In Sermon Illustrations: "Genesis 1:1-40:40"

Some One Has Said, There Are Three Kinds Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 17, 2001

Some one has said, there are three kinds of givers -- the flint, the sponge and the honeycomb. To get anything out of a flint you must hammer it. And then you get only chips and sparks. To get water out of a sponge you must squeeze it, and the more you use pressure, the more you ...read more

Scripture: Job 7:1-7, Genesis 23:1-20, Genesis 23:1-12, Genesis 26:1-23

Tags: Labor, Giving General, Dirty, Church Practices, Work  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

With His Life In Disarray, Steven Lavaggi Sat On ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000

With his life in disarray, Steven Lavaggi sat on his bedroom’s wooden floor, and began searching his Bible for answers. His wife had just left him to marry a writer for The Rolling Stone Magazine. Ten days later, Steven discovered his son was stricken with Juvenile Diabetes. As if coping with the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:3-15

Tags: Leadership General, Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: Baptist

Chuck Swindoll In His Book, Improving Your Serve, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001

Chuck Swindoll in his book, Improving Your Serve, gives a memorable illustration: Let’s pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I’m the owner and I’m interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship, Faith

Katie Fisher, 17, Entered The Madison County ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 4, 2001

Katie Fisher, 17, entered the Madison County Ohio Junior Livestock Sale hoping the lamb she had for sale would get a good price. For months Katie had been battling cancer. She had endured hospital stays and been through chemotherapy a number of times. Before the lamb went on the block, the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:22-24

Tags: Giving General, Compassion, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Church Of God

A Monument To A Man’s Leg Was Erected On ...  PRO

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on May 29, 2001

A monument to a man’s leg was erected on the Saratoga battlefield in honor of Benedict Arnold, one-time hero of the Continental Army but who later tried to betray West Point and then fled to England. Because Arnold was instrumental in winning the crucial battle of Saratoga where his left leg was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Tags: Independence Day, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

During The Days When Mohammed Ali Was A Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hodges on Jun 16, 2001

During the days when Mohammed Ali was a great boxer, he would go around in his arrogance and say that, "He was the greatest." Humility was never his strong suit. One day, back in his prime, he was on an airplane and the plane was ready to take off and the flight attendant had repeatedly told him ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 33:1-4

Tags: Humility, Emotions

Denomination: Baptist

Dave Stone Co-Pastors A Very Large Church In ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001

Dave Stone co-pastors a very large church in Louisville, KY. On his desk he keeps a picture of his family, a picture of the church facility and a newspaper article of a well known pastor who had an affair. He keeps all this on his desk ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-12

Tags: Marriage Faithfulness, Marriage Commitment, Adultery

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Umpire Named Babe Pinelli Once Called Babe ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2001

An umpire named Babe Pinelli once called Babe Ruth out on strikes. When the crowd booed with sharp disapproval at the call, the legendary Ruth turned to the umpire with disdain and said, "There’s 40,000 people here who know that the last pitch was ball, tomato head." Suspecting that the umpire ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-21

Tags: Resist, Judgment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

By The Seeds You Plant  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

BY THE SEEDS YOU PLANT "Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Parable Sower And Seed, Sharing Your Faith, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To Laugh Often And Much; To Win The Respect Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

African-American Inventors  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

AFRICAN-AMERICAN INVENTORS Granville T. Woods was known as "the black Thomas Edison" for his many inventions. Example: his 1889 automatic cutoff switch, an ancestor of the circuit breaker. In honor of Black History Month, the website of home improvement retailer Lowe’s paid tribute to Woods and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:12-20

Tags: Leadership General, Racism

I Once Read About A Lady, Who Was Placed In A ...

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 20, 2002

I once read about a lady, who was placed in a institution in 1929 because of a nervous breakdown. She had left her native country and came to America with hopes and dreams. Unfortunately, nobody could speak her language. She was there until 1977--- for forty-eight years. Still, in all that time, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Tags: Faith, God Brings Hope

Denomination: United Methodist

Advertisement: Wedding Dress For Sale. Wore Once ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Braun on Mar 22, 2002

Advertisement: Wedding dress for sale. Wore ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:23-24

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Baptist

In Louis Carrol's Book Alice In Wonderland, Alice ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002

In Louis Carrol’s book Alice in Wonderland, Alice comes to a fork in the road and doesn’t know which way to turn. She sees the grinning Cheshire Cat and asks which direction she should take. The cat replies, “That depends a good deal on where ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 31:3

Tags: Doing God's Will, Call Of The Disciples, Faith

Denomination: Congregational

A Fly Was Buzzing Along One Morning When He Saw A ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 1, 2002

A fly was buzzing along one morning when he saw a lawn mower someone had left out in their front yard. He flew over and sat on the handle, watching the children going down the sidewalk on their way to school. One little boy tripped on a crack and fell, spilling his lunch on the sidewalk. He ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:29-34

Tags: Temptation, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Devil's Vision  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 8, 2002

THE DEVIL’S VISION The devil once said, to his demons below, our work is progressing entirely to slow; The holiness people stand in our way, since they don’t believe in the show or the play; they teach that the carnival, circus and dance, the tavern and honky tonk, with games of chance, drinking ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6

Tags: Satan, Television And Movies

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On Christmas Day 1968, The Three Astronauts Of ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002

On Christmas Day 1968, the three astronauts of Apollo 8 circled the dark side of the moon and headed for home. Suddenly, over the horizon of the moon rose the blue and white Earth garlanded by the glistening light of the sun against the black void of space. Those sophisticated men, trained in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Creation, Examples Of Faith, God's Holiness

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Confidence In A Crisis  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 8, 2002

Green Bay Packers’ [now Seattle Seahawks] head coach Mike Holmgren looks back at a heartbreaking moment, when he was cut from the New York Jets as backup quarterback to Joe Namath, that directed him to a bigger plan. "I had committed my life to Jesus Christ when I was 11, but in my pursuit to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:23

Tags: Doubt, Sharing My Testimony, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Americans Are Willing To Spend Billions To Lose ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003

Americans are willing to spend billions to lose weight. Marketing products and services to dieters is a cinch, a dream, and a no-brainer big business, and easy money, because more than 120 million or 61% of people in the USA are overweight, obese, or overweight by 30 pounds or more. The common ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:4-6

Tags: Peace, Testing, Giving Yourself, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sammy's Big Catch - Sammy Was A Young Boy Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Aug 26, 2003

Sammy’s Big Catch - Sammy was a young boy who lived in the Deep South. His summer days were filled when times of walking through the woods, playing with friends, and fishing in the pond down the road. Fishing was by far his favorite thing to do. Just about every day during his summer vacation, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-23

Tags: Sin Wages Of, Sin Deceptive, Sin General

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance