In Sermon Illustrations: "Absent From The Body"

Remember The Movie, The Field Of Dreams. A ...  PRO

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 18, 2003

Remember the movie, The Field of Dreams. A farmer made a baseball field in a Iowa cornfield. And one of the scenes of the movie shows cars lined up coming to the field. Isaiah picture people from every nation streaming to the Light of Israel, which is Jesus Christ. The Lord address spiritual ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Lutheran

A Workshop Leader Teaching Money Management Asked ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003

A workshop leader teaching money management asked his class, “Have you ever heard people say, ‘I just don’t know where my money goes’?” When many in the class smiled and nodded, he added, “We don’t know because we don’t look. We don’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-56

James Packer: Sixfold Activity: Praising God ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 11, 2003

James Packer: sixfold activity: praising God for all that he is and all his achievements; thanking him for his gifts and his goodness to us; asking him to meet our own and others’ needs; offering him our gifts, our service, and ourselves; learning of him from his word, read and preached, and ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23

Tags: Worship Definition

Denomination: Baptist

On June 6, 1995, I Had A Terrible Crash On A ...

Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003

On June 6, 1995, I had a terrible crash on a motorcycle. It almost cost me my life. When I was ready to leave the hospital the doctor told me something I will never forget. He said that most people die from the kind of injuries you sustained. You didn’t. ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Tourist Was Driving Through West Texas And ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Sep 24, 2003

A tourist was driving through West Texas and stopped at a gas station. He observed a small piece of rope hanging from the porch under which was a sign reading ’weather forecaster’. ‘How does this work’, he asked. ‘When it swings it is windy. When it is wet it means rain. When it is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:1-4

Tags: Gifts Prophecy

The African Impala Can Jump To A Height Of Over ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 23, 2004

The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith is the ability to trust ...read more

Tags: Doubt, Fear And Worry

Denomination: Baptist

How Easy It Is To Define Authentic Spirituality ...

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 4, 2004

“How easy it is to define authentic spirituality according to my particular experience and expression of it. And when I do I end up with a very different god from the one revealed in Christ, a god whose transcendent objectivity has been pared down to the contours of my subjectivity, a god, ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Original Prophecy Of Daniel Was Fulfilled By ...  PRO

Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 20, 2004

The original prophecy of Daniel was fulfilled by Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) who betrayed the Jews by taking over the temple and offering a pig upon its altar. He forbade Jews to sacrifice and to keep the Sabbath day and other Jewish traditions. He even forbid any Jews from having copies of their ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Methodist

Dear God, So Far Today I've Done All Right. I ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 17, 2004

Dear God, So far today I’ve done all right. I haven’t gossiped, I haven’t lost my temper, I haven’t been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or over-indulgent. I’m very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, God, I’m going to get ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mirror Image: David Vassallo, 46, Boarded A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002

MIRROR IMAGE: David Vassallo, 46, boarded a jetliner in Philadelphia, Penn., for a flight to North Carolina and allegedly bragged to another passenger that he was an undercover federal sky marshal. The man he was talking to was quite interested, since he was an undercover federal sky ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed, Faith

A 3 Year-Old Girl Named Charlotte Received A ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Fordham on Oct 29, 2002

A 3 year-old girl named Charlotte received a certificate of achievement following her last swimming class. When her dad came home from work that evening, the mom handed him the cherished award and said to the little girl, “Charlotte, would you like to tell your daddy what this is?” Charlotte ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Methodist

Boredom At The Biltmore

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 6, 2009

BOREDOM AT THE BILTMORE Have you ever been to the Biltmore House? It’s a fantastic place. No other home like it in America. I’ve been there many times. Over the years we’ve taken several guests to tour. At first we noticed new things and really enjoyed it. Then we began to hear ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Wesleyan

Wisdom, Skill, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009

Wisdom, Skill, and Virtue Someone once said: Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. (Everywoman’s Family Circle as found in Tan, Paul Lee: Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations : A Treasury of Illustrations, Anecdotes, Facts and Quotations for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16

Tags: Wisdom

Gratitude And Sacrifice

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009

GRATITUDE AND SACRIFICE Since the Son of God has died for me, then the least I can do is live for Him. "If Jesus Christ be God and died for me," said the great British athlete C. T. Studd, "then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for him." (Source: Norman Grubb, C. T. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Disciplines General

C.s. Lewis On A Right Understanding Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010

C.S. Lewis on a Right Understanding of Self C. S. Lewis put it this way: When a man is getting better, he understands more and more clearly the evil that is still left in him. When a man is getting worse, he understands his own badness less and less. (Leadership, Vol. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3

Tags: Humility

Cost Of Coveting Beauty

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 6, 2010

COST OF COVETING BEAUTY Venus lingers around every time an ad promotes personal beauty as something to be coveted above all else. I read recently that, if current trends continue, today’s 10-year-old girl, by the time she reaches 50, will have spent $450,000.00 on hair, make-up, ...read more

Tags: Idolatry

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Adopted By Grace

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010

ADOPTED BY GRACE I have three daughters. Oh the cats that we took from the pound. They are in cat heaven! But they could have been left at the pound, except that we DECIDED to take them because we WANTED to love them. There was nothing those kittens could do to make me love them! ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Baptist

Zig Ziglar Said, "A Study Of Three Hundred ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011

Zig Ziglar said, "A study of three hundred world-class leaders, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sir Winston Churchill, Helen Keller, Mother Teresa, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, and Martin Luther King, Jr., revealed that 25 percent of them had serious physical disabilities and an additional 50 percent ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Richard Foster: To Pray Is To Change

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2011

RICHARD FOSTER: TO PRAY IS TO CHANGE Richard Foster, in his book Celebration of Discipline, says, "To pray is to change. Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us. If we are unwilling to change, we will abandon prayer as a noticeable characteristic of our lives. The closer we come to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Tags: Growth In Christ

Land Of The Dying

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2011

LAND OF THE DYING When John Owen, the great Puritan, lay on his deathbed his secretary wrote (in his name) to a friend, "I am still in the land of the living." "Stop," said Owen. "Change that and say, 'I am yet in the land of the dying, but I hope soon to be in the land of the living.'" ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Tags: Funerals Christian