In Sermon Illustrations: "Big Heart" showing 721-740 of 6,027

One Day A Mom Asked Her Little Girl What The ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 9, 2008

One day a mom asked her little girl what the picture she drew after Church was supposed to be. It looked like a bunch of brown scribbles and some kind of big green thing sticking up. The little ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This Was The Second Time That Someone Has Died For Me

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

James Harnish tells the story of a woman in Tampa who probably received the best Christmas present of anyone. It came the week before Christmas. In August she had been diagnosed with severe cardiomyopathy, a rare heart disorder which causes the muscels of the heart to become inflexible. In fact, ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:4

Tags: Best Christmas Gift, Dying, Jesus Death

Denomination: Methodist

Imagine A Ship Filled With People Crossing The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Imagine a ship filled with people crossing the Atlantic. In the middle of the ocean the captain announces that the ship is sinking and that everyone must leave the big, towering ship and get into the little lifeboats being lowered over the sides of the boat into the swelling ocean. a. One person ...read more

Tags: Faith

A Young Preacher Came To Dr. G. Campbell Morgan ...

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 11, 2005

A young preacher came to Dr. G. Campbell Morgan one day and asked him, "Do you believe we should trouble God will our small problems?" Dr. Morgan gave that wonderful answer, "Young Man, ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Baptist

A Little Boy's Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A little Boy’s Prayer "Dear God, please take care of my daddy and my mommy and my sister and my brother and my doggy and me. Oh, please take care of yourself, God. If anything happens to ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Only Two Kinds Of Churches

Contributed by Steven Angus on Sep 26, 2006

Dr. Sherwood Wirt in his book, AFTERGLOW, wrote: I have learned there is no point in talking about strong churches and weak churches, big churches and little churches, warm churches and cold churches. Such categories are unrealistic and beside the ...read more

Tags: Church General

Denomination: United Methodist

When The Gospel Came To America

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 4, 2014

Biblical Scholar, Dr. Richard Halverson, once said, “When the Greeks got the Gospel, they turned it into a philosophy; when the Romans got the Gospel, they turned it into a government. When the Europeans got the Gospel, they turned it into a culture........ and when ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:15-16

Tags: Church, America, Gospel

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Words Have Incredible Power. They Can Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Words have incredible power. They can make peoples hearts sore, and they can ...read more

Tags: Words

On February 24, 1948, One Of The Most Unusual ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 13, 2001

"On February 24, 1948, one of the most unusual operations in medical history took place in Ohio State University’s department of research surgery. A stony sheath was removed from around the heart of Harry Besharra, a man thirty years of age. When only a boy he had been shot accidentally by a ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Christmas, Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: United Methodist

On February 24, 1948, One Of The Most Unusual ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

On February 24, 1948, one of the most unusual operations in medical history took place in Ohio State University’s department of research surgery. A stony sheath was removed from around the heart of Harry Besharra, a man thirty years of age. When only a boy he had been shot accidentally by a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:11

Tags: Humility, Hardship Of Life, Emotions

Most Of You Might Not Recognize The Name Robert ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Most of you might not recognize the name Robert the Bruce. His character was in the Mel Gibson’s movie Braveheart. Robert the Bruce was the Scottish noble whose character is most remembered for betraying Wallace, but he later rose up to lead Scotland to freedom after Walllace’s execution. He died ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Evangelist, Lieghton Ford Was Speaking At An ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 11, 2002

The evangelist, Lieghton Ford was speaking at an open-air crusade in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Billy Graham was to speak the next night and had arrived a day early. He came incognito and sat on the grass at the rear of the crowd. Because he was wearing a hat and dark glasses, no one recognized him. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:24

Tags: Evangelism How To, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Missionary Was Seated On A Plane Next To A ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 17, 2002

A missionary was seated on a plane next to a well-dressed young man and they soon began conversing. The missionary asked him what he did for a living. He answered, “I’m in big business.” “So am I,” replied the missionary. With that the young man remarked, “I cover the entire U.S. with my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Kingdom Of God, Great Commission, Matthew

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Read This Humorous Story Of A Guy Who Prayed ...  PRO

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

I read this humorous story of a guy who prayed this prayer every morning: "Lord, if you want me to witness to someone today, please give me a sign to show me who it is." One day he found himself on a bus when a big, burly man sat next to him. The bus was nearly empty but this guy sat next to our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:3-10

Tags: God's Will, Sharing My Testimony, Signs, Prayer, Evangelism, Witness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Your Two Dirty Pennies Are An Insult

Contributed by David Goering on Aug 14, 2018

Suppose somebody befriended you in your town and offered to buy you a big beautiful house, and told you that you could choose the house you wanted. Then when he was handing you the title deed you reached in your pocket and pulled out two pennys, and when you did they accidentally fell out of your ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Free Gift, It Is Finished, Salvation, Righteousness, Good Works  (view more)  (view less)

What Did Jesus Mean When He Said, "If Anyone ...

Contributed by Doane Brubaker on May 3, 2007

What did Jesus mean when he said, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26, NIV). That doesn’t sound like the Jesus we know and love. Is He really telling us to ...read more

Denomination: Mennonite

Listening For God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

LISTENING FOR GOD President Franklin D. Roosevelt got tired of smiling that big smile and saying the usual things at all those White House receptions. So, one evening he decided to find out whether anybody was paying attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him with extended ...read more

Tags: Disciples

Nothing Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

Nothing Too Big Working in tandem is important and often means we receive far greater benefits than when we try to do things on our own. I came across a story of a horse-pulling contest. Where owners of horses entered a competition to see which horse could pull the most. The winning horse pulled ...read more

Tags: Strength

Oliver Wendell Holmes Once Attended A Meeting In ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 12, 2003

Oliver Wendell Holmes once attended a meeting in which he was the shortest man present. "Dr. Holmes," quipped a friend, "I should think you’d feel rather small among us big fellows." "I ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Assembly Of God

If You Are Lucky, Sooner Or Later There Will Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you are lucky, sooner or later there will be a swirl or a double swirl where the trout strikes and misses and strikes again, and then the old, deathless thrill of the plunge of the rod and the irregular plunging, circling, cutting up stream and ...read more

Tags: Sports