In Sermon Illustrations: "Old Christians"

Religion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

RELIGION IN CHINA 31% of Chinese citizens consider religion very or somewhat important vs. 11% who consider it unimportant, finds an ’06 Pew Global Attitudes Project survey. Yet only 14-18% of Chinese adults would classify themselves in a particular religion in ’05, ’06 and ’07. In contrast, more ...read more

Tags: Missions

Diversity In The Church  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH Philip Yancey put it this way in an article in Christianity Today just this last November. He writes, "As I read accounts of the New Testament church, no characteristic stands out more sharply than [diversity]. Beginning with Pentecost, the Christian church dismantled the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:28

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

A True Church Family

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012

A TRUE CHURCH FAMILY Fred Sigle, preaching minister at Garfield Christian Church in Indianapolis tells about Mark Knutson. On August 28, 1993, he was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of cancer. When diagnosed, he was already in the late stages and was only given a short time to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Art At Its Most Significant Is A Distant Early ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Art at its most significant is a Distant Early Warning System that can always be relied on to tell the old ...read more

Tags: Art

No Father Has Really Tasted The Thrill Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

No father has really tasted the thrill of fatherhood until his six-year-old daughter ...read more

Tags: Children

If We Keep Well And Cheerful We Are Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If we keep well and cheerful we are always young, and at last die in youth, even ...read more

Tags: Children

An Optimist Stays Up Until Midnight To See The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. I pessimist stays up to ...read more

Tags: Endurance

I Have Discovered The Secret Formula For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have discovered the secret formula for a carefree Old Age: ICR-FI -- ""If You ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If We Keep Well And Cheerful We Are Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we keep well and cheerful we are always young, and at last die in youth, even ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Let Us Bealways Children Before God; For In His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us bealways children before God; for in His eyes we are but children. Old age itself, in presence of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Spring Is Wonderful. It Makes You Feel Young ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Spring is wonderful. It makes you feel young enough to do all the things you're ...read more

Tags: Creation

Defining Religion  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

DEFINING RELIGION Religion is hanging around the cross, Christianity is hanging on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30, Hebrews 9:1-28

Tags: Church Practices, Cross Agony, Worship General

Howard Hendricks Once Said, "In The Midst Of A ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 17, 2003

Howard Hendricks once said, “In the midst of a generation screaming for answers, ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

Unused Truth Becomes As Useless As An Unused ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Unused truth becomes as useless as an unused muscle. A.W. Tozer, ...read more

Tags: Truth

It Is The Laden Bough That Hangs Low, And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is the laden bough that hangs low, and the most fruitful Christian ...read more

Tags: Humility

The Fact That Boys Are Allowed To Exist At All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable ...read more

Tags: Children

65% Of The Builder Generation (Born '27-'45) Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

65% of the Builder generation (born '27-'45) are evangelical ...read more

Tags: Religion

The Tin—untold Riches

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009

THE TIN--UNTOLD RICHES In the late nineteenth Century in South Africa, an old man was digging for gold in a river bed. He had been at it for many years. Every now and then he found a little bit of gold, not enough to make him rich – but just enough to maintain his interest. The part of river in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:2-3

Tags: Christmas

Children & Marriage  PRO

Contributed by Brian Bolton on Nov 14, 2005

Children & Marriage “No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.” Kirsten, age 10 “You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like sports, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Oneness, Faithfulness, Conflict, Communication  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Think That One Of The Reasons It's A Wonderful ...

Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006

I think that one of the reasons It’s A Wonderful Life has been a Christmas classic film is because it captures a characteristic of the Christ of Christmas even if unwittingly so. The story is all about fresh starts and second chances. Reflect with me if you’ve seen the film: When they were just ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed