In Sermon Illustrations: "Be still"

In Periods Where There Is No Leadership, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

America, Which Has The Most Glorious Present ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"America, which has the most glorious present still existing in the world today, hardly stops to enjoy it, in ...read more

Tags: Present

The Best Thing About Being Young Is, If You Had ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The best thing about being young is, if you had it to do all over again, ...read more

Tags: Children

He That Is Good, Will Infallibly Become Better, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

A Preacher Recently Quit The Ministry After More ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2003

A preacher recently quit the ministry after more than 20 years of faithful, dedicated service and became a funeral director. When asked why he changed vocations, he said: "I spent 10 years trying to straighten out John and he’s still an alcoholic. Then I spent three and one-half years trying to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values, Christian Disciplines, Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

One Carthusian Monk Of The Middle Ages Wrote Of ...

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 20, 2005

One Carthusian Monk of the Middle Ages wrote of this inner chaos: I become aware, Lord, that the world of my own spirit is still formless and void and that darkness still covers the face of this abyss. It is truly in a state of confusion, a kind of dark and terrifying chaos, knowing nothing of its ...read more

Tags: Creation

Denomination: *other

Most Segregated Hour Of The Week

Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Jan 18, 2010

MOST SEGREGATED HOUR OF THE WEEK Time magazine, in its January 11, 2010 issue, had an article in it about what a Chicago megachurch was doing to integrate its congregation. It even cited a quote from Dr. King. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. famously declared that "11 o’clock Sunday morning is the ...read more

Tags: Church General

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Oldest Living Vine  PRO

Contributed by Alistair Wearring on Feb 27, 2010

OLDEST LIVING VINE In Hampton Court, there is a grapevine that is reported to be the oldest living vine. It is over 230 years old. This grapevine has one root which is 3.6 metres (12 foot) round, and some of the branches are over 36.5 metres (120 foot) long. Despite its age the vine still produces ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Tags: Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When It Comes To Jealousy, It Has Been Said That ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Mar 23, 2001

WHEN IT COMES TO JEALOUSY, IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IF YOUR NEIGHBOR’S GRASS IS GREENER, JUST BE THANKFUL THAT ...read more

Tags: Joy, Emotions

Denomination: Free Methodist

Remember Not Only To Say The Right Thing In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Christian Love

Someone Asked The Speaker At A Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002

Someone asked the speaker at a church conference, “Can you smoke and still go to heaven?” The speaker answered, ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Smoking, Addiction, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Congregational

Story: Martin Luther Is Reputed To Have Said ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 25, 2004

Story: Martin Luther is reputed to have said that even if he knew Christ was going to return ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Anglican

What Do Little Girls Talk About? What Is Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What do little girls talk about? What is their mystic theme? Those still too young for ...read more

Tags: Children

I Don't Believe One Grows Older. I Think That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Time Draws Near The Birth Of Christ, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The time draws near the birth of Christ, The moon is hid, the night is still; The Christmas bells from hill ...read more

Tags: Christmas

The Sun, With All Those Planets Revolving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it ...read more

Tags: Creation

Like Dogs In A Wheel, Birds In A Cage, Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and ...read more

Tags: Poverty

No Research Is Ever Quite Complete. It Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No research is ever quite complete. It is the glory of a good bit of work that it opens the way for something still better, ...read more

Tags: Truth

When A Train Goes Through A Tunnel And It Gets ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you dont throw away the ticket and jump off. ...read more

Tags: Faith

I Heard Jesus Has Been Coming Back Since My ...

Contributed by Torri Evans on Sep 16, 2007

I heard Jesus has been coming back since my great-grandmother’s day and ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal