In Sermon Illustrations: "Salt Of The Earth"

New Jerusalem

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 25, 2011

NEW JERUSALEM One Stadia is equal to 600 feet. So the dimensions would be approximately 1363 miles high, 1363 miles wide and 1363 miles long. It doesn’t seems that long when you think that the length would be from approximately the East Coast to Colorado when you consider all believers from all ...read more

Tags: Heaven

There Is More Gold In One Star Than In All The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is more gold in one star than in all the dust ...read more

Tags: Creation

The Nearest Thing To Eternal Life We Will Ever ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth ...read more

Tags: Government

She Who Gives A Baby Birth, Brings Saviour ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"she who gives a baby birth, Brings Saviour ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

Service To Others Is The Rent You Pay For Your ...

Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Apr 7, 2004

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

Conference After Conference Is Held To Discuss ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 20, 2003

Conference after conference is held to discuss the destruction of the Earth’s environment and to solve the poverty of two thirds of the world’s population but very little gets done when the talking is over. Isn’t it essentially a problem of selfishness, greed and exploitation? Desmond Tutu, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:14, Mark 12:40

Tags: God Brings Hope, Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Baptist

Several Years Ago Johnny Carson Had Billy Graham ...  PRO

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005

Several years ago Johnny Carson had Billy Graham as a guest on The Tonight Show. At one point there was a lull in the conversation and Johnny said, “You know what, Billy? I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, we’d do Him in again!” Billy Graham leaned forward in his seat, and said, “In the ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Creationists Impact Films: The Evolution Fight ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Creationists Impact Films: The evolution fight has reached the big, big screen. Several Imax theaters are refusing to show movies that mention the subject—or the Big Bang or the geology of the earth—fearing protests from people who object to films that contradict biblical descriptions of the origin ...read more

Tags: Evolution

If People Fought Sin As Hard As They Do Middle ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If people fought sin as hard as they do middle age, earth ...read more

Tags: Aging

The Patriot Volunteer, Fighting For Country And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

If People Fought Sin As Hard As They Do Middle ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If people fought sin as hard as they do middle age, earth ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Jesus Rules

Contributed by John Crowe on Sep 2, 2016

Jesus did not go to heaven to get away form earth, he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:6-8

Tags: Jesus' Authority, Jesus' Sovereignty

Denomination: Baptist

Not Hearing And Hearing From God!

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 14, 2022

Genesis 8:1-18 Devotional v1: Can God forget things? Why or why not? – God IS Omniscient (all knowing), otherwise, He would not be God! The Hebrew word for “remember" is zakar = to remember, to recall, bring to mind! v1-3: How did God stop the flooding? – stopped rain from the sky, closed ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:1-18

Tags: Fear, Wisdom, Obedience, God's Word, Actions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

And What Was This All About, Anyway? --Communion ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002

AND WHAT WAS THIS ALL ABOUT, ANYWAY? --COMMUNION MEDITATION “Peace on Earth, good will toward men?” Not in the shopping malls in America. Christmas, it seems, is bringing out the worst in some people. “No matter how fast you go, it’s not fast enough for some people,” said Dee Stripp, a ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Lord's Supper

Why Am I Here?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002

WHY AM I HERE? "Many years ago I attended a birthday party for my gay friend and co-worker, Julian. Sixty gay men and four straight women had gathered to celebrate in a high-rise penthouse with a dramatic sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay. Greeting me warmly, Julian exuberantly kissed me on ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Great Commission, Church Purpose Of

Babysitter Confession  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002

BABYSITTER CONFESSION "The one thing I’ve never admitted to any baby-sitter, because I’ve barely admitted it to myself, is that I don’t want her to be everything to my children that I am. I want her to be more than I am and everything I am not. I want her to be consistently cheerful and ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day, Family, Guilt

Many Years Ago I Attended A Birthday Party For My ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001

Many years ago I attended a birthday party for my gay friend and co-worker, Julian. Sixty gay men and four straight women had gathered to celebrate in a high-rise penthouse with a dramatic sweeping view of San Francisco Bay. Greeting me warmly, Julian exuberantly kissed me on both cheeks ...read more

Light Serves A Purpose As Well. And This Was A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

Light serves a purpose as well. And this was a picture that these fisherman would understand. A Light Attracts Peter and Andrew and the boys fished at night because during the day the fish in the Sea of Galilee stay close to the bottom where it’s cooler but during the cool of the night they come ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:12-16

A Light In The Darkness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011

A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS In 1963, my grandfather was serving as the Senior Minister of West End United Methodist Church in Nashville. West End is situated right across the street from Vanderbilt University, and has always been a wealthy, predominately white church. One communion Sunday, a black ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:17

Tags: Racism

The Proof Of How Real Jesus Knew Hell To Be Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The proof of how real Jesus knew Hell to be is that He came to ...read more

Tags: Hell