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

Joel Osteen, Megachurch Pastor And Author, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Joel Osteen, megachurch pastor and author, ranked #9 of all podcasts on iTunes the 2nd week of March. His podcast has been in or near the top 10 on iTunes since January, with more than a million ...read more

Tags: Pastors

D. Lloyd Jones Sums Up Paul's Position In These ...  PRO

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 23, 2008

D. Lloyd Jones sums up Paul's position in these words, "In vv. 6-29, he explains why anybody is saved: it is the sovereign election of God. Verses 30-33 show us why anybody is lost, and the explanation to that ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Baptist

Shema: Hear

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009

SHEMA: HEAR "SHEMA (sshee’ mah) Transliteration of Hebrew imperative meaning, ’Hear,’ (Deuteronomy 6:4) and applied to Deuteronomy 6:4-9, as the basic statement of the Jewish law. The Shema became for the people of God a confession of faith by which they ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Card Quandary: The Stationery Goods Market ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Card Quandary: The stationery goods market reached $36 billion in ‘04, up 6.3% over ‘02. While greeting cards account for $10.3 billion in ‘04, sales of cards declined 3.9% from ‘02. The market is mature, with 78% of adult Americans having bought a greeting card in the past year. A typical consumer ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Unity

[279]. A Message From A Poem – The Lord Has Made Me Perfect In His Love

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 27, 2026

[279]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LORD HAS MADE ME PERFECT IN HIS LOVE The poem begins with the positive testimony of the Lord’s perfection and chorus. Perfection here is according to these two verses – {{Philippians 1:6 “I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 3:15, Philippians 1:6

Tags: A New Creation, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Salvation, Perfect, Perfection, New Creation, In Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Clark Cothern, Decision, Tells Of A Personal ...  PRO

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 6, 2005

Clark Cothern, Decision, tells of a personal experience he had had. “I once invited a friend, Gavin, to help my pastor and me guide 30 lively teens through an all-night "lock-in" at church. Early in the evening Gavin challenged me to a game of table tennis in the fellowship hall. Our game quickly ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Salvation Army

So Many Valuable Possessions  PRO

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 26, 2012

SO MANY VALUABLE POSSESSIONS Waylon Prendergast, 37, of Tampa, Florida, committed a spur-of-the-moment robbery while on his way home from a late-night drinking session. A very inebriated Mr. Prendergast forced his way into the house through an open upstairs window, filling a suitcase with cash and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-31, Luke 23:28-34

Tags: Blessing, Forgive, Nightmare

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Boost For Not Boasting!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Oct 21, 2016

A Boost for not Boasting!!! Probably you have heard this story before but here it goes again...a tale involving a frog prone to self-boasting and his two crane friends who planned to “live happily together ever after” inhabiting as they were a pond overflowing with rich flora and fauna but that ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-24

Tags: Power, Prudence, Boasting In Christ

Denomination: *other

Spiritual "boyle's Law"!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 9, 2025

One truth related to lessons learnt in the subject of Science in our school days' applies to some core aspects of Christian Living also especially the inter-related Spiritual dynamics of Cross-bearing and Spiritual Growth (Rom 5:3-4). Now what is that Scientific Lesson??? Well, it pertains to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16

Tags: Spiritual Progress, Cross Bearing

Denomination: *other

I Recently Heard About A Doctor Who Seemed To ...  PRO

Contributed by Cameron Horsburgh on Feb 1, 2002

I recently heard about a doctor who seemed to have had a huge amount of success as a GP. Whilst he only had a small number of patients on his books, they all stayed in remarkable health. A journalist heard about this doctor, and decided to pay him a visit. Now this journalist, a man by the name of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:29-32, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Holiness

Loving Without Agreeing  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

LOVING WITHOUT AGREEING We can love others without totally agreeing with them. Often love is worked out by agreeing to disagree. We can offer love and care for people who are different from us and people we don’t agree with. This fact is illustrated by a true story that took place in the state of ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Tags: Christian Love

[270]. A Message From A Poem – The Hope Of The Church

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 20, 2026

[270]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH The coming of the Lord Jesus for His people and His Church is called “the blessed hope” in the AV and is translated this way in the NASB – {{Titus 2:13 “looking for THE BLESSED HOPE and the appearing of the glory of our great God and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2, Titus 2:13

Tags: The Blessed Hope, The Lord Is Coming, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Church, Hope, Rapture  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gallup Reports 82% Of Americans Want To Be More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Gallup reports 82% of Americans want to be more spiritual, up 24% since ’95. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Gifts For Bridal Attendants Average $30.80 For An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Gifts for bridal attendants average $30.80 for an average of 10 attendants per wedding. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Weddings

3 In 10 Americans Report That Alcohol Has Been ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

3 in 10 Americans report that alcohol has been the source of trouble within their own families. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

26% Of Members Have Officially Left The Episcopal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

26% of members have officially left the Episcopal Church since General Convention in August ’03. (Foster ...read more

This Year An Estimated 3 Million Children Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

This year an estimated 3 million children are attending VBS this summer, according to Agape Press.com. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

In ‘06, The Market For Pet Products And Services ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

In ‘06, the market for pet products and services is expected to reach $38.4 billion, up 5.8% ...read more

There Were 17.3 Million U.s. College ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

There were 17.3 million U.S. college undergraduates in 2004 vs. just 8.6 million in ...read more

Tags: Youth

Overworked: The Average Employee In France Puts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Overworked: The average employee in France puts in 1,459 hours per year compared to 1,707 for Brits, 1,809 for the Japanese and an exhausting 1,815 for ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance