In Sermon Illustrations: "Today"

Truth

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012

TRUTH One of the most telling examples is our view of truth. In the 1960s, 65 percent of Americans said they believed the Bible is true; today that figure has dropped to 32 percent. Even more dramatically, today 67 percent of all Americans deny that there's any such thing as truth. Seventy percent ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: *other

This Past Week There Was An Interesting Article ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

This past week there was an interesting article on the front page of the USA Today entitled, America gets an ‘F’ in religion. The article was about the religious ignorance in America today in the wake of international tension interjected w/ religious indifference. It said that 60% of Americans ...read more

Tags: Faith General

High Cost Is Expected

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009

HIGH COST IS EXPECTED In the past missionaries boarded ship not expecting to ever see their homeland again. Some even sold themselves into slavery because that was the only way other slaves could have a chance to hear the gospel. High cost and sacrifice was something expected of the body of ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Rich Atchley Says That If You Went To The Average ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 16, 2001

Rich Atchley says that if you went to the average university campus today, & asked students if they know a verse of Scripture, most would say that they do. If you had asked 10 or 15 years ago, most would have quoted John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Tags: Apologetics The Bible, Truth, Truth Absolute

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Anyone Who Knows The History Of The Adventist ...  PRO

Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004

Anyone who knows the history of the Adventist church knows that our founders started out believing they knew when Jesus would return. As they studied the prophecies of the Word of God, they became convinced that His return was imminent. When it didn’t happen as expected – that day we mark as the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:6

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Fact Vs. Values: Relentless Repetition Was Once ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Fact Vs. Values: Relentless repetition was once enough to drive your message home. It’s not that simple anymore. Fact-based statements can be proven or disproven objectively. But the ‘truth’ of a values-based statement hinges on agreed-upon values. Modern advertising overflows with values-based ...read more

Tags: Truth

One By One

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 21, 2006

Taking today’s problems one by one, instead of diving into the things in this life that concern us tomorrow, is the best way of avoiding have all the troubles in life collapsing on us at the same time. In 480 B.C. the outmanned army of Sparta’s King Leonidas held off the Persian troops of Xerxes by ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:24

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

We All Have Scar Tissue On Our Lives From Sexual ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 16, 2010

We all have scar tissue on our lives from sexual sin. This sin is ripping our culture apart today and it’s destroying the fabric of this nation. It’s responsible for ripping the family unit apart today more than ever. Lust today is called love but lust is not love! We watch the news and we see one ...read more

Tags: Lust, Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ok What Sport Do You Think Of By This ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008

Ok what sport do you think of by this dramatization? “Hey how do you think you did out there today? (put on cap and take drink of Coke) Well the NAPA, Coca-Cola, Bosch Spark Plugs, Tupperware, Tylenol Cold and Flu Dodge Charger was a really hot car today, probably the hottest car in the field. ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

Denomination: Baptist

37 Things To Say To Your Spouse

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008

37 THINGS TO SAY TO YOUR SPOUSE A healthy marriage is a safe haven where we can relax and recuperate from the tensions of everyday life. We need to hear positive things from our mate. Just as I gathered together some friends to tell me what not to say to a spouse, so they also suggested what they ...read more

Tags: Family

Denomination: Pentecostal

Some People Are Making Such Preparation For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Some people are making such preparation for rainy days that they arent ...read more

Tags: Joy

I Do Not Fear Tomorrow, For I Remember ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I do not fear tomorrow, for I remember yesterday ...read more

Tags: Future

There Are 32 Million Evangelical Boomers In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

There are 32 million evangelical boomers in the U.S. today. ...read more

Tags: Religion

It May Make A Difference To All Eternity Whether ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Anxiety Does Not Empty Tomorrow Of Its Sorrows ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows but only empties ...read more

Tags: Guilt

The Past Is History; The Future Is A Mystery; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The past is history; the future is a mystery; today is a gift; that's ...read more

Tags: Present

Life Is Lived In The Present. Yesterday Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is lived in the present. Yesterday has gone, tomorrow is yet to ...read more

Tags: Present

Clip From Final Scene Of "Shrek"  PRO

Contributed by Guy Caley on Jan 26, 2003

Clip from final scene of "Shrek" Fiona: "I was supposed to be beautiful" Shrek: "But you are beautiful" Unconditional love. It’s the deepest longing of our hearts, because each of us harbors deep inside the fear that if others really knew us, that they would want nothing to do with us. In ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God, Unconditional Love

Denomination: Assembly Of God

According To The "Almanac For Farmers & City ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003

According to the “Almanac for Farmers & City Folk,” the largest number of collect calls is made on Father’s Day. Today, your Heavenly Father is calling out to you. He’s been trying to get through for some time. Long before you thought of Him, He thought of you. But He’s not calling collect. He ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

This Is A Little Old, But Probably Still As True ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 7, 2004

This is a little old, but probably still as true in many churches today… Singer John Charles Thomas, at age sixty-six wrote to syndicated columnist Abigail Van Buren: “I am presently completing the second year of a three-year survey on the hospitality or lack of it in churches. To date, of the 195 ...read more

Tags: Church General, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational