In Sermon Illustrations: "Spiritual Strength"

Unchanged From '04, A 2007 Campus Crusade Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

Unchanged from ’04, a 2007 Campus Crusade survey finds 80% of college freshman believe religion and spirituality are important in their ...read more

The Ultimate Determinant In The Struggle Now ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas a trial of spiritual resolve: the values we hold, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Will Rogers Said, "You Can Summarize American ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2010

Will Rogers said, "You can summarize American History into two great movements: the passing of the Buffalo and The passing of the buck." (From a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:24-25

Tags: America, Others, Seeing Jesus

Number 2: The Second Highest Traffic Topic Search ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Number 2: The second highest traffic topic search category on the Internet is Spiritual and Religious, second only to Sex and Pornography. (Randall ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

About 20% Adults Absorb One Or More Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

About 20% adults absorb one or more Christian media on a daily basis. Approximately 50% look to these for spiritual input weekly and 66% ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

We Live In A Society That Needs To Rediscover The ...

Contributed by Merv Budd on Sep 3, 2006

We live in a society that needs to rediscover the spiritual discipline of fasting. Consider this video I downloaded and edited for length the promo video from the International ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Fasting

Denomination: Baptist

A Leader Is A Person Who Has The Ability To Get ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2002

A leader is a person who has the ability to get others to do what they don’t want to do, and like it. President Harry S. ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Our Behavior Should Be An Outward Growth Of Our ...

Contributed by Carl Benge on Jul 2, 2007

Our behavior should be an outward growth of our love of God. It is the soil in which our spiritual fruits are planted. The Holy Spirit is the fertilizer that ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-15

Tags: Revival

Denomination: Methodist

Save Defined

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jan 4, 2010

"SAVE" DEFINED The word "save" in the Greek is the word sozo which literally means to heal, preserve, save, do well, and be (make) whole. It means deliverance in the present as well ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Church Of God

Worship In Spirit And In Truth, By Leann Gabel ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 3, 2001

[Worship in Spirit and in Truth, by Leann Gabel of Amarillo, TX] In Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman, it didn’t take long before their conversation turned to worship. I would guess that was as hot a topic then as it is today. The woman’s question was sincere, "I know there are two ways to ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:5

Tags: Church Practices, Bible Truth, Holy Spirit General, Woman At Well

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Was A Woman Who Was Going Through Some Very ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005

There was a woman who was going through some very difficult and trying circumstances. She was experiencing major distress in her marriage, her job was very unfulfilling and was causing her heartache. She became so distraught over her circumstances that she felt like just giving up. She felt ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:28-31, Luke 10:1-39, Isaiah 40:28-31, Romans 8:1-4, Psalm 18:1-30  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Love Others, Freedom, God In The Hardships, Giving, Choice, Endurance, Slavery  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Victory Hill

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 30, 2009

VICTORY HILL Remember, our plotting is unfinished, but God’s training and strength-conditioning is already there for us. I want to talk about this chastising, sometimes translated as punishing, and which I have translated as "training." I have something in mind. The Hebrew verb means to provide ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

Denomination: *other

Luther On Salvation By Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

LUTHER ON SALVATION BY GOOD WORKS If anyone could ever have achieved salvation by his own effort, it was Martin Luther. In 1505, when he was twenty-one years old, Luther abandoned a promising career in law and entered the monastery of the Augustinian hermits at Erfurt. As he later said, this was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Salvation

Praying The Beatitudes

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2020

PRAYING THE BEATITUDES Blessed are the poor in spirit. Matthew 5:3 Heavenly Father, I want the humility not to be impressed with myself and my accomplishments. Increase in me (John 3:30). More of You, God, none of me. I am overwhelmed with the sense of my spiritual need. I recognize my true ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Prayer, Beatitudes, Poor In Spirit, Blessed Are The Meek, Matthew 5, Blessed Are The Pure In Heart  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Smart Phone Theology

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 29, 2024

Smart phones are really smart. Even smarter than I know. I use my phone for so much more than calling and texting but it’s not uncommon for me to learn new features and abilities my phone has that I previously had never known. Over the years I’ve learned that my phone is a compass, can take video ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13, 1 Corinthians 10:13

Tags: Service, Holy Spirit, Power, Temptation, Gifts, Giftedness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Driven By Hurt

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 11, 2022

DRIVEN BY HURT! MIGHT I ADD A PREACHER’S PERSPECTIVE TO START THIS LESSON? BE KIND TO EVERY PERSON. PERHAPS YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEMS AND THE BATTLES OTHERS ARE FACING. A preacher friend of mine was having some self-doubts and fears he was facing. There was a rather large family that had ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:3, 1 Peter 5:7

Tags: Bitter, Hurt, Ministry

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Counterfeit Preachers

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 10, 2023

Did you know that counterfeiting of money is one of the oldest crimes in history? Here in America it became a serious problem during the 19th century when banks issued their own currency. In fact, by the time of the Civil War, it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was ...read more

Tags: Discernment, Truth, False Teachers, Spirit Of Truth, False Prophets, Spirits, Spirit Of Error  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A. In The New Testament, Revival Is A ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2006

a. In the New Testament, revival is a translation of the compound word anazao, which means “to live again”. It is used in the spiritual sense of bringing life to a Christian who has ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If We Are Not Heedful Of The Way The Spirit Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If we are not heedful of the way the Spirit of God works in us, we will become spiritual hypocrites. We see where other folks are failing, and we turn our discernment into the ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Modern Concepts Of Health Have Lost Their ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Modern concepts of health have lost their connection to God. They look at health as normal anatomical, physiological and mental function. God would remind us that our intended ...read more

Tags: Holiness