In Sermon Illustrations: "Letter"

English Evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770) ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 12, 2001

English evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770) learned that it was more important to please God than to please men. Knowing that he was doing what was honoring to the Lord kept him from discouragement when he was falsely accused by his enemies. At one point in his ministry, Whitefield received a ...read more

Tags: Faith, Humility

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Adult Granddaughter Was Visiting Her ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2004

An adult granddaughter was visiting her grandmother when she asked her to get a box of letters from her dresser. As granddaughter was getting the letters, she saw a beautiful hand made quilt in the drawer. The granddaughter asked about the quilt. Her grand mother said that she could take it out ...read more

God Settles His Accounts  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009

GOD SETTLES HIS ACCOUNTS An atheist farmer often ridiculed people who believed in God. He wrote the following letter to the editor of a local newspaper: "I plowed on Sunday, planted on Sunday, cultivated on Sunday, and hauled in my crops on Sunday; but I never went to church on Sunday. Yet I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:11-12

Tags: Atheism

Who Is John Three-Sixteen?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011

WHO IS JOHN THREE-SIXTEEN? A few years ago the principal of the English Mission College at Cairo, Egypt, received a letter from a Japanese Buddhist of the city whose children were attending his school. "Who is John three sixteen? My children are always talking about him?" The principal sent a ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12-30

Tags: Jesus Christ

Evading The "R" Word

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011

EVADING THE "R" WORD Jimmy had trouble pronouncing the letter "R" so his teacher gave him a sentence to practice at home: "Robert gave Richard a rap in the rib for roasting the rabbit so rare." Some days later the teacher asked him to say the sentence for her. Jimmy rattled it off like this. "Bob ...read more

Tags: Repentance

34% Of U.s. Evangelical Protestants Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

34% of U.S. Evangelical Protestants believe divorce is a sin while just 20% of the total population holds this view. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Divorce

The U.s. Has More Than 300,000 Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

The U.S. has more than 300,000 Protestant congregations and some 20,000 Catholic parishes. (The Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

Catholic Youth Think The Pope Is Hot, But Favor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Catholic youth think the Pope is hot, but favor ordination of female priests, allowing priests to marry and see no problem with premarital sex. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Since '70 The Annual Number Of Marriages Per ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

Since ’70 the annual number of marriages per 1,000 women has declined more than 1/3. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

Per Capita Clout Wal-Mart Generates $440 In Sales ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Per Capita Clout Wal-Mart generates $440 in sales yearly for every man, woman and child in the U.S. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Children Spend An Average Of 10 Hours A Week ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Children spend an average of 10 hours a week listening to CD’’s, tapes or radio reports the Kaiser Family Foundation. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

40% Of American Employees Say They Are Likely To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of American employees say they are likely to change jobs his year. 50% say they are underpaid and 2% admit they are overpaid. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

57% Of All U.s. Born Again Adults Are Female ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

57% of all U.S. born again adults are female compared to 43% male. This ratio is unchanged from ‘91. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Women

Almost 50% Of Adults Phone Their Parents 5 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Almost 50% of adults phone their parents 5 or more times a month, while 20% check in 2-4 times. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

66% Of All U.s. Mothers With Children Age 3 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

66% of all U.S. mothers with children age 3 or less are working, compared with 50% in ’90 and 42% in ’80. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Parenting

About 5% Of American Workers -- Or 6.8 Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

About 5% of American workers -- or 6.8 million people -- were classified as "working poor" in 1999, according to the Labor Dept. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Little League Baseball Is The Largest Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Little League Baseball is the largest youth activity in the U.S. with over 3,000,000 kids and 200,000 teams. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

People In The Baby Bust Generation Are More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

People in the Baby Bust generation are more inclined than any other group to support behaviors that conflict with traditional Christian morals. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

84% Of Over 1,000 Students Surveyed Agreed That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

84% of over 1,000 students surveyed agreed that their future success would be determined by whether they have close family relationships. ...read more

Tags: Children

The Increase Of 32.7 Million People Between ‘90 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The increase of 32.7 million people between ‘90 and ‘00 is the greatest numerical increase between two censuses in the history of America. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency