In Sermon Illustrations: "Matthew 3 1 25"

[261]. A Message From A Poem – The Devil Snake

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 10, 2026

[261]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE DEVIL SNAKE Most people hate snakes. They run from them and scream out. Snakes are evil creatures but their cunning is well know. I have a love hate relationship with snakes. I think they are beautifully created which does not surprise me because Lucifer ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:8-9, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Revelation 12:9, Genesis 3:14-15, Genesis 3:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Bruise On The Heel, Bruise The Head, Western Brown Snake, Cunning, The Devil, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Cunning Snakes, Satan Is The Serpent, Serpent, Snake  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Over Half (52%) Of Evangelical Christian Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Over half (52%) of Evangelical Christian youth believe that lying is sometimes necessary. (Foster Letter 9/15/99) 36% admit they have cheated on an exam or other evaluation within the last 3 months and 15% say they have recently ...read more

Tags: Children

Women Are More Spiritual: Barna Research Online ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Women Are More Spiritual: Barna Research Online reports; 7 out of every 10 women say they are deeply spiritual compared only 5 out of 10 men. 46% of U.S. women hold beliefs that classify them as born again, ...read more

Tags: Women

Religious Resurgence: The Wall Street Journal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Religious Resurgence: The Wall Street Journal book reviewer George Johnston comments, “… in the year 2000 we see not only a resurgence of religious evangelism but an appetite for books and movies about God. In many respects, America is a more religious ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Woman Power: One Of The Major Changes That Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Woman Power: One of the major changes that will reshape business practices early in this century is the rising power of women. Women-owned firms in the U.S. currently number more than 9 million, employ an estimated 27.5 million people and ...read more

Tags: Women

Small Groups Grow Participation In Small Groups ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Small Groups Grow Participation in small groups that meet during the week for prayer, Bible study or spiritual fellowship (excluding Sunday school or other church classes) increased from 12% in ’94 to 20% today. Men’s participation ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Black Churches: A Study Of 2,150 Black Churches ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Black Churches: A study of 2,150 black churches by C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya in their book "The Black Church in the African American Experience," report that “nearly 70% of black churches are involved with social service agencies and non-church ...read more

Tags: Church General

College Costs Have Risen 13% This Year And 47% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

College Costs have risen 13% this year and 47% over the past decade. That’s an annual average increase of 3.9%. If room and board costs are included, the average student pays $26,854 a year to attend a private university and $10,636 for a ...read more

Tags: Money

Here Are Some Statistics About Giving From The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 4, 2001

Here are some statistics about giving from the Barna Organization, which conducts significant research on the church in America: 8% of born again Christians tithed their income in 1999 17% of adults claimed in 1997 to have tithed but only 3% actually did ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Church Of God

When Billy Graham Went To A Southern City For ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 9, 2001

When Billy Graham went to a southern city for meetings, the governor of the state assigned a state trooper to drive him around for 3 weeks. The trooper was so impressed that he went forward during the crusade, received Christ, dedicated his life, and later ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Leadership General

Denomination: Wesleyan

It's Time That We Punch A Hole In The Heavens ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 14, 2008

It’s time that we punch a hole in the heavens and break through in hungry travail so the glory of God can begin to shine down on our city. But we can’t even get a trickle to flow down the aisle, much less ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Baptist

Screen ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

SCREEN TIME A Canadian study reveals some teens spend as much time in front of a screen as it would take to work a full-time job. 52% of boys and 26% of girls report average total screen time of more than 42 hours ...read more

Tags: Youth

About Galilee

Contributed by David Tack on Jan 30, 2011

ABOUT GALILEE According to Guzik, “The region of Galilee was a fertile, progressive, highly populated region. According to figures from the Jewish historian Josephus, there were some 3 million people populating Galilee, an area smaller than the state of Connecticut.” ...read more

Tags: Israel

Denomination: Baptist

For Some Strange Reason We Think That The ...

Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 2, 2011

For some strange reason we think that the righteous go to church. That is Pharisee thinking. The Pharisees were the teachers and rulers of the law. They felt that they knew more than anyone else and were also above everyone else. The church should be viewed as a hospital and not a place ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

George Sweeting On Followship

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 4, 2012

GEORGE SWEETING ON FOLLOWSHIP George Sweeting notes, "The word 'follow' is a strenuous word. It is the same word used to describe Paul's fierce pursuit and persecution of the early Christians prior to his conversion. This same word is used by Paul when he speaks of pressing, ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

C. S. Lewis Was Right, "There Are Better Things ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 31, 2005

C. S. Lewis was right, “There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”1 Images of Heaven. Herald Shaw ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Media Research Center Reports That Between ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The Media Research Center reports that between ‘93 and ‘96, less than 1% of network TV news content was devoted to religion. ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Dvd Sales Of Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

DVD sales of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ hit 4.1 million in the first day of sales, 8/31. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Wal-Mart Is The Worlds' Largest Retailer Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wal-Mart is the worlds’ largest retailer of Christian-themed merchandise, over $1 billion last year says Forbes magazine. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Faith Like Job's Cannot Be Shaken Because It Is ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 8, 2002

Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken. [Unshakeable Faith, Citation: Abraham Heschel, ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational