In Sermon Illustrations: "religious but lost" showing 21-40 of 3,351

Lost In Wonder

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quote: 4819 When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I’m lost In wonder, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Lost Ladle

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

THE LOST LADLE Helen was a wonderful Christian woman, She was a single mother raising her only son Tom as best she could to love God. But Helen was very worried when Tom told her he was moving to the Big city. A year went by and all seemed well, when Tom called his mother one day and told her his ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Heart For The Lost

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

HEART FOR THE LOST Throughout history, believers have had this heart for the lost. John Knox, for example, reflected Paul’s sorrow for his people when he said, "O God! Give me Scotland or I die!" David Brainerd, the great missionary to the North American Indians in the early years of the 18th ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

When Wealth Is Lost, Nothing Is Lost; When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is ...read more

Tags: Character

When Wealth Is Lost, Nothing Is Lost; When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Life Is Not Lost By Dying; Life Is Lost Minute ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all ...read more

Tags: Learning

At A Religious Festival In Brazil, A Missionary ...

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

At a religious festival in Brazil, a missionary was going from booth to booth, examining the wares. He saw a sign above one booth: "Cheap Crosses." He thought to himself, "That’s what many Christians are looking for ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Religious Expression In Schools Is Ok The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Religious Expression in Schools is OK The Department of Education states in its recent document, Religious Expression in Public Schools: A Statement of Principles, “Students may express their religious beliefs about religion in the form of homework, artwork and other written and oral assignments, ...read more

Tags: Children

Religious People Are More Generous With Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Religious People Are More Generous with their time and money, according to a national survey. Independent Sector, a nonprofit coalition, found that people who attended religious services regularly gave over twice as much as others on average last year—$2,151 compared to $964. They also volunteered ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Nearly 57% Of The Nation's Religious ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Nearly 57% of the nation’s religious congregations have fewer than 100 active adult participants. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

Religious Families Stronger: A Survey By The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religious Families Stronger: A survey by the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that youth ages 12 to 14 reared in religious households are more likely than their peers from nonreligious families to admire their mother and father, to not ...read more

Tags: Children

The Final Contribution Of Religious Faith To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The final contribution of religious faith to the whole problem of freedom is the freedom to confess our sins; the freedom to admit that ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

45% Of Households Give To Religious ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

45% of households give to religious organizations, while 60% give to secular organizations and ...read more

Religious Pluralism (Accepting Different ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2008

- Religious pluralism (accepting different religions) is a definite reality in Canada. One neighborhood school has 65 nationalities. - Accepting? Definitely! Engage and dialogue? Absolutely! - Respect other religions and beliefs? We shouldn’t have to ask that question; people should assume we ...read more

Tags: Religion

Denomination: Salvation Army

Ye Have Lost A Child Nay, She Is Not Lost To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ye have lost a child nay, she is not lost to you, who is found to Christ; she is not ...read more

Tags: Death

A Cow Gets Lost  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004

A COW GETS LOST Mike Yaconelli writes in The Wittenburg Door: I live in a small, rural community. There are lots of cattle ranches around here, and every once in a while a cow wanders off and gets lost.... Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, “Well, the cow starts ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Not Lost But Gone Before

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

For death and life, in ceaseless strife, Beat wild on the world’s shore, And all our calm is in that balm - Not lost but gone before. Caroline ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Painting Pictures Of The Lost

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010

PAINTING PICTURES OF THE LOST A Bishop Tucker of Uganda was an artist, but how did he become a bishop? One day he was painting a picture of a poor woman, holding a baby, wandering homeless on a stormy night on the dark, deserted street. As the picture grew, the artist suddenly threw down his ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:14-15

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Counting "The Lost"

Contributed by John Perry on Apr 18, 2010

COUNTING "THE LOST" We have a national missing persons register in Australia. 35,000 people are reported missing each year in Australia - one person every 15 minutes! 95% of those are found w/i a short period of time. But there are still currently 1,600 long term ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rene' Gets Lost

Contributed by Paul Kendall on Apr 23, 2010

RENE' GETS LOST In her freshman year of college, my daughter Rene’ agreed to take some friends to the Tampa airport as they returned home for Christmas break. They showed her the way there-—and to get back-—she would simply follow the same route backwards and then come on home to celebrate ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:8

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: *other