In Sermon Illustrations: "Unknown People"

Man On The Street

Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jul 18, 2011

MAN ON THE STREET When you meet someone on the street, you don’t know anything about them. Everyone is different, so be kind and courteous and don’t get caught up in discrimination. We all subconsciously stereotype people, but there isn’t one person in the world that fits perfectly into a ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Baptist

Picking The Wrong Door

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 31, 2011

PICKING THE WRONG DOOR Stuart Briscoe, in his book Everyday Discipleship for Ordinary People, tells the story about a fellow pastor who was officiating at the funeral of a war veteran. The dead man’s military friends wanted to have a part in the service at the funeral home, so they requested that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-5

Tags: Leadership General

The Bible: Like No Other Book

Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012

THE BIBLE: LIKE NO OTHER BOOK The Bible has been burned and banished by more people and cultures than any other book. For centuries the only translation of the Bible available to the peoples of Europe was a fourth-century Latin translation called the Vulgate. Only priests and scholars knew Latin, ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

Stop Talking About Evangelism And Just Do It!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2022

While D. L. Moody was attending a convention in Indianapolis on mass evangelism, he asked his song leader, Ira Sankey, to meet him at six o'clock one evening at a certain street corner. When Sankey arrived, Mr. Moody asked him to stand on a box and sing. Once a crowd had gathered, Moody spoke ...read more

Tags: Hypocrisy, Good Samaritan, Evangelism, Gospel

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fire Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 17, 2024

The New Testament church (during Pentecost) did not have good instruments, equipment’s, music, and large buildings, but they had the fire of the Holy Spirit. This fire produced many miracles and wonders. When the shadow of disciples fell on people, they were healed. There was fire in the preachers, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:4

Tags: Fire, Holy Spirit

I Would Like To Read You Something I Came Across ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 24, 2001

I would like to read you something I came across this week. It was written by a man named Tamim Ansary– who is an Afghani-American writer [ taken from Salon.com ]. I don’t generally like to read something of this length, but I think it is important for us to hear. [start quote] I’ve been hearing a ...read more

Tags: Stand Fast, World Religions

Denomination: Baptist

Dr. John Gossip, A Theologian From Scotland ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

Dr. John Gossip, a theologian from Scotland wrote “It is held by many people as a first axiom that holiness is a dull affair, and God’s company intolerably dreary and that for ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Holiness

Denomination: Wesleyan

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale Often Said, "The Only ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 19, 2002

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale often said, "The only people who do not have problems are those in the cemeteries." (Then with a twinkle in his eye ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, Death Nearness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

George Gallup, The Man Who Continually Polls ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on May 15, 2002

George Gallup, the man who continually polls Americans says, “Our society is coming to the end of its emotional resources.” He says when that happens, “It is inevitable that people ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Baptist

In A Survey, Nearly A Third Of Those Questioned ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 16, 2002

In a survey, nearly a third of those questioned stated that, of all the persons mentioned in the Christmas story, they identified the most with the shepherds. They were your average, ordinary, everyday ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Congregational

Contraceptives For Women Must Now Be Covered By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Contraceptives for women must now be covered by group health plans of business that employ 15 or more people, according to 6/12 Federal District Court ...read more

Tags: Workplace

One Should Guard Against Preaching To Young ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Worship Should Matter To Us Simply Because It ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Oct 17, 2007

“Worship should matter to us simply because it matters to God. Worship doesn’t begin with us. Worship begins and ends with God. And God is worthy of all ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Internet Impact

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Internet Impact According to comScore Networks, 747 million people age 15 and over used the Internet worldwide in January '07, a 10% increase ...read more

Tags: Internet

When Running The 2001 London Marathon, I Made ...

Contributed by Gary Birch on Jul 25, 2008

When running the 2001 London Marathon, I made sure I had my name on the front of my shirt so as many people as possible would be shouting my ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

What I Would Like To Do Is Chart The Future, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What I would like to do is chart the future, and help people adjust to it, but when I look ahead all is cloudy and confused. I am an optimist, however. Man ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

The Enormous Interest In Negotiation Today Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The enormous interest in negotiation today is no accident. The structure of power today means you cant just tell people what to do, even within an organization. The ...read more

Tags: Divisions

Callous On His Knees

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 2, 2011

CALLOUS ON HIS KNEES The historian Eusebius tells us that St. James, first bishop of Jerusalem, "had a kind of callous on his knees, because he was always on his knees ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Catholic

There Is No Greater Priority Than This: To Enable ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 8, 2011

There is no greater priority than this: to enable the people of our time once more to encounter God, the God who speaks to us and shares his love so that ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Catholic

Are You A Patter?" 2 Timothy 4:11 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 8, 2005

“Are You A Patter?” 2 Timothy 4:11 Key verse(s) 11:“Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.” Everyone seems to have a purpose; but what is mine? Do you sometimes wonder just what your calling in life is? For some it seems pretty obvious. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:11

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran