In Sermon Illustrations: "Amusing"

Satan As Amusing

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010

SATAN AS AMUSING One of Satan's characteristic strategems is to give those who believe that he does exist an entirely wrong concept of what his true nature and character really are. In the Middle Ages, when there were no radios, no magazines, no newspapers, no movies, no telephones, and none of ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: *other

An Amusing Sight!

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 2, 2023

An Amusing Sight! Use as an Icebreaker. Ron, Billy, a Dodge Truck and a Red Lawnmower Humorous story, in which you can change the names to fit a couple of guys from your congregation. Make sure you get their permission to joke about them. We know how thin skinned some people are. Lead in... As you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:22, Job 8:21, Psalm 65:12-13, Psalm 96:12, Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 31:25  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Laughter, Icebreaker, Funny Story, Trucks, Bikes, Lighten Up, Joy, Humor  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Education Is Not To Reform Students Or Amuse ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their ...read more

Tags: Culture

To Be Amused By What You Readthat Is The Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To be amused by what you readthat is the great spring ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

You Cant Live On Amusement. It Is The Froth On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You cant live on amusement. It is the froth on water an inch ...read more

Tags: Enjoyment

Prayer Is Not An Old Woman's Idle Amusement. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Adoration

Amusement Parks Were A Destination For More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Amusement parks were a destination for more than 90 million people in the USA in ‘02, up 17% since ‘96. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Unless Comedy Touches Me As Well As Amuses Me, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unless comedy touches me as well as amuses me, it leaves me with a sense of having wasted my evening. I go to the theatre to be moved to ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

I'm Amused By The Story Of The Boy Who Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 21, 2001

I’m amused by the story of the boy who was fishing on a stream when a group of teenagers arrived on the scene with their rods and reels and fancy flies. They thrashed the water as they joked and laughed casting and reeling in repeatedly but catching nothing. The boy sat intently watching the tip of ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?, Sharing Your Faith, Great Commission

Denomination: Baptist

I Read An Amusing Story About The First Duke Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 27, 2000

I read an amusing story about the first Duke of Wellington. An inventor was trying to interest him in a bulletproof waistcoat he had made. It was absolutely marvellous and could save the great man’s life if somebody tried to assassinate him. The Iron Duke asked the man to put it on, and he ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith, Truth, Workplace Integrity

Denomination: Baptist

I Read An Amusing Story About The First Duke Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Nov 6, 2002

I read an amusing story about the first Duke of Wellington. An inventor was trying to interest him in a bulletproof waistcoat he had made. It was absolutely marvelous and could save the great man’s life if somebody tried to assassinate him. The Iron Duke asked the man to put it on, and he examined ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Have You Ever Been To An Amusement Park Here ...

Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008

Have you ever been to an amusement park here they have those wooden cut-outs? You put your head through and take your picture and you look like a muscle man or some type of animal. When you get the picture back sometimes you laugh because the head doesn’t match the body. When our ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Was At A Local Amusement Park With My 3 Year ...  PRO

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Oct 3, 2006

I was at a local amusement park with my 3 year old daughter recently. She begged me to win her a Spongebob Squarepants toy at one of the side games where you knock over bottles with bean bags. Being a sucker for my little girl, I plunked down my money for three beanbags. I threw the first ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: United Methodist

Dr. J.b. Gambrel Tells An Amusing Story From ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Dr. J.B. Gambrel tells an amusing story from General Stonewall Jackson’s famous valley campaign. Jackson’s army found itself on one side of a river when it needed to be on the other side. After telling his engineers to plan and build a bridge so the army could cross, he called his wagon master in ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Misunderstanding

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 23, 2021

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

Only Amateurs Say That They Write For Their Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Blessed Are They Who Can Laugh At Themselves, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall ...read more

Tags: Humor

I Heard A Definition Of The Contrast ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 14, 2001

ILL. I heard a definition of the contrast between infatuation & love. It says, "Infatuation is when you think your husband is as handsome as Tom Cruse, as amusing as Rodney Daingerfield, as intellectual as Albert Einstein, as devout as Billy Graham, & as athletic as Hulk Hogan." That is ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Marriage Commitment, Christian Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Victim Of Mental Depression, Once Went To ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002

"A victim of mental depression, once went to consult a skilled physician regarding his condition. The doctor prescribed some lively amusement, and told him of a celebrated clown, who was entertaining great companies in a certain place of amusement in the town. With an expression of despair on his ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Joy

Denomination: United Methodist

Life Is Worth Living, But Only If We Avoid The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is worth living, but only if we avoid the amusements ...read more

Tags: Learning