In Sermon Illustrations: "Socialist Order"

A Store Manager Overheard His Clerk Tell A ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 10, 2006

A store manager overheard his clerk tell a customer, "No, ma’am, we haven’t had any for a while, and it doesn’t look as if we’ll be getting any soon." Horrified, the manager came running over to the customer and said, "Of course we’ll have some soon. We placed an order last week." Then the ...read more

Tags: Truth

Christian Man Displays Cross

Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Oct 20, 2012

Christian man Carl Behr of Baldwin, Pennsylvania received a notice on Monday ordering him to remove the 24-foot high illuminated cross he has installed in his front yard and kept lit day and night. But Behr plans to fight the order at a municipal meeting. “It’s all about my faith, and some people ...read more

Tags: Cross, Sin Deceptive, Obey God

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Wanting Something Is Not Enough. You Must Hunger ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Is A Secret Pride In Every Human Heart ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, ...read more

Tags: Government

Someone Once Said, "Doubters Invert The Metaphor ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 30, 2010

Someone once said, "Doubters invert the metaphor and insist that they need faith as big as a mountain in order to move a ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When I Was Growing Up My Parents Raised Chickens. ...  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Jan 13, 2003

When I was growing up my parents raised chickens. Chickens have a very interesting social life. Bill Hybels notes: "Take ten chickens, any ten. Put them in a pen together, and spread a little chicken feed. In short order, you will witness an amazing phenomenon. In a matter of minutes, the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Call To Die

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2010

A CALL TO DIE The story is told of the military legend Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia, almost all of the known world. One day on the warpath, Alexander and small company of soldiers approached a strongly fortified ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Albert Einstein On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2012

ALBERT EINSTEIN ON CREATION In his book on Albert Einstein, author Walter Isaacson told of a dinner party in Berlin where everybody assumed Einstein was an atheist and he said, “No, I have a deep feeling of faith, a deep religiosity that comes from my appreciation of the way the Lord made the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6

Tags: Creation

A Child ...

Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009

A CHILD LEGEND A classic illustration by D. L. Moody There is a beautiful legend told about a little girl who was the first-born of a family in Egypt, when the destroying angel swept through that land, and consequently who would have been a victim on that night if the protecting blood were not ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-30

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: *other

Was The Church Chosen To Replace The Fallen Angels?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 24, 2024

Augustine believed that God created the order of angels to exist in a perfect harmonic balance with one another which was subsequently lost due to the fall of Satan (and those who followed Satan in his rebellion). This showed the tragedy which developed as a result of Satan’s rebellion. Not only ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-4

Tags: Spirits, Sovereignty Of God, Devils, Worship, Heaven, Satan, Angels, Demons, Rebellion, Church  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Job Of A Football Coach Is To Make Men Do ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The job of a football coach is to make men do what they don't want to do, in order to achieve ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

During The Course Of Administration, And In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"During the course of administration, and in order to disturb it, the artillery of the press has been leveled against us, charged with ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

I Thinkthat As Friendships Grow Old, They Seem ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I thinkthat as friendships grow old, they seem to depend less on actual contacts and messages in order to maintain their soundness; the growth ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Baptism Was A Pre-Existing Jewish Ritual.

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 13, 2010

Baptism was a pre-existing JEWISH ritual. Jewish Encyclopedia, "In order to pronounce the name of God in prayer in perfect purity, ...read more

Tags: Baptism

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Eusebius

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 25, 2015

Surely they will not put us in prison. I pray not, but even if they do there's a lot of good ministry in jails and prisons. Eusebius in his Church History written in 324 AD tells about the Great Persecution: “An imperial decree ordered that church leaders everywhere be chained and imprisoned, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:16

Tags: Persecution, Persecute, Church Persecution, Persecuted Church

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Ought To Be No Less Persuaded That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of ...read more

Tags: Heaven

When I Was Just A Child, I Was Forced To Live ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I was just a child, I was forced to live far beyond my years; now I have reversed the order and I ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Another Good Thing About Being Poor Is That When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will not have you declared legally ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If You Want To Build A Ship, Dont Drum Up The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you want to build a ship, dont drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Men Who Have Done Big Things Are Those Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life