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Blood

Blood is central to Scripture. A quick search of the New International Version of the Bible finds the word blood in more that 350 verses. Why is blood such an important part of the message of the Bibl...

Churches

Rick Warren observed, "American Christianity is going through a second reformation. The first Reformation clarified what we believe. This reformation is all about how we act and operate in the world....

Fire

On February 7, 1904, the story goes; a man in the basement of a downtown Baltimore building discarded a lit cigarette. It was a small act of carelessness, but one with enormous consequences. The ci...

Experience Is A Good Teacher

The circus came into town and they wanted to add a new act: a man would climb a 200-foot tower, then jump into a washbarrel of water. The manager said to one applicant, "Try it." So he did. He climbed...

To Illustrate: Humility, Compassion

Did you see the television reports of the extraordinary act of sportsmanship at the college women’s softball game between Central Washington and Western Oregon? ...

Nation Under God

The Constitution of the United States says nothing about the separation of church and state. That phrase does appear in the Soviet Constitution. Nothing in our history indicates that the government sh...

Sin

David Jeremiah has observed, "Almost weekly we hear about a new computer "virus" that is spreading around the world - deleting files, crashing hard drives, and souring attitudes. Software viruses act ...

Sin

During one of his trips through the African bush, British missionary and explorer David Livingstone was started by a noise. Turning around to find out what had caused it, he saw a lion in the act o...

Homosexuality

In his weblog from April 21, 2004, R. Albert Mohler points out, "As Romans 1 makes absolutely clear, homosexuality is fundamentally an act of unbelief. As Paul writes, the wrath of God is revealed ag...

Illustration: Commitment

Have you ever heard of the disease Encephalitis Lethargica....

Promises

In the latter days of the Vietnam War, an American Colonel named Earl Woods made a promise......

Humility

Watchman Nee used to tell of a Chinese Christian who was a poor rice farmer....

Prayer

In his book Falling in Love with Prayer (NexGen), Mike MacIntosh writes: "When I was a teenager I wanted so much to be accepted by my peers, and I decided that a foul mouth was a way to act like a man...

Illustration: Watchfulness, Preparation

Whether one is attentive and ready to act too often depends on one's sense of urgency rather than possessing the maturity to remain prepared at all times....

Illustration: Sacrifice

The Salvation Army received an unusual gift last Christmas. A couple who wished to remain anonymous donated a wedding ring—their own—worth several thousand dollars....

Sermon Illustration: Importance of Small Things

“Ripley’s Believe It or Not” says that Craig Dawson has an unusual habit. He keeps an eye on the ground as he jogs. This is not for balance, safety or even shyness. He is looking for spare change....

Impostor

It is said that there used to be a Church of England clergyman named John Hugh Smyth-Pigott. His congregation in Clapton declared him to be the Christ. It was a compliment he readily accepted! We are ...

Illustration: Peace in Crisis, God’s Faithfulness

Mother experiences the power of God by going to a movie with her two teenage daughters....