In Sermon Illustrations: "Promises"

The World Cannot Satisfy  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001

C.S. Lewis, in “Mere Christianity”: “Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, Finding Fulfillment, Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom To Find God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003

FREEDOM TO FIND GOD Every president invokes God and asks his blessing. Every president promises, though not always in so many words, to lead according to moral principles rooted in Biblical tradition. The English writer G. K. Chesterton called America a “nation with the soul of a church,” and ...read more

Tags: War, Political Freedom, World Religions

Of Royal Lineage  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2005

OF ROYAL LINEAGE People will pay big bucks to be royal. A scrap book that once belonged to Britain’s Queen Victoria is now up for auction, and the current high bid is £53,400 (101,117.42 dollars). One of the bidders is hoping to prove royal heritage through a hair that belonged to Victoria ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:20-25, Ephesians 3:26-29

Tags: Becoming A Christian, Kingdom Of God

Life Caching: With The Experience Economy Still ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Life Caching: With the experience economy still gaining ground—with consumers more often favoring the intangible over the tangible--collecting, storing and displaying experiences is ready for its big moment. This emerging mega trend is being dubbed Life Caching. The necessary enablers are now all ...read more

What Those Oats Can Do  PRO

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 9, 2006

Illustration ------------- What Those Oats Can Do Henry Crowell, founder of the Quaker Oats Company and a significant contributor to the work of Moody Bible Institute knew how to use money wisely. As a young man, he received Christ as his Savior. When he began his business career in a little Ohio ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

A [recent] Study By The Barna Group Shows That ...

Contributed by Don Parmely on Sep 11, 2006

A [recent] study by The Barna Group shows that despite an intense surge in religious activity and expression in the weeks immediately following 9/11 the faith of Americans is virtually indistinguishable today compared to pre-attack conditions. The director of the Barna study, David Kinnaman, put ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Pentecostal

Source: ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007

[SOURCE: http://www.ocap.ca/songs/leanonme.html]. The Prince of Peace reminds us in John 16:33, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Until He returns or calls us home, we are going to ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Life Examples: Jesus: Example Or Sacrifice (Mt. ...

Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007

Life Examples: Jesus: Example or Sacrifice (Mt. 26:39) Some believe that Jesus came to show us how to live a good life-and to be sure, He is our example of righteousness. We are to become like Him. But that isn’t the reason Jesus came. Jesus came to die, to become the sacrificial, substitutionary, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:39

Denomination: Baptist

Marked Men

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

MARKED MEN There is a professor at Howard University Divinity School, a teacher and scholar, with an unusual name. A name that tells this very story. The distinguished professor of New Testament, the author of the book Troubling Biblical Waters, is named Cain Hope Felder. Dr. Felder tells his ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:10-26

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

If I Didn't Love Them...  PRO

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 31, 2009

"IF I DIDN'T LOVE THEM..." A man visited a home where there were five children. He was supposed to be a kind of "godfather" to them and was trying to get involved with them on their level. He asked one of the little girls about her doll collection: "Which one is your favorite?" "Promise you ...read more

Tags: Grace, Love, Mercy, God

Denomination: Baptist

One Mistake, And You're Finished

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

ONE MISTAKE, AND YOU’RE FINISHED When I was chaplain at the University of Maryland, there was a religious group on campus which left no room for mistakes. If you didn’t measure up, out you went. We heard that one of the students had been sent out of that group for drinking. Then we heard that ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Psalm 1 And Gambling

Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 22, 2009

PSALM 1 AND GAMBLING If you go to the casino to find fulfillment and play craps, you’ll find when the dice are rolled, there are a possibility of 64 combinations for which you desire the outcome to be a 7 or 11 or snake eyes, depending on how you’ve placed your bets. The roulette wheel gives ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: *other

Mosquito Repellent Hides A Person From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Mosquito Repellent Hides a Person from the Insects Sensors In Hebrew the word ñÈúÇø (say’-ther) literally means “a hiding place - to cover, to hide covertly or secretly”. In fact Psalm 32:7 it is translated as “hiding place” - “You are my hiding place: you will protect me from trouble and surround ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Tags: God's Provision

Airline Travelers With Confirmed Tickets Are Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Airline Travelers With Confirmed Tickets Are Not Anxious, Unlike Those Flying Standby Bill Hybels, in his book Too Busy Not To Pray wrote Sometime when you’re in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Tags: Peace

Charles Stanley On The Difference Between ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010

Charles Stanley on the Difference Between Decision and Commitment Charles Stanley says in his book, Confronting Casual Christianity, in answer to that question, “because these couples made a decision but did not make a commitment. Every person who married made a decision! They stood before the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:4

Tags: Commitment, Marriage Commitment

William Doherty On How Marriages End Up Down ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010

William Doherty on How Marriages End Up Down River William Doherty begins his book Take Back Your Marriage with a powerfully true illustration. His office is located in St. Paul, Minnesota, not far from the farthest point north on the Mississippi River. He describes the river’s powerful but silent ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Training In Godliness

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Sep 10, 2010

TRAINING IN GODLINESS Our daughter-in-law has participated at times in triathlon competitions. The triathlon is an endurance event in which you swim a certain distance, ride your bike a certain distance, and finally, and without resting, run a certain distance. It is a very demanding test of your ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Misusing The Good

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 23, 2019

The Gospel does not alter God's promises for Israel. It is not meant for that, just as a laser light has specific purposes but can be misused. Laser pointers are not toys. [https://phys.org/newsstory below:] Concern is growing over the safe use of small, battery powered, hand held lasers. For ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1-20

Tags: Israel, The Gospel, Damage, Ignorance, Mischief, Charlatans, Expense Of Others, Wreckless  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Do We Know That Jesus Is The Son Of God?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022

As we approach the last of the last days, we see an alarming trend among many pastors to drift away from the basic truths of Scripture. We should not be surprised. Jesus promised this day would come (Matthew 24, II Timothy 3). So, how do we know for sure from Scripture that Jesus is the very ...read more

Tags: Deity, Son Of God, Apostasy, Jesus, Truth, Last Days, Heresy  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Wonder What God Would Say To Us Today As He ...

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 22, 2007

I wonder what God would say to us today as He sees all of our so-called Christian organizations in constant activity but with little action or movement. The huge building program proclaiming astronomical figures in cost and “people reached” is indeed impressive. The mushroom growth of both churches ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16-19

Denomination: Baptist