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

Mothers Get The Red Carpet Treatment On Their ...  PRO

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 22, 2007

Mothers get the red carpet treatment on their day, with fabulous brunches and beautiful bouquets. For the fathers, however, retailers have cleverly priced almost everything under $9.99! Case in point: the Talking Fly Swatter. It’s a lime-green fly swatter with a little speaker that says ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Church Of God

Volunteers Down

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

VOLUNTEERS DOWN In ’06 more than 61 million Americans donated their time to charity, the fewest since ’02, and down 4.4 million from ’05, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Experts note volunteering spiked after 9/11/01 and Hurricane Katrina may have played a role in that it wiped out ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

That Was Lee Risler’s Problem According To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2001

That was Lee Risler’s problem according to the Associated Press1. Mr. Risler, a 53-year-old sandal maker, was driving from his high desert home in Lucerne Valley, California to Hermosa Beach to sell his wares at a craft fair, when the accident occurred. For some reason, Risler’s van veered off ...read more

Tags: Repentance, Creator, Elohim, Evangelism The Lost, Sin Separates From God  (view more)  (view less)

[054]. A Message From A Poem – Day Is At Hand

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025

[054]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DAY IS AT HAND This poem is figurative in a sense. I look at the early glimmer of light in the east as the sun soon will rise. Then it increases until it is full day with the bright shining sun. What the poem does is begin with the harbinger of the dawn in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-2, Isaiah 11:6-9, Romans 8:19-22, 2 Peter 1:19, Malachi 4:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: The Lion, Poetry, Set Free, Poem, Morning Star, Millennial Kingdom, Sun Of Righteousness, Messiah, Nature, Prophecy, Second Coming, Rapture, The Church  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

American Consumer Debt Hit A Record Level In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

American Consumer Debt hit a record level in October at over $1.98 trillion. The nations credit card debt hit $785 billion, or nearly $7,000 per household. And since about 40% of users pay their balances in full each month, the household card debt of those who carry balances is closer to $12,000. ...read more

Tags: Money

My Grandmother Lived Until She Was 108. Now That ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 15, 2009

My grandmother lived until she was 108. Now that is a long life! At 90 I remember her going on expeditions with a lapidary club. She loved collecting rocks and climbing mountains and walking for incredible distances. She would talk about the old people in the nursing home in which she lived. They ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The White Man

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011

THE WHITE MAN When Wycliffe translator Doug Meland and his wife moved into a village of Brazil’s Fulnio Indians, he was referred to simply as "the white man". The term was by no means complimentary, since other white men had exploited them, burned their homes, and robbed them of their lands. But ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Tags: Christian Witness

Nizhizaka Hill Is The Place In Nagasaki, Japan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

Nizhizaka Hill is the place in Nagasaki, Japan where the 26 martyrs were executed on 15 February 1597, 400 years ago. They went to their deaths singing Psalm 113. Paul Miki was preaching. Contrary to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ruler of Japan’s expectation the Christians’ faith was strengthened. ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Why Are You Weeping?

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 29, 2024

Note: – This a small dialogue between God and you. Why are you weeping? Dear ______, Is my grace not sufficient for you? Is my hand is not strong enough to lift you out of your valleys? Is my blanket of love not large enough to envelop you and your family? Are my feathers not enough to keep ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Tags: Sorrow, Weeping

Sin Separates. Sin Divides. Sin Brings Death To ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 23, 2004

Sin separates. Sin divides. Sin brings death to relationships and destroys fellowship. God unites. God brings oneness and unity. On the day of Pentecost, God reversed the Babel process, and with one language from heaven, He demonstrated that all in Him will be sharers of one divine ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Tags: Gifts Tongues

Denomination: Orthodox

I Want To Read You A Page From The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I want to read you a page from the U.S. Government Peace Corps Manual for its volunteers who work in the Amazon Jungle. The page I’m going to read concerns what to do in case you’re attacked by an Anaconda. The Anaconda is the largest snake in the world. It grows to 35 feet in length and weighs ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Heaven, A Real Place

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Heaven, A Real Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Teens Who Are Under High Stress, Are Often Bored, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Teens who are under high stress, are often bored, or have $25 or more a week in spending money, are twice as likely to smoke, get drunk, and use illegal drugs, according to a survey released this ...read more

Tags: Children

16 Year Old] Nathan Johnson Dreamed Of Starting ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 10, 2006

“[16 year old] Nathan Johnson dreamed of starting a revolution for Christ. [He wrote in his diary, “God’s] will for me is to radically impact my school for Him." But before he could see the revolution become a reality, Johnson’s life was cut short by an automobile accident [after] striking a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-13, Colossians 3:1-7

Tags: All Things

Is It Still Alive?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 9, 2002

IS IT STILL ALIVE? The Lundy-Smiths are a remarkable family from inner-city New Orleans. Susie Mae Lundy and husband, Willie J. Smith, a Baptist pastor, raised nine successful children. According to FORTUNE magazine, the parents set an entrepreneurial example built around commitment, faith and ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting, Workplace

The Wall Separating Church And Economics Is Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Wall Separating Church And Economics is being breached. “More and more scholars have been using conventional economic methods to understand the way in which religion relates to the rest of society, and to the economy in particular,” says George Mason University professor Laurence R. Iannaccone. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-16

Tags: Christian Values

The Great Evangelist George Whitefield Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 19, 2007

The great evangelist George Whitefield was relating the difficulties of the gospel ministry to some friends. He said that he was weary of the burdens and was glad that his work would soon be over and that he would depart this earthly scene to be with Christ. The others admitted having similar ...read more

Tags: Trial, Work, Aging, Death

Denomination: Baptist

Edison And Lincoln: Pictures Of Commitment

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Mar 23, 2011

EDISON AND LINCOLN: PICTURES OF COMMITMENT Look at the life of Thomas Edison. At 21, he patented his first major invention: the Electrical Vote Recorder (a device 100 years ahead of its time!). At 26, he invented the automatic telegraph and paraffin paper. At 30, the phonograph (earliest record ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Giving

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 22, 2023

I was raised in the church. My dad pastored 65 years. I graduated college and was married. We returned home for Christmas. We all gathered around the tree. I remembered my speedometer and God’s goodness. My wife and mom handed out the presents. Each family member had several gifts. In the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Jesus, Giiving

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Boss Rules

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 27, 2011

BOSS RULES Rule 1. Your boss is always right. Rule 2. If you think the boss ...read more

Tags: Authority

Denomination: *other