In Sermon Illustrations: "Exodus 1:1-31:24"

The Dog And His Master  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2002

Illustration:The Dog and His Master C.S. Lewis likened God’s use of adversity to walking a dog. If the dog gets its leash wrapped around a pole and tries to continue running forward, he will only tighten the leash more. Both the dog and the owner are after the same end, forward motion, but the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-4

Tags: Temptation General, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Get Some Rest!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2002

GET SOME REST! Our most notorious industrial accidents in recent years—Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, the fatal navigational error of Korean Air Lines 007—all occurred in the middle of the night. When the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian A300 airbus killing all 290 people aboard, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 31:13-17

Tags: Commandments Sabbath, Giving Yourself, Workplace Balance, Labor Day

Changing Lifestyles Present New Challenge To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002

Changing lifestyles present new challenge to churches Increasingly segmented lifestyles, religious pluralism and even the "worship wars" within today’s church are among the most significant challenges Robert E. Reccord sees ahead for evangelical Christians in the 21st century. Reccord, president ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 998:3-5

Tags: Worship Definition, Sharing My Testimony, Leisure, Pleasure, Media, Entertainment, Church Practices  (view more)  (view less)

The Old Man And The Gulls  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002

THE OLD MAN AND THE GULLS It is gratitude that prompted an old man to visit an old broken pier on the eastern seacoast of Florida. Every Friday night, until his death in 1973, he would return, walking slowly and slightly stooped with a large bucket of shrimp. The sea gulls would flock to this old ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:11-18

Tags: Giving General, Thanksgiving Holiday, Joy

Denomination: Mennonite

Name Of God...?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2002

NAME OF GOD...? If you’re in Lake City, Fla., one of these days and happen to run into a 50-something fellow with a sandy moustache, a receeding hairline, and aviator glasses, you may be in the presence of I Am Who I Am. Really. But that’s because Columbia County Court turned down his first ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:13-14

Tags: I Am That I Am, Name, Descriptions Of God

Moses, Aaron And Hur Went To The Top Of The Hill. ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 14, 2003

Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 5:11

Tags: Jesus Christ, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Lutheran

A Parable Is Told Of A Community Of Ducks ...  PRO

Contributed by George Rennau on Apr 28, 2003

A parable is told of a community of ducks waddling off to duck church one Sunday to hear their duck preacher. After they waddled into the duck sanctuary, the service began and the duck preacher spoke eloquently of how God had given the ducks wings with which to fly. He pounded the pulpit with his ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:1-18

Tags: Ten Commandments, Worship Purpose, Loving God

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Little Boy Was Leading His Sister Up A ...  PRO

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

A little boy was leading his sister up a mountain path and the way was not too easy. "Why this isn't a path at all," the little girl complained. "Its all rocky and bumpy." Her little brother kept on up the mountain, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:17-18

Tags: God In The Hardships, Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

In 1992, A Los Angeles County Parking Control ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Mar 2, 2001

“In 1992, a Los Angeles County parking control officer came upon a brown El Dorado Cadillac illegally parked next to the curb on street-sweeping day. The officer dutifully wrote out a ticket. Ignoring the man seated at the driver’s wheel, the officer reached inside the open car window and placed ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:10-31

Tags: Sin Separates From God, Forgiveness In Jesus, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

George W. Bush, In An Airport Lobby, Noticed A ...  PRO

Contributed by Tj Tipton on Mar 29, 2001

George W. Bush, in an airport lobby, noticed a man in a long flowing white robe with a long flowing white beard and flowing white hair. The man had a staff in one hand and some stone tablets under the other arm. George W. approached the man and inquired, "Aren’t you Moses?" The man ignored ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-10

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal

John Maxwell Tells In His Book, "The Leader ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 16, 2001

John Maxwell tells in his book, “The Leader Within You,” the story of the building of the Great Wall of China. They built it so high that no one could get over it. And they built it so thick that no one could tunnel through it. They built this gigantic wall that still exists today. And then the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:19

Tags: Children, Faith, Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Man's Car Was Held Up By A Broken Down Car In ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

A man’s car was held up by a broken down car in front of him. He just sat there and sounded the horn while the woman driver in front was desperately trying to start her car. He sounded the horn even more impatiently and the lady walked round to his car and said sweetly, "Why don’t we change places? ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:4

Tags: Men, Christian Disciplines, Dealing With Conflicts, Unity

Denomination: Baptist

In 1981 The Movie, Chariots Of Fire, Won The ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000

In 1981 the movie, Chariots of Fire, won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This Hollywood film told the true story of a devout Christian, Eric Liddell, in a very positive way. I want to just show you a clip of the film. Eric has decided he must forfeit his chance to run in the 200 meter dash at ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Tags: Faith, Commandments Sabbath, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

Last Summer, Katie Brule's Friend Called Her And ...  PRO

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Feb 16, 2005

Last summer, Katie Brule’s friend called her and asked her to go to a party. Katie, 16, declined, but her friend wouldn’t take no for an answer and Katie caved in. At the party, she felt pressure from those around her to drink alcohol so she downed a couple of beers. Then the police showed up. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-2

Tags: Stiffneck, Friendship New Friends, Leadership

Denomination: Methodist

Against All Those Monks, Who Tried To Think Of ...

Contributed by Eric Vertein on May 10, 2005

Against all those monks, who tried to think of the best ways to serve God, stood this one command: “Honor your father and mother.” Luther said, “Where will these poor wretches hide when in the sight of God and all the world they shall blush with shame before a young child who has lived according to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12

Tags: Children

Denomination: Lutheran

In An Interview In The March-April 2003 Issue Of ...

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Jun 3, 2005

In an interview in the March-April 2003 issue of The Door, preacher/author Calvin Miller observed, "Michael Card and I are kind of amateur astronomers, and he’s much better at it than I am. We were in his backyard one night, and he gave me a book by an astronomer that opened my eyes. When you look ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 24:17

Tags: Humility, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Strange Bedfellows! (11.14.05--Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 10, 2005

Strange Bedfellows! (11.14.05--Christian Soldiers!--Exodus 8:25-29) Many years ago I was an avid smoker. I smoked a pipe, cigarettes and cigars. Anything that had nicotine in it, I was putting a match to. Then I decided to quit. I threw away the cigarettes and cigars and put my pipes in their ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 8:25-29

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Lutheran

Two Different Perspectives  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 17, 2005

It’s remarkable how two people can look at the same problem and come up with two different perspectives. A man was driving in the country one day and he saw an old man sitting on a fence rail watching the cars go by. Stopping to pass the time of day, the traveler said, “I never could stand living ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:10-13

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

The Next Time You Feel Yourself Feeling ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 2, 2006

The next time you feel yourself feeling confident, challenge yourself to do the impossible. You just may. There are legions of people with unchallenged genius potential. Take the story of two Irish music hall players who, in 1912, were spending an afternoon in a pub at Stalybridge in Cheshire, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 6:10-12

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Lutheran

The Most Important Part Of Being A Salesman Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most important part of being a salesman is confidence. Confidence is like going after Moby Dick with a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:1-3

Tags: Confidence