In Sermon Illustrations: "Psalm 80 1 7 17 19"

35.5% Or $88.3 Billion Of All '04 U.s. Charitable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

35.5% or $88.3 billion of all ’04 U.S. charitable giving went to Religion and was the #1 donor ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Shanghai Has 4,000 Skyscrapers, Nearly Twice As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Shanghai has 4,000 skyscrapers, nearly twice as many as New York, and plans to add 1,000 more in the ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Help Us Start Anew

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2007

Forgive us, Lord, for failures past, Then help us start anew With strength and courage to obey And closely follow ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

The Number Of U.s. Children Having Obesity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, possibly more than ...read more

Tags: Children

St. John Chrysostom Wrote That

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

St. John Chrysostom wrote that "Mercy imitates God and disappoints Satan." (From a sermon by Chris Surber, "The ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:8

Tags: Mercy

How To Get Rich

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

HOW TO GET RICH J.D. Rockerfeller’s advice on how to get rich: (1). Go to work early. (2). ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Brethren

Praying For Unity

Contributed by Jw Worcester on Feb 8, 2021

As I think of the unity of God’s Gospel to us, I’m reminded of the unity I’ve experienced over the years with other saints on short term mission trips, volunteer positions at a crisis pregnancy center and a “Rescue Mission”, Promise Keepers (Men’s nationwide Ministry), and the Urban-Suburban ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Tags: Self Image, Reflecting Christ

[241]. A Message From A Poem – Christmas Glory

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 22, 2025

[241]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CHRISTMAS GLORY This little poem was written for a short Christmas Meditation that is on SermonCentral. As you can see it is an acrostic. I have always been thrilled with this verse from Luke – {{Luke 2:9 “An angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them and THE ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:9, Matthew 17:1-3, Acts 9:3, Philippians 3:21

Tags: Christian Poems, Moses On Sinai, An Acrostic Poem, Christmas, Meditation, Glory Of The Lord, Shepherds, Mount Of Transfiguration  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Robert Kupferschmid Was An 81-Year Old With No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Robert Kupferschmid was an 81-year old with no flying experience. However, due to a tragic emergency, he was forced to fly an airplane. On June 17, 1998, he and his 52-year-old pilot friend, Wesley Sickle, were flying from Indianapolis to Muncie, Indiana. During the flight, the pilot slumped over ...read more

Tags: Faith

Forgiving The Unrepentant By R.t. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Forgiving the Unrepentant by R.T. Kendall In an article by R.T. Kendall titled, ‘Forgiving the Unrepentant’, he recalls an incident that happened to him. “When I was minister of Westminster Chapel in London, the people who had betrayed me didn’t think they had done one thing wrong. You could have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34

Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiveness For Others

On Facebook I Have Noticed That You Have The ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 10, 2010

On facebook I have noticed that you have the opportunity of reading your HOROSCOPE for some kind of guidance each day. Apparently it was Empedocles, a fifth century BCE Greek philosopher, who started it all off when he originated the terms FIRE, EARTH, AIR, AND WATER associating them with a persons ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Many People Have Been Richly Blessed By What They ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 3, 2010

Many people have been richly blessed by what they learned at their mother’s knee. Consider John and Charles Wesley. Their names would probably never have lighted the pages of history if it hadn’t been for their godly mother who taught them that the law of love and Christian witness was to be their ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Safety Against The Fire

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2013

FIRE SAFETY There is a story told of a pioneer family traveling across the western plains in a covered wagon. They watched in horror as a huge prairie fire rushed toward them driven by a strong wind. They were afraid they would be killed by the fire, but the man acted quickly. He jumped down and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-50

Tags: God's Judgment

The Unreligion

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013

THE UNRELIGION When Jesus hung on the cross, He cried out, “It is finished!” Jesus did all the work. All that remains for us to do is depend on Him. You see, not only our salvation, but our success in this life is all up to Him. I like the way Dane Ortlund put it in his book, Defiant Grace. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Tags: World Religions

Richard Foster Has Said That "The ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2000

Richard Foster has said that “The Disciplines are best exercised in the midst of our relationships with our husband or wife, our brothers and sisters, our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-14

Tags: Disciplines General, Compassion

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

3 Million Inmates Were Under The Jurisdiction ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

1.3 million inmates were under the jurisdiction of state and Federal prison authorities in ‘99, according to the Justice Department. ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

About 50% Of North American Congregations Didn't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

About 50% of North American congregations didn’t add one new individual through conversion in the year ‘00. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

An Estimated 22 Million Adults Have Been Added To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

An estimated 22 million adults have been added to the numbers of churched individuals in the U.S. during the past decade. ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

43 Million People Are Living With Hiv/Aids ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

43 million people are living with HIV/AIDS accounting for 18,000 deaths each day and 14 million orphans. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Death

The U.s. Population Hit 295 Million On New Year's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. population hit 295 million on New Year’s Day, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?