In Sermon Illustrations: "John 9:1-41:1"

A Story In The Denver Post Came Out In 1958 That ...  PRO

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 22, 2002

A story in the Denver Post came out in 1958 that illustrates self-less love. June 7, 1958 the Air National Guard’s jet precision team was performing outside of Dayton, Ohio. Five precision flyers made up the Minute Men team. Colonel Walt Williams was the leader of the Denver-based F-86 Sabre-jet ...read more

Tags: Love, Compassion, Christian Disciplines, Healing, Forgiveness In Jesus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

Still Preparing When The Party Is Over

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 21, 2010

STILL PREPARING WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER My youngest grandson had his first birthday recently. My daughter wanted to make it special for him and she invited all her friends with young children to come. SHE SPENT WEEKS PLANNING THIS PARTY. We spent a good week just setting it up. We wanted it to be a ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Strangely Connected Events That Occurred In ...  PRO

Contributed by David Whitten on Nov 29, 2001

Two strangely connected events that occurred in 1865 greatly impact American lives even today. 1) General William Booth founded the Salvation Army and now millions are fed, clothed and given shelter in the name of Jesus. As Booth proclaims "A heart to God and a hand to man". 2) The other event ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In 1950 2/3 Of The World's Population Lived In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

In 1950 2/3 of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Today, nearly half of the world’s 6 billion people live in cities. By 2030 the urban population will reach 4.9 billion—60% of the world’s population. Nearly all population growth will be in the cities of developing countries, whose ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Sharing My Testimony, Sharing Your Faith

In 1950 2/3 Of The World's Population Lived In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

In 1950 2/3 of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Today, nearly half of the world’s 6 billion people live in cities. By 2030 the urban population will reach 4.9 billion—60% of the world’s population. Nearly all population growth will be in the cities of developing countries, whose ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Ready For More Good  PRO

Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003

READY FOR MORE GOOD God will not turn away from doing you good. He will keep on doing good. He doesn’t do good to his children sometimes and bad to them other times. He keeps on doing good and he never will stop doing good for ten thousand ages of ages. When things are going "bad" that does not ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God, Knowing God's Will, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Happy Birthday America!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! You have a rich, spiritual history that continues to influence us today. * My County, ‘Tis of Thee was written by a Baptist minister, Samuel Francis Smith. * The Pledge of Allegience was written in 1892 by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy. * The words “In God We Trust” ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:34

Tags: Independence Day

Philip Yancey's Book The Jesus I Never Knew ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 5, 2004

Philip Yancey’s book The Jesus I Never Knew (1995,p.188) picked up on this, and he noted, of the many biographies he had read, “few devote more than ten percent of their pages to the subject’s death – including biographies of men like Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, who died violent and ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Riches Revealed In The Trinity  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004

RICHES REVEALED IN THE TRINITY There is a cartoon showing a lawyer reading the last will and testament of his client to a room full of greedy relatives. The caption reads: “I, John Jones, being of sound mind and body, spent it all!” When Jesus wrote his will, He gave us all He had. Not only that ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:15-17

Tags: Trinity

Being Much Concerned About The Rise Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 18, 2005

Being much concerned about the rise of denominations in the church, John Wesley tells of a dream he had. In the dream, he was ushered to the gates of Hell. There he asked, “Are there any Presbyterians here?” “Yes!”, came the answer. Then he asked, “Are there any Baptists? Any Episcopalians? Any ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Unity

Denomination: Baptist

An Interesting Map Is On Display In The British ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2005

An interesting map is on display in the British Museum in London. It’s an old mariner’s chart, drawn in 1525, outlining the North American coastline and adjacent waters. The cartographer made some intriguing notations on areas of the map that represented regions not yet explored. He wrote: "Here be ...read more

In The Spring Of 1894, The Baltimore Orioles Came ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

In the spring of 1894, the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a routine baseball game. But what happened that day was anything but routine. The Orioles’ John McGraw got into a fight with the Boston third baseman. Within minutes all the players from both teams had joined in the brawl. The ...read more

Tags: Anger

Open War Is Upon You

Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 21, 2006

QUOTE: (From Waking the Dead by John Eldredge) "In the second film of The Lord of the Rings trilogy - The Two Towers - there is a king who is reluctant to go to war. Theoden...is fearful and timid. An army is marching through his lands, an army bred for a single purpose: to destroy the world of ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: *other

Were It Not For The Cross

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Stott, said, "I could never myself believe in God if it were not for the cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I turn to that lonely, twisted, tortured figure on the cross, nails through hands and feet, back lacerated, limbs wrenched, brow ...read more

Tags: Cross

In Consideration Of This, Let Me Help You To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In consideration of this, let me help you to understand what tragedy is: In the February 1998 edition of Reader’s Digest which told of a couple who took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast. He was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta Gorda, Florida, where they putter around the ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The Story Is Told Of An Eastern Ascetic Holy Man ...

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Nov 27, 2007

The story is told of an eastern ascetic holy man who covered himself with ashes as a sign of humility and regularly sat on a prominent street corner of his city. When tourists asked permission to take his picture, the mystic would rearrange his ashes to give the best image of destitution and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

But It Is Still Possible To Demonstrate ...

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 19, 2009

But it is still possible to demonstrate submission even in those situations by the attitude with which she says no. John Piper describes it this way: “Even where a Christian wife may have to stand with Christ against the sinful will of her husband, she can still have a spirit of submission – a ...read more

Tags: Marriage, Marriage General

Denomination: *other

On Regret

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009

ON REGRET John Greenleaf Whittier, one of our most astute poets, wrote: For of all the sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.' That is what Regret is all about. The world is full of people who Regret having thoughtlessly chosen the wrong path. Life is a series ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:10

Tags: Disappointment

God, Our Landlord, Pays Us Rent

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 11, 2010

GOD, OUR LANDLORD, PAYS US RENT Israel could have felt much like John Donne, who wrote, "We are God’s tenants here, and yet here He, our landlord, pays us rents – not yearly, nor quarterly, but hourly and quarterly; every minute He renews His mercy." Remember how Jeremiah put it (Lam. 3:22-23)? ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Popular Names

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 9, 2010

POPULAR NAMES (www.ssa.gov) The Social Security Administration keeps records of what children are named each year and publishes those lists for us to consult when naming a child. I looked up some neat facts: 2009 Jacob, Ethan, Michael 2009 Isabella, Emma, Olivia 1990s Michael, Christopher, ...read more

Tags: Family

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ