In Sermon Illustrations: "Mark 8:22-26:26"

On June 25, 1979, Thirty-Five Year Old Willard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 23, 2004

On June 25, 1979, thirty-five year old Willard Boone from the Sandy Hook community, south of Columbia, MS, drowned in the Pearl River. During that week four others drowned along the path of the Pearl. A reporter for the then "Jackson Daily News" quoted a law offi- cial as saying, "This is one of ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

A Common Sense And Satisfying Interpretation Of ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2003

"A common sense and satisfying interpretation of our world suggests the designing hand of a superintelligence.… There is, I shall argue, no contradiction between holding a staunch belief in supernatural design and being a creative scientist.… Just as I believe that the Book of Scripture illumines ...read more

Tags: Creation

Denomination: Charismatic

In Goa India I Felt I Was Somehow Missing The ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jan 30, 2004

In Goa India I felt I was somehow missing the mark.. I had witnessed to people on a one on one basis but had been unable to find the local church.. Lord I don’t understand why you sent me here! Then came the bus trip to end all bus trips...to Bangalore 13 hours on a bus with no suspension.. Passing ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Pentecostal

Charles W. Colson, The Body, 1992, Word ...

Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 12, 2005

(Charles W. Colson, The Body, 1992, Word Publishing, p. 70.) Yet membership in a confessing body is fundamental to the faithful Christian life. Failure to do so defies the explicit warning not to forsake "our assembling together." His understanding of this prompted Martin Luther to say, "Apart ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On His First Voyage West In 1492, Christopher ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

On his first voyage west in 1492, Christopher Columbus knew that his crew felt uneasy about sailing into unknown waters for an unknown period of time. So he kept two logs for the journey. In the first, he recorded the distances traveled as he calculated them. In the second log, he deliberately ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Have You Ever Heard Of The 2nd Law Of ...  PRO

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 23, 2006

Have you ever heard of the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics? It’s a basic Scientific Law – right up there with the Law of Gravity. One definition of it says: The entropy (disorder) of a closed system will not decrease for any sustained period of time. (That was the shortest one I found.) To put it ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Bible Is So Strict And Old-Fashioned," Said ...

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006

“The Bible is so strict and old-fashioned,” said a young man to a gray-haired friend, who was advising him to study God’s Word if he would learn how to live. “There are plenty of books written nowadays that are moral enough in their teachings, and do not bind one down to the Bible.” The old ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Adonirum Judson, The Renowned Missionary To ...

Contributed by Myron Loss on Jun 9, 2006

Adonirum Judson, the renowned missionary to Burma, endured untold hardships trying to reach the lost for Christ. For seven heartbreaking years he suffered hunger and privation. During this time he was thrown into Ava Prison, and for 17 months he was subjected to almost incredible mistreatment. As ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What We Know About Mary Magdalene

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006

Here is what we know - 1. She was from Magdala in Galilee 2. Jesus cast seven demons out of her. 3. She joined the band of disciples and followed Jesus where ever he went. Luke 8:2 4. She was at the cross when all the male disciples had fled (Mk 15:40, Jn 19:25) 5. She observed Jesus burial (Mk ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

If We Have Failed In Any Respect In This Matter ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 13, 2007

If we have failed in any respect in this matter of “go…preach” it is probably related to our limited understanding of what the church is. Bishop Leslie Newbigin, labeled as “one of the leading influences on the theology of mission” (Wilbert R. Shenk) in the 20th century, was once quoted as saying, ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

C.s. Lewis Observed, "If You Read History, You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C.S. Lewis observed, “If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did the most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next. The apostles themselves, who set on foot the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middle Ages, the English ...read more

Tags: Heaven

The Eldest Son Of A Widowed Mother Went Out To ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 18, 2007

The eldest son of a widowed mother went out to missionary work in Western Africa. In a short time he filled a missionary’s grave. There was another son left at home … by my brother’s grave. I will preach to my brother’s people. …In a short time, he too found a resting place in a missionary’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

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

What Is Your Attitude When You Wake Up? There ...

Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008

What is your attitude when you wake up? There are some who just get out of bed singing, “This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.” But there are others who just keep hitting the snooze button each morning. I am a morning person. Since Seminary I have pretty much been ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Right And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

Right and Wrong While Leonardo da Vinci was painting the “The Last Supper”, he became incensed with a certain man. His temper flared, and he lashed out with bitter words. Returning to his work, he attempted to brush some delicate lines on the face of Jesus. But he was so distraught that he could ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Meaningless Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008

Meaningless Life Mark Twain expressed thoughts about the meaningless of life in view of man’s inevitable death. Shortly before his death, he wrote, "A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18

Tags: Death Nearness

I Have Some Christian Friends Who Live In India. ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 25, 2008

I have some Christian friends who live in India. After one of my Indian friends visited America, he made this observation. “You Americans have insurance for everything … insurance if you get sick … insurance if you get robbed … insurance if you wreck your car … even insurance if you die. In ...read more

Tags: Worry

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

HOPE FOR A CHANGE In the Peanuts comic strip, we find Snoopy thinking to himself: "Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Ohh...there’s so little hope for advancement." Well, there is hope for those who have a dog’s life, but the change will require them ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Tags: Change

The Faith Of Thomas

Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Apr 18, 2009

THE FAITH OF THOMAS What if you told your son, "I put 100 dollars in the bank for you." And he said, "Are you sure? I want to see the deposit slip." You say, "Son, you've got to believe me!" The boy answers, "Well, maybe I can just withdraw it look at it and put it back. Dad, can you give me ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

The Sense Of God's Presence

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2009

THE SENSE OF GOD’S PRESENCE I also remember going to Milldale Bible Conference almost every summer during my teen years. I saw many demonstrations of God’s presence and power there. God’s presence was especially strong during the services one night. A young man was asked to come and sing. As he ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness

Denomination: Baptist