In Sermon Illustrations: "Raised Us Up Together"

Are We Ready To Do What God Designed Us To Do?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2004

Are we ready to do what God designed us to do? Some of you may remember back in January I showed you this cordless drill that I had as a gift from my Mother for Christmas. As with gifts that God gives us, I mentioned, at the time, that it would be no point in me having this gift if I didn’t use it. ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Knowing God's Will

All Of Us Need To Do More To Win Every Person ...

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004

"All of us need to do more to win every person possible to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. We must do everything we can to reach as many people as we can. These are ones for whom Christ died and need to be brought to the blessed cross of Calvary. Don’t be afraid that you’re ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Unlike Other Countries That Have A Pay-As-You-Use ...

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 3, 2005

Unlike other countries that have a pay-as-you-use toll system on major roads, Switzerland expects drivers using its autoroute system to pay an annual fee of 40 Swiss francs. When you pay, you get a windshield sticker you display for the rest of the year. Traditionally, traffic police give ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God The Father

Denomination: United Methodist

I Served As A U.s. Marine In Iraq During 2004. ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Mason on Mar 4, 2005

I served as a U.S. Marine in Iraq during 2004. One day, I traveled with an Army unit to a border checkpoint between Iraq and Syria. We were "officially" turning over control of the border crossing to the Iraqi Border Police. To celebrate their newly regained authority, the Iraqi officers invited ...read more

Scripture: John 13:26

Tags: Bread, Lord's Supper

Denomination: Baptist

My Dad Had A Set Of Metallic Dog Figures And Used ...

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 25, 2005

My dad had a set of metallic dog figures and used to amaze us kids by putting the dogs on a table then moving a powerful magnet under the table. The "dogs" would move as the magnet drew them to itself. Just so, Jesus, ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dr. Mcgee Use To Say, "When Dirt Gets Stuck On ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 17, 2005

Dr. McGee use to say, "When dirt gets stuck on ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Denomination: Baptist

J.r.r Tolkein, Famous Writer Leaves Us With This ...

Contributed by Charles Bruner on Jul 19, 2005

J.R.R Tolkein, famous writer leaves us with this profound thought. “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A U.s. Air Force Transport Plane With Its Captain ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 19, 2005

A U.S. Air Force transport plane with its captain and 5 crew members was flying over Alaska in the mid-50s when they entered an unusually fierce snowstorm. The navigator contacted an air base only to be told that he had veered several hundred miles off course. Correct coordinates were given to the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:15

Tags: Faith, Humility

Denomination: Lutheran

Joseph Choate, One-Time U.s. Ambassador To Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

Joseph Choate, one-time U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, when asked who he would like to be if he could come back to earth again after he died, replied without an instant’s hesitation: “Mrs. Choate’s second ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

The U.s. Has More Than 300,000 Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

The U.S. has more than 300,000 Protestant congregations and some 20,000 Catholic parishes. (The Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

About 12.4% Of The U.s. Population—some 35 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

About 12.4% of the U.S. population—some 35 million people—are now age 65 or older. It’ll be 16.5% by 2050. (The Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

71%of Americans Say The U.s. Is "Facing More Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

71%of Americans say the U.S. is "facing more of a moral crisis than an economic crisis," according to a new survey out this week by Pubic Opinion Strategies. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Charismatic Churches Over 45,000 U.s. Churches ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Charismatic Churches Over 45,000 U.S. churches identify themselves as charismatic or Pentecostal or nearly 15% of all American churches. Only Baptists claim a larger ...read more

Tags: Church General

Women Out Number Men In The U.s. 51% To 49%. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Women out number men in the U.S. 51% to 49%. Worldwide men out number women 50.4% to 49.6%. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

Average $50 Half Of U.s. Teens Do Not Receive A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Average $50 Half of U.S. teens do not receive a weekly allowance, but the half that do receive an average of $50 per week. (The ...read more

Tags: Children

Born-Again Doesn't Mean What It Used To: ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Born-Again Doesn’t Mean What It Used To: According to University of California-Santa Barbara researcher and author Wade Clark Roof, 1/3 of American’s 77 million baby boomers identify themselves as born-again, but only 55% of those have any link to a conservative Protestant church. 50% say that ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

57% Of All U.s. Born Again Adults Are Female ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

57% of all U.S. born again adults are female compared to 43% male. This ratio is unchanged from ‘91. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Women

More Than 750 Colleges In The U.s. Have Accepted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

More than 750 colleges in the U.S. have accepted home schoolers. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

66% Of All U.s. Mothers With Children Age 3 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

66% of all U.S. mothers with children age 3 or less are working, compared with 50% in ’90 and 42% in ’80. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Sad Scene A Recent Survey Of Teens In U.s. Drug ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Sad Scene A recent survey of teens in U.S. drug treatment centers found that 20% of teens have shared drugs with their parents and that in about 5% of ...read more

Tags: Addiction