In Sermon Illustrations: "Used For Bad"

A Jewish Man Was Confronting A Christian Man: ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 15, 2005

A Jewish man was confronting a Christian man: “You know, you people borrowed the 10 Commandments from us.” “Well,” responded the Christian, “we may ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Recent Survey On Marital Violence Reports That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A recent survey on marital violence reports that approximately one in every seven American couples has used some form of physical abuse during an argument within the past year. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Poverty Rises: The Total Percentage Of People In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Poverty Rises: The total percentage of people in the U.S. in poverty increased to 12.4% (34.8 million) from 12.1% in ’01 according to the Census ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Overworked: The Average Employee In France Puts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Overworked: The average employee in France puts in 1,459 hours per year compared to 1,707 for Brits, 1,809 for the Japanese and an exhausting 1,815 for ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

There Is A Green Hill Far Away

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin; He only could unlock the gate Of heaven and let us in. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Irish ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

In Times Of Deep Sorrow It Is Not The People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In times of deep sorrow it is not the people who tell you why you are suffering who are of any use; the people who help you are those who give expression to ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

The Only Organizations That Last A Long Time, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only organizations that last a long time, do good and useful work, and are profitable, are those that are, and have been, well organized. You get the feel of this immediately whenever ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

In Times Of Deep Sorrow It Is Not The People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In times of deep sorrow it is not the people who tell you why you are suffering who are of any use; the people who help you are those who give expression to ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Be Careful With Hatredhatred Is A Passion ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be careful with hatredHatred is a passion requiring one hundred times the energy of love. Keep it for a cause, not an individual. Keep it for intolerance, injustice, stupidity. For hatred is the strength of the ...read more

Tags: Anger

God's Love For Me Is Inexhaustible, And His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God's love for me is inexhaustible, and His love for me is the basis of my love for others. We have to love where we cannot respect and where we must not respect, and ...read more

Tags: God The Father

If I Were To Prescribe One Process In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, it would be thoroughgoing training in the habit of accurate observation. It is a ...read more

Tags: Thought

We Must, Like Paul, Forget Everything That Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must, like Paul, forget everything that is behind us, refusing to allow the dead hand of the past to be laid upon our present or future, and turn a deaf ear to the Satanic suggestion ...read more

Tags: Memories

How Often We Look Upon God As Our Last Resource ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How often we look upon God as our last resource We go to him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Qualifications For Success: [1] A Big ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Qualifications for success: [1] A big wastebasket you must know what to eliminate. [2] It is important to know what to preserve. [3] It is important to know when to say no. For ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Thinking Is The Place Where Intelligent Actions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more carefully at a situation, to see more of its character, to think about why ...read more

Tags: Thought

Have Regular Hours For Work And Play; Make Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age ...read more

Tags: Time

Roman Ceremonial ...

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009

Roman Ceremonial Shield: • for public parades and ceremonies • small round shield • decorative piece of equipment • decorated with etchings, engravings, beautiful to see • never used in battle, just too ...read more

Tags: Shield, War

Denomination: Baptist

Better Opportunities

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 18, 2009

BETTER OPPORTUNITIES Pastor Greg Laurie preaches to thousands at Harvest Crusades, but Greg started in ministry as a janitor at a church. Our purpose in life may not seem big, but if we are ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Was The Great Preacher Dr Lyman Beecher Who ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

It was the great preacher Dr Lyman Beecher who used to say: "That the reason why he was so blessed to the conversion of men was, that he had so many pulpit ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Brethren

The Average Percentage Of Growth In Spanish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The average percentage of growth in Spanish Christian products in ’07 is estimated to be 15% says, Tessie DeVore, President of the Spanish Evangelical Products Association. The growth is ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace