In Sermon Illustrations: "Psalm 65 1 8 9 13"

Moral Decline: 51% Of Americans Believe Having ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Moral Decline: 51% of Americans believe having children outside of wedlock is morally acceptable, according to a recent LA Times report. Also acceptable to a large minority: having an abortion (45%), committing adultery (42%), using pornography (38%), getting drunk (35%) and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

E-Mail Lowers Iq: According To A Hewlett Packard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

E-Mail Lowers IQ: According to a Hewlett Packard study, the IQ of workers who tried to juggle e-mail messages and other work fell by 10 points, more than double the 4 point fall seen after smoking pot, and about equal ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Redirected Donations: In An October Guidestar ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Redirected Donations: In an October Guidestar survey of nonprofit organizations nearly 80% believed ‘05 natural disasters will cause their end-of-year contributions to be flat or down. In a separate survey conducted by four philanthropy consulting firms, 32% of donors said they diverted some of ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Manager Fears: When Asked Which Two Work Related ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Manager Fears: When asked which two work related activities make them the most uncomfortable, managers chose the following as their top anxiety producers: Building relationships with people I dislike 73%, Asking for a raise 25%, Speaking to large audiences 24%, Saying no to ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Dt 10:12 And Now, O Israel, What Does The Lord ...

Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Dec 23, 2007

DT 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to observe ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Abram And Lot

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 5, 2012

ABRAM AND LOT "Lot, walking by sight, chose on the basis of what appealed to him. His choice was self-seeking and self-gratifying. ... Abram, on the other hand, walking by faith, generously let Lot choose first. ... He had learned that it was not by his own plan that he would come into ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In The Day Of Horse And Buggies, A Father Went ...

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2006

In the day of horse and buggies, a father went to the school house to pick up his three children ages 9, 11, and 17. As soon as he had them in the buggy--just before he stepped in--probably out of fear of the storm, the horses bolted and took off in the blizzard. Hours and miles later, when he ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

[057]. A Message From A Poem – Delusion Has Ascended On Mankind

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025

[057]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DELUSION HAS ASCENDED ON MANKIND Delusion, often created through “inclusion”, is a serious subject today because there is so much of it around. All this has kicked off through the widespread media. “We don’t know who to believe,” is a common saying in our days. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:20-21, Malachi 2:17, Colossians 2:4, James 1:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11, 2 Timothy 3:13  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Media, Climate Change, Liars, Delude, Deluded, Evil, Deception, Lies, Delusion, Deceive  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Telephone Repairman, Who Had Been Working Late ...

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 18, 2002

A telephone repairman, who had been working late in an unfamiliar building got lost. Finally, he saw a woman at the end of a corridor and asked her ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Can You Ever Have Enough Bibles? Zondervan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

Can You Ever Have Enough Bibles? Zondervan research reveals that the average Christian or general market bookstore shopper already owns 7 to 9 ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Pornographic Sites Comprise 12% Of All Websites ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Pornographic Sites comprise 12% of all websites and provide links to 372 million pages of porn fulfilling 68 million daily search engine requests. ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Between '00 And '04, Use Of Drugs For Adhd ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Between ’00 and ’04, use of drugs for ADHD doubled for adults ages 20-44 and rose 56% for children according to a new Medco Health Services study. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Value Values: "If Values And Principles Are To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Value Values: “If values and principles are to set the tone for organizations and guide their decisions, they must become part of every task, plan, discussion, and operation,” ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Major Cell Phone Carriers Have Adopted A Content ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Major Cell Phone carriers have adopted a content rating system, a move that could pave the way for them to sell sex-oriented content on mobile ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Stories & Stats On Alcohol

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

STORIES & STATS ON ALCOHOL A pastor was preaching on alcohol one Sunday, and to finish up his sermon with some passion he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I would throw it into the river!" Then with a little more passion and fire he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world I would ...read more

Tags: Alcohol

A Pound Of The Eternal

Contributed by David Parks on Jan 14, 2022

A Pound Of The Eternal David E. Parks One of the most compelling quotes I have ever read comes from a book by Charles Swindoll, Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living. Out of the hundreds of books that I have read over the decades, I know of no quote that has as frequently returned to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Tags: Faithfulness, Laodicea, Commitment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unwanted Items-The Unwanted Salary

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 11, 2025

Unwanted items-the unwanted salary Introduction: Have you ever been so angry with your employer that you threw your pay away? Something like that happened in the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20)! (Full disclosure: Sermon Central has previously accepted a message on this text in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-15

Tags: Jesus, Money, Unwanted Things

Denomination: Baptist

Pastoral Ministry Crisis

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2015

2009 Statistics Of Why Pastors Leave the Ministry by Fuller Institute, George Barna and Pastoral Care Inc, Focus On The Family. 1,500 pastors leave the ministry permanently each month in America. 4,000 new churches start each year in America. 7,000 churches close each year in America. 25% of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

Tags: Pastoral Leadership, Pastoral Ministry

The Passion Of The Christ

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Passion of The Christ won the top honor at the 13th annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards. Mel Gibson’s film won the $50,000 Epiphany Prize for the most inspirational movie of ‘04. Each year the Templeton Foundation bestows the awards to films and television programs that are ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Among Americans 45 Or Older Who Describe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Among Americans 45 or older who describe themselves as somewhat religious, 20% say prayer is the best way to find spiritual or religious satisfaction, according to USA Today. Other pleasing spiritual experiences include living a moral life and helping others, both at 19%. And 13% view being with ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration