Sermon Central
-
Where's The Fire?
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009 (message contributor)
WHERE’S THE FIRE?
In a small town, the volunteer fire department’s telephone was answered by the policeman on duty, who would in turn sound the fire whistle to rally the volunteers to duty. One Saturday morning, the town chief of police, had just come on duty when the fire department phone rang. He picked up the phone and said, "Fire Department." A voice on the other end of the line frantically said, "Send the fire truck!" Then the caller immediately slammed the phone down.
The police chief stood stunned, not knowing what to do. In a few minutes the phone rang again. Quickly he picked it up and said again, "Fire Department!" Again the voice cried, "Send the fire truck!" Again the caller immediately hung up.
Realizing that someone’s house was possibly at stake, he rushed outside and scanned the sky to see if he could see smoke and therefore send the fire trucks in that direction. While outside, he also devised a plan as to how to keep the caller from hanging up so quickly if she called back. Sure enough the phone rang again, and he went running inside. Picking up the phone he quickly asked, "Where’s the fire?" The lady on the other end screamed, "In the kitchen," and slammed the phone down again.
(Source: James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited, Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc, 1988, p. 110. From a sermon by Author: Nathan Johnson, "A Patient Faith" 1/23/2009)
Related Sermon Illustrations
-
The Miracle Of God's Presence PRO
Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Sep 5, 2002
THE MIRACLE OF GOD’S PRESENCE Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad in her book, "Let’s Roll." “Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is ...read more
-
Ucla Alumni And Fans Made Ucla Football Coach ... PRO
Contributed by Dale Harlow on Sep 5, 2002
UCLA alumni and fans made UCLA football coach Pepper Rodgers’s life miserable during a season when his Bruins got off to a horrible start. Nobody in Southern California would hang out with him. "My dog was my only true friend," Rodgers said of that year. "I told my wife that every man needs at ...read more
-
Losing Control, One Mistake At A Time PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 5, 2002
LOSING CONTROL, ONE MISTAKE AT A TIME "According to the Associated Press, on December 14, 1996, a 763-foot grain freighter, the Bright Field, was heading down the Mississippi at New Orleans, Louisiana, when it lost control, veered toward the shore, and crashed into a riverside shopping mall. At ...read more
-
You Are Familiar With Albrecht Durer's Famous ... PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 5, 2002
"You are familiar with Albrecht Durer’s famous painting "The Praying Hands," but do you know the story behind it? The painting was inspired by the sacrificial, loving acts of a friend. Durer and an older friend were struggling to make a go as artists. Recognizing Durer’s talent, the older man took ...read more
-
Telling Everyone PRO
Contributed by Dale Harlow on Sep 5, 2002
TELLING EVERYONE In a Rolling Stone interview, Tanya Donelly, lead singer of Grammy-nominated alternative rock band Belly, notes, "For some reason, God is embarrassing to people. It doesn’t embarrass somebody to talk about how they got completely bombed the night before and puked all over ...read more
Related Sermons
-
Clap On – Epiphany
Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 21, 2008
When th elight comes on you realy know that God is reachign out to you.
-
Not Just Another Sunday Part 4: Word, Words, And The Word Series
Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Oct 7, 2007
How powerful is the Word and the words we use to explain it! We continue in our series as we examine the power of words in the life of our Sunday fellowship.
-
For Once Listen To What God Says
Contributed by Ramsey Ledford on Jul 14, 2005
This is a sermon about something we all do, it’s about listening. Though we all listen many are no effective listerners at all. God has something to say and we must listen.
-
How To Handle An Arguement Series
Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 3, 2006
Sign at the entrance to a psychiatric hospital: Do you want to be right or Do you want to be well? How one handles an arguement might indicate how well we really are?
-
Waiting For The Promised Land
Contributed by David Hodgin on Jun 14, 2009
How God’s promised land applies to our lives, past, present and future. How God works with us even when we fail.
