In Sermon Illustrations: "Living Sacrifice"

Vesuvius: Check The Map

Contributed by Rob O'neal on Jul 7, 2009

VESUVIUS: CHECK THE MAP The people of the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum lived at the bottom of a mountain. They loved the mountain, because they believed it was a place where gods dwelt. The land was fertile, and the harbor was good, so the city prospered and grew. Then in 62 and 63 AD, ...read more

Tags: Security

Denomination: Congregational

New Your City Mayor Admits Mistake And Silences ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009

New York City Mayor Admits Mistake and Silences Reporters Back in 1980 New York City Mayor Ed Koch appeared on a local news program in the middle of the city’s financial crisis. Koch had spent over a quarter of a million dollars to put up bike lanes in Manhattan, and they turned out to be a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-16

Tags: Mistakes

Walking In The Confidence Of God

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Walking in the Confidence of God Marks of Contentment "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6

Tags: Helper, Fear, Confidence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of A  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Power of a Christ Centered Ministry In Galatians chapter five the apostle Paul writes about the fruit that comes out of mankind. First there are those who produce fruit that comes by living according to the sinful nature and second, there is fruit that is produced as one lives under the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Without Exception, I Have Found That Every ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2001

"Without exception, I have found that every person who was sincerely happy, radiantly alive, was living for a purpose or ...read more

Less Than Half Of American Christians View ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Less than half of American Christians view worship as ’top priority’ in their lives. . (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Americans Typically Change Careers—not Just Jobs— ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Americans typically change careers—not just jobs— 5 times in their lives. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Depression Strikes About 34 Million People In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Depression strikes about 34 million people in the U.S. at some point in their lives. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Emotions

85% Of Americans Will Marry At Least Once In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

85% of Americans will marry at least once in their lives, down from 95% in the ‘50s. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Hold Fast To The Bible As The Sheet-Anchor Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties. Write its precepts in your hearts, and ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

We All Need Some Form Of Deeply Rooted, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation it empowers us to overcome ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If You Ask Me What I Have Come To Do In This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

If you ask me what I have come to do in this world I will reply: I am ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Message Of Easter Cannot Be Written In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The message of Easter cannot be written in the past tense. It is a message for today and the days to come. It is Gods ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Golf Is Not Just Exercise; It Is An Adventure, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Golf is not just exercise; it is an adventure, a romance...a Shakespeare play in which disaster and comedy are intertwined [and] you ...read more

Tags: Sports

The Only Real Security In A Relationship Lies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only real security in a relationship lies neither in looking back in nostalgia, nor forward in dread or anticipation, but living in the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

One Quickly Gains A Sense From The Bible That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One quickly gains a sense from the Bible that wherever the Holy Spirit is found in the lives of people, strange and wonderful ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Shall I Not Bless The Middle Years? Not I For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shall I not bless the middle years? Not I for youth repine While warmly round me cluster ...read more

Tags: Aging

There Is More In Us Than We Know. If We Can Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps, for the rest of our lives, we ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

As The Grace Of God Changes A Mans Heart, This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As the grace of God changes a mans heart, this is the great evidence of the change; that he begins to grow in love, to lay ...read more

Tags: Grace

There Is A Destiny That Makes Us Brothers, None ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is a destiny that makes us brothers, None goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives ...read more

Tags: Family