In Sermon Illustrations: "Teaching The Word"

The Early Church Of God Reformers Believed That ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 15, 2008

The early Church of God reformers believed that at a second point in time after we begin believing in Jesus, God Himself sends His Spirit to guide and direct in order to surrender our entire lives into His care. They found many people believed in Jesus but then experienced God in such a profound ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Church Of God

Forgiveness Sets Me Free.

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

"FORGIVENESS SETS ME FREE." Kenneth Hart, a psychology professor at the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada), studied sixty-six recovering alcoholics. The individuals had one thing in common: They were all angry with someone. Teaching forgiveness, Hart found, is one way to break the cycle that ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Mind Your Manners - Servant - President Calvin Coolidge Story

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 1, 2025

Have you ever dined at a fancy restaurant ... or at someone's home ... and felt a little ... uncomfortable? President Calvin Coolidge ... invited some friends from Vermont ... to dine with him ... at the White House. They were extremely ... nervous. And were concerned ... about the correct ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-14, Matthew 15:36, John 13:14, 1 Corinthians 11:27

Tags: Manners, Servant, Friends

Denomination: Anglican

It Was Here Before You, It Was Here During You, ...

Contributed by Steve Steve on Mar 9, 2002

“It was here before you, it was here during you, and it will be here after you”.-Al Mcguire on Kentucky Basketball. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Church Of God

George Barna  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on May 15, 2002

George Barna: 96% believe in God. 92% believe the Bible is God’s Word. 42% belong to a local ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Baptist

The Reason We Come Away So Cold From Reading The ...  PRO

Contributed by Lindy Axon on Jul 7, 2003

“The reason we come away so cold from reading the Word is because we do not warm ourselves at the ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Scripture

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Obedience Doesn't Allow You To Decide What You ...

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Nov 16, 2004

Obedience doesn’t allow you to decide what you will and won’t obey. The Words of Christ are not suggestions or advice: ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Faith

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Reason We Come Away So Cold From Reading The ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 5, 2006

"The reason we come away so cold from reading the Word is because we do not warm ourselves at the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

It Is My Belief That There Are Absolutes In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is my belief that there are absolutes in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what the words ...read more

Tags: America

The Final Lesson A Writer Learns Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The final lesson a writer learns is that everything can nourish the writer. The dictionary, a new word, a voyage, an encounter, a ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

In The All-Important World Of Family Relations, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the all-important world of family relations, three other words are almost as powerful as the famous I ...read more

Tags: Family

The Politician Is ... Trained In The Art Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The politician is ... trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a ...read more

Tags: Government

I Knew How To Say No, But Seldom Could Bring ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I knew how to say no, but seldom could bring myself to say it. A woman and a politician must say ...read more

Tags: Government

Do Not Have Your Concert First, Then Tune Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not have your concert first, then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Thoughts Should Be Tested Before They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thoughts should be tested before they are transmitted. If our thoughts taste unkind, critical, or unfair, we should refuse to ...read more

Tags: Thought

Prepare To Be Embarrassed

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014

PREPARE TO BE EMBARRASSED "One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Word of God, read it and believe it. Then the rest of us ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Tags: Bible, Faith, Revival, Miracles

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Would Suggest That When We Have The Proverbial ...

Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 17, 2007

I would suggest that when we have the proverbial silver spoon shoved in our mouth it makes it very difficult ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nuclear Families Have Dropped To Below 25% Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

Nuclear families have dropped to below 25% of all U.S. households. ...read more

Tags: Family

Bible Readers Change The World  PRO

Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012

BIBLE READERS CHANGE THE WORLD If you’ve read anything by Charles Dickens, you know how terrible conditions were in 18th century England. There were no child labor laws, so children as young as age four were put to work up to 12 hours a day in dangerous factories and sent into the corners of coal ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

The Birthing Of America By Gray W. Clark: Why Is ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 12, 2007

The Birthing of America by Gray W. Clark: Why is it important to reexamine, in a Christian publication, the founding of America? Because the prevailing view of the birth of America is stilted. This stilted view has led Christians into rebellion. Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft (11 Samuel ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational