In Sermon Illustrations: "All Things"

How Many Of You, As Parents, Asked Your Kids To ...

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 25, 2010

How many of you, as parents, asked your kids to go get you something--a glass of water, a towel, shoes, or something like that--and you spend the next 5 or 10 minutes dealing with their whining, or pouting, or tantrum, or just plain stubbornness? When I was between about 8-12 years old, many of ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Baptist

Giving The Poor A Reason To Live

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011

GIVING THE POOR A REASON TO LIVE So let's humble ourselves before each other and experience His grace. It's the way to true glory and dignity even if we find ourselves down and out. That's what Abbe Pierre discovered when he founded the Emmaus Communities in 1949. The Emmaus Communities today ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:11-17, Galatians 5:13-15

Tags: Servanthood

Rough Road Revival

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 17, 2020

Psalms 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. Things going badly or the road is rough? Need revived? David had that relationship with God that in the midst of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 138:7

Tags: Revival, Trouble

Denomination: Baptist

What Have They Done For You Lately

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Oct 4, 2023

I heard an illustration from Pastor Tony Evans that I altered some to fit us here in Arkansas • We love our Razorbacks, we make time for our Razorbacks • Especially Razorback football • Me and my wife love football • But, have you ever thought about how much time we devote to football? • The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Tags: Razorbacks, Ask, Seek, Knock

Denomination: Baptist

An Old Lady Spent Much Of Her Summer Setting And ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2002

An old lady spent much of her summer setting and swinging in the old swing hanging on her front porch. Her husband had been dead several years and she had withdrawn from all but the closest family. Her lonely time grew and grew?? One spring day, the old lady went out in the garage and dug the old ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1, John 11:1-44

Tags: Disappointment

Denomination: Assembly Of God

No Man In This World Attains To Freedom From Any ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 11, 2002

No man in this world attains to freedom from any slavery except by entrance into some higher servitude. There is no such thing as an entirely free man ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is A God Shaped Vacuum In The Heart Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Advertising Nourishes The Consuming Power Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertising nourishes the consuming power of manIt spurs individual exertion and greater production. It brings together in fertile union ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

I Read A Statement From Dr. Lester Sumrall He ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 29, 2007

I read a statement from Dr. Lester Sumrall he said " One of the disturbing things about Christianity is that very few Christians ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Secret Of Happiness Is This: Let Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The secret of happiness is this: Let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be ...read more

Tags: Joy

It Is Not So Important To Be Serious As It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression which would do credit to any college ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

In Business, Excellence Of Performance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In business, excellence of performance manifests itself, among other things, in the advancing of methods and processes; in the improvement of products, in more perfect organizationand in the ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Life Can Be One Dreary Day After Another Or A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life can be one dreary day after another or a Baghdad of fascinating things to keep learning. Get more out of every ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

Anyone Whos Ever Filed A Tax Return Or Visited ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Anyone whos ever filed a tax return or visited the Department of Motor Vehicles understands that government does two ...read more

Tags: Government

There Is A Common Tendency To Cling To Old Ways ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a common tendency to cling to old ways and methods. Every innovation has to fight for its life, and every good thing ...read more

Tags: Thought

You Will Find As You Look Back Upon Your Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Bachelors Know More About Women Than Married ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Bachelors know more about women than married men. If they didnt, theyd be married too. A bachelor never gets over the idea that ...read more

Tags: Marriage Singleness

If There Is Any Great Secret Of Success In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If there is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to put yourself in the other persons place and to see things ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

And If The Resurrection Didn't Really Happen, ...

Contributed by Allan Kircher on May 31, 2009

And if the resurrection didn’t really happen, then everything He said about these things was a bunch of what Colonel ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Baptist

When We Think About God

Contributed by Gaylon Clark on Nov 12, 2012

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT GOD A. W. Tozer says, "What comes to mind when we think about God is ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Denomination: Baptist