In Sermon Illustrations: "100 Sheep"

Houston Has 9 Of The 100 Largest U.s. Churches In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Houston has 9 of the 100 largest U.S. churches in America and 6 of the fastest growing. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

Atlanta Has 7 Of The 100 Largest U.s. Churches In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Atlanta has 7 of the 100 largest U.S. churches in America and 5 of the fastest growing. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

Older Adults Who Volunteer Up To 100 Hours A Year ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Older adults who volunteer up to 100 hours a year live happier and healthier lives. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Giving General

If You Break 100, Watch Your Golf. If You Break ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, ...read more

Tags: Sports

Once You Get To Be Over 100 You Have It Made. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Once you get to be over 100 you have it made. You almost never hear of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A $100 Bill, A $20 Bill And A $1 Bill Meet Up At ...

Contributed by Timothy Craver on Nov 9, 2009

A $100 bill, a $20 bill and a $1 bill meet up at the shredder at the end of their lives. The 100 says, “I’ve seen the whole world during my lifetime. Why, I’ve been on cruises in the Caribbean, safaris in Africa and vacations in Europe.” The 20 says, “Well, I haven’t done quite as well, but I have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Tags: Money, Giving

Denomination: Brethren

Charles Spurgen Said It Best Over 100 Years Ago…

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Charles Spurgen said it best over 100 years ago… “you may study, look, and meditate, but Jesus is a greater Savior than we can ever think Him to be. Even when our thoughts are at there highest, Jesus is more willing to love us, help us, accept us, and ...read more

Tags: Jesus Life

A Little Boy, Who Wanted $100.00 Very Badly, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A little boy, who wanted $100.00 very badly, prayed for two weeks but nothing happened. Then he decided to write GOD a letter requesting $100.00. When the postal authorities received the letter to GOD, U.S.A., they decided to send it to the President. The President was so impressed, touched, and ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Even If Jesus Doesn't Come Back For Another 100 ...

Contributed by Torri Evans on Sep 16, 2007

Even if Jesus doesn’t come back for another 100 years, tomorrow ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

One Famous Business Man: About A 100 Plus Years ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

ONE FAMOUS BUSINESS MAN: ABOUT A 100 PLUS YEARS AGO A YOUNG MAN HAD TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE HIS FAMILY COULD NOT AFFORD TO FEED AND HOUSE HIM. ON HIS WAY TO HIS FUTURE HE MEET AN OLD FRIEND WHO WAS CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT. THE CAPTAIN ASKED WHERE HE WAS OFF TO. HE REPLIED, “I DON’T KNOW.” HE TOLD HIM ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-10

100,000 New Blogs Are Posted Every Day. (From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

100,000 new blogs are posted every day. ...read more

Tags: Internet

Nearly 100 Million People In The U.s. Haven't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

Nearly 100 million people in the U.S. haven't found their way to a ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

A Cow Gets Lost  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004

A COW GETS LOST Mike Yaconelli writes in The Wittenburg Door: I live in a small, rural community. There are lots of cattle ranches around here, and every once in a while a cow wanders off and gets lost.... Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, “Well, the cow starts ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Traveling Couple Misspells Destination In Gps And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009

Traveling Couple Misspells Destination in GPS and Ends Up in Wrong Place Last July the BBC news reported on how a couple from Sweden typed Carpi into their GPS when they meant Capri. Their GPS did what it was suppose to and took them 400 miles off course. A tourism official in Carpi said, "Capri is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:6

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Minister Runs Ad In Local Paper To Invite ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2009

Minister Runs Ad in Local Paper to Invite Straying Sheep Back into the Fold A few years ago I was reading a book by Stephen Gaukroger. He tells the story of a New York Methodist minister who saw the need to bring his ‘ninety nine righteous’ sheep back into the fold. He put an advert in the local ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-18

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

The Voice Of The Shepherd  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011

THE VOICE OF THE SHEPHERD There once was a shepherd that lived in the Scottish highlands. This shepherd had a daughter and he would take her with him when he went out on the moors to take care of the sheep. The thing that the little girl liked best was to hear the call of shepherd. His voice ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-18, Mark 4:26-34

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

The "Broken" Sheepdog And The Shepherd  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011

THE "BROKEN" SHEEPDOG AND THE SHEPHERD Philip Keller tells a story in his book, Lessons from a Sheep Dog, about how a bedraggled collie named Lassie came into his possession. One day he happened to notice an ad in the paper that simply said: "Border collie to good owner. Currently uncontrollable ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-18

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Lost Alasdair

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 10, 2011

LOST ALASDAIR In October 1984 my brother-in-law Alasdair got lost. As a family they had visited Venice – long before I knew them – Sandy and Valerie my in-Laws, Moira my wife who was 14 at the time, and Alasdair who was 11. They were at St. Mark’s square, Venice – at the same time as Queen ...read more

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Denomination: Anglican

The Shepherd's Voice

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2012

THE SHEPHERD'S VOICE If you know and follow Jesus as Shepherd you will be able to flee from untruth and ungodly belief systems. D.L. Moody told the following: A friend, who was traveling in the East, heard that there was a shepherd who still kept up the custom of calling his sheep by name. He ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-18

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Malcolm Britton (One Of Our Readers) Has A ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 5, 2008

Malcolm Britton (one of our Readers) has a wonderful definition of sheep. He says: “From the day they are born, assuming they are born alive they are looking for ingenious ways ...read more

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Denomination: Anglican