In Sermon Illustrations: "Psalm 112 1 9 10"

Here Are The Top 10 Things You'll Probably Never ...  PRO

Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003

HERE ARE THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU’LL PROBABLY NEVER HEAR IN CHURCH 10.Hey! It’s MY turn to sit in the front pew! 9. Sign me up for nursery duty for a whole quarter! 8. Preacher, I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went overtime 25 minutes. 7. Personally, I find visitation night much ...read more

Tags: Church General, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blue Collar 34.9% Of U.s. Blue Collar Workers Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Blue Collar 34.9% of U.S. blue collar workers are female vs. 31.6% in ’00. Hispanics make up 22.5%, up from 19%. Caucasians declined from 59.1% to 52.8%. Blacks fell from 17.6% to 15.9%. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

When Bob Feller Was 9 Years Old, His Teacher ...

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 22, 2002

When Bob Feller was 9 years old, his teacher asked him to write an essay about an oak tree. Here are the ideas that he put in his theme: An oak tree can be cut down and sawed into boards. You can make baseball bats out of them. You can also make home plates out of the boards. You can make ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Mother Of A 9-Year-Old Boy Named Mark Received ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2004

A mother of a 9-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call from his teacher in the middle of the afternoon. Marks teacher said Mrs. Smith; your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you should know about it immediately." The mother was uneasy and nervous by such a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6

Tags: Sacrifice, Love

A One Way Street With No Turns!" Luke 9: 49-50 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 8, 2004

“A One Way Street With No Turns!” Luke 9: 49-50 Key verse(s): 49: “‘Master,’ said John, ‘we say a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because his is not one of us.’” “For many years Sir Walter Scott was the leading literary figure in the British Empire. No one ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:49-50, Acts 16:12-19

Tags: Envy, Emotions

Denomination: Lutheran

About 9 Years Ago I Was Sitting With My Two ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 30, 2004

About 9 years ago I was sitting with my two friends Doug at Christmas time and we were all moaning about how out of shape we had become. We decided then and there that we would do a Triathlon that Summer. We started to meet to run together with on Saturday mornings. The Saturday runs were a ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Denomination: *other

Unca Frank's Christmas!" Isaiah 9: 6-7 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 20, 2004

“Unca Frank’s Christmas!” Isaiah 9: 6-7 Key verse(s): 6a: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” Franklin Chaney was by all accounts what you would call a crank. For years he had lived alone in his upper flat, Vera having gone to be with the Lord many years past. He was pretty set in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Lutheran

It Now Takes Job Hunters An Average Of 9.6 Weeks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

It now takes job hunters an average of 9.6 weeks to land work compared 5.8 weeks at the same point of the downturn of the early ‘90’s. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Two Days After The 9/11 Attacks On Our Nation, ...

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 13, 2009

* Two days after the 9/11 attacks on our nation, Anne Graham Lotz was being interviewed by Jane Clayson on the CBS early show and was asked, "I’ve heard people say, those who are religious, those who are not, if God is good, how could God let this happen? To that, you say?" Lotz replied, "I say God ...read more

Tags: Repentance, National Repentance

Denomination: Baptist

Religious Upswing: The 1st Gallup Poll On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Religious Upswing: The 1st Gallup poll on religion after September 11 provided more evidence that faith has gained importance in lives of Americans. 64% of respondents said religion was “very important.” The only time that percentage was higher was in ’65, when it was 70%. 47% said they attended ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Unemployed Longer: As Of November, About 1.8 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Unemployed Longer: As of November, about 1.8 million, or 1 in 5, unemployed workers were jobless for more than 6 months, compared with 1.1 million when the recession officially ended in November ‘01. Since the start of the recession in March ‘01, the average length ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Christian Music Is A $1 Billion Dollar A Year ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian Music is a $1 billion dollar a year industry. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

More Non-Christians: Over The Past 10 Years, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

More Non-Christians: Over the past 10 years, the number of adults who identify with a non-Christian religion rose from 5.8 million to 7.7 million, according to a Graduate Center of the City University of New York report. This represents an increase from 3.3% to 3.7% of the population. The American ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

In 1/08, The Median Price Of A New Home Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

In 1/08, the median price of a new home was $216,000, down 15% from the 1/07, reports the ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Multicultural Marriages Now Account For 1 In 15 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Multicultural marriages now account for 1 in 15 marriages in the U.S. vs. just 1 in 23 in ’90. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Word Division Means To "Rip" Or "Tear" (1 ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 20, 2008

The word division means to “rip” or “tear” (1 Cor. 1:10). The Christians in this church were tearing the church apart – they were allowing the spirit of offense to rip ...read more

Tags: Divisions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mega-Churches (1,000+ Members) Account For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Mega-churches (1,000+ members) account for between 5% and 10% of all U.S. churches and attract between 2 and 5 million attenders. ...read more

Tags: Church General

1) Atom: The Actual Material Of An Atom Is About ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Sep 28, 2002

1) ATOM: The actual material of an atom is about 1/trillionth of the volume. Meaning it is a lot of little orbits. If you compressed would make 1/trillions of original size; TAKE ME – squeeze all the space out(space between ears) would fit on head of a pin. 1 100 millionth of a cubic inch. ...read more

Tags: Creation, Divinity Of Christ

The Story Is Told Of A 10-Year-Old Boy Who ...

Contributed by David Owens on May 17, 2010

The story is told of a 10-year-old boy who decided to study Judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. 1. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese Judo master. 2. The boy was doing well, but he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the ...read more

Tags: Victory, Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

1 Corinthians 13 — Church Version  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 28, 2003

1 Corinthians 13 - church version “If our church could hold services in five languages or our members could speak three, but we didn’t love others, we would be all talk and no action. If our church really expressed it’s spiritual gifts with wholehearted service and we became spiritual giants, but ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1

Tags: Church General, Christian Love

Denomination: Church Of God