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

Consider What We Know About Divorce In The ...

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 12, 2003

Consider what we know about divorce in the United States: > In 1998 2.2 million couples married and 1.1 million divorced. > In 2000, 58 million couples were married yet separated and another 21 million couples were divorced. > People between the ages of 25 to 39 account for 60% of all ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mary Did You Know

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 4, 2025

Mary did you know First choice Luke chapter 2:1-20 Second choice Matthew chapter 1: 18-25 1. I love Christmas but the reason why I love it has changed throughout the years!!! 2. Paul Harvey 3. Story of Bible (creation, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, the law, Christmas) 4. ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Virgin Birth

Denomination: *other

[163]. A Message From A Poem – Joy For Sorrow - Care In Hurt

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 14, 2025

[163]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JOY FOR SORROW - CARE IN HURT The title of this poem has two contrasts – sorrow turning to joy, and hurt adopting care. This poem was written 27 years ago and since that time much has changed in the world for the followers of the Lord. Persecution has increased ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6, 2 Corinthians 6:4-5

Tags: Hurting One, South Africa, The Holy Spirit, Martyred, Suffering Christians, World Press, Comforr, Joy, Africa, Sorrow, Iran, Sudan, Nigeria, Lord, Persecution, Evil, Comfort  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heaven, A Personal Place

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Heaven, A Personal 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 ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Average Person's Anxiety  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Feb 13, 2003

An average person’s anxiety is focused on: 40% -- things that will never happen 30% -- things about the past that can’t be changed 12% -- things about criticism by others, mostly untrue 10% -- about health, ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Denomination: Baptist

Jim Montgomery, President Of Dawn Ministries, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Jim Montgomery, President of Dawn Ministries, observes "there is much evidence that evangelicals around the world are growing at rate of 6% to 7% per year. Even if we slowed to just 5%, the current 600 million evangelicals would ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Parents Will Spend Less: Consumers Are Expected ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Parents Will Spend Less: Consumers are expected to spend 16% less this year on back-to-school items, according to a National Retail Federation survey. The survey estimates that the average tally for shoppers this year will be $457, ...read more

Tags: Children

Children Living In Married-Couple Families Had ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Children living in married-couple families had the lowest poverty rate, far less than the children living in homes headed only by one parent, according to a U.S. Census Bureau study titled Children and the Household ...read more

Tags: Children

Religious Book Sales Could See An 11.3% Growth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religious Book Sales could see an 11.3% growth between ’03 and ’07 and help the entire book industry towards an 8% book-sales growth, claims an article in the 2/05 issue of CBA Marketplace. 90% of “religious” book sales ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Children Who Spend Most Of Their Time In Child ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Children who spend most of their time in child care are 3 times as likely to exhibit behavioral problems in kindergarten as those who were cared for primarily by mothers. The more time spend in out-of-home settings, the greater the ...read more

Tags: Children

The Most Popular Exotic Fish Dived For Is The ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 28, 2006

The most popular exotic fish dived for is the shark. Did you know that a shark can be kept in fish tanks and they will only grow in proportion to their surroundings so a fully mature shark can be as small as 6 inches yet that same shark in the open waters ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

William Hague Wrote About The Prime Minister. " ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 26, 2007

William Hague wrote about the Prime Minister. “ Here is a professing Anglican who attends Roman Catholic services, but carries a copy of the Koran. The Prime Minister may be clear about himself, but he has managed to confuse the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Richard Foster Says That Most Of Us Consider ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Richard Foster says that most of us consider prayer a skill we must master, like algebra or auto mechanics. But such a belief deceives us to believe that somehow we are in control. He goes on to say that when we pray, we actually ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication

In The Over 3100 Years Of Recorded World History, ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008

In the over 3100 years of recorded world history, the world has only been at peace 8% of the time or a total of 286 years, and over 8000 treaties have been made and broken. During this period there have been 14,531 ...read more

According To A Pew Research Study, Adults Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

According to a Pew Research study, adults of all ages consider unwed parenting to be a problem for our society, and 71% say births to unwed mothers is a "big problem." 69% say a child needs both a mother and a father to grow up ...read more

Tags: Parenting

God Is God. Because He Is God, He Is Worthy Of My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to. -Elisabeth Elliot Source: ...read more

Tags: Trust

People Without Christ

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 18, 2012

PEOPLE WITHOUT CHRIST One of the saddest verses in the Bible is Jer 8:20 KJV. The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Question? What is 750,000 miles long, reaches around the earth 30 times, and grows ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 8:20

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Crucified With Christ

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Crucified With Christ "The Christian's Passion" Jesus said, "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me" (Luke 9:23). We have just passed Easter--celebrating what Christ did for us on Calvary and the victory He won over sin and death. The Bible ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Easter Good Friday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[001] Message From A Poem - 20 Snippets Of Living

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 30, 2024

[001] MESSAGE FROM A POEM - 20 SNIPPETS OF LIVING Sometimes we all like to put our thoughts to paper and this is what I have done here with this poem. I think we are quite familiar with the Proverbs and the wisdom contained there. I am at the latter end of my life and looking forward to the ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:3

Tags: Living, Advice, Poem, Ways To Live

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Piper Wrote A Paper--Written Years Ago ...  PRO

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006

-John Piper wrote a paper--written years ago (1995)--on how Christian leaders should avoid sexual sin. Piper lists ten potential pitfalls and proposes ten protections against them: • PITFALL: Falling in love with the present world. PROTECTION: Think long and hard about the deadly poison of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Love For God, Obedience, Glory Of God, Relationships

Denomination: Pentecostal