In Sermon Illustrations: "Bad Shepherd"

Ready For More Good  PRO

Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003

READY FOR MORE GOOD God will not turn away from doing you good. He will keep on doing good. He doesn’t do good to his children sometimes and bad to them other times. He keeps on doing good and he never will stop doing good for ten thousand ages of ages. When things are going "bad" that does not ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God, Knowing God's Will, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Little Pigs, Little Pigs Let Me In. Not By The ...

Contributed by Matthew Koscielski on Jun 23, 2007

Little pigs, little pigs let me in. Not by the hair of our chiny, chin, chin. Then I’ll huff and puff and blow your house in. So the big bad wolf huffed and puffed, and blew the house of the second pig in. So off they ran......... I give you this question. “My little pigs, when the Big Bad Wolf, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Simpson's Cocoa Powder

Contributed by Jason Albertson on Nov 8, 2014

There was a little boy once who was reading an advertisement for Simpson’s cocoa powder and asked his mother, “Mom, what does ‘100% pure’ mean?” “It means completely clean, with nothing bad in it.” Later, as she knelt by him as he prayed before going to bed, she heard him say the words, “Dear ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Tags: Purity, Personal Holiness

Denomination: Methodist

Children, Like Dogs, Have So Sharp A Scent That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children, like dogs, have so sharp a scent that they detect everythingthe ...read more

Tags: Children

Give To A Pig When It Grunts And To A Child ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Give to a pig when it grunts and to a child when it cries, and youll have a ...read more

Tags: Children

Your Wife Needs To Hear Your Heart, She Already ...

Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jan 30, 2008

Your wife needs to hear your heart, she already knows your ...read more

Tags: Cabbage

Denomination: Baptist

The Body Is A Thing Of Shreds And Patches, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The body is a thing of shreds and patches, borrowed unequally from good and bad ...read more

Tags: Creation

You Know The Old Rule: He Who Have The Fastest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You know the old rule: He who have the fastest cart never ...read more

Tags: Sports

Old Men Love To Give Good Advice; It Consoles ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Old men love to give good advice; it consoles them for being able no ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Difficult To Make Our Material Condition ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy ...read more

Tags: Law

The Unfortunate Thing About This World Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much ...read more

Tags: Character

You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT TILL IT’S GONE Our power is shut off, and suddenly we become thankful for electricity. Our garbage is not picked up, and suddenly we become thankful for the garbage collector’s weekly stop. A good friend dies, and suddenly we discover how much he meant to us. Our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: Peace, Perspective, Gratitude, Thanksgiving Holiday, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving  (view more)  (view less)

In San Antonio, A Man Was Sentenced To Ten Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

In San Antonio, a man was sentenced to ten years probation for a bungled burglary of a liquor store. The burglar had cut his hand badly when he broke through the roof of the store. He tried to throw a bottle of whiskey out through the hole he had created but missed, causing the bottle to fall to ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Praise Him

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Praise Him for the incarnation, for the word made flesh. I will not sing of shepherds watching flocks on frosty nights, or angel choristers. I will not sing of a stable bare in Bethlehem, or lowing oxen, wise men trailing star with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Tonight I will sing praise ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve

Which Angel Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

WHICH ANGEL ARE YOU? An old Persian legend once pictured four angels watching God create the world. One said, "Why did God make it?" Another said, "How did God make it?" A third said, "Can I have it?" And the fourth said, "Can I help to make it better?" 1st - philosophical attitude - why? 2nd - ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

No Money- No Learning – But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2009

“No Money- No Learning – But Joy” A prayer meeting was being held at a mission chapel. A poor worker came and kneeled at the altar. He could not understand even the simple Gospel message. While others were rejoicing, he kept on saying, “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus” which was all the prayer he knew. Soon ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 3:18

Tags: Joy

What Grace Means

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012

WHAT GRACE MEANS When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Grace

Who's That?

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Apr 2, 2023

Who’s that ridin’ on a colt? Who’s that lowly and humbly coming- coming into Jerusalem on that glorious Palm Sunday day? Who’s that bringin’ hope with him? Who’s that gracefully offering- offering Himself as the Shepherd to all who’ve gone astray? Who’s that? Isn’t He the Messiah? Isn’t He the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-5, John 1:29

Tags: Hosanna, Prophecy About Jesus, Poems For Palm Sunday, Palm Sunday Poem, Religious Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

One Day God Was Looking Down At Earth And Saw All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So he called one of His best angels and sent the angel to Earth for a time. When the angel returned she told God, yes it is bad on Earth, 95% is bad and 5% ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Pete And Tony Were Great Baseball Fans. They Were ...  PRO

Contributed by Rich Young on Jan 18, 2001

Pete and Tony were great baseball fans. They were talking about baseball one day & Pete says, “I wonder if there is baseball in heaven.” Tony replies, “I don’t know.” Soon after, Tony dies. One day he calls Pete from heaven and they’re talking and Pete says, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 39:4-7, Psalm 39:1-12

Tags: Funerals Non-Christian, Death Nearness, Heaven

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed