In Sermon Illustrations: showing 41-46 of 46

Giant Steps  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002

Giant steps Marathon the latest goal in a life of challenges. Katie Lynch, 26, practicing for Monday’s Boston Marathon with a special Walker. (Globe Staff Photo / JohnTlumacki) By John Vellante, Globe Staff, 4/14/01 WAYLAND Her life -- all 26-plus years of it -- has been one challenge after ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Human Body

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Man Who Was Raised In A Cult (A Cult Is A Group ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002

A man who was raised in a cult (A cult is a group that changes either the person of Jesus or the redemptive act of the cross) over a period of years gradually rejected the rules and works of religion. One day he cried out to a friend, "You’ve ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Trinity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sam Walton  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 8, 2002

Sam Walton Sam Walton was in the mid 90’s named as one of the richest men in America. You’d never know it! He drove a pickup and lived like a regular person. Asked why he didn’t drive a Rolls Royce he replied, “Where would I put my dogs?” He was successful at least in part because he connected ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-23

Tags: Humanity Of Christ, Christmas

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Buried In The Deepest Sea  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 8, 2002

BURIED IN THE DEEPEST SEA Several years ago Rick Stacy baptized a man in Lake Superior. It was late October and about 9:00 PM. Rick had been talking with Myron and his wife about accepting the Lord as their personal savior and sealing that decision with baptism into Jesus. Myron was hesitant ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, John 3:3, Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:11-15

Tags: Grace, God's Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Born Again, Baptism, Atonement, Redemption, New Life, Sin  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Had The Occasion To Travel To India In 1996. ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 19, 2001

I had the occasion to travel to India in 1996. During that trip several of us visited a village near Madras. We wanted to learn about a people group called the “- a tribe of low-caste Indians that lived at the bottom of the social strata. Eric Derry (our missions minister), Toni Wright (a ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Am Told That When President Bush Was Governor ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 5, 2001

I am told that when President Bush was governor of Texas he had to deal with a lot of conflict. According to the sources I heard on the news one night in December (I tried to check this our with different sources and was unable to confirm it.) He came into office with a legislature that was in the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1-16, Deuteronomy 8:2-15, Deuteronomy 8:1-3, Matthew 2:1-17

Tags: Compassion, Friendship New Friends, Reconciliation, Workplace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ