In Sermon Illustrations: "bird"

Humorous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010

Humorous Quotes Here are some final words of wisdom: Anybody who sleeps like a baby doesn’t have one. At my age, I’ve seen it all, heard it all, and done it all, but now, I just can’t seem to remember it all. He who laughs last ... thinks the slowest. The early bird gets the worm, but the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:22

Tags: Wisdom

Thelma And Louise: Rethinking The Trip

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011

THELMA AND LOUISE: RETHINKING THE TRIP Thelma, married to Darryl (which the film portrays as a controlling husband) and Louise (a single waitress with a troubled past) decide to take a weekend road trip in Louise’s teal 1966 Thunderbird convertible. They stop at a bar where Thelma flirts with a ...read more

Tags: Self

Denomination: Baptist

Mike The Headless Chicken

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008

Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Mike The Headless Chicken

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008

Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Mike The Headless Chicken  PRO

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008

Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

Tags: Hypocrite, Con, Thief

Denomination: Baptist

Genghis Khan's Hawk  PRO

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Apr 29, 2008

GENGHIS KHAN'S HAWK One morning Genghis Khan, the great king and warrior, rode out into the woods to have a day’s sport. Many of his friends were with him. They rode out gaily, carrying their bows and arrows. Behind them came the servants with the hounds. It was a merry hunting party. The woods ...read more

Tags: Bitterness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Observation About Eternity

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 5, 2024

Text, Ecclesiastes 3:11, American Standard Version: He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end. Every day we live takes us one day closer to the end of our ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11

Tags: Salvation, Eternity, Hell

Denomination: Baptist

Wait On The Lord - But In Silence

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 5, 2025

WAIT ON THE LORD - BUT IN SILENCE Waiting in silence with patience is almost foreign to most of us. We like action and love to be doing as Martha was in rushing around in service for her Lord, while Mary sat in silence listening to the Lord in communion. The concept of waiting on the Lord is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42, Lamentations 3:26

Tags: Wait Silently, Mary, Silence, Martha, Wait On The Lord, Finches  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When I Grow Up I Want To Be Like You  PRO

Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 19, 2001

When I Grow Up I Want To Be Like You As children we all have our heroes The people we want to be like The Mickey Mantle’s and the Michael Jordan’s The person I wanted to be like taught me how to catch a baseball He taught me how to shoot a free throw But he also taught me how to do something ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Children, Father's Day

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Was Crucified, Not In A Cathedral Between ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Jesus was crucified, not in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves. - George F. MacLeod The cross cannot be defeated, for it is defeat. - Gilbert K. Chesterton There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:5

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Cranky And Grumpy  PRO

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 18, 2004

Max Lucado suggested this scenario.. You came home cranky because a deadline got moved up. She came home grumpy because the day-care forgot to give your five-year-old her throat medicine. Each of you was wanting a little sympathy from the other, but neither got any. So there you sit at the dinner ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Children

Denomination: Methodist

Irene Pepperberg, A Visiting Professor Of Animal ...  PRO

Contributed by Joe Fornear on Sep 2, 2004

Irene Pepperberg, a visiting professor of animal behavior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is teaching a parrot how to surf the Internet. "Parrots are very social creatures," she says, but people who own them "leave them alone eight or nine hours a day." She says that leads to boredom ...read more

Tags: Pornography, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Humor

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Humor A severe rash prompted a man from a rural area to come to town to be examined by one of my colleagues. After the usual history-taking followed by a series of test, the physician advised the patient that he would have to get rid of the dog that was evidently causing the allergic reaction. As ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Bad Storms Of Life - Great Reasons To Pray

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2008

Bad Storms of Life - Great Reasons to Pray *The scariest airplane flight I have ever been on was in 1982. I worked for the Air Force back then and was going to Korea for a contract negation with Korean Airlines. *When we were way out over the Pacific Ocean, we hit some bad weather. And I mean it ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:21-44, Ephesians 6:18-24

Tags: Prayer, Hardship Of Life, Storms In Life

Denomination: Baptist

Man Can Tame Beasts Like The Dolphin Flipper, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009

Man Can Tame Beasts like the Dolphin Flipper, but not the Tongue The tongue is not only like an uncontrolled fire. It is also like an untamed beast. Every type or species of the four classifications of animals have been subdued or tamed by man. At creation man was given "dominion over the fish of ...read more

Scripture: James 3:7-12

Tags: Tongue

March Of The Penguins: Fellowship

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009

MARCH OF THE PENGUINS: FELLOWSHIP The documentary The March of the Penguins follows the emperor penguins of Antarctica on their incredible journey through ice and snow to mating grounds up to 70 miles inland. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this beautiful film captures the drama of these ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's View Of People

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 16, 2022

Genesis 8:15-22 Devotional After the flood had dried up, God instructed Noah (v15) and Noah obeyed (v16). Isn’t it interesting that we note birds from the ark but not fish…. Noah, did you keep fish in the ark??? – either he kept fish in the ark or God kept fish in the clouds or God recreated ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:15-22

Tags: God, People, Love, Sin, Worship  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Transformed

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2010

TRANSFORMED Once upon a time, there was a prince who fell in love with a fair maiden. But his enemy captured the fair maiden and held her captive in a tower. Now the prince had a plan to rescue her, so he recruited the help of two small creatures to send a message to the maiden. First, there was ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Pentecostal

In The Beginning, God Created The Heavens And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Gerald Cornelius on Mar 27, 2001

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Quickly, God was faced with a class action suit for failure to file an environmental impact statement. God was granted a temporary permit for the project, but was stymied with the “cease and desist” order for the earthly part. Then God said, ...read more

Tags: Government, Hell, Creation, Apologetics God

Denomination: Baptist

It’s Like The Story Of The Boy Who Was ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 25, 2001

It’s like the story of the boy who was shooting rocks with a slingshot. He could never hit his target. As he was in his Grandma’s backyard one day, h spied her pet duck. On impulse h took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck was dead. “The boy panicked and hid the bird in the woodpile, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-12

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Guilt, Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational