In Sermon Illustrations: "Personal Chat"

The Value Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

THE VALUE OF STUFF It’s interesting the values people put on stuff. It’s amazing what sells on E-bay. A Brazilian manufacturer put a UFO detector with AA batteries included on E-bay. The detector could detect fluctuations in the earth’s magnetic field caused by visitations from alien spacecraft. ...read more

Tags: Materialism

When I Went To University Back In The Eighties, ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008

When I went to university back in the eighties, many people were defaulting on their student loans. I had a relatively small loan of about 7,000 dollars and I certainly didn’t want to pay it back, but the payments were pretty small so I did, and it felt good when it was finally gone. I heard of a ...read more

Tags: Stewardship

3 Types Of People In The Wilderness

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 17, 2023

THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THE WILDERNESS (Joshua 1, I Corinth. 2:13-3:3) * THOSE LIVING IN EGYPT (NATURAL MAN) - unbelievers in bondage to sin. Christ is on the outside of their life. Those in Egypt were freed from slavery by the blood of a sacrificial Lamb, a picture of Christ on the Cross, ...read more

Tags: Wilderness, Spirit Filled Life, Spiritual Man, Spiritual Victory, Natural Man, Promised Land, Canaan, Carnal, Backsliding  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Six Facts About False Teachers

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 3, 2024

Centuries ago, the prophet Jeremiah gave a brief outline of how the people of God can discern a false prophet in their midst. He gave 6 descriptions for us to remember today: 1. False prophets prophesy lies using the name of God 2. False prophets are not sent or commanded ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 14:14-15

Tags: Jeremiah, Deception, Satan, False Prophets, Discernment, Truth, Prophecy, Last Days, False Teachers, Lies  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Strongs Says It This Way "Christ And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 13, 2001

Strongs says it this way "Christ and the believer have the same life. They are not separate persons linked together by some temporary bond of friendship,-they are united by a tie as ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Divinity Of Christ

Denomination: *other

At A Recent Missions Conference Attended By ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 11, 2002

At a recent missions conference attended by thousands of evangelical students, only one third of the participants indicated their belief that "a person who does not hear the ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

70 Million Americans Are Social Drinkers; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

70 million Americans are social drinkers; the amount of alcohol consumed per person has risen 40% in the U.S. in the past ...read more

Tags: Addiction

What I See In Nature Is A Grand Design That We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What I see in Nature is a grand design that we can understand only imperfectly, one with which a responsible person must look at with humility. This is a genuine ...read more

Tags: Creation

Your Love Is Your Own Private Possession, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Your love is your own private possession, but marriage is more than something personal it is a status, an officeit is marriage, and not merely your love for each ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

6 In 10 Catholics Describe God As

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

6 in 10 Catholics describe God as "a person with whom people can have a relationship," while 3 in 10 described God as an ...read more

Tags: Religion

Is There A Difference?  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jul 26, 2002

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? In their recent book "Unveiling Islam," Emir and Ergun Caner, former Sunni Muslims cite the major differences between Islam and Christianity as the "personalness" of God, and "grace as opposed to works." "Jesus Christ ... is ultimately personal and wants to have a ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Tags: World Religions, God's Forgiveness, Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Staying Warm Together  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2003

STAYING WARM TOGETHER In what the news called "The Miracle at Quecreek," nine miners trapped for three days 240 feet underground in a water-filled mine shaft "decided early on they were either going to live or die as a group." The 55 degree (Fahrenheit) water threatened to kill them slowly by ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:24

Tags: Church Small Groups, Church Body Of Christ, Christian Love

Now – You May Be Wondering What The Red Cups On ...

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 15, 2004

NOW – you may be wondering what the red cups on the stage are all about… NO – they’re not Christmas decorations… I brought them here to illustrate how rich we really are when compared to billions of people in this world… CHECKOUT – the statistics on the screen… World-Wide Income… (6.2 ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Firm Foundation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011

FIRM FOUNDATION Ravi Zacharias told about doing a lectureship several years ago at the Ohio State University. As he was being driven to the lecture, they passed what was then the "new" Wexner Art Center. The driver commented, "This is a new art building for the university. It is a fascinating ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Tags: Foundation

R. A. Torrey--Praying, Believing, And Not ...

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jan 9, 2012

R. A. TORREY--PRAYING, BELIEVING, AND NOT DOUBTING After R. A. Torrey had been a Christian for more than forty years, someone asked him to visit a family and pray for one member who was dying with typhoid fever. God revealed to Torrey that the man would live. He told them that when he arrived. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:22-24

Tags: Faith, Prayer, Prayer Of Faith

Denomination: Baptist

C.s. Lewis On The Difference Between Heaven And Hell  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2014

LEWIS: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL C. S. Lewis once provided a powerful image of the difference between heaven and hell. He described hungry people sitting at a huge banquet loaded with delicious food. Every person had a meter-long fork and knife attached to their hands (that’s about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Tags: Jesus Parables, Wedding Banquet, Heaven And Hell

John Wesley Did Not Have The Assurance The Jesus ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 17, 2007

John Wesley did not have the assurance the Jesus had saved him from his sins until he was nearly 35 years old. He was a good moral person but not a Christian even though he was an Anglican priest and missionary to Georgia. Wesley shares his encounter with a Moravian Christian August Gottlieb ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Denomination: Methodist

John Wesley Did Not Have The Assurance The Jesus ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 17, 2007

John Wesley did not have the assurance the Jesus had saved him from his sins until he was nearly 35 years old. He was a good moral person but not a Christian even though he was an Anglican priest and missionary to Georgia. Wesley shares his encounter with a Moravian Christian August Gottlieb ...read more

Tags: Alcohol

Denomination: Methodist

She Did Not Know Who She Was Talking To

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 2, 2025

One day I called at the counter of the tiny post office in rural Arkansas to pick up a package they were holding for JPH (my company). When the lady bringing my package looked at the PO Box address on it, she said Oh good, you work for JPH. And I said Yes maam I do. She had been watching for ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 13:3, Ephesians 4:29

Tags: Words, Speech, Tongue

Denomination: Charismatic

In South America, I Think Peru, An Evangelist ...  PRO

Contributed by Jess Bousa on Jan 2, 2005

In South America, I think Peru, an evangelist was holding a crusade which lasts a couple days and on the day before the last day of the crusade he said to the audience that he wants each person under the sound of his voice to ask somebody to come to the crusade tomorrow. So this little girl who ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Pentecostal