In Sermon Illustrations: "Poems About America"

Beautiful America

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Jun 29, 2024

BEAUTIFUL AMERICA My, what a lovely country; Americans, we're blessed! The wonders of our homeland Could never be over-stressed. Majestic mountains boast Their glistening, snow-crowned heads; Mysterious blue oceans gleam In sparkling waters spread. Luscious grassy meadows; Refreshing ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Isaiah 18:1-2, Philippians 3:20

Tags: America, Patriotic, Independence Day, Homeland, Poems About America  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

[018] A Message From A Poem - America, America, How You Blaspheme!

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 21, 2024

[018] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - AMERICA, AMERICA, HOW YOU BLASPHEME! I find it so offensive to hear cursing and the Lord’s name taken in vain by someone trying to be assertive or big note himself. In fact so much of the relatively modern cinema is full of blasphemy. I hear speeches and listen to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:13-14, Colossians 4:6, Leviticus 18:21, Exodus 20:7

Tags: America, Speech, Blasphemy, Cursing, The Name Of The Lord In Vain  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Facts About America And References To God

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 5, 2007

Facts about America and references to God: * All 50 state constitutions refer to "God" and a higher power in them! * Everyone of the country’s major anthems including “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “America” and “My Country Tis of Thee” speaks in some way about pray and God. *The first book printed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What America's Children Really Think About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

What America’s Children Really Think About Working Parents, (William Morrow, $25) by Ellen Galinsky, reports the findings of a study of 1,000 3rd through 12th graders. From their perspective, the thing they desire most is that their parents would bring less stress home from work, and they want ...read more

Tags: Parenting

About 75 Of America's 125 Medical Schools ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

About 75 of America’s 125 medical schools currently have courses on spiritual care. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

On An Average Day, About Half The Kids In America ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

On an average day, about half the kids in America watching TV view the Nickelodeon channel. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

About A Third Of America's 8th-Graders And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

About a third of America’s 8th-graders and a quarter of its high school seniors are proficient writers, according to national writing test results. Although basically unchanged from ’00, the latest test found modest increases in the skills of lower-performing students. 88% can now demonstrate at ...read more

Tags: Children

The Poet William Blake Wrote A Poem About ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002

The poet William Blake wrote a poem about Pentecost. Part of the poem says: Unless the eye catch fire, God will not be seen. Unless the ear catch fire, God will not be heard. Unless the tongue catch fire, God will not be named. Unless the Heart catch fire, God will ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

The Poet William Blake Wrote A Poem About ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Jul 25, 2006

The poet William Blake wrote a poem about Pentecost. Part of the poem says: Unless the eye catch fire, God will not be seen. Unless the ear catch fire, God will not be heard. Unless the tongue catch fire, God will not be named. Unless the Heart ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

America Is Great Because America Is Good

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009

AMERICA IS GREAT BECAUSE AMERICA IS GOOD French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests -- and it was not there. I sought for it in ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 18:28

Tags: America

In 1864, One Of America’s Great Poets, ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 8, 2000

In 1864, one of America’s great poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, wrote the poem which became the well-known carol, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. When I first heard this song, I wondered, “Why does he suddenly shift from joy at hearing the Christmas bells into such deep despair?” It starts ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20, Habakkuk 1:2

Tags: Peace, Love Of Christ, Christmas

Denomination: Wesleyan

Grantland Rice, America’s First Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 26, 2001

Grantland Rice, America’s first great sportswriter said it this way: “When Jesus comes to judge us, he will not be so concerned about ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Christian Disciplines, Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Divorce In America  PRO

Contributed by Rob Morton on Jun 5, 2001

Divorce in America In 1993 2.3 millions couples married and 1.3 million couples divorced. In 1993 the Bureau of the Census projected that 4 of 10 first marriages will end in divorce. People between the ages of 25 to 39 make up 60% of all divorces. Over one million children are affected by ...read more

Tags: Family, Divorce

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fatherless America  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2002

FATHERLESS AMERICA Tonight, 40% of all American children will go to sleep in a house in which their fathers do not live. Before the age of eighteen, more than 50% of our children will spend a significant portion of their childhood living apart from their fathers. A generation ago, an ...read more

Tags: Father's Day, Parenting, Men

Only In America  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002

ONLY IN AMERICA 1- Only in America can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2- Only in America are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3- Only in America do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions, while ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:12-22

Tags: Political Freedom, Independence Day

Lost In America  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004

LOST IN AMERICA According to the North American Mission Board Research Division, there are 192 million lost people in America today and that number is growing by almost 2 million ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-31, Luke 15:1-15

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Parable Lost Sheep

No Church, No America

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 6, 2008

NO CHURCH, NO AMERICA This week I received a letter in the mail from the Reverend Barry W. Lynn, the executive director of the organization "Americans United for Separation of Church and State." There would no America if there was no Church. This country was discovered, founded and populated by ...read more

Tags: Government

Denomination: Baptist

Impersonal America

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011

IMPERSONAL AMERICA Here is how Max Lucado rates us as a society: "Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don’t call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear ear buds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our house ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

Tags: Friendship General

Warning To America

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020

“If America upholds God's eternal standards and follows His unchanging ways, then it will be blessed with His favor...His protection...His prosperity....but if America should depart from the ways of God, if it should disregard His eternal standards, then the smiles of heaven, the blessings of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14, Isaiah 43:1-2

Tags: Israel, America, Revival, Judgment, Repentance, Warnings To America  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Poem: If  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jul 6, 2005

It’s like Amy Carmichael wrote in her poem IF: If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong points; if I adopt a superior attitude then I know nothing of Calvary love. If I take offense easily, if I am content to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:33-49

Tags: Friendship New Friends, Friendship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ