In Sermon Illustrations: "Nations"

Sulfur Caves

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007

Sulfur Caves In Southern Mexico lies the Cueva de Villa Luz, or Cave of the Lighted House. As you make your way to the cave you walk through a veritable paradise of tropical birds and lush rain forest. Underwater the cave is fed by 20 underground springs, beautiful watercourses which teem with tiny ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Recently I Picked Up Kimball's New Book Called, ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 26, 2007

Recently I picked up Kimball’s new book called, “They Like Jesus But Not The Church.” He makes this observation about our young America today: “Our world has changed whether we like it or not!” “We are living in an increasingly ‘post-Christian’ culture. America once was more of a ‘Christian ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

President Bush Speaks Words Of Hope At Memorial ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

President Bush Speaks Words of Hope at Memorial Convocation, April 17: People who have never met you are praying for you. They’re praying for your friends who have fallen and who are injured. There’s a power in these prayers, a real power. In times like this, we can find comfort in the grace and ...read more

Kids Are Buying Books In Quantities We've Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Kids Are Buying Books in quantities we've never seen before reports Booklist magazine. Credit a bulging teen population (30 million plus), a surge of global talent and perhaps a bit of Harry Potter afterglow. Teen book sales rose 25% between '99 and '05. Fantasy and graphic novels are especially ...read more

Tags: Youth

You May Have Heard About The Westboro Baptist ...

Contributed by Joe La Rue on Jul 10, 2008

You may have heard about the Westboro Baptist Church in Wichita, Kansas, whose members picket at the funerals of soldiers. They believe that God is punishing our Nation because we have accepted ungodly lifestyles as normal, and so while they have nothing against the brave men and women who have ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Take It All, It's Worth Nothing

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 10, 2008

Take It All, It's Worth Nothing Like the story my grand father told me about of Nicolae, one his neighbors. In 1946, after WWII, the Russians were the masters of Eastern Europe. They nationalized the banks, flooding the market with endless paper money. Nicolae sold a property, and my grandfather ...read more

Tags: Hypocrisy

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Church Health Services

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

CHURCH HEALTH SERVICES Nearly 70% of U.S. churches provide direct health services and 65% provide educational health programs, according to the National Council of Churches (NCC) USA Congregational Health Survey. Only 6.4% offer no programs of any kind in health care ministries. The congregations ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Catholic Schools ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CLOSING 1,267 Catholic schools have closed since 2000, and enrollment nationwide has dropped by 382,125 students, or 14% percent, according to the National Catholic Education Association. The problem is most apparent in inner cities. Catholic schools have been closing since their ...read more

Tags: School

Imbalanced ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

IMBALANCED COVERAGE Only 8% of Americans are atheist, reports The National Cultural Values Survey conducted for the Culture and Media Institute (CMI). Yet the U.S. news media does not subject atheism or atheists to the same skepticism to which it subjects Christians and Christianity. From the 105 ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18

Tags: Persecution

Peace On ...

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 2, 2009

“Peace on Earth” Peace on earth, with a world at war? O what were the angels singing for That far-away night when the Star shown down With a glorious light on Bethlehem’s town? Peace on earth! They were singing of Him Who was born that night to redeem from sin; Who still has the power to cleanse ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Christian Church

As Of 2010, There Are More Than 20 Major Civil ...

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Apr 28, 2010

As of 2010, there are more than 20 major civil and international conflicts involving, among others, the nations of: India Afghanistan Somalia Iraq Pakistan Mexico Myanmar Iran Israel Nigeria Colombia Peru Indonesia the Philippines Turkey Iraqi ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Mennonite

We Need To Slow Down  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012

WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN A study by the US National Commission on Sleep Disorders blamed half of all traffic accidents on tiredness. Put that together with our penchant for speeding, and the result is carnage on the roads. Annual traffic fatalities now stand at 1.3 million worldwide, more than double ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:2

Tags: Sabbath, Sleep, Traffic, Rest

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Of God

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 9, 2012

ILLUS: (I had 6 plastic see through pitchers on stage… one of which was full of water. Holding up an empty pitcher I said…) Imagine this empty pitcher represents that nation of Israel. (I began to pour water from the full pitcher into the empty one). God poured out His will and wisdom into them. ...read more

Tags: Bible, Israel

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conquering Ourselves  PRO

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jul 15, 2013

Edmund Hilary the first man who conquered Mount Everest was asked by an interviewer about his passions for climbing mountains. He gave this reply: "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Peter the Great of Russia is quoted as saying, "I have been able to conquer an empire, but I have ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:28

Tags: Self-Control, Self-Discipline

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Little Piece On Jesus' Incredible Journey

Contributed by John Gullick on Mar 17, 2016

What season are you in. . Jesus had an incredible journey. He was born in dramatic circumstances surrounded by heavenly testimonies and worldly violence lived in a remote and often scorned village - grew up in anonymity a carpenters son and apprentice at thirty years of age he struck out in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-11

Tags: Jesus, Actions Of Jesus

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Anne Graham Lotz On The Solar Eclipse

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024

"The warning is triggered by the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, nicknamed America's Eclipse. For the first time in almost 100 years, a total solar eclipse will be seen from coast to coast in our nation. People are preparing to mark this significant event with viewing parties at exclusive ...read more

Tags: America, End Times, Prophecy, Judgment, Second Coming, Last Days, Rapture, False Teachers, False Prophets, Return Of Christ, Solar Eclipse  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Of The Most Beloved And Colorful Sports ...

Contributed by David Ward on Aug 16, 2005

One of the most beloved and colorful sports personalities of our time was a man named Jim Valvano, "Jimmy V" as he was known affectionately to sports fans around the country. Jim Valvano tragically died just a few years ago after a year-long battle with cancer. He was just 47 years old. He will be ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

Quoting The English Preacher John Daniel Jones: ...  PRO

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Oct 11, 2005

Quoting the English preacher John Daniel Jones: He lived from 1865-1942, this is from his sermon The Sovereignty of God In our absorption in the thought of God as Father, we have almost lost sight of the fact that He is the Holy Sovereign, ruling the world in righteousness. The result has been ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Better Way To Show How Man Has Done This ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006

What better way to show how man has done this than to look at the two Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977 and sent barreling towards the outer reaches of the solar system. On each ship is a gold-coated phonograph record, offering a message to extraterrestrial civilizations. This message includes ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Plan  PRO

Contributed by Troy Brewer on Dec 16, 2002

The Plan People do not have any control over when they are born, to whom they are born. The local, national or worldwide environment that they are born in. If Jesus is the messiah, the anointed one, God made to be a man that is here to complete a perfect task, then the time and place of his ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational