In Sermon Illustrations: "Religion"

George Gallup States, "This Is The Most Crucial ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 17, 2009

George Gallup states, "This is the most crucial decade in history. Designer, a la carte religion flourishes as traditional ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

Ipod ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

iPod Religion This is right up there with what 10-year-old Joshua wrote to his pastor: “Dear Pastor, My father says I should learn the 10 Commandments. But I don’t think I want to because we have enough rules already in our house.” That’s not as bad as what 11-year-old Ralph wrote: “Dear Pastor, I ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:7-9

Tags: Youth

A Quaker Woman Wonders If Godly Living Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009

A Quaker Woman Wonders if Godly Living will Attract Unbelievers to her Religion A GODLY QUAKER came up to her pastor and said, "Pastor, I think, and wonder if you do also, that if one lived beautifully and walked correctly and stayed away from evil that others seeing us would be inclined to love ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Christian Witness

Patrick Henry On The Founding Of Our Nation

Contributed by Tim Najpaver on Oct 23, 2004

Patrick Henry said, It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Denomination: Baptist

Civilization Ceases When We No Longer Respect ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Civilization ceases when we no longer respect and no longer put into their correct places the fundamental values, such as work, family and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Sentiment Of Justice Is So Natural, So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The sentiment of justice is so natural, so universally acquired by all mankind, that it seems to be ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Money Will Buy A Bed But Not Sleep Books But Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Money will buy A bed but not sleep Books but not brains Food but not appetite Finery but not beauty A house but not a home Medicine but not health ...read more

Tags: Money

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

Mockery Of The Church

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2025

New Zealand, Feb. 26 [2016] (UPI) -- Members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, otherwise known as Pastafarians, registered their first official marriage celebrant in New Zealand. The group announced the news on its Facebook page, although the first couple that was set to be married by ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7, 1 Timothy 3:15

Tags: Religion, Mockers, Mocking, Mocking The Church, Mocking Christianity, Ridiculous  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Like Limbaugh And Clinton  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004

LIKE LIMBAUGH AND CLINTON In the story of the “The Good Samaritan,” these men weren’t physical neighbor. The Jews & the Samaritans hated each other. Generations earlier, when the Jews were in Babylonian captivity, the Samaritans had taken over the land … and mixed their religion with the Jewish ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-27

Tags: Parable Good Samaritan, Christian Love

Deistic Teens- Researchers With The National ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Deistic Teens- Researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion have concluded American teens believe in a combination of works based righteousness, religion as psychological well-being, and a distant, non-interfering god. With no place for sin, judgment, salvation, or Christ; their creed ...read more

Tags: Children

The Slavic Peoples Today Populate Several ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 13, 2007

The Slavic peoples today populate several nations: the Czech Repulic, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Russia, Ukrania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. During Medieval times, the Slavic peoples were ready to convert to a "modern" religion. They were between three ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dwight Moody- I Wouldn't Give A Snap Of My ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2003

Dwight Moody- I wouldn’t give a snap of my finger for a religion that doesn’t begin at home and ...read more

Tags: Commandments Parents, Children, Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

53% Of Americans Say They Have A "Great Deal" Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

53% of Americans say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the church or organized religion. ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Christianity Is In Its Very Essence A ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 13, 2009

Christianity is in its very essence a resurrection religion. The concept of resurrection lies at its heart. If you remove it, ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

A Lincoln Quote, "i Don't Think Much Of A Man's ...

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 6, 2009

A Lincoln quote, "I don’t think much of a man’s religion if it doesn’t change ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:18

Tags: Love, Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Reverence Is The Very First Element Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Reverence is the very first element of religion; it cannot but be felt by every one who has right views of the divine greatness and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Only Foundation For A Useful Education In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and ...read more

Tags: Culture

The Seed Of Atheism  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2002

THE SEED OF ATHEISM "Today, as a consequence of an atheistic upbringing, we are knee deep in alcoholics, drug addicts, other chemically dependent individuals, loafers, bums, criminals, savages, uncouths, dullards, cruel and frightful juveniles who commit crimes for the fun of it. These are people ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, Apologetics God, Descriptions Of God

A Faith Without Works Is Dead. It Is As W.t. ...

Contributed by Steven Dow on Apr 1, 2004

A faith without works is dead. It is as W.T. Purkiser said, “A religion of externals is a ghost, spirit without body. But a subjective faith ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith General