In Sermon Illustrations: "Situation Ethics"

Preach The Word  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

PREACH THE WORD I am greatly diappointed in the preachers of today, With their logic and their ethics, their aristocratic way; With their science and their theories and their new theology, Full of everything but Jesus and His love for you and me. There is plenty in the Bible for preachers of ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

The Success In Overcoming  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Ward, Sr. on Dec 11, 2002

THE SUCCESS IN OVERCOMING A study of 300 highly successful people like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Winston Churchill, Albert Schweitzer, Mahatma Gandhi, and Albert Einstein revealed that one-fourth had handicaps such as blindness, deafness, or crippled limbs. Three-fourths had either ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:18

Tags: Poverty, Endurance, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Became Lost In His Travels And Wandered ...  PRO

Contributed by John Slythe on Feb 21, 2003

A man became lost in his travels and wandered into a bed of quicksand. Confucius saw the man’s predicament and said, “It is evident that men should stay out of places such as this.” Next, Buddha observed the situation and said, “Let that man’s plight be a lesson to the rest of the world.” Then ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Christian Church

Remember False Guilt Attacks The Person And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Greene on Apr 12, 2007

Remember false guilt attacks the person and the Holy Spirit attacks the problem. A young boy was going to spend the evening at a friend¡¦s house. His father asked that he call home once he arrived so that the father could be assured that his son had arrived safely. As the evening wore on, this ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Would You Consider Abortion...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 20, 2008

WOULD YOU CONSIDER ABORTION... Would you consider abortion in the following situations? (1) There’s a preacher and wife who are very, very, poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she’s pregnant with number 15. They’re living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty and the ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Denomination: Other

Two Faces

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 5, 2011

TWO FACES WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Frank and Louie the cat was born with two faces, two mouths, two noses, three eyes — and lots of doubts about his future. Now, 12 years after Marty Stevens rescued him from being euthanized because of his condition, the exotic blue-eyed rag doll cat is not only ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Story Is Told Of A Thief Who Robbed John ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 29, 2002

A story is told of a thief who robbed John Wesley. While the thief walked away, Wesley shouted, "If you should someday come to your senses and know what you have done is wrong, turn to God for forgiveness through Jesus Christ." If we have the promise of Heaven, because we belong to Jesus, then ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: *other

Sign Seen In A Textile Mill, "When Your Thread ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 3, 2003

Sign seen in a textile mill, “When your thread becomes tangled, call the foreman.” A young woman was new on the job. Her thread became tangled and she thought, “I’ll just straighten this out myself.” She tried, but the situation only worsened. Finally she called the foreman. “I did the best ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

James C. Dobson >>>> When I Think Of Parents ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

James C. Dobson >>>> When I think of parents today, I’m reminded of a photograph of an elegantly dressed woman who is holding a cup of coffee. Her little finger is cocked ever so daintily to the side, and her face reveals utter self-confidence. Unfortunately, this woman does not yet know that her ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Fewer Men In Church: In 1990, Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Fewer Men In Church: In 1990, church sociologist George Barna found that 40% of the men he polled had some kind of church relationship. That figure has now slipped to 26%. The situation is probably even worse than this data indicates. Many men are in church on Sunday only because their wives and ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Sometimes The Pain Might Even Move Us To Extremes ...  PRO

Contributed by Captain David Kauffman on Nov 4, 2006

Sometimes the pain might even move us to extremes like what I call a GEOGRAPHIC. A geographic is when I literally move away form the situation: out of the neighborhood; to another town, state, or country. (JONAH; Jeremiah 30:12) Most often what happens regarding a “geographic” among Christians ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pray

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 22, 2009

Pray “in the name of Jesus.” It is not a catchy phrase we attach to our prayers, that somehow validates what we have to say. It is recognition that what I have prayed about and prayed for is with the same spirit and heart that Jesus himself would have prayed; that my focus is not self-centered or ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To, Confidence In Prayer

Denomination: Salvation Army

Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, By Robert ...

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 22, 2010

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson - Potion – transforms Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde, and another potion transforms him back - Two personalities in one body: a mild man who seeks to do right, and a crazy monster with no conscience against evil. - We are in a similar ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Protective Fear Illustration

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Aug 28, 2017

When I was a child I loved going to my grandparents’ home in Kerala. I used to enjoy the days but dread the nights. It was in the early 80’s and there were absolutely no streetlights. They had meetings almost every night and coming back from the meetings were so fearful. I was afraid if I would ...read more

Tags: Fear, Protective Fear

Denomination: Assembly Of God

In February Of 1996, John Howard Opened A Ku Klux ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2001

In February of 1996, John Howard opened a Ku Klux Klan museum and apparel store called The Redneck Shop in Laurens, S.C. Asked by a reporter what the reaction was by townspeople, Howard said, "The only people I’ve had a problem with, who took it as an insult and a racial situation, have been ...read more

Twenty-Four Horsemen In Peoria, Az, Who Usually ...

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 6, 2004

Twenty-four horsemen in Peoria, AZ, who usually met and rode for pleasure, organized a search-and-rescue party and became part of the AZ Rangers. They hold regular meetings and study first aid and desert survival courses. They occasionally make weekend rides into the dessert and simulate situations ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Absolute Moral Truth: 35% Of Adult Americans Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Absolute Moral Truth: 35% of adult Americans say moral truth is absolute, not dependent upon circumstances. 32% say it is always determined by the situation and 33% don’t know if it is absolute or relative. 70% of evangelicals believe it’s absolute and 42% of non-evangelical born again adults ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

One Elderly Lady Had Come Under Hard Times. She ...  PRO

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007

One ELDERLY lady had come under HARD TIMES. She would have to SELL her HOUSE and move into a RETIREMENT HOME. Her children had tried to help her understand the SITUATION but she couldn’t seem to GRASP it. She was WORRIED, FRETFUL, and UPSET all the time. Her son said, “Mom, everything is ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Discussing Religion Or Politics Is No Longer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Discussing Religion or politics is no longer considered taboo in our society, according to a new Barna Research Group survey. The seven most talked about topics (by American adults) in a typical week are: 66% talked about the content of movies or TV programs, 57% discussed money, 55% focused on ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Divorced Adults Are More Susceptible To Severe ...

Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006

- "Divorced adults are more susceptible to severe emotional and psychological problems, plus early death from an assortment of causes, than for married individuals. The suicide rate for divorced white men, for example, is four times higher than for their married counterparts. The situation for ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed