In Sermon Illustrations: "Old Christians"

Christianity Today (7/06) Reports There Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Christianity Today (7/06) reports there are approximately 1.8 billion people today who have not heard ...read more

Christian Country There's A New Wave Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Christian Country There’s a new wave of faith-based, Nashville sounds. Whether it’s Carrie Underwood’s prayerful Jesus, Take the Wheel or Brooks & Dunn’s nostalgic Believe, country charts are sounding like Sunday morning. The reason, says David Fillingim, Shorter College religion and philosophy ...read more

Plump Preachers 76% Of Christian Clergy Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Plump Preachers 76% of Christian clergy are overweight versus 61% of the public, according to a ’04 a Duke ...read more

Tags: Church General

92% Of Born Again Christians And 74% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

92% of born again Christians and 74% of non-Christians believe religious beliefs actually change the way ...read more

Tags: Character

A True Christian Is A Man Who Never For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A true Christian is a man who never for a moment forgets what God has done for him in Christ, and whose whole comportment and whole ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Christian Should Be An Alleluia From Head To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Christian should be an alleluia ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Christians Ought To Rise Together In Defense Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christians ought to rise together in defense of spiritual and moral values against the pressure of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A True Christians Enthusiasm For The Lord Jesus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A true Christians enthusiasm for the Lord Jesus Christ should be so exuberant that it would be far more likely to set others on fire than to be extinguished by ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A True Christians Enthusiasm For The Lord Jesus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A true Christians enthusiasm for the Lord Jesus Christ should be so exuberant that it would be far more likely to set others on fire ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A Turkish Soldier Had Beaten A Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A Turkish soldier had beaten a Christian prisoner until he was only half-conscious, and while he kicked him he demanded, What can your Christ do for you now? The ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Too Many Christians Envy The Sinners Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Too many Christians envy the sinners their pleasure and the saints their joy, ...read more

Tags: Envy

Christians Are To Be Good News Before They Share ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christians are to be good news before they share the good news. The music of the gospel must precede the words of the gospel and prepare the context in which there will be a hunger for those words. What is the music of the gospel? ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

What Peace It Brings To The Christians Heart To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What peace it brings to the Christians heart to realize that our Heavenly Father never differs from Himself. In coming to Him at any time, we need not wonder whether we shall find Him in a receptive mood. He is always receptive to misery and need, as well as to ...read more

Tags: God The Father

The Real Problem Of Christian Life Is Not How To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real problem of Christian life is not how to discover the will of God. The real problem is to want to ...read more

Tags: God The Father

We Cannot As Christians Easily Classify ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cannot as Christians easily classify ourselves [or others] as either a success or failure. There is a mixture of both in us all. In fact, it is only as we understand failure and accept it that we discover the secret of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Enjoy Observing Christians Celebrate Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I enjoy observing Christians celebrate their Christianity. For a Jew rooted in Judaism, Christians rooted in their identity are a blessing, not a problem. ... What this Jew ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Christianity Works, And If You Want To See It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christianity works, and if you want to see it most clearly, you must go to mission lands where the contrast between lives touched by Christianity and ...read more

Tags: Great Commission

Christian Service Is Not Our Work; Loyalty To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christian service is not our work; loyalty to ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Gods Way Of Answering The Christians Prayer For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Gods way of answering the Christians prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Mary Cooper (Christian Reader, "Kids Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Mary Cooper (Christian Reader, "Kids of the Kingdom."): “One of my preschool students had a habit of patting me on the seat of my pants. I tried several things to make him stop, but nothing worked. Finally, I resorted to a time-out chair. Later, when his father came to pick him up, I quietly ...read more

Tags: Encouragement, Toddler