In Sermon Illustrations: "Genesis 1:1-20:1" showing 61-80 of 158

Leslie Weatherhead Tells Of A Little Boy Who Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 19, 2001

"Leslie Weatherhead tells of a little boy who was admitted to an orphanage after his parents were killed. One of the first items on the agenda was to find him a new set of clothes. He was given a new pair of pants, a new shirt, and a pair of shoes that shinned as he saw his face in its glow. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7, Acts 9:10-17, Galatians 5:22, Genesis 1:4, Colossians 1:15-28, Exodus 19:1-9  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Lord's Supper

Denomination: Lutheran

Late One Summer Evening In Broken Bow, Nebraska, ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001

Late one summer evening in Broken Bow, Nebraska, a weary truck driver pulled his rig into an all-night truck stop. The waitress had just served him when three tough looking, leather jacketed motorcyclists - of the Hell’s Angels type - decided to give him a hard time. Not only did they verbally ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-16, Galatians 6:7-8

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Anger, Christian Love, Praise, Love, Judging Others, Giving, Reaping And Sowing, Thankfulness, Worship  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

D. L. Moody Said, "One Day You’ll ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Carson on Apr 8, 2001

D. L. Moody said, “One day you’ll read that Moody is dead. Don’t you believe it for at that moment I ...read more

Scripture: Job 9:27, Philippians 1:25, Job 9:27-28, Genesis 15:15, 1 Thessalonians 1:21  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Sweet, Death, Funerals Christian

Denomination: Baptist

There Were 3 Preachers In A Barnie’s Coffee ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2001

There were 3 preachers in a Barnie’s Coffee shop were discussing the time when life began. They each gave their opinion of when life begins. One preacher said "Life begins when the child takes his/her first breath." The other said "NO," then he finished, "It begins when the child is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-23, John 3:3

Tags: Salvation, Repentance, New Life, Parable Prodigal Son, Life, Born Again, Abortion, Becoming A Christian, Forgiveness For Others  (view more)  (view less)

Poem: I Am Just A Raindrop  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

POEM: “I Am Just a Raindrop” The following poem was heard on Paul Harvey’s broadcast in 2004: I AM JUST A RAINDROP I am just a raindrop I was born in the sky and settled into a hillside there to dance in the sun and sparkle And nourish green and growing things But there are other raindrops on the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:1-10

Tags: Rubbish

God Positioning System

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Apr 22, 2008

GOD POSITIONING SYSTEM I was thinking a lot about this idea that Jesus is the way. He doesn't just tell us the way, He shows us. He is kind of like one of those GPS navigation system. GPS stands for the "Global Positioning System" that was originally designed for military use, but now is open ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-12

Tags: Kindness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Your Chains Are Gone

Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 23, 2008

Your Chains Are Gone You will never be a visionary if you cannot see your future. I had a Lab when we were pastored before, and I kept her on a chain. In a few days she had worn the ground to dirt all the way to the end of her chain. She would take off and stop at the dirt just before the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Americans Spent $16.7 Billion On Organic Food And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

Americans spent $16.7 billion on organic food and beverages in 2006, a 126% increase in just five ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:3

Tags: Food

Americans In Pain

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

AMERICANS IN PAIN Americans in households making less than $30,000 a year spend nearly 20% of their lives in moderate to severe pain vs. less than 8% of those in households earning above $100,000, finds a study by Princeton economist Alan Krueger and Stony Brook Univ. professor Arthur Stone. The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:14-19

Tags: Hardship Of Life

On The Clearest Night With A Full Sky In View, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

On the clearest night with a full sky in view, about 1,030 bodies of light can be counted with the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:5

Tags: Creation

The College Graduate Is Presented With A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8

Tags: Culture

The Weather Bureau Has Changed Its Name To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Weather Bureau has changed its name to Environmental Science Services Administration and we still get six inches of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Tags: Creation

Each 24 Hours, The World Turns Over On Someone ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each 24 hours, the world turns over on someone who was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Worldliness

The Eskimo's Are Among The Greatest Hunter's Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Eskimo’s are among the greatest hunter’s of the world, but there is one animal that is the most difficult for them to catch. This animal has the greatest intellect, keenest smell, and the sharpest eyesight. And yet for the Eskimo’s to survive they must trap and kill this animal before it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 140:5, Genesis 19:1-26

Tags: Sin Bondage To, Sword Of The Spirit

Sadly, We Want A Religion That Doesn't Ask Us To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Sadly, we want a religion that doesn’t ask us to sacrifice, not even for a moment. Bob McFall, was a 39 yr. Old bachelor suffering from Aplastic Anemia. He needed a bone marrow transplant. A search was conducted among his family and they discovered that his first cousin was an ideal match to donate ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

Brother's Brother

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

BROTHER’S BROTHER Robert Hingson is a physician, an anesthesiologist, working out of Pittsburgh. A Baptist layman, he got interested in the plight of the diseased peoples of the world. He found out that thousands of the world’s children are dying from a host of contagious diseases. So Bob Hingson ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:9

Tags: Christian Love

Marked Men

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

MARKED MEN There is a professor at Howard University Divinity School, a teacher and scholar, with an unusual name. A name that tells this very story. The distinguished professor of New Testament, the author of the book Troubling Biblical Waters, is named Cain Hope Felder. Dr. Felder tells his ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:10-26

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

What's Your Life Worth?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

WHAT’S YOUR LIFE WORTH? It’s worth $50,000, according to the international standard used most private and government-run health insurance plans to determine whether to cover a new medical procedure. More simply, insurance companies calculate that to make a treatment worth its cost, it must ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:31

Tags: Creation

Ape Rights

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

APE RIGHTS The Spanish Parliament’s move to grant rights previously reserved for human beings to chimpanzees and other apes is a victory for those seeking to minimize the uniqueness of humanity, a bioethics specialist says. An environmental committee in Spain’s legislature approved a resolution on ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27

Tags: Animals

The Miracle In A Bug  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

THE MIRACLE IN A BUG Shortly before his death, the legendary film producer Cecil B DeMille wrote this beautiful meditation: "One day as I was lying in a canoe, a big black beetle came out of the water and climbed up into the canoe. I watched it idly for some time. Under the heat of the sun, the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26

Tags: Creation