In Sermon Illustrations: "Bless Others"

Do Unto Others

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008

DO UNTO OTHERS There is a story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a Scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote the Bible, book, chapter and verse to okay his actions. He did all right with that until he began to fall in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12, Luke 6:31

Tags: Law

Ideas Of Other People

Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Nov 10, 2008

IDEAS OF OTHER PEOPLE Thomas A. Edison, the great inventor, was talking one day with the governor of North Carolina, and the governor complimented him on his inventive genius. "I am not a great inventor," said Edison. "But you have over a thousand patents to your credit, haven’t you?" asked the ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

What Other Gods?

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 2, 2009

WHAT OTHER GODS? What other gods could we have besides the Lord? Plenty. For Israel there were the Canaanite Baals, those jolly nature gods whose worship was a rampage of gluttony, drunkenness, and ritual prostitution. For us there are still the great gods Sex, Shekels, and Stomach (an unholy ...read more

Tags: Idolatry

Denomination: Other

Weeping Over Others

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 15, 2020

Do you weep for your family, friends, church, nation and world? 1) Jesus did- Jesus wept over the sins of others, over their bitter consequences in judgment and death, and over Jerusalem which would not receive him. Jesus was a Man of Sorrows (Isaiah 53). Why? Because he took our sins upon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Intercession, Beatitudes, Lost, Weeping, Mourning, Evangelism, Prayer  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nero Blames Others

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 14, 2020

BLAME AS A GAME? Nero was the last of five emperors in Rome. Nero’s claim to fame is: FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNED… Nero played the BLAME GAME… He could not understand the DECLINE and FALL of the Roman Empire. Nero blamed the Christians. His blame was so cruel he persecuted and killed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:1, Genesis 4:9

Tags: Blame, Decline

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Came For Others.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 21, 2020

Just as the Old Testament priest would take an innocent lamb and slaughter it on the alter for the sins of the nation of Israel, so Jesus came to offer Himself for the sins of the world. His entire reason for coming from Heaven to others was for "OTHERS" and not Himself. o He was born ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Luke 19:10

Tags: Unselfishness, Evangelism, Christmas, Sacrifice, Jesus, Birth Of Christ, Others  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holding Others Up

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021

One of the best leaders and models in discipleship was Dawson Trotman, who died after helping to rescue two drowning girls. Says Chuck Swindoll: “When Dawson Trotman passed away, he probably left a legacy of discipleship on this earth that will never be matched except perhaps in the life of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 9:23, Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Discipleship, Following Jesus, Great Commission, Dawson Trotman, Teaching  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Influence On Others

Contributed by Richard Tow on Feb 13, 2023

Evangelist Billy Sunday told a story about “a man who lived in east Tennessee. That man hunted rattlesnakes for a living. He would sell rattlesnakes. One particular time he caught a rattlesnake that had fourteen rattlers. It was a huge rattlesnake. He put that rattlesnake in a box and put a glass ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12

Tags: Compromise, Alcohol, Influence, Example, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Blessed Is Any Weight, However Overwhelming, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Blessed is any weight, however overwhelming, which God has been so good as to fasten with His own hand upon ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Doubt, Endurance

It Is Not Possible For Us To Bless God, Because ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002

It is not possible for us to bless God, because the one who is the “Blesser” is greater than the one who is blessed. So, how can we bless God? It begins when God blesses us, then we in turn bless Him for His goodness to us. When we bless God, we are giving ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Joy, Worship General

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior, Turned away God’s wrath forever; By His better grief and woe He saved us from the evil foe. Christ says: ’Come, all ye that labor, And receive My grace and favor’; They who feel no want nor ill Need no physician’s help nor skill. As His pledge of love ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Those Who Expect To Reap The Blessings Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

What Im Looking For Is A Blessing Thats Not In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What Im looking for is a blessing thats ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Blessed Is Any Weight, However Overwhelming, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed is any weight, however overwhelming, which God has been so good as to fasten with ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Blessed Ones Who Possess The Kingdom Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The blessed ones who possess the Kingdom are they who have repudiated every external thing and have rooted ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Blessed Are They Who Can Laugh At Themselves, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall ...read more

Tags: Humor

Blessed Is The Influence Of One True, Loving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed is the influence of one true, loving ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Blessed Are They Who Have The Gift Of Making ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of Gods best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of ones self, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Blessed Is He Who Hungers For Friends For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed is he who hungers for friends for though he may not realise it, his ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Blessed Is He That Expecteth Nothing, For He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall be ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance