In Sermon Illustrations: "True Crime"

Allow Me To Further Illustrate This Point With ...  PRO

Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 17, 2007

Allow me to further illustrate this point with flypaper. Flypaper is an amazingly simple and at the same time profoundly genius product. I did a bunch of research about flypaper. It turns out that you can even make your flypaper at home using some syrup, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and strips ...read more

Tags: Community, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Christian Church

Christmas Suicide Myth

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024

It is a myth that suicide rates increase during the holidays. It is true that deaths rise around Christmas and New Year’s Day. Authorities are not sure why, but some suspect it is because people delay addressing health concerns until after the holidays and/or because hospitals, nursing homes, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Christmas, Suicide, Christmas Myth

Denomination: Independent/Bible

J. P. Moreland, In His Book Apologetic ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 13, 2002

J. P. Moreland, in his book Apologetic Reasoning and the Christian Mind, tells of an experience that illustrates the importance of truth: “One afternoon I was sharing the gospel in a student’s dorm room at the University of Vermont. The student began to espouse ethical relativism: ‘Whatever is ...read more

Scripture: John 18:37

Tags: Evangelism, Relativism, Truth

Denomination: Methodist

In His Book Sir Walter Moberly Cites The Failure ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In his book Sir Walter Moberly cites the failure of evangelicals to penetrate university campuses with the gospel. To those who claim to follow Christ he says, "If one-tenth of what you ...read more

Tags: Faith

Someone Once Said, "Don't Mind Criticism. If It ...

Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Jan 3, 2005

Someone once said, “Don’t mind criticism. If it is not true, disregard it; if it’s unfair, keep from irritation; if it’s ignorant, smile; if it’s justified, learn from it.” (pp ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Catholic

A Steadfast Soul, Holding Steadily To A Dream ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A steadfast soul, holding steadily to a dream ideal, plus a sturdy will determined to succeed in any venture, can make any dream come true. Use your mind and your will. They work ...read more

Tags: Endurance

We Live In A Scientific Age, Yet We Assume That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We live in a scientific age, yet we assume that knowledge of science is the prerogative of only a small number of human beings, isolated and priestlike in their laboratories. This is not true. The materials of science are the materials of life itself. Science is part of ...read more

Tags: School

The Most Beautiful Thing

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Albert Einstein once said: “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Have Heard That Light From The North Star ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I have heard that light from the North Star takes thirty-three years to reach our vision. If that is true, theoretically the star could have “died” thirty years ago, but we ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

In His Book The Crisis In The University, Sir ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 17, 2001

In his book The Crisis in the University, Sir Walter Moberly cites the failure of evangelicals to penetrate university campuses with the gospel. To those who claim to follow Christ he says, "If one-tenth of what ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Sharing Your Faith, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Baptist

C.h. Spurgeon Claimed That 98% Of The People He ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 6, 2006

C.H. Spurgeon claimed that 98% of the people he met-including criminals he visited in prison-told him that they believed the Bible to be true. But the vast majority had never made a personal, life changing commitment ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

In The Din And Roar Of This Busy Worlds Call ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the din and roar of this busy worlds call for attention, will we, like the innkeeper of old, be too busy to see the star and hear the chorus of angels, and worship the Christ Child?True Christmas comes to all who amid the ...read more

Tags: Christmas

May The Spirit Of Christmas Ignite In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"May the spirit of Christmas ignite in the hearts of patriotic Americans a determination to redouble efforts at recapturing control of our national destiny, so that our children and their children may know, as we have known, the joy of true ...read more

Tags: Christmas

No One Can Take Your Place. Realize This And Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No one can take your place. Realize this and be yourself. You have no obligation to succeed. You have only the obligation to be true to yourself. Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best, and you ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Few Events Tend More Powerfully To Impress The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Few events tend more powerfully to impress the mind, as to the overwhelming power of the evidence attending true Christianity, than the fact that many who have sat down to read the Sacred Volume with the view of opposing it, have ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

86% Of U.s. Pastors Believe The Church In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

86% of U.S. pastors believe the Church in America is failing to accurately represent the character of God to the country. 54% believe the same is true for their own church. 75% believe their church has a good ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

The Story Is Told - Out Of Ww 2 & The Holocaust ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 22, 2001

The story is told - out of WW 2 & the holocaust that took the lives of millions of people - of Solomon Rosenberg & his family. It is a true story. Solomon Rosenberg & his wife & their 2 sons & his mother & father were arrested & placed in a Nazi concentration camp. It was a labor camp, & the ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blaise Pascal Was A French Mathematician And ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 15, 2005

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician and philosopher. In his writings, which were entitled Pensees, he traces the logical progression of his thought on many subjects. But something happened to Pascal which was beyond logic and rational thought. After his death, his servant found a piece of ...read more

Scripture: John 10:7-10

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Methodist

It Takes More Than Just One Pastor In The Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

It takes more than just one pastor in the church to maintain a spiritual hospital where lost souls can be born again, receive a powerful thirst for the Word of God and learn to say “Jesus teach me to pray.” Jesus knew this and that is why in today’s Scripture He exhorts us to pray for laborers for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:37

Tags: Prayer How To

Knowledge Of Jesus

Contributed by Samuel M on May 16, 2024

The knowledge of you (Jesus) changes my understanding of who I am. The words I speak, the way I think, the life I live will radically change when I see you and get to know you Jesus. ‘I’ in me will alter (change or destroy) to become more like you (Jesus). Knowing and seeing you Jesus helps me to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:8

Tags: Faith, Knowledge Of God