In Sermon Illustrations: "Real People"

79% Of U.s. Adults Think Christianity Is More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

79% of U.S. adults think Christianity is more about organized religion than about loving God and ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

There Is Little Good In Filling Churches With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is little good in filling churches with people who go out exactly the same as they come in; the call of the Church is ...read more

Tags: Church General

Evangelism Is Not Salesmanship It Is Not Urging ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Evangelism is not salesmanship It is not urging people, pressing them, coercing them, overwhelming them, or subduing them. Evangelism is ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Family Faces Are Magic Mirrors. Looking At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future. ...read more

Tags: Family

There Is No Slippery Slope Toward Loss Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no slippery slope toward loss of liberty, only a long staircase where each step down must first be tolerated ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

At No Time In Its History Has Congress Been ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

At no time in its history has Congress been willing to give up its prerogatives or to accept the fact that as individuals and as a body they and it are ...read more

Tags: Government

One Quickly Gains A Sense From The Bible That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One quickly gains a sense from the Bible that wherever the Holy Spirit is found in the lives of people, strange and wonderful ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

The Left Side Controls The Right Side Of Your ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The left side controls the right side of your body and right controls the left half. Therefore, left-handers are ...read more

Tags: Thought

Mistakes Of The Tongue Have Destroyed More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mistakes of the tongue have destroyed more people, ruined more marriages, and cost more businessmen their jobs and ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Journalism Has Other Rewards. Youll Comfort The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Journalism has other rewards. Youll comfort the afflicted. Youll afflict the comfortable. Youll ask impolite questions of ...read more

Tags: News

Everyone Has An Invisible Sign Hanging From His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from his neck saying, Make Me Feel Important Never forget ...read more

Tags: Human Life

The Trouble With Research Is That It Tells You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. Its like ...read more

Tags: Truth

Mistakes Of The Tongue Have Destroyed More ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mistakes of the tongue have destroyed more people, ruined more marriages, and cost more businessmen their jobs and ...read more

Scripture: James 1:26, James 3:8, Philippians 2:9-11

Tags: Tongue, Tame The Tongue

The Constant Use Of Long, Involved Words Proves ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The constant use of long, involved words proves two things: 1) that youre learned, and 2) that youre ignorant ...read more

Tags: Words

Importance Of Heritage

Contributed by Curtis Emerson on Jun 8, 2010

IMPORTANCE OF HERITAGE Even Karl Marx, the father of modern communism, has been credited to have said, "a people ...read more

Tags: Independence Day

Denomination: Lutheran

Jim Cymbala, In His Book "Fresh Wind, Fresh ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Malone on Mar 1, 2005

Jim Cymbala, in his book “Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire”, details the miraculous growth of the Brooklyn Tabernacle because of its dedication to prayer. In 1972 he was asked to pastor part-time a small church in a shabby two-story building on Atlantic Avenue in New York City. The location was bad. The ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication, Prayer Adoration, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Baptist

A Fellow Stopped At A Gas Station And, After ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2005

A fellow stopped at a gas station and, after filling the tank on his car, he paid the bill and bought a soft drink. He stood by his car to drink his cola and he watched a couple of men working along the roadside. One man would dig a hole two or three feet deep and then move on. The other man ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:6, 1 Corinthians 3:6

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christian Author Max Lucado Tells A Parable That ...

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

Christian author Max Lucado tells a parable that was related to him by a rabbi whom he met on an airline flight. In the parable, a CEO has an office on the top floor of a Manhattan skyscraper. Most people have not seen him, but they have met his daughter, who works in the building for her father. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Baptist

As I Was Growing Up One Of My Favourite Books Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 31, 2005

As I was growing up one of my favourite books was ‘The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.’ I can’t wait for 9 December 2005 when the new film hits our screens! (UK) Early on in the book I remember that Lucy finds her way to a fantasy world called Narnia. She meets a fawn called Tumnus, and while ...read more

Scripture: John 12:46, John 8:12

Tags: Narnia

Denomination: Anglican

Dallas Willard In His Wonderful New Book The ...

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 10, 2006

Dallas Willard in his wonderful new book The Great Omission, surprised me by making a candid confession. He says, “Some time ago I came to realize that I did not love the people next door. They were, by any standards, dangerous and unpleasant people — ex-bikers who made their living selling ...read more

Denomination: Methodist