In Sermon Illustrations: "Living In The World"

In A World That Is Focused On Improved ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In a world that is focused on improved techniques and newer and newer technologies, there has never been discovered a shortcut to building ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

There Is No Business In This World So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no business in this world so troublesome as the pursuit of fame; life is over before ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

The Troubles Of The World Will Continue To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The troubles of the world will continue to increase as long as we train people how to spot ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Without Friendship, The World Is But A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Without friendship, the world is but ...read more

Tags: Compassion

For Every Man The World Is As It Was At The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For every man the world is as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

There Is No Country In The World Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no country in the world where machinery is so lovely as in America. It was not until I had seen the water-works at Chicago that I realised the wonders of machinery; the rise and fall of the steel rods, the symmetrical ...read more

Tags: Possession

To Succeed In The World It Is Not Enough To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

There Is Nothing In The World That Will Take The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nothing in the world that will take the chip off ones shoulder ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The World Is As Fresh As It Was At The First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

The Pleasantest Things In The World Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art in life ...read more

Tags: Thought

World's Population Growing

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

WORLD’S POPULATION GROWING World population is projected to reach 7 billion only 4 years from now. The world added its 6 billionth resident in 1999; today its population is approximately 6.7 billion. World population growth is slowing down; it took about 12 years for the world population to rise ...read more

Tags: Culture

Doubt In The Scientific World

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

Doubt in the Scientific World Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. In Albert Einstein’s early days, physicists had scratched their heads for some 50 years over the unexplainable orbit ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-17

Tags: Doubt

World Cup Community

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 28, 2010

WORLD CUP COMMUNITY I am convinced that the greatest need of our time is genuine community. For instance, I see it oozing out in the World Cup of soccer. I am seeing people spending money buying vuvuzuelas--you know, those plastic ugly-sounding horns which sound like bees buzzing--and blowing ...read more

Tags: Culture

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The World's Easiest Test

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

THE WORLD'S EASIEST TEST 1. How long did the hundred year war last? 2. Which country makes Panama hats? 3. What is Camel's hair brush made from? 4. In what month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5. What was King George VI's first name? 6. What colour is a Purple Finch? 7. Where are ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Brethren

World Of Jameses And Johns

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

WORLD OF JAMESES AND JOHNS John R. W. Stott says in his book The Cross of Christ that our world "(and even the church) is full of Jameses and Johns, go-getters and status-seekers, hungry for honor and prestige, ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Denomination: Salvation Army

The World Is Without Hope

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011

THE WORLD IS WITHOUT HOPE In Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Cat’s Cradle, an important book comes to light. It is titled, "What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?" The chief character is anxious to read it. But when he does, he finds that it ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Nazarene

What's Wrong With The World?

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 6, 2011

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WORLD? When asked what was wrong with the world, renowned Catholic ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Giving Up The World

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011

GIVING UP THE WORLD A man once said to D. L. Moody, "Now that I am converted, must I give up to the world?" "No," answered the evangelist, "you need not give up the world; if you give a ringing testimony for the Son of God the world will give you up pretty quick. They ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Tags: Christian Witness

The World: A Temporary Container

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 3, 2012

THE WORLD: A TEMPORARY CONTAINER The first garbage day after Christmas must be the biggest garbage day of the year. You can tell what most people got for Christmas by just looking at the garbage pile in front of the house. We usually throw out all the boxes--unless you have children who like to ...read more

Tags: Church Discipline

End Of The World Predictions

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2012

END OF THE WORLD PREDICTIONS It's hard to believe it was just a year ago that the head of The Family Radio Broadcasting Network--Harold Camping--predicted, through 2,000 billboards worldwide, that on May 21, 2011 the righteous, which totaled 3 percent of humanity, was to be whisked away to heaven, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:6-8

Tags: Prophecy