In Sermon Illustrations: "Matthew 5:14-17:14" showing 121-140 of 657

How Sick I Really Was  PRO

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 4, 2005

HOW SICK I REALLY WAS A wealthy businessman lay on his deathbed. His preacher came to visit and talked about God’s healing power and prayed for his parishioner. When the preacher was done, the businessman said, "Preacher, if God heals me, I’ll give the church a million dollars." Miraculously, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ps. 15:4 Describes A Righteous Person As One "Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 4, 2005

Ps. 15:4 describes a righteous person as one “who keeps his oath even when it hurts.” The brilliant Christian scholar and writer C. S. Lewis took that truth seriously. His biography tells of the suffering he endured because he kept a promise he had made to a buddy during World War I. This ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Tags: Voice, Hearing, God, Christian Disciplines, Endurance  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Elephants Live Longer Than People, Maybe Because ...  PRO

Contributed by Wilfred Mina on May 1, 2005

“Elephants live longer than people, maybe because they never worry ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Tags: Guilt

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bill Hybels Tells About An Interesting ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 1, 2005

Bill Hybels tells about an interesting experience after a baptism service in their church. He writes: “I bumped into a woman in the stairwell who was crying. I thought this was a little odd, since the service was so joyful. I asked her if she was all right. She said, ‘No, I’m struggling.’ She ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, Luke 17:1-8, Matthew 7:7-11

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Methodist

Suppose Two Women Were Planting A Vegetable ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2005

Suppose two women were planting a vegetable garden. On the same day, they prepared the earth and planted their seeds. One then neglected her garden and waited for her vegetables to grow. The other woman worked in her garden regularly. She put cages around the young tomato plants, she drove in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Tags: Jesus, Midst

May 31, 2005 "Our Semper Fi Brother!" Matthew ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 31, 2005

May 31, 2005 “Our Semper Fi Brother!” Matthew 9:18-26 Key verse(s) 22“Jesus turned and saw her. ‘Take heart, daughter,’ he said, ‘your faith has healed you.’ And the woman was healed from that moment.” Nothing defines endurance better than a Marine. I have known a few Marines in my life; in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:18-22

Tags: Promised Land, Patience, Perseverance, Persistence, Doubt, Endurance, Faith General, Conquer, Brotherhood, Victory, Struggles  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Billy Graham Noted, "Faith Is The Avenue Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 23, 2005

Billy Graham noted, “Faith is the avenue of salvation. Not intellectual understanding. Not money. Not your works. Just simple faith. How much faith? The faith of a mustard seed, so small you can hardly see it. But if you will put that little faith in the person of Jesus, your ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:30-34, Matthew 13:31-33

Tags: Faith General, Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Lutheran

Life In A Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 31, 2005

Life In a Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal Things!--Matthew 6:21) Did you ever stop to think, about the legacy that you will leave once this life is over? Will you be remembered for the things you did or the things that you owned? I was asked that question the other day and the asker simply asked me ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:21, Psalm 34:10

Tags: Immanuel, Goals, God With Us, Legacy, Finding Fulfillment, Testimony, Struggles  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

The Most Toys? (09.08.05--The Temporal ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 6, 2005

The Most Toys? (09.08.05--The Temporal Things!--Matthew 16:26) The world teaches this--You can never have too much of a good thing! We must always have enough or we are being somehow cheated of that which we truly deserve. If one were to ever wonder why we live in such a greedy world, this tenet, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:26

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Lutheran

But It's More Like The Student In School Who Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 7, 2005

But it’s more like the student in school who was asked to write a paper called, "What I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving." This one student wrote, "I’m thankful that I’m not a turkey." He had nothing to do with it, but he was still thankful what God had done. Listen: you are who you are today, not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33

Tags: Anxiety, Thanksgiving Holiday, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Peace  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

They Kingdom Come" Means "I Am Willing To ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 9, 2005

“They kingdom come” means “I am willing to surrender everything I possess in order to possess God. God demands our all or our nothing at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9

Tags: Lord's Prayer

Denomination: Baptist

I Read One Time About How Shipbuilders Back In ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 15, 2005

I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to the forest and find an appropriate tree, then they would clear out all the surrounding trees and leave that one standing, leaving it exposed to the wind and storms. As ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Wesleyan

There Was Once A Farmer Who Went To Town To ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Oct 29, 2005

There was once a farmer who went to town to purchase seeds for his farm. As he was returning home one of the squash seeds he had purchased fell from his pocket onto the ground. It happened that within a few feet was another seed of a different type. The place where the two seeds lay was rather ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6, Matthew 13:1-23

Tags: Faith, Endurance, Peace

Strong Emotions

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 16, 2005

There is nothing wrong with strong emotions; even those that center squarely upon ourselves. Witness the story of missionary Adoniram Judson. He sweated out Burma’s heat for 18 years without a furlough, six years without a convert. Enduring torture and imprisonment, he admitted that he never saw a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:38

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Lutheran

Time Check  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 21, 2005

Sometimes finding the right path depends greatly on friends that you have in high places. An airline pilot flying over the southeastern U.S. called the local tower and said, “We are passing over at 35,000--give us a time check.” The tower said, “What airline are you?” “What difference does it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:23

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Lutheran

Another Poll Sheds Light On This Paradox Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Another poll sheds light on this paradox of increased religiosity and decreased morality. According to sociologist Robert Bellah, 81 percent of the American people also say they agree that “an individual should arrive at his or her own religious belief independent of any church or synagogue.” Thus ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5, Galatians 6:3, Matthew 7:21-23

Tags: Idolatry, Worship, Christ, Apologetics General, Dependence  (view more)  (view less)

C.s. Lewis: "Everyone Says Forgiveness Is A ...  PRO

Contributed by David Ward on Jan 23, 2006

C.S. Lewis: “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:13, Matthew 7:1-6

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness, Family Relationships, Financial, Employer, Love, Hypocrisy, Job, Relationships  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Recently, I Was Listening To A Teacher By The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jess Bousa on Feb 14, 2006

Recently, I was listening to a teacher by the name of Rob Bell and he spoke on the selecting process that Rabbis would use to choose their disciples. At the Age of 6, children would begin to learn the Torah, this training was called Bat cipher, from 8 to 10 they would have the torah by heart, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 13:51-52, Matthew 28:16-20

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

Charles Swindoll Gives Us Some Interesting Advice ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 21, 2006

Charles Swindoll gives us some interesting advice when he states: When you live in darkness, you not only have no ray of light, you don’t even know where home is. That is the way it is for the majority in the world. Some folks are born, raised, and die in cultures that have never seen their first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Are 2 Popular Traditions In Africa: ...  PRO

Contributed by Kerry O'neill on May 14, 2006

There are 2 popular traditions in Africa: drinking tea and playing soccer. However, these traditions are not unique to Africa, but were brought to the continent by the British. Even when it is very hot, each afternoon in many parts of Africa they pause to drink hot tea. Why? Because the British ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational