In Sermon Illustrations: "Mark 17 1"

Howard Hughes' Life

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 19, 2008

HOWARD HUGHES' LIFE All he ever really wanted in life was more. He wanted more money, so he parlayed inherited wealth into a billion-dollar pile of assets. He wanted more fame, so he broke into the Hollywood scene and soon became a filmmaker and star. He wanted more sensual pleasures, so he paid ...read more

Tags: Desire

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Man Called A Pastor's Office At A Church One ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

A man called a pastor’s office at a church one day to inquire into membership in the church. He stated that he would not be able to get involved or anything, but he felt it was important to have some religious affiliation. The pastor advised this man that the church he pastored might not be the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Tags: Service, Commitment, Church Body, Membership, Church Body Of Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Two Stories Of Injustice

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009

TWO STORIES OF INJUSTICE In 1984, James Ealy was convicted in the 1982 brutal murders of 33-year-old Christine Parker, her two children and one grandchild. Two years later, the Illinois Appellate Court overturned the conviction - even as justices acknowledged Ealy almost certainly was guilty. They ...read more

Tags: Justice

Discipleship Is A Call To Suffer

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 4, 2021

John R. Scott gives a modern example of one who suffered for the gospel observing that… "Few men of this century have understood better the inevitability of suffering than Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He seems never to have wavered in his Christian antagonism to the Nazi regime, although it meant for ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12, Philippians 3:1-20, Romans 1:16

Tags: Church, Commitment, Discipleship, Suffering, Will Of God, Bonhoeffer  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Covenant?

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 20, 2022

Devotional - Genesis 9:7-28 (also glance at Chapters 10-11) What was the command to Noah and his family? – populate the earth (we exist today because of Noah and family) Covenant – “berith” – a brand new word! What can we learn about this word in context? – a promise and commitment to do ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:7-28

Tags: Agreement, Covenant, Promise, Population

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Was The Church Chosen To Replace The Fallen Angels?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 24, 2024

Augustine believed that God created the order of angels to exist in a perfect harmonic balance with one another which was subsequently lost due to the fall of Satan (and those who followed Satan in his rebellion). This showed the tragedy which developed as a result of Satan’s rebellion. Not only ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-4

Tags: Church, Worship, Heaven, Satan, Angels, Demons, Rebellion, Spirits, Sovereignty Of God, Devils  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On My Recent Pilgrimage To Israel One Of The Many ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 14, 2009

On my recent pilgrimage to Israel one of the many profound experiences occurred on the airplane prior to even leaving JFK International in New York. After I was seated on the huge double Decker airplane which took us directly to Tel Aviv, I noticed a large Orthodox Jewish family making their way ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Christian Church

Imagine With Me For A Moment, If You Had A ...

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 7, 2010

Imagine with me for a moment, if you had a beautiful picture in your home that was worth over a hundred thousand dollars because of the artist who had painted it. It was a one of a kind masterpiece. The artist had put excellence into every stroke of his work The colors were awesome. The depth ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day, Respect

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Bible Readers Change The World  PRO

Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012

BIBLE READERS CHANGE THE WORLD If you’ve read anything by Charles Dickens, you know how terrible conditions were in 18th century England. There were no child labor laws, so children as young as age four were put to work up to 12 hours a day in dangerous factories and sent into the corners of coal ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

The Cluttered Closet

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 19, 2008

THE CLUTTERED CLOSET Mark 12:29-31 Object: Picture of a cluttered closet Objective: Sometimes we must take the time to pull all the "stuff" out of the closet and go through it piece by piece if we want to bring order to chaos. In my house there is a closet that I call the "junk closet." This ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Denomination: Nazarene

46% Of Americans Talk About Their Religious Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

46% of Americans talk about their religious faith in the workplace. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

90% Of Parents Feel They Do Not See Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

90% of parents feel they do not see their children enough. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

75% Of Households Have Nobody Home During The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

75% of households have nobody home during the day. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

A Typical North American Consumes 24 Reams Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

A typical North American consumes 24 reams of paper a year. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Money

A Mere 7% Of Born-Again Adults Tithed Last Year. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A mere 7% of born-again adults tithed last year. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Giving General

76% Of People Accurately Recall The Name Of An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

76% of people accurately recall the name of an advertiser on a promotional product. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

16% Of Singapore's 4.3 Million Residents Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

16% of Singapore’s 4.3 million residents are Christians. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

By 2010, Boomers Will Outspend The Younger ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

By 2010, boomers will outspend the younger markets by a whopping $1 trillion. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

There Were 20,099 Foreign Adoptions By American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

There were 20,099 foreign adoptions by American families in 2002. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Abortion

67% Of U.s. Men Under Age 25 Will Prepare At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

67% of U.S. men under age 25 will prepare at least 1 of the next 10 ...read more

Tags: Men And Women