In Sermon Illustrations: "Boring Sermons" showing 581-600 of 25,226

Tenth Hours

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

TENTH HOURS Napoleon said that in every battle there [is] a period of ten or fifteen minutes which decides the issue of the conflict. Certainly in the battle of life there are moments and hours which, so far as we can tell, determine our history: hours when the spirit in which we lived, the step ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Worship Of Creation

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009

WORSHIP OF CREATION How many of you watched the PBS series last month on the National Parks? Besides the fabulous visual images of some of America’s most beautiful scenery, the documentary gave a very interesting perspective on the history of our national parks. Did you know that Jim Grinnell’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:21-25

Tags: Idolatry

[017] A Message From A Poem - Altogether Lovely One

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 21, 2024

[017] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ALTOGETHER LOVELY ONE There are times when we feel our hearts going out in worship to our Lord. What is the difference between praise and worship? This is not a sermon so I won’t be answering that question here, but I hope you think on it and that it might warm ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:11, Isaiah 53:3-4, Psalm 150:1-3

Tags: Worship, Praise, Gold, Magi, Sorrow, Frankincense, Myrrh, Lovely One  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Name Is George Snodgrass. I Really Believe ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 4, 2002

"My name is George Snodgrass. I really believe that if Pastor DoGood would stop ending his sermons with the phrase, ‘But then again, what ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Perception Of Christmas  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002

THE PERCEPTION OF CHRISTMAS To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year. SOURCE: E. B. White, The Second Tree ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

Unity  PRO

Contributed by Tony Dicostanzo on Dec 4, 2002

Unity Illustration: There can be union without unity: tie two cats together by their tails and throw them over a clothesline. There you will have union, but certainly ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:4-6

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Drunkard Is Like The Bottle He Drinks Out ...

Contributed by Alex Shepherd on Dec 19, 2003

"The drunkard is like the bottle he drinks out of, big stomach,skinny neck, and a little head "...from a sermon entitled "Snake Eggs, Spider ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Baptist

A Little Girl Became Restless In Church As The ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Gresham on Jan 10, 2004

A little girl became restless in church as the preacher’s sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mommy, ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Baptist

Vance Havner On Worry  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011

VANCE HAVNER ON WORRY Vance Havner: Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere! (From a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-8

Tags: Worry

We Should Take To Heart The Words Of D.l. Moody, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009

We should take to heart the words of D.L. Moody, "The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge, but to transform our lives." (From a sermon by ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

We Can Transform Our Lives--Even When It Is No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

We can transform our lives--even when it is no longer possible to receive our parents' blessing. (Source: John Trent and Gary Smalley, "The Blessing". From a ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

I Heard A Story One Time About A New, Cocky ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I heard a story one time about a new, cocky young preacher, straight out of seminary. He was going to preach his very first sermon in a big, old Presbyterian church. The church had an elevated pulpit with a long flight of stairs leading up to it. This kid was about as prideful as he could be. All ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Climate At Church Compared To Jewelry Store Grand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009

Climate at Church compared to Jewelry Store Grand Opening John Bisagno former Pastor of Houston’s First Baptist Church tells the story of his coming as a candidate for the position of pastor many years ago. He said that as he entered the auditorium it was dimly lit, with just a few people huddled ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30

Tags: Pastors

Set Free  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

SET FREE A man said to his pastor: “I am a miserable sinner and there is no help available for me. I have prayed to God, I have tried to be good and I have tried to do the right thing at the right time, but I always seem to fail.” The pastor asked him: “Do you believe in the life, the death, and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-17

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

They Don't But You Do  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

THEY DON’T BUT YOU DO Consider the story of Oswald Golter. After ten years service as a missionary in China, Oswald Golter was on His way home. His ship stopped in India, and while waiting for the connecting boat home he found a group of refugees living in a warehouse on the pier. They were ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-5

Tags: Evangelism How To

Just As You Are  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

JUST AS YOU ARE Jesus affirms that many would come to Him in faith and partake of Him as the Bread of Life, because of the Father. Man’s blindness does not keep God’s grace from working. When they come, they find that God does not turn them away nor cast them away later. CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT learned ...read more

Scripture: John 6:25-40

Tags: Grace, Bread

One Of My Favorite Stories Is About A Young ...

Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 26, 2008

One of my favorite stories is about a young seminary student who was terrified of speaking in front of others. He waited until his last semester to taking his preaching class, knowing that he would have to get up and present a sermon. His professor tried to reassure him that God would give him the ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

Jerry Vines Said, "An Unread Bible Is Like Food ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Oct 30, 2001

Jerry Vines said, "An unread Bible is like food uneaten, a love letter never read, a buried sword, a road map unstudied, gold never mined" ...read more

Tags: Bible Study, Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; "No Man Can Live ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; “No man can live without delight, and that is why a man deprived of spiritual joy goes over to evil pleasures”. From Art ...read more

Dream No Small Dreams

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009

Charles A. Lindberg years ago said: "We actually live today In our dreams of yesterday; And living in the dreams, We dream again." (From a ...read more

Tags: Dreams