In Sermon Illustrations: "Other Religions"

The Book Of Daniel Is About Teenagers.

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 1, 2022

HOW MANY MISS THE POINT THAT THESE ARE TEENAGERS! The Book of Daniel is about a young man and his teenage friends who grew up in a time when his country, Judah, southern tribes of Israel, was judged by God for their idolatry. God allowed the most ungodly leader and nation in the world, King ...read more

Tags: Fathers, Teenagers, Daniel, Family, Prayer, Revival, Mothers, Fasting  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Observation About Eternity

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 5, 2024

Text, Ecclesiastes 3:11, American Standard Version: He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end. Every day we live takes us one day closer to the end of our ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11

Tags: Hell, Eternity, Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

Samuel Johnson, The 18th Century Poet And ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Jul 19, 2001

Samuel Johnson, the 18th century poet and essayist, summarized the cause of estrangement this way: "The friendship which is to be practiced or expected by common mortals, must take its rise from mutual ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heretics Are To Be Converted By An Example Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Jun 13, 2002

“Heretics are to be converted by an example of humility and other virtues far more readily than by any external display or verbal battles. So let us arm ourselves with devout prayers and set off showing ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Humility, Apologetics General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Is It Burning?  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 7, 2002

IS IT BURNING? It is easy to determine when something is aflame. It ignites other material. Any fire that does not spread will eventually go out. A church without evangelism is a contradiction in terms, just as a fire that does not burn ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Great Commission, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Shoe Salesman Were Sent To Africa. One Sent A ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 7, 2003

Two shoe salesman were sent to Africa. One sent a telegram home that said: “Get me home, nobody here wears shoes.” The other salesman’s telegram said: “Send ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Spam Will Cost The World $50 Billion In Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Spam will cost the world $50 billion in lost productivity and other expenses this year, according to a new Ferris Research study. More than a third of that, or $17 billion will be wasted by ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Children Whose Parents Read To Them Become Better ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Children Whose Parents Read to them become better readers and perform better in school. Other family activities, such as telling stories and singing songs, also encourage children’s acquisition ...read more

Tags: Children

It Is An Indiscreet And Troublesome Ambition ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is an indiscreet and troublesome ambition that cares so much about fame; about what the world says of us; to be always looking in the faces of others for approval; to be always anxious about the effect of what ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

We Get Our Moral Bearings By Looking At God. We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when, and only when, we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are ...read more

Tags: God The Father

In All Things Preserve Integrity; And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In all things preserve integrity; and the consciousness of thine own uprightness will alleviate the toil of business; soften the hardness of ill-success and disappointments, and give thee an humble confidence before God, when the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

I Desire So To Conduct The Affairs Of This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall have at ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Exemption From Mistake Is Not The Privilege Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Exemption from mistake is not the privilege of mortals; but when our mistakes are involuntary, we owe each other every candid consideration; and the man who, on discovering his errors, acknowledges and corrects ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Set The Course Of Your Lives By The Three ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Set the course of your lives by the three stars sincerity, courage, unselfishness. From these flow a host of other virtues.... He who follows them and does not seek success, will attain the highest type of ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Our Mission Of Partnering With The Lord To Help ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

Our mission of partnering with the Lord to help others come to Christ and be changed through a personal salvation experience must include praise to God for who He is because out of who He is, His ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

J. Vernon Mcgee Said That False Philosophy Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

J. Vernon McGee said that false philosophy is like a blind man looking in a dark room for a black cat that isn’t there. In other words, there is no real hope in false ...read more

In Africa And The Greek World, There Are So Many ...

Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on Dec 8, 2008

In Africa and the Greek world, there are so many gods believed to be playing special role in men's affairs. Sango is believed to be the god of thunder invoked for vengeance. As it is in Africa and the Greek world, so it was, and is in every other ...read more

Tags: Commandments No Gods

Denomination: Pentecostal

J. Vernon Mcgee Said That False Philosophy Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

J. Vernon McGee said that false philosophy is like a blind man looking in a dark room for a black cat that isn’t there. In other words, there is no real hope in false ...read more

Tags: Truth

J. Vernon Mcgee Said That False Philosophy Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008

J. Vernon McGee said that false philosophy is like a blind man looking in a dark room for a black cat that isn’t there. In other words, there is no real hope in false ...read more

Tags: Truth

Be More Concerned With Your Character Than Your ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 14, 2009

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Pentecostal