In Sermon Illustrations: "Small Groups"

Best Christian Workplaces Among Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Best Christian Workplaces among Christian publishers according to the 2007 Best Christian Places to Work are Harvest House Publishers and Tyndale House Publishers in the Media and Publishing companies with 100-500 employees and Howard Books and InterVarsity Press were winners in up to 100 employees ...read more

Tags: Workplace

According To A Recent Deloitte Consumer Product ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

According to a recent Deloitte Consumer Product group, 62% of consumers read consumer-written product reviews on the Internet, and of these, more than 80% say their purchase decisions have been directly influenced by the reviews, either influencing them to buy a different product than the one they ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

One Of The Most Difficult Problems Protestant ...

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jul 14, 2008

One of the most difficult problems Protestant churches are experiencing is the lack of denominational loyalty. Protestants regularly church-shop. If the preaching isn't good enough, or the youth group isn't large enough, or the music isn't glorious every week…then we search for a church ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

False Security

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 1, 2020

Security is a big issue in the world. I propose that a society that can capriciously exterminate its unborn and blithely put down its elderly while protesting the execution of murderers is not of a healthy mindset to provide any reasonable semblance of security for the populace in between for at ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:17, Jeremiah 22:3, Leviticus 25:18-19

Tags: Blood, Safety, Abortion, Security, Society, Innocent, Euthansia  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

We Do Well To Remember, Before We Consign The ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 4, 2002

• We do well to remember, before we consign the concept of spiritual leadership to the arena of the superstar, that we serve a God who invaded this ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ, Humility, Leadership General

Denomination: Methodist

Bruce Bickel And Stan Jantz In Their Book God Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 23, 2005

Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz in their book God is in the Small Stuff for Your Marriage, say, “At the wedding you say, “I do.” ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Church Of God

Mother Teresa Was Once Asked By An Interviewer: ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 23, 2006

Mother Teresa was once asked by an interviewer: What is the biggest problem in the world today? she replied we draw the circle of our ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Denomination: Baptist

Unprotected A New Harris Poll Finds While 88% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Unprotected A new Harris Poll finds while 88% of PC owners have anti-virus software, 65% do not update it ...read more

A Dusty Thudding In His Head Made The Scene ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small ...read more

Tags: Addiction

I Think Most Of Us Are Looking For A Calling, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us, like the assembly line worker, have jobs that are too small for ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Let Me Give You The History Of Pride In Three ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Let me give you the history of pride in three small chapters. The beginning of pride was in heaven. The continuance of pride is on earth. The end of pride ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

What Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009

What is the Church? They tell me the story that long ago there was a small church, in a small town, in a small county, where a small congregation had tried for years to get the biggest “sinner” in town, Sam, to come to church. Sam the sinner would have nothing to do with the church. He wouldn’t ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:22-23

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

When I Went To University Back In The Eighties, ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008

When I went to university back in the eighties, many people were defaulting on their student loans. I had a relatively small loan of about 7,000 dollars and I certainly didn’t want to pay it back, but the payments were pretty small so I did, and it felt good when it was finally gone. I heard of a ...read more

Tags: Stewardship

Maturity

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 27, 2020

Automatic behaviour is the hallmark of immature people bent on survival, they accept few challenges and experience little growth. Immature people react with a small part of themselves to a small part of the world. They limit themselves by paying attention only to what is close-up, by focusing on ...read more

Scripture: John 12:24

Tags: Maturity, Immaturity

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Gratitude—a Necessary Attitude  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002

GRATITUDE- A NECESSARY ATTITUDE A few years ago Dr. Nick Stinnett of the University of Nebraska conducted a group of studies called the "Family Strengths Research Project" Stinnett and his researchers identified six qualities that make for strong families. The first quality and one of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:8, Ephesians 4:8

Tags: Joy, Thanksgiving Holiday

Gordon Brightened As He Figured Out The Dilemma ...

Contributed by Lisa Delay on Sep 25, 2006

Gordon brightened as he figured out the dilemma and responded, “I answered who am I, but I should have said, ‘For a living I defend profitable corporations from schemers trying to get rich with frivolous lawsuits’.” Gordon chuckled and gave a big toothy grin to his classmates. “Go ahead, hate ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Philadelphia 11 Fighting Pa "Hate Crimes" Law

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 13, 2010

'Philadelphia 11' fighting PA "hate crimes" law Attorneys for 11 Philadelphia-area Christians arrested and charged with felonies after protesting at a homosexual event will announce new developments in the case tomorrow and will show a videotape of the controversial arrests. As WorldNetDaily ...read more

Tags: Homosexuality

Denomination: Baptist

Open Table Ministry

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012

OPEN TABLE MINISTRY Open Table started with a chance encounter with a homeless man named Ernie who simply asked a youth group serving him a meal if he could come worship at their church. The adult youth workers were moved to agree to come the very next day to bring Ernie to their church service. ...read more

Tags: Action

Denomination: Methodist

American Knowledge Of Religion

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012

AMERICAN KNOWLEDGE OF RELIGION A survey conducted by the Christian Science Monitor found that atheists and agnostics and Jews and Mormons were among the highest scoring groups who took a 32 question survey of religious knowledge. On average Americans scored 16 of 32 correct. Atheists and agnostics ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15

Tags: Religion

The Story Of Open Table

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012

THE STORY OF OPEN TABLE Open Table started with a chance encounter with a homeless man named Ernie who simply asked a youth group serving him a meal if he could come worship at their church. The adult youth workers were moved to agree to come the very next day to bring Ernie to their church ...read more

Denomination: Methodist