In Sermon Illustrations: "John Ortberg"

George Muller, Who Was Known For His Strong ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

George Muller, who was known for his strong faith, confided. "The first 3 years after conversion, I neglected the Word of God. Since I began to search it diligently, the blessing has been wonderful. I have read the Bible through one hundred times and always with increasing delight!" John Bunyan, ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

It Seems That People Haven't Got A Clue About ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006

It seems that people haven’t got a clue about spiritual truth. Many believe that the dead are roaming the earth as spirits or ghosts to help or haunt the living. Dale Earnhart Jr. in his account of his narrow escape from a burning sports car, as his Dad (Dale Earnhart SR -deceased) pulled him ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

What We Know About Mary Magdalene

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006

Here is what we know - 1. She was from Magdala in Galilee 2. Jesus cast seven demons out of her. 3. She joined the band of disciples and followed Jesus where ever he went. Luke 8:2 4. She was at the cross when all the male disciples had fled (Mk 15:40, Jn 19:25) 5. She observed Jesus burial (Mk ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

In Case You Haven't Heard It Well Known Former ...

Contributed by Tim Richards on Oct 19, 2006

In case you haven’t heard it well known former football coach and present day broadcaster, John Madden, is being inducted in the Pro-Football Hall of Fame. I saw part of an interview with him this week. He talked about how as a coach he used to work 18 hour days and travel 6 months each year. Then ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

There's A Verse Of A Hymn With This Line: 'the ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 30, 2006

There’s a verse of a hymn with this line: ’The Lord hath yet more light and truth to break forth from His Word.’ (George Rawson). They are based on the words of Pastor John Robinson as the Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Plymouth in 1620, leaving their homeland for an unknown future. Like them, we ...read more

Tags: Allegory

Denomination: Baptist

Man Who Doesn't Read, Not Advantage Over The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

ILL: Man who doesn’t read, not advantage over the man who can’t; without Bible; no advantage over those who don’t read it. The Clue to Personal and Corporate Revival (Neh) South African minister John DeGruchy tells about going through a security gate at Heathrow Airport: My carry-on emitted the ...read more

The Life Of Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

THE LIFE OF YOUR MIND "The French sculptor Auguste René Rodin, an innovative and sometimes controversial artist, created masterpieces such as The Man with the Broken Nose, St. John the Baptist, The Bronze Age, or the uncompleted Gates of Hell. But he is most likely known for his work entitled The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:21-25

Tags: Bondage Of Sin, Sin Bondage To

19th Century Saint Horatius Bonar Said This

Contributed by Bret Toman on Jul 22, 2009

19th Century saint Horatius Bonar said this "He that would be like Christ, moreover, must study him. We cannot make ourselves holy by merely trying to be so, any more than we can make ourselves believe and love by simply energy of endeavor. No force can effect this. Men try to be holy, and they ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Baptist

Protective Equipment

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 26, 2009

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT From John Gillmartin--Somehow, the young man found himself standing directly in the path of an oncoming car. The driver hit her brakes. Before either of them could do anything it seemed the 10 year old was shoulder deep in the windshield of the automobile. "Are you ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:6-12

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The Mid 1700's A Little Bit Before The Time ...

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 25, 2010

In the mid 1700's a little bit before the time Kunta Kinte was said to have lived, a certain Englishman served under slavers and became a captain of a slave ship. One night in 1748 in a storm as the ship took on water, he felt the weight of his guilt chained to him. Faced with death, he came to ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

Prayer And The Continental Congress

Contributed by Curtis Emerson on Jun 8, 2010

PRAYER AND THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS We need to remember Rev. Jacob Duché who, at the first meeting of the Continental Congress in Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia on September 7, 1774, was asked to come and open that session with prayer. "He read from the 35th Psalm and prayed for three hours. John ...read more

Tags: Independence Day

Denomination: Lutheran

A Special Visitor

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 29, 2010

A SPECIAL VISITOR This past Tuesday, it was difficult to drive in and out of our church parking lot because of a barrage of traffic down Webster Street. Where did this traffic come from? Downtown was blocked off because President Obama and Vice-President Biden were speaking at a closed meeting a ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Only Name In Heaven Is "Christian"

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

ONLY NAME IN HEAVEN IS "CHRISTIAN" John Wesley once dreamed that he was at the gates of hell. He knocked and asked, "Are there any Roman Catholics here?" "Yes, many," was the reply. "Any Church of England men?" "Yes, many." "Any Presbyterians?" "Yes, many." "Any Wesleyans here?" ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: *other

Preaching And Practicing

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 20, 2011

PREACHING AND PRACTICING There were two doctors with the same name who lived a few doors apart. One doctor was a Christian and a lay preacher; the other doctor made no profession of faith. One night a rather sick person, who was also a Christian, and wanting help from a fellow believer, knocked ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Brethren

The City Of Nazareth Was Inhabited By ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 28, 2011

"...the city of Nazareth was inhabited by families from the royal line of David from which the Messiah was to come. The name of the city comes from the Hebrew word for a branch or sprout, netzer...Isaiah 11:1 predicts the coming of the Messiah. 'A shoot will come from the stump of Jesse, from his ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Quotations On Humility

Contributed by Billy Nale on Apr 20, 2011

QUOTATIONS ON HUMILITY "I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3, James 4:10

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Cut-Off Forgiveness

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 15, 2011

CUT-OFF FORGIVENESS John MacArthur: "I'll never forget one time when I cut off a guy in a Porsche. I was driving a Volkswagen bus. He had a convertible with a hat and the whole routine- Sunglasses, leather jacket, everything. So he pulled up beside me. He started to curse. He just cursed and ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grimaldi

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 16, 2012

GRIMALDI A psychiatrist had a patient suffering from severe bout of depression. And the wise doctor’s prescription after examination: "Go and entertain yourself by seeing the famous clown Grimaldi performing in the circus in the town today, his antics are bound make you laugh...you sure would find ...read more

Tags: Comfort

Denomination: *other

Aging: One Plus One  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 29, 2012

AGING: ONE PLUS ONE Three old men went to the doctor for a memory test. The doctor asked the first old man, "What is one plus one?" "Two hundred seventy-four," he said. The doctor asked the same question of the second man, "What is one plus one?" "Tuesday," he said. The doctor tried the third ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:31

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Baptist

At Ten Minutes To Seven, On A Dark, Cool, Evening ...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 3, 2012

At ten minutes to seven, on a dark, cool, evening in Mexico City in 1968,John Stephen Arkwari of Tanzania, painfully hobbled into the Olympic stadium-the last to finish the marathon. The winner had already been crowned, and the victory ceremony was long finished. So, the stadium was almost as ...read more

Tags: Sports

Denomination: *other