In Sermon Illustrations: "Large Number Of Fish"

For Two Years, Scientists Sequestered Themselves ...  PRO

Contributed by Joanna Loucky-Ramsey on Nov 4, 2002

For two years, scientists sequestered themselves in an artificial environment called Biosphere 2. Inside their self-sustaining community, the Biospherians created a number of mini-environments, including a desert, rain forest, even an ocean. Nearly every weather condition could be simulated except ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

Boomer Women Keep Working: Nearly Half Of Boomers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Boomer Women Keep Working: Nearly half of boomers (born 1946-1964) plan to work past retirement simply because they need the money, according to an Allstate Financial survey. The number of working women older than 55 is expected to rise 52% during the next decade, from 8.2 million to 12.4 million ...read more

Tags: Workplace

A 2006 Survey Of State Adult Protective Agencies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

A 2006 survey of state adult protective agencies found 565,747 reports of abuse of vulnerable adults in one year. With 89% of reports occurring in domestic settings, it's a disturbing snapshot of mistreatment of people in their own homes, mostly by their own kin, who are also likely to be their ...read more

Tags: Family

Superstition

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2020

“The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoid – if you’re anything like the 25% of people in the US who consider themselves superstitious. “…Superstition also explains why many buildings do not have a 13th floor … some airlines such as ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:11-20

Tags: Superstition, Occult, Magic

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You Have A Rudder-Like Control On Your Life, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have a rudder-like control on your life, and you get that control largely by the ...read more

Tags: Goals

Laws Are Like Spiders Webs Which, If Anything ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large ...read more

Tags: Law

Anyone Can Count The Seeds In An Apple, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the ...read more

C.h. Spurgeon Said In A Sermon, "I Believe A ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006

C.H. Spurgeon said in a sermon, “I believe a very large majority of churchgoers are merely unthinking, ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

False Alarm

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 27, 2020

July 24 2020 (UPI) -- A British police department said officers responding to a report of a "large apex predator" -- a black panther -- in a public park arrived to find the supposed dangerous animal was only a stuffed toy. Hors The department said the officers who arrived at the scene ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 6:1-10

Tags: Fear, Worry, False Fears, Worry For Nothing, Fooled  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Never Worry About Diets. The Only Carrots That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the ...read more

Tags: Addiction

One Measure Of Friendship Consists Not In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One measure of friendship consists not in the things friends can discuss, but in the number of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

A Great Teacher Has Always Been Measured By The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A great teacher has always been measured by the number of his ...read more

Tags: Learning

What Business Is Our Church In? We Are Not All ...  PRO

Contributed by Jay Robison on Aug 30, 2004

What business is our church in? We are not all about buildings and budgets. Although it is important for us to be good stewards of those, they are not our primary business. We are in the people business. God has created and sustained this church that people may gather together and praise Jesus ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Baptist

Phishing Has Grown From Being A Humble Nuisance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Phishing has grown from being a humble nuisance to become the international electronic crime of choice for amateurs and professionals. Frequently operated by organized criminals in Russia, Brazil and other nations, they tend to concentrate on credit card and bank account theft schemes. In its ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Unionism Seldom, If Ever, Uses Such Power As It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unionism seldom, if ever, uses such power as it has to insure better work; almost always it devotes a large part ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Miracles Are A Retelling In Small Letters Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

A Successful Man Is One Who Can't Count The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A successful man is one who can't count the number of other successful ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Fight  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000

John White, Have you ever gone fishing in a polluted river and hauled out an old shoe, a tea kettle, or a rusty can? I get a similar sort of catch if I cast as a bait the word holiness into the murky depths of my mind. To my dismay I come up with such associations as: thinness hollow-eyed ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Disciplines General, Apologetics General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Real Reindeer  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2002

THE REAL REINDEER According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

The January 3rd Edition Of The Daily E-Mail ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 2, 2005

The January 3rd edition of the daily e-mail column, Mikey’s Funnies, listed Fifteen Exercises We’d Be Better Off Without in 2005. Here they are! (Overheads 1 and 2) ~ Jumping on the bandwagon ~ Wading through paperwork ~ Running around in circles ~ Pushing your luck ~ Spinning your wheels ~ ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Denomination: Church Of God