In Sermon Illustrations: "Sacred in the ordinary" showing 61-80 of 446

Democracy Is Based Upon The Conviction That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Fourth Of July Thoughts

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 2, 2009

FOURTH OF JULY THOUGHTS A Quote from Band of Brothers: "They depended on each other. And the world depended on them." I say, "We need to depend on each other so that our community and country can depend on us." Quote from Band of Brothers: "There Was A Time When The World Asked Ordinary Men To Do ...read more

Tags: Independence Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Is Ethical Only When Life, As Such, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as well as that of his fellowman, and when he devotes ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Gospel Is A Universal Language That Crosses ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The Gospel is a universal language that crosses the barriers of time to impact the lives of ordinary ...read more

Tags: Outreach, Gospel, Kingdom Of God, Evangelism, Witness, What Is Evangelism?  (view more)  (view less)

Celebrities Tend To Misbehave In Tiresome And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2002

Celebrities tend to misbehave in tiresome and predictable ways--tantrums, affairs, addictions--and we tend to think they’re spoiled. But one psychiatrist, Cornell’s Robert B. Millman, says they’re not spoiled, they’re sick. The affliction is Acquired Situational Narcissism. ASN develops when ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies, Finding Fulfillment, Christian Disciplines

The Crisis Of All Religion  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jul 23, 2001

THE CRISIS OF ALL RELIGION Jesus is unique....This is highlighted in the ministry of a well-known missionary in India, Dr. E. Stanley Jones. Jones often lectured to Hindu audiences having Hindus as chairmen of the meetings. On one such occasion the chairman was a chief minister of state. During ...read more

Tags: Apologetics Jesus, World Religions, Testimonies About Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Characteristics Of People In The Last Days

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024

CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE IN THE LAST DAYS (II Timothy 3:1-4) Self-Centeredness: People will love only themselves and their money. Pride and Disobedience: They will be boastful, proud, scoff at God, and disobedient to their parents. Lack of Gratitude: Ungratefulness will prevail. Lack of Love ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-4

Tags: Deception, Antichrist, Last Days, Rapture, False Teachers, Tribulation, Signs, False Prophets, Return Of Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Do You Hold ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

WHAT DO YOU HOLD SACRED? One of the most profound things I learned in graduate school was taught to me by one of my professors. He is now my Counselor Intern Supervisor, my mentor, and my good friend, Tom Moore. It was really more of a question than a profound fact to puzzle over. On an essay ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Tags: Christian Values

The True Call Of A Christian Is Not To Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“The true call of a Christian is not to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things in an ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Throughout The Centuries, Men Of Many Faiths ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book [the Bible], words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a foundation of strength, and now, as ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

65% Of Americans Oppose Government Monitoring Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

65% of Americans oppose government monitoring of ordinary Americans’ Web search ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Creativity Is Born When You Have A Problem To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Creativity is born when you have a problem to solve.Creativity is the art of looking for solutions that are out ...read more

Tags: Art

John Maxwell States, "It's Amazing What Can ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 11, 2006

John Maxwell states, “It’s amazing what can happen to and through an ordinary man when God pours a little hardship and the power of the Holy Spirit into the mix…One ordinary man, a little persecution, and a touch from the Spirit of God led to massive conversions in the city of Samaria. As Jesus had ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You Were Young, Did You Ever Tie A Towel ...

Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009

When you were young, did you ever tie a towel around your neck, or have your mom make you a cape and then go running around the house screaming at the top of your lungs, jumping on and over furniture, throwing haymaker punches, and taking all sorts of imaginary bad guys into captivity? It was ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Pentecostal

The More Intelligent A Man Is, The More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in men. Ordinary people ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Longer I Live, The More Convincing ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of the truth that God governs in the affairs of men...We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that except ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Not That I Love Country Less, But Humanity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not that I love country less, but humanity more, do I plead the cause of a higher and truer patriotism. We are men by a more sacred bond than we are citizens; we are ...read more

Tags: Church General

In No Way Can The Church Restrict Her Pastoral ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 14, 2012

In no way can the Church restrict her pastoral work to the "ordinary maintenance" of those who already know the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Catholic

Heroes Are Symbolic Figures Whose Deeds Are Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Heroes are symbolic figures whose deeds are out of the ordinary, but not too far out. They show often dramatically that the ...read more

Tags: Heroism

We Are Not Called To Be Successful In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are not called to be successful in accordance with ordinary standards, but in accordance with a corn of wheat falling into the ground and dying, becoming in ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success