In Sermon Illustrations: "A Sure Foundation"

The Trouble With Being A Leader Today Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The trouble with being a leader today is that you can’t be sure whether people are following you or chasing you. ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

When A Person's Faith Seems To Collapse Without ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

When a person’s faith seems to collapse without warning, one can be sure it has been the result of inner conflicts--the termites ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Faith, Discipleship

A Priest Asked A Little Boy If He Knew What ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2003

A priest asked a little boy if he knew what "matrimony" meant. The little boy replied, Sure! It is a place between ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Failure Isnt So Bad When It Comes Out Of An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure isnt so bad when it comes out of an honest attempt to bring Christ to the people and the people to Christ. And success when ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Are Few Thrills In This Life That Can Come ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are few thrills in this life that can come up to the one you get when you correct a mistake you're ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Talking About Heaven

Contributed by John Crowe on Jul 17, 2014

My 5-year-old great – grandson, Travis, and his mother had a conversation about heaven. “Mom, I don’t think I want to go to heaven.” “Sure you do.” “No. I don’t think so.” “But why not?” “I think I’ll be hungry.” “No, baby. Jesus will make sure to feed you.” “I know, but Jesus feeds everybody fish, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-5

Tags: Children, Heavenly Things

Denomination: Baptist

65279;"God Creates Out Of Nothing. Wonderful, ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Durbin on Feb 16, 2003

“God creates out of nothing. Wonderful, you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: He makes ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Pentecostal

57% Of Americans Are Bothered A Lot Or Some When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

57% of Americans are bothered a lot or some when people use profanity, 32% are bothered a little, or not at all, only ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Ground Of Faith Is Not The Sufficiency Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The ground of faith is not the sufficiency of the visible means for the performance of Gods promises, but rather the all-sufficiency of the invisible ...read more

Tags: Faith General

We Wont Have Answers To Some Things Until We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We wont have answers to some things until we get to heaven. In the meantime, never lose sight of the sure and certain things that make ...read more

Tags: Truth

Take A Chance All Life Is A Chance. The Man Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Take a chance All life is a chance. The man who goes further is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Gen. Douglas Macarthur Wrote This Prayer For His ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001

Gen. Douglas MacArthur wrote this prayer for his son. He prayed: "Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, & brave enough to face himself when he is afraid. One who will be proud & unbending in honest defeat, & humble & gentle in victory. "Build me a son ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Goals, Children, Father's Day, Father, Dreams  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There Is An Old Story About A Lighthouse Keeper ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 25, 2001

"There is an old story about a lighthouse keeper who worked on a rocky stretch of coastline. Once a month he would receive a new supply of oil to keep the light burning so that ships could safely sail near the rocky coast. One night, though, a woman from a nearby village came and begged him for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7, 1 Kings 17:8-16, Matthew 25:1-13

Tags: Excuses, Responsibility, Integrity

A Judge Was Interviewing A Woman Regarding Her ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Semon on Nov 1, 2002

A judge was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce, and asked, "What are the grounds for your divorce?" She replied, "About four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by." "No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of this case?" "It is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33, Mark 10:2-12, Matthew 19:4-6, Genesis 2:18-24

Tags: Marriage General, Communication, Communication General

Denomination: Baptist

Build Me A Son By General Douglas A. Macarthur  PRO

Contributed by Danny Thomas on Jun 5, 2003

Build Me a Son by General Douglas A. MacArthur Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face him self when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishbone ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Purpose Of The Light  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005

THE PURPOSE OF THE LIGHT "There is an old story about a lighthouse keeper who worked on a rocky stretch of coastline. Once a month he would receive a new supply of oil to keep the light burning so that ships could safely sail near the rocky coast. One night, though, a woman from a nearby village ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-35

Tags: Parable General, Giving Yourself

Precious Stone

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 31, 2011

PRECIOUS STONE Peter says that Jesus is a living stone rejected by men, but chosen by God and precious. He also says that we are living stones...so we are precious to God also. We are precious to God because of what Jesus has done for us. If we are precious to God and he calls us a living stone, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:1-3

Tags: Atonement, Persecution, Troubles, Trial

Denomination: Baptist

The Story Of The Candy Cane

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 12, 2007

The story of the candy cane • A Candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that could be used as a witnessing tool, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. • He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus. • He began with stick of pure white, hard candy. • White to ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

We 'are' Preaching

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

WE ’ARE’ PREACHING One day St. Francis of Assisi invited a young monk to join him on a trip into town to preach. The young monk was so honored that he quickly accepted. All day long they walked through the streets, and rubbed shoulders and visited with hundreds of people. At the end of the day, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

We Tremble Not  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Apr 6, 2001

Martin Luther wrote: The prince of darkness grim We tremble not for him, His rage we can endure, For lo, his doom ...read more

Tags: Satan, Sin Fall Of Man

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational