Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "World Religions"

showing 201-220 of 7,519
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Some People Have Just Enough Religion To Make ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Aug 3, 2009
     | 1,136 views

    ‘Some people have just enough religion to make themselves miserable’ ...read more

  • Time Magazine On The Benefits Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2009
     | 2,515 views

    Time Magazine on the Benefits of Religion Some time ago, Time Magazine ran an article that reported on the benefits of religion and the church, and some of the observations included: 1. Heart-surgery patients who draw comfort from their religious faith have a significantly higher survival rate than ...read more

  • There Was An Interesting Article By David Marr In ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jan 7, 2010
     | 1,694 views

    There was an interesting article by David Marr in the Sydney Morning Herald on 19 December. He concludes that God is not dead in Australia. Rumours of his failing powers are exaggerated. The default setting of this country is faith without belonging to a religious organisation. A recent Nielson ...read more

  • Christians & Jewish Martyrs Say;

    Contributed by Sam Cianchino on Jun 9, 2010
     | 1,474 views

    Christians & Jewish martyrs say; "I will die for what I believe". A Muslim martyr says; ...read more

  • A Young Girl Got Saved In A Powerful Revival That ...

    Contributed by Steven Spence on Jul 20, 2010
     | 1,672 views

    A YOUNG GIRL GOT SAVED IN A POWERFUL REVIVAL THAT WAS BEING HELD AT HER CHURCH. AND THAT AFTERNOON SHE WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE HOUSE SINGING AND DANCING AND JUST FULL OF JOY. WHEN HER GRANDFATHER STOPPED HER. AND SAID... “YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. YOU JUST JOINED THE CHURCH AND ...read more

  • Identity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
     | 7,845 views

    IDENTITY Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France has proposed a decree that would ban anyone from wearing religious symbols of any kind. The decree is aimed particularly at forbidding Muslim women from wearing their traditional burqa with a full-faced veil. However the decree is broad enough that it ...read more

  • The Cup On Its Side  PRO

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 16, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,153 views

    THE CUP ON ITS SIDE A teacher set a cup on the table in front of his two disciples. He took a flask that had a little water in it and poured the water into the cups, evenly dividing all that was left. Trying to teach the students to be hungry for more knowledge, he said, "Your cup has water, but ...read more

  • Christ Is The Wind, Christianity Is The Sail  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 2, 2013
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,743 views

    CHRIST IS THE WIND, CHRISTIANITY IS THE SAIL Does the practice of our religion reflect the God we serve? In Shane Hipps' book, "Selling Water by the River: A Book about the Life Jesus Promised and the Religion that Gets in the Way," he uses an analogy from sailing to express what has happened in ...read more

  • A World Without Children Is A World Without ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 2,125 views

    "A world without children is a world without newness, ...read more

  • Christianity Isn't A Religion About Going To ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
     | 789 views

    “Christianity isn’t a religion about going to Sunday School, potluck suppers, being nice, holding garage sales, and (sic) sending our secondhand clothes off to Mexico – as good as those things might be. This is a world at war. Something large and immensely dangerous is ...read more

  • In His Book, Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 4,169 views

    In his book, Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers, sociology professor Mark Regnerus says evangelical teens are slightly more sexually active than their non-evangelical peers. Non-evangelical teens have sex for the first time at age 16.7 vs.16.3 for evangelicals. ...read more

  • No Peace In The World  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 25, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,019 views

    No Peace in the world The Society of International law in London states this incredible statistic: since the beginning of recorded history, the entire world has been at peace less than 8% of the time. Over the last 4000 years of history, only 268 years saw peace. Moreover in excess of 8000 peace ...read more

  • Influence The World  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,477 views

    INFLUENCE THE WORLD Whenever I held my newborn babe in my arms, I used to think what I did and what I said to him would have an influence, not only on him, but on everyone he meets, not for a day, or a year, but for all time and for eternity. What a challenge, what a joy! SOURCE: Rose Kennedy, ...read more

  • Joy In This World  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,777 views

    JOY IN THIS WORLD Men have pursued joy in every avenue imaginable. Some have successfully found it while others have not. Perhaps it would be easier to describe where joy cannot be found: Not in Unbelief -- Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote: "I wish I had never been ...read more

  • A World Of Peace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,219 views

    A WORLD OF PEACE Bruce Larson tells how he helped people struggling to surrender their lives to Christ: "For many years I worked in New York City and counseled at my office any number of people who were wrestling with this yes-or-no decision. Often I would suggest they walk with me from my ...read more

  • A World In Turmoil

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,845 views

    A World In Turmoil The Personnel Journal reported this incredible statistic: since the beginning of recorded history, the entire world has been at peace less than eight percent of the time! In its study, the periodical discovered that of 3530 years of recorded history, only 286 years saw peace. ...read more

  • Light Of The World

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,952 views

    A boatman and a scholar were once travelling on a boat. During the journey, the scholar asked the boatman, "Do you know philosophy?" "No," he replied. "Do you know psychology?". "No." "What about geology?" "Nope!" "I suppose you don’t know accountancy, huh?" "No, not at all." "Hm... ...read more

  • Patchwork World

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,360 views

    PATCHWORK WORLD Studdert Kennedy tells of an explorer who brought back a chameleon which his household affectionately named Billy the Lizard. The explorer left Billy in charge of his butler who showed him to his many friends and associates. When the explorer returned, he asked how Billy was. ...read more

  • World Of Words

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,223 views

    WORLD OF WORDS We live in a world of words. Words are all about us, words on TV, words on the radio, spoken words by family and friends, words printed in newspapers, books, on computers, and words on the Internet. The world of words have turned us into a people who have been overwhelmed, ...read more

  • This Crazy World

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 9, 2009
     | 3,224 views

    THIS CRAZY WORLD George Bernard Shaw once quipped, "If other planets are inhabited, then they must be using the earth for their insane asylum." Funny but if we look at the world, it doesn’t seem so far-fetched does it? I’m ...read more