In Sermon Illustrations: "Loving The World"

The New York Yankees Had Been The World Champions ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007

The New York Yankees had been the world champions in baseball 26 times when they came to the American League Championship Series in 2004. They trampled the Boston Red Sox by taking the first three games of the championship playoffs. The third game was a complete drubbing at 19-8. But after Game ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

In 1918 World War I Was Still Raging In The Area ...

Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007

In 1918 World War I was still raging in the area of the Belleau Wood. The Germans felt that the area could not be taken from them and the US Marine Corps was ordered to take the area. The area was surrounded by an open wheat field and thus the marines were forced to march through open areas under ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Can You Imagine What The World Will Be Like 100 ...

Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 6, 2008

Can you imagine what the world will be like 100 years from now if the Lord tarries His return? All you have to do is to have some idea what the world will be like is to just look back 100 years and consider what the world was like then… and consider the incredible rate of change that we’ve ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Next, We Live In A "Salt Water World". Survivors ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 22, 2008

Next, we live in a "Salt Water World". Survivors of naval battles have often told of the hardships on the high seas. The command is given, "Abandon ship!", and all the sailors either launch the life rafts, life boats, or in many cases jump into the water with only a life vest to survive. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Story From World War Ii Illustrates This Point. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

A story from World War II illustrates this point. An American plane was flying a mission in Africa. Under the cloak of darkness they flew toward their destination of Benghazi in North Africa. A strong tail wind pushed the plane much faster than expected. When the instruments revealed they had ...read more

On March 5, 1987, An Irish World Record Holder In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

On March 5, 1987, an Irish world record holder in the 1500 meter dash was running a qualifying heat at the world indoor track championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. With just 2 _ laps to go, he tripped and fell. But he got up and with great effort managed to catch the leaders of the race once ...read more

The Queen Of England Was A Teen When World War Ii ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

The queen of England was a teen when World War II broke out. When she was old enough she asked her father, King George VI, to let her join the army and serve her country as others were doing. Her father allowed her to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service as a private. She had a superior officer ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16

When God Spoke The World Was Created, When God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2008

When God spoke the world was created, when God spoke the waters were parted, when God spoke the walls of Jericho fell, when God spoke the people obeyed, ...read more

Bob Pierce, Founder Of World Vision Had Advanced ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 1, 2008

Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision had advanced leukemia, but he went to visit a colleague in Indonesia before he died. As they were walking through a small village, they came upon a young girl lying on a bamboo mat next to a river. She was dying of cancer and had only a short time to live. ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Denomination: Wesleyan

Following World War Ii Some German Students ...

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

Following World War II some German students volunteered to help rebuild a cathedral in England, one that had been badly damaged by the Luftwaffe bombings. As the work progressed, they weren’t sure how to best restore a large statue of Jesus with arms outstretched and bearing the familiar ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Denomination: Pentecostal

China, The World Leader In Cell Phone Use, Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

China, the world leader in cell phone use, has surpassed the U.S. as the #1 nation in Internet ...read more

Tags: Technology

What The World Really Needs Is More Young People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What the world really needs is more young people who will carry to their jobs the same enthusiasm for ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Now, In Reality, The World Have Paid Too Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Ever Since The World Began, It Has Been Mostly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ever since the world began, it has been mostly wickedness that has made the headlines. How many people even know that Adam and Eve ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Things Just Dont Turn Up In This World Until ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Things just dont turn up in this world until ...read more

Tags: Discovery

He Who Blows His Stack Adds To The World's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who blows his stack adds to the ...read more

Tags: Anger

Live Your Beliefs And You Can Turn The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Live your beliefs and you can turn the ...read more

Tags: Faith General

I Had Never Sought Or Cared For What The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I had never sought or cared for what the world calls fame. I have always looked upon fame as ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

In Youth We Want To Change The World; In Old Age ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In youth we want to change the world; in old age we ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The World Now Has So Many Problems That If Moses ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The world now has so many problems that if Moses had come down from Mount Sinai today the two ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life