In Sermon Illustrations: "Revive Us Again"

God Has Already Given Us The Answer To Our ...

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 5, 2009

God has already given us the answer to our question for tragedy – God lets bad stuff happen because He is good. Without the goodness of God there would not be any free choice for you and me. We would be like robots, serving God by His will alone, and not our choice. The fact that a good God, who ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: United Methodist

When You Used To Go To Mcdonalds And You Ordered ...

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 10, 2009

When you used to go to McDonalds and you ordered a coffee you a few choices. Black, Cream, Cream and Sugar. Regular of Decaf. If you go to McDonalds today you got more choices. They’re now moving forward with McCafe ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

19% Of U.s. Adults Not Attached To A Church Read ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

19% of U.S. adults not attached to a church read the Bible and 62% pray to God during a ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

82% Of The U.s. Population Increase Between 2005 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

82% of the U.S. population increase between 2005 and 2050 will be due to immigrants and their U.S.-born ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 7:5-7, Jeremiah 7:2-10

Tags: America

The Percentage Of U.s. Adults Who Tithe Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

The percentage of U.S. adults who tithe has stayed constant since 2000: 5% to ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-12

Tags: Tithes

Everyday In The U.s. And Canada, 800,000 People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

Everyday in the U.S. and Canada, 800,000 people are having a ...read more

Tags: Happiness

China, The World Leader In Cell Phone Use, Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

China, the world leader in cell phone use, has surpassed the U.S. as the #1 nation in Internet ...read more

Tags: Technology

The Top 10% Of U.s. Households Control 70% Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

The top 10% of U.S. households control 70% of the nation’s wealth. ...read more

Tags: Money

What Keeps Many Of Us From Growing Is Not Sin ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 17, 2007

What keeps many of us from growing is not sin but ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

David C. Pack Gives Us The Following Thoughts To ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 22, 2007

DAVID C. PACK gives us the following thoughts to ponder about Predestination. 1. “Is this true? Is this what the Bible actually teaches when it makes reference to predestination? Did God actually pre-plan every sin, every act of immorality and every crime that has ever been committed? Is God the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Most Of Us Do Not Wait Well... Jesus Asked The ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 11, 2007

‘Most of us do not wait well... Jesus asked the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised power to meet all that lay ahead of them as well as an advocate to teach them all that they needed to know.’ ‘It must have been hard to wait. They were under suspicion by the ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

One Of The Past Gold Medalists On The U.s. Swim ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of the past gold medalists on the U.S. Swim Team gave this account as to the cost of the medal that he had won. He had swam a total of 45,000 miles in the last four years. From now until the 2000 Olympics, he will have swam an equivalent of two times across the Pacific Ocean. -All of that is ...read more

Tags: Demons

He Made Free Use Of Christian Vocabulary. He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions, which would become the pillars of the new government. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed his tattered Bible and declared that he ...read more

Tags: Faith

Dr. Vance Havner Used To Tell The Story About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

. DR. VANCE HAVNER USED TO TELL THE STORY ABOUT THE OLD GEORGIA FARMER WHO, AS HE SLEPT ONE EVENING, HEARD HIS GRANDFATHER CLOCK STRIKE MIDNIGHT. C. THE GONG SOUNDED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 TIMES, BUT THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE MECHANISM AND IT KEPT ON STRIKING 13, 14, 15 TIMES ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

During The Us Civil War Abraham Lincoln Met With ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During the US civil war Abraham Lincoln met with a group of ministers for a prayer breakfast. Lincoln was a man of deep, if at times unorthodox, faith. At one point one of the ministers said, "Mr. President, let us pray that God is on our side". Lincoln’s response showed far greater insight, "No, ...read more

Tags: Faith, Knowing God's Will

At A U.s. Arsenal A Few Years Ago, A Large ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

At a U.S. arsenal a few years ago, a large cannon lay, marked "Condemned." The attendant pointed out some indentations about the size of a pinhead which dotted the barrel in a dozen places. They did not appear to go deeper than a 32nd of an inch; and yet the weapon was condemned. There might be a ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus

Compassion Should Motivate Us To More Than Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Compassion should motivate us to more than just feeling sorrow for someone it should motivate us to action. Pity is a feeling, but true compassion demands an action. There is a funny story about Peter admitting people at the gates of heaven. Peter asks one man who appears, ‘Tell me one act of ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Motor Homes Have Allowed Us To Put All The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Motor Homes have allowed us to put all the conveniences of a home on wheels. A camper no longer means sleeping in a sleeping bag, cooking over a fire, or hauling water from a stream. Now people can park a fully equipped home on a cement slab in the midst of a few pine trees and hook up to a water ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Language Is A Great Gift From God That Sets Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Language is a great gift from God that sets us apart from every other creature. But sometimes our words are misunderstood or mistranslated; for example, I found some commercial slogans that had been translation into other languages of course they didn’t translate the same: Kentucky Fried Chicken, ...read more

Tags: Ot Characters

During The 1992 Summer Olympics, All U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During the 1992 Summer Olympics, all U.S. athletes were required to wear Reebok warm-up suits at the awards ceremony. Charles Barkley of the U.S. basketball "Dream Team" anticipated the probability that his team would win the gold medal. He said, "Us Nike guys are loyal to Nike because they pay us ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence