In Sermon Illustrations: "National"

Leaving A Legacy  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 18, 2002

LEAVING A LEGACY Paul J. Meyer in his book "Unlocking Your Legacy" tells about the time his mother was found after having fallen in her home. She died a few days later in the hospital. The year was 1969. Mr. Meyer writes, "In the apron she was wearing the day she fell, I found a note that read: ...read more

Denomination: *other

Freedom To Find God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003

FREEDOM TO FIND GOD Every president invokes God and asks his blessing. Every president promises, though not always in so many words, to lead according to moral principles rooted in Biblical tradition. The English writer G. K. Chesterton called America a “nation with the soul of a church,” and ...read more

Tags: War, Political Freedom, World Religions

Brothers In Blue  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2003

BROTHERS IN BLUE Myron Kelly and Eugene Kelly of the Osceola, Arkansas, Police Department were more than brothers in blue, they were brothers in life. That’s why they made a solemn vow to each other that they would -- quote -- "be together until the end." And it's why Eugene Kelly went along with ...read more

Tags: Holidays Civic, Christian Disciplines

One Of The Greatest Spokesmen For The Cause Of ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004

One of the greatest spokesmen for the cause of Christ today is Chuck Swindoll, host of the national radio broadcast "Insight for Living," for many years a pastor and now president of Dallas Theological Seminary. Howard Hendricks, who was one of Chuck’s teachers while he was in seminary, remembers ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Wesleyan

Early In My Ministry, I Met A Man Named Worral. ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004

Early in my ministry, I met a man named Worral. He had been stricken with rheumatoid arthritis at age 15, and when I met him 30 years later, he was totally paralyzed except for 1 finger, could barely speak and was totally blind. But he had a string tied to that one mobile finger that could turn on ...read more

Tags: Peace, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Alonzo Mourning Terrorized And Dominated Many ...

Contributed by David Ward on Jun 11, 2005

Alonzo Mourning terrorized and dominated many opponents in the National Basketball Association during most of the 1990s. Then Mourning was diagnosed with a kidney ailment that threatened his career, as well as his life. After being away from the game for several years of treatment, recovery, and ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Baptist

When You Fold Your Hands, The Thumb Is Nearest ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 9, 2005

When you fold your hands, the thumb is nearest you. So begin by praying for those closest to you – your loved ones (Philippians 1 : 3 – 5). The index finger is the pointer. Pray for those who teach – Bible teachers and preachers, and those who teach children (1 Thessalonians 5 : 25). The next ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Saving Christianity  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 15, 2005

A number of years ago Norman Cousins wrote an editorial in the Saturday Review in which he reported a conversation he had on a trip in India. He was talking with a Hindu priest named Satis Prasad. The man said he wanted to come to our country to work as a missionary among the Americans. Cousins ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:15-16

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Lutheran

In 1983 A Fifty-Year-Old Tradition Was Quietly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

In 1983 a fifty-year-old tradition was quietly dropped by the U.S. House of Representatives. The tradition involved the annual reading of George Washington’s farewell address on the occasion of his birthday. Democratic and Republican leaders decided it was useless to continue to read the lengthy ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

On September 23, 1908, At The Polo Grounds In New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

On September 23, 1908, at the Polo Grounds in New York City, there were two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs were battling for the National League pennant, with the score tied at 1-1. The Giants had two men on base: 19-year-old Fred Merkle on first ...read more

Tags: Endurance

For Decades, Iran Has Been A Hotbed For Terrorist ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006

For decades, Iran has been a hotbed for terrorist activity. Little do most people know that Iran also houses the fastest-growing Muslim movement in the world: Muslims converting to Christianity. In IRAN: Desperate for God, seven Iranian Christian converts from Islam unveil their testimonies of ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Revival Prayer Exalts God, Because It Puts Things ...

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 24, 2006

Revival Prayer Exalts God, because it puts things in perspective: God is high and lifted up— It’s like flying up in a plane and everything is so small. It’s not that our problems disappear, but we realize from God’s perspective, it is nothing he can’t handle. I remember how honored and humbled I ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pearl Harbor! The Morning Of December 7, 1941, ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 26, 2007

Pearl Harbor! The morning of December 7, 1941, found 353 Japanese airplanes swarming all around the Harbor site. Within a couple of hours, America lost 8 big battleships, 6 major airfields, almost all planes, and 2,400 men. That happened at 7:50 AM in what was supposedly a surprised attack. But ...read more

Denomination: Other

Pearl Harbor The Morning Of December 7, 1941, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Pearl Harbor The morning of December 7, 1941, found 353 Japanese airplanes swarming all around the Harbor site. Within a couple of hours, America lost 8 big battleships, 6 major airfields, almost all planes, and 2,400 men. That happened at 7:50 AM in what was supposedly a surprised attack. But ...read more

Tags: Faith

An Article In The Associated Press This Past ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

An article in the associated press this past week illustrates the concept of rejecting mediocrity. Coach Tubby Smith left Kentucky and is moving to become the coach of Minnesota. The article in the associated press read… “In Tubby Smith’s 10 seasons at Kentucky, the Wildcats never missed the NCAA ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

The Point: To Receive From God We Must First ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2007

[The Point: to receive from God we must first trust Him.] I discovered the chipmunks while stopping at a scenic over-look in Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado). They were amazing; bravely coming right up to people to take food out of their hands. These little creatures had willingly changed ...read more

Tags: Faith, Trust, Hands, Chipmunks

The Sovereignty Of God

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Apr 19, 2009

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD The Sovereignty of God. What do we mean by this expression? We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship of God, the god-hood of God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that God is God. To say that God is Sovereign is to declare that He is the Most High, doing ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Baptist

So In Case It Has, I'd Like To Read The ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009

So in case it has, I’d like to read the concluding paragraph from the NIV Application Commentary about this section of Scripture: On a different note, there is strong encouragement in Jesus’ statement. Even though at times opposition appears to be insurmountable, true Christianity will assert ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Wesleyan

Monument Of The States

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

MONUMENT OF THE STATES In Kissimmee, Florida, there is a monument built of 1,500 stones from the 48 states and from 23 foreign countries. It is called the Monument of the States. Conceived by Dr. Charles D. Bressler-Pettis, the idea for the structure took years to materialize. On a ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Denomination: *other

After Some Months Of Our Marriage In India, My ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 26, 2008

After some months of our marriage in India, my wife was recruited by the Federal government of a middle-eastern Islamic nation to work, mentor and train Arab nurses. We were torn apart but yet emotionally together. She joined a secret fellowship & prayer group in that country and prayed constantly ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational