In Sermon Illustrations: "John 14 8 17 25 27"

In The "Peanuts" Comic Strip ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007

ILLUSTRATION: In the “Peanuts” comic strip Charlie Brown tells Linus, “My grandpa and grandma have been married for 50 years.” Linus says, “They’re lucky aren’t they.” But Charlie brown responds saying, “Grandma says it isn’t luck—it’s skill.” Now that Susie and I have celebrated 25 years of ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Commandments Adultery, Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Being A Friend Of God Makes Us Better Friends To ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007

Being a friend of God makes us better friends to each other. We need friends. If we find ourselves longing for someone to talk to, a true friend to whom we can bare our souls, we are not alone. Recently, a Duke University researcher concluded that 25% of Americans have no one with whom they can ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Many Different Dates Have Been Observed As The ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 17, 2007

Many different dates have been observed as the birthday of Jesus. January 2 was the first we know about. Later May 20 was observed. At different periods Christmas has been on April 18, April 19, March 25, March 28, and January 6. For a long time the Eastern Orthodox Church observed January 6 and it ...read more

Most Latino Immigrants Maintain Some Kind Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Most Latino Immigrants maintain some kind of connection to their native country by sending remittances, traveling back or telephoning relatives, but the extent of their attachment varies. 9% do all three of these transnational activities; they can be considered highly attached to their home ...read more

Tags: Family

Yogi Berra ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009

YOGI BERRA QUOTES Yogi was a catcher for the New York Yankees. • I really didn’t say everything I said. • You should always go to other people’s funerals. Otherwise they won’t come to yours. • Never answer an anonymous letter. • If you come to a fork in the road, take it. • It ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

How People Find A Church

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

HOW PEOPLE FIND A CHURCH 55% of unchurched people and 64% of church switchers find a church through recommendation from friends or family. 49% of unchurched people and 83% of church switchers do so from an in-person visit. 25% of unchurched and 21% of church switchers find or visit a churches ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Changing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

CHANGING ME There’s an old story about a man who tried to save the city of Sodom from destruction by warning the citizens. But the people ignored him. One day someone asked, "Why bother everyone? You can’t change them." "Maybe I can’t," the man replied, "but I still shout and scream ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Why Women Talk More Than Men

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Sep 27, 2021

“According to a theory of sociologists who study human nature, the number of words spoken by the average man in a given day are about 10,000. The average woman uses about 25,000 words in a day. – from speechmastery.com My pastor was doing a teaching on the power of the tongue Sunday morning and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:21

Tags: Idle Words, Power Of The Tongue

Denomination: Charismatic

Mary Did You Know

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 4, 2025

Mary did you know First choice Luke chapter 2:1-20 Second choice Matthew chapter 1: 18-25 1. I love Christmas but the reason why I love it has changed throughout the years!!! 2. Paul Harvey 3. Story of Bible (creation, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, the law, Christmas) 4. ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Virgin Birth

Denomination: *other

Christianity Is In Its Very Essence A ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 13, 2009

Christianity is in its very essence a resurrection religion. The concept of resurrection lies at its heart. If you remove it, ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

No One Stands Taller In The Climb To Success ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 8, 2009

"No one stands taller in the climb to success than when he bends over to help up someone else." ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Baptist

You May Not Be An Authority On Theology, But You ...

Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 6, 2011

You may not be an authority on theology, but you are the world’s greatest authority on what has happened to you! ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Baptist

Steering By Mother's Light

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011

STEERING BY MOTHER'S LIGHT To illustrate the great influence of a Godly mother, let me tell you the story of Susannah Prentice. This story goes back to 1950. Susannah and her husband, Miles, lived in a 2-story house located on the coast of Maine. Miles and Susannah had 2 sons and a daughter. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:5

Tags: Mother's Day

He Could Have Turned Around  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2001

He could have turned around A 20-year-old man was arrested by the Omaha Police on the “suspicion of robbery and giving police false information,” which was one of many wrong turns for this young man. His first wrong turn was the desire to make some quick, easy money for whatever reason. His ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:14, Proverbs 29:6

Tags: Sin Wages Of, Sin Deceptive, Repentance

Men Outspend Women On Web: While Women Generally ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Men Outspend Women On Web: While women generally represent the more sought-after gender by mainstream marketers, men are the bigger spenders online. According to new AOL research, men spent up to 15% more during the recent holidays; $326 vs. $284. Outside of the holiday season, men spend an average ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Dvd Sales Of Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

DVD sales of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ hit 4.1 million in the first day of sales, 8/31. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Southern Baptist Convention Churches Have A Total ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Southern Baptist Convention churches have a total membership of 16,270,315 in the U.S., more than 5% of the nation’s ...read more

The Story Of Defeat Of The Israelite In The ...

Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Sep 15, 2007

The story of defeat of the Israelite in the hands of the people of Ai under the leadership of Joshua and how Joshua waited patiently on God to find out the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009

THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-10

Tags: False Teaching

Friends: Facebook

Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 25, 2010

FRIENDS: FACEBOOK Facebook story: 175 million users of Facebook. (Stat correct in 3/2009, as of 5/2010 more like 500 million...) If it were a nation would be the 6th most populous nation. Used to be for college kids, but no more. Greatest growth (24.1 million) age 35 ¡V 49. Facebook has added ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational