In Sermon Illustrations: "Book Of Psalms"

Freedom Is Not Procured By A Full Enjoyment Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2

Tags: Desire

The Key To Happiness Is Having Dreams; The Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The key to happiness is having dreams; the key to success is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1

Tags: Blessing, Dreams

Anxiety Is The Rust Of Life, Destroying Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:3

Tags: Guilt

Everybody Has His Own Theatre In Which He Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Everybody has his own theatre in which he is manager, actor, prompter, playwright, scene-shifter, boxkeeper, doorkeeper, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:10-12

Tags: Entertainment, Door Keeper

Knowledge, In Truth, Is The Great Sun In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Knowledge, in truth, is the great sun in the firmament. Life and power are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:1

Tags: Promises Of God

It Is The Fire Of Suffering That Brings Forth ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is the fire of suffering that brings forth the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Secret Of A Good Sermon Is To Have A Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending and having the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-3

Tags: Pastors

The Baby Rises To Its Feet, Takes A Step, Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The baby rises to its feet, takes a step, is overcome with triumph and joy and falls flat on its face. It is a pattern for all that is to come But learn from the bewildered ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:6

Tags: Baby Dedication, Training Mother's

Time Is A Circus, Always Packing Up And Moving ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time is a circus, always packing up ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:25-29

Tags: Time

Oh, Words Are Action Good Enough, If Theyre The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, words are action good enough, if theyre ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:7-14

Tags: Words

My Oh My What A Nice Slice Of Pie

Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 13, 2022

Whenever things go better than you can imagine, it is always a red flag to pay attention because something is wrong. I don’t always catch it, and I have paid the price. One day this past week, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and our daughters and granddaughters planned a girl’s day. I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4

Tags: Together, Sharing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

How Much Coffee Is Too Much Coffee?

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 15, 2022

I will be the first to confess that I love my coffee, especially in the morning. When anybody asks how much coffee is enough, I usually say, “Just one more cup.” My day cannot get started until I’ve had a sufficient amount of coffee. If I don’t have enough coffee when I meet somebody, they will ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:8

Tags: Coffee, Serial

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Charlie's Thanksgiving List

Contributed by Perry Hancock on Nov 22, 2022

Charlie’s Thanksgiving List The pastor at the downtown men’s shelter was ready to begin the Thanksgiving service. Everyone was ready for him to begin and finish since the service was before the meal. After a few hymns were sung, it was time for the pastor’s Thanksgiving sermon. This year he had ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:2

Tags: Thanksgiving, God's Blessings

Denomination: Baptist

Powerful Illustration For A Funeral

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 13, 2022

There is an old story of a king and his clown or “jester” who sometimes said very foolish things. One day the jester had said something so foolish that the king handing him a staff, said to him: “Take this, and keep it till you find a bigger fool than yourself.” “Some years later, the king lay on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 14:1

Tags: Evangelism, Death, Salvation, Lost, Time, Fools, Funerals  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Amazing Forgiveness

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022

A policeman recounted an incident when he and other officers shot an eighteen-year-old boy and burned the body. Eight years later the policeman returned to the same house and seized the boy's father. The wife was forced to watch as policemen bound her husband on a woodpile, poured gasoline over ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 65:3

Tags: Grace, Forgiveness

Overwhelming Forgiveness

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022

A wonderful example of how to practice the lifestyle of grace comes from an incident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on October 2, 2006, when a man entered an Amish schoolhouse and murdered 5 girls while wounding 5 others before killing himself. As horrific as this was, the greater story was the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 65:3

Tags: Grace, Forgiveness

Redemption And Restoration In Real Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022

Many years ago at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, there was a shooting of several people in the church parking lot and building that left three dead and three wounded. The young man, who had done the shooting, killed himself after being shot by a security guard. Earlier that day, he had ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:8-14

Tags: Grace, Forgiveness

I Screamed For Ice Cream And Got In Trouble.

Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 14, 2023

Trouble is not my middle name, although it sure could be; just ask The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. I try to keep out of trouble, but my definition differs from my wife's. What she considers to be trouble is just about everything I do. I will not ask her how I can keep from doing what I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1

Tags: Taste, Trouble, Ice Cream

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Who Invented The Autocorrect?

Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 15, 2023

The other day I recognized something that had been happening for quite a while. As I was texting, I noticed that there was AutoCorrect. So whenever I spelled a word, it would finish the spelling before I was done. And, if I was spelling it wrong, it corrected me. A few times, I am typing a word, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:11

Tags: Correct, Errors

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

It’s Not A Mess Unless I Do It

Contributed by James Snyder on May 2, 2023

When it comes to words, everybody has their own definition. Someone says one word and another person thinks it's altogether something else. For example, when someone says vegetable, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage thinks broccoli. On the other side of the dinner table, I think carrot ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:11

Tags: Words, Mess, Organize

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance