In Sermon Illustrations: "All Kinds Of Cuts"

The Love Of God Explained

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012

THE LOVE OF GOD EXPLAINED A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: *other

The Dimensions Of Leadership

Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 5, 2013

THE DIMENSIONS OF LEADERSHIP True leaders must be rather than just do. They must lead by vision and values of the organization rather than by mere hierarchical position. The emerging role of future leaders has at least 5 dimensions: (1) to articulate and communicate the mission, vision and ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Kyle Idleman On Waiting Until Later

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 19, 2013

I suspect there are a lot of fans who feel okay about a half-hearted relationship with Jesus, because they have every intention of one day going all in and being completely committed. They don’t feel convicted about not following Jesus because in their minds they know that one day they will. They ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:59-60

Tags: Surrender, Jesus Christ, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The New Guy  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 29, 2013

THE NEW GUY We all need real hope. There were four ladies in a nursing home one time that were sitting there talking, and the nurse brings in a new man to the facility. He was quite dapper for an older man, and one of the ladies asked him where he had been for so long. He responded by saying he ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: *other

The Little Dog Who Was Kicked Out Of School

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 14, 2014

A dog followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth grader at a public elementary school. However, when the bell rang, the dog slipped inside the building and made it all the way to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed and shooed him outside, closing the door behind him. The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2

Tags: Faith, Children, God, Atheism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Bad Business Meeting

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2014

A church called a special business meeting of all of its members to vote on a very heated issue. Things got out of hand so badly that one elderly woman of the congregation stood up and said, "I am so ashamed of every one of you here tonight. This is a disgrace! If Jesus knew about this......He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:1-33

Tags: Jesus, Church, Theology

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Frozen Waterfall  PRO

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 9, 2014

THE FROZEN WATERFALL The present day church in America appears to be mostly principle and very little power. We say the right things and believe the right things, but produce very little evidence to confirm what the Bible says. You might say that the modern church is much like a FROZEN ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8-11

Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Revival, Fire Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Confidence

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 12, 2015

2 Corinthians 5:6 says "Therefore we are always confident." Confidence is something that comes from believing. Success or failure is often a result of either our confidence or lack thereof. The Apostle Paul was a person of confidence. He wasn’t always right, but he was sure about his experience ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6, 2 Corinthians 6:1

Tags: Teamwork, Confidence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That's Business

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015

Holiness means we love what God loves and we hate what God hates. Some people are like the man who said to a preacher: “I’ve got religion.” “That’s wonderful! Are you going to lay aside all sin?” “Yes, indeed!” “Are you going to attend church?” “Yes, indeed!” Are you going to help the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:7

Tags: Holiness, Business, True Religion

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unhappy Church Member

Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Jan 27, 2019

A christian man was stranded on a deserted island for many years. He was finally discovered and a rescue crew arrived. They were impressed with all the things he built by himself, most prominently 3 buildings. They asked him about the first building and he answered, “That is where I live.” Then ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:45

Tags: Negativity, Church Hopping

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Baptism

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

The story is told about the baptism of King Aengus by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during the rite, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king's foot. After the baptism was over, St. Patrick looked down at all the blood, realized ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38

Tags: Baptism, Suffering

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Holiness Of God

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007

The Holiness of God: I was in B.Q (D.I.Y.STORE) this week getting some paint for these walls in the church and I had it mixed on a machine, but the main ingredient was white their were tints of other colours but the main one used was white... And its the same with God’s Holiness God’s love is a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

After A Very Long And Boring Sermon The Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

After a very long and boring sermon the church members filed out of the church saying nothing to the preacher. Towards the end of the line was a thoughtful person who always commented on the sermons. “Preacher, today your sermon reminded me of the peace and love of God" The pastor was thrilled. ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Process Of Sanctification Can Be Compared To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As the sun shines on the iceberg, the exposed part melts, moving the lower part upward. In the same way, we are usually aware of only a small part of our sinfulness and need, which is all we can deal with ...read more

Tags: Faith

In The Days Of The Roman Emperor Nero, There ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In the days of the Roman Emperor Nero, there lived and served him a band of soldiers known as the "Emperor’s Wrestlers." Fine, stalwart men they were, picked from the best and the bravest of the land, recruited from the great athletes of the Roman amphitheater. In the great amphitheater they ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Shhhhh

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Shhhhh There was a patient in the mental hospital, holding his ear close to the wall, listening intently. The nurse finally approaches him and says “What are you doing.” “Shhh" he says. And he keeps listening. And finally the patient beckons the nurse over and says, “Listen.” The nurse presses ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Admiral Grau  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

ADMIRAL GRAU At all the military reviews in Peru there have a custom by which they pay honor to Admiral Grau, Peru’s noblest naval hero, killed in battle off the coast of Chile. Always at roll-call, Admiral Grau’s is the first name called. An orderly steps forward and pointing upward answers, ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Mother Teresa: "If You Give What You Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Mother Teresa: “If you give what you do not need, it isn’t giving.” A woman gave her son Billy 2 quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School. Billy was flipping one quarter in the air and catching it on the way down. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

On The Instrument Panel Of An Airplane There Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

On the instrument panel of an airplane there are a number of different gauges, but did you know that one of those gauges is called the “attitude gauge”? What the attitude gauge does is it tells the pilot the planes position in relation to the horizon. If the plane is pointed below the horizon it is ...read more

Tags: Faith

A.w. Tozer (The Pursuit Of God) Writes, "Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A.W. Tozer (The Pursuit of God) writes, “Like the eye which sees everything in front of it and never sees itself, faith is occupied with the Object upon which it rests and pays no attention to itself at all. While we are looking at God, we do not see ourselves—blessed riddance. The man who has ...read more

Tags: Patriarchs Abraham