In Sermon Illustrations: "Ot Characters"

A Television Show Called 'power Rangers: Spd" Had ...

Contributed by Rick Balmer on Sep 9, 2007

A television show called ’Power Rangers: SPD" had an episode where the main evil character of that show considered himself the master. All the way through the show, he kept claiming to be the master. I don’t need to follow the rules, I am the master. You can’t defeat me, I am the master. I will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 47:10-11

Tags: Commandments No Gods, God's Omnipotence, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Assembly Of God

All You Need Do Is Profess Jesus, Or At Least ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008

“All you need do is profess Jesus, or at least be religious, and you are readily accepted in that large and diverse group. Sin is tolerated, truth is moderated, and humility is ignored. God’s Word is praised but not studied, and His standards are admired but not followed. This way requires no ...read more

Denomination: Other

Fact Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

FACT OR FICTION? The London Daily Mail reports that one in four Britons don’t believe Prime Minister Winston Churchill actually existed. They suspect he is a mythical character rather than a historical one. Likewise, they think historical figures such as Florence Nightingale, Sir Walter Raleigh, ...read more

Tags: Truth

Bill Graham ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

Bill Graham said: “We are rich in the things that perish, but poor in the things of the spirit. We are rich in gadgets, but poor in faith. We are rich in goods, but poor in grace. We are rich in know-how, but poor in character. We are rich in words, but poor in deeds.” Jesus said that our ...read more

Tags: Money

Billy Graham ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

Billy Graham said: “We are rich in the things that perish, but poor in the things of the spirit. We are rich in gadgets, but poor in faith. We are rich in goods, but poor in grace. We are rich in know-how, but poor in character. We are rich in words, but poor in deeds.” Jesus said that our ...read more

Tags: Money

Friends

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 13, 2008

Friends The year: 1994. The date: September 22nd. The debut of a new American sitcom: Friends. The plot: Six twenty-somethings, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find companionship, comfort and support they get from one another to be the ideal solution to the pressures of ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Denomination: *other

Again, There’s A Great Deal Of Internet ...  PRO

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Jan 2, 2001

Again, there’s a great deal of Internet research and revisionist thinking going on about these characters in the Christmas story. Some of have suggested that things would have been considerably different if these wise men had actually instead been wise women. And things sure would have been ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:40, Acts 16:40, Acts 16:29-31, Philippians 2:5-11, Acts 16:9-27, Acts 16:16-34  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Wall, Birth Of Jesus, Christmas, Mirror, Mary Jesus Mother  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Few Years Ago Calvin & Hobbes Were My Favorite ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001

A few years ago Calvin & Hobbes were my favorite cartoon characters - Calvin, the hyper-active little boy with a wild & vivid imagination, & his companion, Hobbes, a tiger. Well, in one cartoon Calvin & Hobbes were lying in the shade of a tree on a summer afternoon discussing the important ...read more

Tags: Restoration, Government

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Ancient Greece They Had Great Theatrical ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Bond on Jan 24, 2002

In ancient Greece they had great theatrical events, plays in large amphitheaters. They didn’t have microphones to make their voices heard, and they didn’t have cameras to magnify their images onto screens, so they invented their own system. They developed big masks. The masks made them look like ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spending Time With The Kids?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002

SPENDING TIME WITH THE KIDS? The April 6, 1990, issue of the Wall Street Journal reported that, on the average, American parents spend less than fifteen minutes a week in serious discussion with their children. For fathers the amount of intimate contact with their children is an average of ...read more

God Values Our Gifts

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jun 29, 2005

God Values Our Gifts God seeks and values the gifts we bring Him—gifts of praise, thanksgiving, service, and material offerings. In all such giving at the altar we enter into the highest experiences of fellowship. But the gift is acceptable to God in the measure to which the one who offers it is in ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Charismatic

Potential Through Pain

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 19, 2009

POTENTIAL THROUGH PAIN Theologian William Barclay comments and illustrates with a story: "Suffering, if accepted in humility and trust and love, can repair the weaknesses of a {person's} character and add the greatness which so far is not there. It is said that Sir Edward Elgar once listened to a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Salvation Army

Holiness And Happiness  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 14, 2011

HOLINESS AND HAPPINESS Quote taken from an article "9 Points for Preaching on the Problem of Evil" by Norman L. Geisler, a distinguished professor of apologetics at Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California: "The stark truth is that God is more interested in our holiness than in our ...read more

Tags: Apart, Joint, Love, Separation, Holiness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Wishing For Pascal's Brain  PRO

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 17, 2013

WISHING FOR PASCAL'S BRAIN Biblical Education is the process by which Godly character is formed, strength of clear conscious and sound mind is amplified, and understanding is sharpened, as a result of which one can walk in divine wisdom. Someone once approached Blaise Pascal, the famous French ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-14

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Was Watching A Movie The Other Day Called ...

Contributed by Cameron Smith on Aug 4, 2007

I was watching a movie the other day called Blood Diamond, a film about the terrible loss and suffering caused by internal conflict in Sierra Leone. The main character turns to his friend and says “Sometimes I wonder if God will ever forgive us for what we’ve done to each other. Then I look around ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Robert Clinton Has Studied And Written A Great ...

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 21, 2008

Robert Clinton has studied and written a great deal about leadership. Clinton has come to the conclusion that over 70% of leaders don’t finish well. For Christian leaders, he offers six factors that contribute to leadership failure. One is, leaders quit learning and growing. Contentment is ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Robert Clinton Has Studied And Written A Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 23, 2008

Robert Clinton has studied and written a great deal about leadership. Clinton has come to the conclusion that over 70% of leaders don’t finish well. For Christian leaders, he offers six factors that contribute to leadership failure. One is, leaders quit learning and growing. Contentment is a ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Elf

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 1, 2008

ELF In the Christmas movie Elf the title character discovers he was a human baby raised by elves. He travels back to New York City to find his bio-dad, in the process learns, and teaches others about caring. Will Ferrell describes his journey by saying, "I passed through the seven levels of the ...read more

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Blessed Are The Peacemakers - For They Shall Be ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009

"BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS - for they shall be called sons of God." You may say "Well that’s nonsense. All you have to do is see all the so-called Christians who have been involved in bloody conflict in history, all done in the Name of God". In fact even Al-Qaeda operates in the Name of a god ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On The Pharisees

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014

Who are the Pharisees? In 332 BC, Alexander the Great conquered the Middle East, bringing Greek culture and philosophy to Israel. By 200 BC, Greek philosophy and its worldview called Helenism were significantly impacting Jewish young men. More and more of them were abandoning the Hebrew faith and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-2

Tags: Pharisees

Denomination: Methodist