty ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Tags: Prayer How To