Independent/Bible Sermon Illustrations, Free Preaching Ideas for Independent/Bible Sermons

Ethics In Inaction

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 4, 2021

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The Law Professor specialized in teaching ethics: “You’re currently failing your ethics course,” he told me. So I slipped him a $200 in crisp bills across the table. “How about now?” I asked. The professor pocketed the money and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:14-21

Tags: Hypocrisy, Honesty, Ethics, Character

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Born To Trouble.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 30, 2021

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer died in a German concentration camp right before it was liberated. This is what he wrote: In me there is darkness, but with you there is light; I am lonely, but you do not leave me; I am feeble in heart, but with you there is help; I am restless, but with You there is peace. ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-10

Tags: Hope, Despair, Despair Can Have Help

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Do You Hang With?

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 30, 2021

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You will only ever be as great as the people you surround yourself with; so be brave enough to let go of those who ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Tags: Be With Godly People, People Cause Problems

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mountain Stream

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 30, 2021

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Where I was Pastoring at the time I got 5th Sunday off. I had a favorite fishing hole. The water wasn’t very deep so I could wade in the water. That was fun for me. It had big trees that hung over the water and the sun would shine through them and made it look beautiful. It was great, this river ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Tags: Becoming Finished, Facing Storms

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life Is An Echo.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 30, 2021

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Life is an Echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in ...read more

Scripture: Esther 7:1-10

Tags: What We Send Out Comes Back, It May Be In Us Too

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Stubborn

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 19, 2021

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.A customer walked into my clothing shop and asked to see the pants that were advertised in the paper that day. “We don’t have an ad in the paper today,” I told her. She insisted I was wrong, so I got a copy of the paper, and we went through it, eventually landing on an ad for pants from another ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3

Tags: Ego, Stubborn, Admit, Nerve, Self Centered, Truth, Wrong, Pride, Confess, Arrogance (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Meditate On The Lord.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 18, 2021

| 1,588 views

Where I was Pastoring at the time I got 5th Sunday off. I had a favorite fishing hole. The water wasn’t very deep so I could wade in the water. That was fun for me. It had big trees that hung over the water and the sun would shine through them and made it look beautiful. It was great, this river ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Tags: Life Is Rough, God Teaches To Smooth Us

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Be On Guard.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 18, 2021

| 2,198 views

I saw a painting that caught me off guard. It was a normal painting of snow covered mountains in the background. A beautiful pond where you could see the clouds in the very calm pond. But there was a herd of sheep there. The details just pulled me into the painting. I just stared at the sheep. But ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Tags: Be Aware Of The Wolf, Wolf In Sheep Clothing

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Public Can Be Not So Bright

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 13, 2021

| 1,032 views

Airline personnel deal with the public, and anyone who deals with the public has stories. " Farida can’t even begin to count how many times she’s been asked to open a window or the emergency exit to “let some fresh air in.” Incredibly enough, this doesn’t just happen on the ground, but also ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Mind, Thinking, Wisdom, Foolish

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Motivation

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2021

| 3,277 views

. A group of Frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other Frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two Frogs that they were as good as dead. The two Frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18-22

Tags: Faithful, Encouragement, Quitting, Persevering, Motivation, Words, Discouragement, Peer Pressure, Effort, Giving Up (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Looking In A Mirror

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 28, 2021

| 2,023 views

Here is part of a story by Gabrielle Moss? I've been known to waste massive amounts of time using mirrors to do respectable, adult things, like trying to straighten my bangs. Surely you've had the pleasure of breaking a mirror and having some helpful person inform you that you have now ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Tags: Examination Of Self, Seeing The Real Person

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Sunlight

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 28, 2021

based on 1 rating

| 1,063 views

How is it that the sunlight gives us such joy? Why does this radiance when it falls on the earth fill us with the joy of living? The whole sky is blue, the fields are green, the houses all white, and our enchanted eyes drink in those bright colors which bring delight to our souls. And then there ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Tags: Feeling God's Present, Not Feeling God's Presents

Denomination: Independent/Bible

There Are Many Mysteries

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 25, 2021

| 1,796 views

There are 12 or 13 diseases that Doctors know nothing about or very little. They are Mystery's. One such mystery disease is “the sleeping sickness”. From 1917 to 1928, half a million people were afflicted with a ghastly condition that could be part of the plot-line of a horror film. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Tags: Mysteries, Mystery Of God Can Be Found

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is Your Struggle

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 25, 2021

based on 1 rating

| 2,239 views

As a group of frogs was traveling through the woods, two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs crowded around the pit and saw how deep it was, they told the two frogs that there was no hope left for them. However, the two frogs decided to ignore what the others were saying and they ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Tags: Faith, Believe In Yourself

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Misunderstanding

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 23, 2021

| 3,193 views

A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter Amanda to answer the phone. And kids view the world differently sometimes. Literally. She answered the phone obediently, "Hello, this is Amanda. Mommy can't ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:12-17

Tags: Children, Interpretation, Hermeneutics, Misunderstanding, Amusing, Wording (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Undependable Directions

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 16, 2021

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Three young women escaped the sinking Mercedes-Benz SUV after the vehicle's GPS directed them down a boat launch and into the Mercer Slough in Bellevue, Washington. The driver thought she was on a road while following her GPS unit just after midnight, but she was actually heading down the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:8-11

Tags: Trust, Guidance, Authority, Leading, Independable (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fools

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 16, 2021

| 2,101 views

It was a cold and silent night. The weather was freezing cold. A group of monkeys were on a tree. They were clinging to its branches. One of the monkeys said, “I wish we could find some fire. It will help us to keep warm.” Suddenly they noticed a flock of fireflies. One of the young monkeys ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20, Ephesians 5:15-20

Tags: Fools, Correcting A Fool

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Surrounded By Idiots

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 10, 2021

based on 1 rating

| 1,919 views

Do you ever feel like you are surrounded by idiots? One web site collected stories… I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk noticed that I had never signed my name on the back of the credit card. She informed me that she could not complete the transaction ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:5-7

Tags: Sense, Brains, Idiots, Dumb Things We Do, Halfwit, Stupid (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Missing The Point

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 2, 2021

based on 2 ratings

| 4,746 views

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars: The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a container of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, 1 Corinthians 10:1-5

Tags: Interpretation, Conclusion, Misunderstanding, Error, Perspective, Failure (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is Corruption?

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 26, 2021

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, A little girl asks her father: "Daddy, what is corruption?" -- Go bring me a beer and I'll tell you. -- But mommy said you should stop drinking! -- Get yourself an ice-cream too ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:1-4

Tags: Sin, Corruption, Dishonesty, Bribe

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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