In Sermon Illustrations: "Meeting Needs"

Pride Keeps Us As Americans From Taking A Look ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 14, 2008

Pride keeps us as Americans from taking a look around this world that we live and realizing that people die every day so that we can enjoy the privileges that we enjoy. Did you know that Americans consume about 80% of the world's coffee supply? And yet, we aren't told a lot about the coffee ...read more

Tags: Politics

Denomination: Church Of God

Loyalty To God Or Ourselves?

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009

LOYALTY TO GOD OR OURSELVES? When I was in seminary, I had some conversations with some fellow students, with a good mentor and friend Ron Mabry, with a Dr. Stafford and the credentialing team in Indiana. Through these interactions God was speaking to me and asking me where my loyalties to lie? Is ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Church Of God

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS I want to close this message by singing a great hymn of prayer and faith. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." This hymn was written by Joseph Scriven who lived from 1819 to 1886. Joseph Scriven had wealth, education, a devoted family, and a pleasant life in his native ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Hurricane Katrina--Fema Leadership ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009

Hurricane Katrina--FEMA Leadership Failure On August 31, 2005, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) regional director Marty Bahamonde emailed the FEMA director regarding the situation in New Orleans immediately following Hurricane Katrina. Bahamonde wrote: “Sir, I know that you know the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:36-38

Tags: Compassion

The Best Comment On Faith Is Action  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

THE BEST COMMENT ON FAITH IS ACTION The Apostle Paul spoke of "faith working through love" (Gal. 5:6). The apostle John wrote "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear Children, let us not love with words or ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:17-18

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Junk-Food Addictions  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011

JUNK-FOOD ADDICTIONS If we’re going to get our appetite back for the pure, spiritual milk of God’s Word, then we need to get rid of the junk food of broken relationships. We need to put away those wrong attitudes of the heart that keep us from loving each other. The five things listed here are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Tags: Growth In Christ

Finishing The Race

Contributed by Paul Steen on Jul 12, 2014

My wife and I watched as Danny, our youngest son, competed in the Carnival of Champions back when he was in elementary school. He was entered in the half-mile race. It was two laps around the track. When the starting gun sounded, he quickly leapt ahead of everyone and built a sizable lead. He had ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Tags: Goals, Finish The Race, Finish Well, Fixing Eyes On Jesus

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

There's A Verse Of A Poem That's Stayed In My ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

There’s a verse of a poem that’s stayed in my memory for years - "O God, that bread should be so dear, and flesh and blood should be so cheap." ... John Wesley used to say that ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Poverty, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

Brandt States, "We Must Accept Our Behavior (Our ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 6, 2003

Brandt states, "We must accept our behavior (our soulish behavior – our physical habits) for what it is and confess it to God. Then that behavior (habit) needs to be forsaken. We must admit to ...read more

Tags: Character, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In 1978, Thomas Hansen Of Boulder Colorado, Sued ...

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 6, 2005

In 1978, Thomas Hansen of Boulder Colorado, sued his parents for $350,000 on grounds of "malpractice of parenting." His lawsuit claimed that Mom and Dad had botched his upbringing so badly, that he would need ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Holiness

Many Years Ago, When I Was Just About As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Many years ago, when I was just about as complete a failure as one can become, I began to spend a good deal of time in libraries, looking for some answers.I found all the answers ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

You Don't Hear That Old Saying Much Anymore, ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2008

"You don't hear that old saying much anymore, 'It is not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game that counts.' I don't think most people believe it -- or ever ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In A Democracy, Every Player In The Political ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In a democracy, every player in the political system is held accountable by someone else. The media also need a check and a balance. If the media think its unfair that theres someone driving up their negatives and damaging their ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

God May Allow His Servant To Succeed When He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God may allow His servant to succeed when He has disciplined him to a point where he does not need to succeed to be happy. The man who is elated by success and is cast down by failure ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Martin Luther Makes A Very Important ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Martin Luther makes a very important observation. He says that in Matthew 6:11, daily bread doesn’t just refer to food. It is a symbol for all the things we need for the preservation of our lives: ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Messianic Jew David Stern Comments, "Sha’ul’s...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009

Messianic Jew David Stern comments, "Sha’ul’s self-limitation is consistent with Jewish ethical standards, derekh-eretz, the "way of the world." God expects us to do what is right and what is ethical. ...read more

Tags: Ethics, Kindness

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Road To Character

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Nov 6, 2019

“Humility is the freedom from the need to prove you are superior all the time, but egotism is a ravenous hunger in a small space – self-concerned, competitive, and distinction hungry. Humility (in contrast) is infused with lovely emotions like ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Tags: Humility, Pride

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Some Thoughts On The 4b Movement

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 15, 2024

Introduction: Ever since the November 2024 American elections, there seems to be more and more reference to the “4B” movement. That this movement began in South Korea a number of years ago seems to be of little importance to any number of American women. This is especially true of those American ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19, Romans 13:9, Acts 15:29

Tags: Women, Christian Living, 4b Movement

Denomination: Baptist

Let Me Use An Illustration From Physical Science ...

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008

-Let me use an illustration from physical science to give us some insight into the infilling of the HS. If you’ve ever done a speedometer check, then you are probably familiar with the formula for determining velocity or speed. When you take the distance traveled and divide it by the amount of time ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Stands ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

JESUS STANDS READY During the years of 1980s, I traveled quite a bit from Washington D.C. to New Jersey to go between my father and mother’s house. As a 10-year-old I traveled alone on planes, so news stories about planes and travels were on my radar, so to speak. So, in 1982 when January 13th ...read more

Tags: Sin General