In Sermon Illustrations: "Books"

Billy Graham's Great Regret

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020

Billy Graham was once asked, "If you had to live your life over again, what would you do differently?" He answered: “One of my great regrets is that I have not studied enough, I wish I had studied more and preached less. People have pressured me into speaking to groups when I should ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Timothy 2:15

Tags: Bible, Scripture, Bible Study, Word Of God, Pastors, Sermon Preparation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Monkey Reading The Bible

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021

One day the zoo-keeper noticed that the monkey was reading two books - the Bible and Darwin's The Origin of Species. In surprise he asked the ape, "Why are you reading both those books"? "Well," said the monkey, "I just wanted to know if I was my brother's keeper ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:25

Tags: Evolution, Darwin

Denomination: Methodist

How Much Does The Bible Talk About The Second Coming?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 28, 2023

Biblical prophecy provides some of the greatest encouragement and hope available to us today. Just as the Old Testament is saturated with prophecies concerning Christ's first advent, so both testaments are filled with references to the second coming of Christ. One scholar has estimated that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, John 14:1-6

Tags: End Times, Prophecy, Second Coming, Last Days, Rapture, Day Of The Lord, Return Of Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jerry B. Jenkins' Christian Writers Guild ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Jerry B. Jenkins’ Christian Writers Guild “Operation First Book” winner is Terry Barnes whose winning novel will be published by ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Stages" Comes From Eerdmans' "Handbook To The ...

Contributed by Mike Gillett on Feb 28, 2007

“Stages” comes from Eerdmans’ “Handbook to the Bible” (Two copies are in the church library) Kay Arthur has a little book to help a person ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Morning Is In My Heart...the Rich Spoils Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...morning is in my heart...The rich spoils of memory are mine. Mine, too, are the precious things of today books, flowers, pictures, nature ...read more

Tags: Morning

The Most Powerful Combination Of Emotions In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most powerful combination of emotions in the world is not called out by any cosmic event, nor is it found in novels or history books; merely, it is ...read more

Tags: Parenting

We Praise What We Earnestly Value, And If We ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 26, 2009

"We praise what we earnestly value, and if we praise what we do not value, we are mocking it. David Robledo." ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition, Worship General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hypocrisy Is Like A Pin. It Is Pointed In One ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 4, 2009

Hypocrisy is like a pin. It is pointed in one direction, and yet is headed in another. (Michael P. Green: 1500 Illustrations for Biblical ...read more

Tags: Hypocrisy

Denomination: Other

Pastor Mark Driscoll States: "The Only Thing ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2013

Pastor Mark Driscoll states: "The only thing that gets me out of bed on Monday morning is the picture in the Book of Revelation of King ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Congregational

When Thinking About The Concept Of War, Carl Von ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 6, 2001

WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF WAR, CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ, IN HIS EPIC BOOK "ON WAR" WROTE, "WAR…IS AN ACT OF VIOLENCE ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Free Methodist

Green Efforts

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 4, 2009

GREEN EFFORTS The news told of a hotel in California trying to be as "green" as possible. So they took out Gideon bible from the rooms, and put ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Wesleyan

Dusty Bibles  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 20, 2002

Dirty lifes grow from dusty Bibles. We buy tapes, CD’s, video’s and books to tell us how to live and we never invest time ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Wilderness Is Not A Negative Time For Those ...

Contributed by Karen Buck on Jul 3, 2006

"The Wilderness is not a negative time for those obey God. Its purpose is very positive: to train and prepare us for a new move of the Holy Spirit" - ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Have Humility Like The Man Who Wrote The ...  PRO

Contributed by James Westervelt on Feb 5, 2002

Do you have humility like the man who wrote the best-selling books, "Humility and How I Attained It" and "The Ten Most Humble Men ...read more

Tags: Learning, Temptation Pride, Humility, Emotions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dr. Larry Dossy, A Medical Doctor Who Has ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2002

Dr. Larry Dossy, a medical doctor who has written books on prayer, says that he usually prays “for the best possible outcome.” And sometimes the patient dies. ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To, Prayer Of Faith

Denomination: Congregational

In The U.s. 150,000-160,000 New Titles Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

In the U.S. 150,000-160,000 new titles were published last year, according to R.R. Bowker’s Books in Print. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Throughout The Centuries, Men Of Many Faiths ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book [the Bible], words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a foundation of strength, and now, as ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Colver's Ministry  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

COLVER'S MINISTRY Nathaniel Colver was born on May 10, 1874 and lived in Champlain, New York; his family was one of thirteen families to reside there at the time. He was born into a Christian home and spent the vast majority of his youth learning to read from three books: The Bible, a Psalm book, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Object Lesson: Holy Spirit  PRO

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 25, 2009

OBJECT LESSON: HOLY SPIRIT I have a children's sermon to try to explain the Holy Spirit. It isn't original to me or to the first person I heard use it, but I think it's powerful. I take an empty glove and tell the kids that it's a magic glove. I tell them it is amazing because it can pick things ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: *other