In Sermon Illustrations: "Used For Bad"

In God We Trust...?

Contributed by Christopher Glenn on Aug 22, 2011

IN GOD WE TRUST...? On the face of our money are the words: "In God We Trust." A few years ago, the use of those words on our currency was challenged in court. The case reached the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia where the court ruled that the words could remain on the façade ...read more

Tags: Law

Don't Play It Safe!

Contributed by Trae Durden on Nov 11, 2014

“Life was no cakewalk for Jesus, and he didn’t promise it would be any easier for his followers. We shouldn’t be surprised by resistance and persecution. Yet most of us play it safe. We pursue comfort. We spend ourselves to get more stuff. And we prefer to be entertained. We are all tempted by the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:34-38

Tags: Comfort, Risk, Life In Christ, John Piper

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Can Witness, But We Cannot Convert

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 18, 2019

We may use all means, by but we cannot command success. We may teach, but we cannot convert. We may show those around us the bread and water of life, but we cannot make them eat and drink it. We may point out the way to eternal life, but we cannot make others walk in it. ‘It is the Spirit that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Tags: Straying, Evangelism, Family, Witnessing, Unbelief  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Illustration] Some Of You Are Aware That Robin ...

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008

-[Illustration] Some of you are aware that Robin and I are in the middle of a house hunt. We would like to buy a house, and live there for quite awhile, if the Lord is willing. We have wanted to buy a home all along, but I just always assumed that we did not really have the buying power to purchase ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Who's Going To Wake Jesus Up?  PRO

Contributed by Christopher Roberts (Barrister) on Nov 12, 2012

Who’s Going To Wake Jesus Up? The bible offers us a variety of types of prayer, which we can offer up to God, depending on what our circumstances are. We can pray for provisions, or lost souls, or that God might bring relief to the suffering. But what kind of prayer should we offer up to God when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27, Matthew 8:8

Tags: Peace, Trust, Worry, Assurance

Denomination: Christian Church

Misapplied Scriptures: Ezekiel 16:6

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 26, 2023

Introduction: Some folks, perhaps well-meaning, will take a verse completely out of its context in order to use the words for something much different than what was intended. This verse is one that to my knowledge has never been used as the person (L, to protect the identity) said to me many years ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:6

Tags: Misapplied Scriptures, Blood, Israel

Denomination: Baptist

What Does It Mean?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Christianity must mean everything to us before it can mean anything to ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Apologetics General, Commitment To Christ

I Am Not Where I Need To Be, But Thank God I Am ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I am not where I need to be, but thank God I am not where I used to ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Character

There Are 70,000 African American Churches In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

There are 70,000 African American churches in the U.S. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

Ethel Barrett

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Dec 30, 2006

Ethel Barrett "We would worry less about what others think of us if we ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

In '06 The National Norm For The Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

In ’06 the national norm for the number of children per U.S. household is ...read more

There Are 35.2 Million Foreign-Born People In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

There are 35.2 million foreign-born people in the U.S., about 12% of the ...read more

I Solved My Drinking Problem. I Joined ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I solved my drinking problem. I joined Alcoholics Anonymous. I still drink, ...read more

Tags: Addiction

What We Have Done For Ourselves Alone Dies With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the ...read more

Tags: Death

Christ Is No Moses, No Exactor, No Giver Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Christ is no Moses, no exactor, no giver of laws, but a giver of grace, a Savior; he is infinite mercy and ...read more

Tags: Grace

We Sometimes Forget That We Go To Church Not To ...

Contributed by Erik Stadler on Dec 21, 2007

We sometimes forget that we go to church not to earn our way to heaven but to ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

The Life Expectancy Of A Police Officer In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The life expectancy of a police officer in the U.S. is 57 years vs. 64 for a ...read more

Tags: Stress

There Will Be 200 Black-Female College Graduates ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

There will be 200 Black-female college graduates in the U.S. for every 100 Black-male ...read more

Tags: School

There Are Approximately 20 Million Sole ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

There are approximately 20 million sole proprietorships and partnerships and 5.2 million ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

The Very Purpose Of Existence Is To Reconcile ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling ...read more

Tags: Christian Values