In Sermon Illustrations: "Boring Sermons"

On New Year's Eve, Chel And I Went To See The Now ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

On New Year’s Eve, Chel and I went to see the now Super Bowl Champions Indianapolis Colts play the Miami Dolphins. We parked a little ways away from the RCA Dome and as we were walking to the stadium, we passed all kinds of people who were tailgating before the game. They had their Colts tents up, ...read more

Mary Cooper (Christian Reader, "Kids Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Mary Cooper (Christian Reader, "Kids of the Kingdom."): “One of my preschool students had a habit of patting me on the seat of my pants. I tried several things to make him stop, but nothing worked. Finally, I resorted to a time-out chair. Later, when his father came to pick him up, I quietly ...read more

Tags: Encouragement, Toddler

Too Many Professing Believers Have Given Up On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Too many professing believers have given up on God. They’ve dropped the ball. •Many because they were never encouraged. (Gregory Dawson (SC.com) Ben Hooper was born several decades ago as an illegitimate child who never knew his dad. As a result, he was constantly taunted by classmates. When he was ...read more

The Dragon

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

"The Dragon" I would like to tell you a story this morning about a dragon. "There was once a great and noble King whose land was terrorized by a crafty dragon. Like a massive bird of prey, the scaly beast delighted in ravaging villages with his fiery breath. Hapless victims ran from their burning ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

A Closing Quote From Dietrick Bonhoeffer From His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

A closing quote from Dietrick Bonhoeffer from his book "Life Together" says it best: " God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother, in the mouth of a man. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him/her. He needs him ...read more

In 1842 The First Bathtub Was Denounced As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

In 1842 the first bathtub was denounced as a "luxurious and democratic vanity". Boston made it unlawful to bathe, except on doctor’s prescription. In 1843 Philadelphia made bathing illegal between November 1 and March ...read more

There's A Story I Read That Apparently Originated ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

There’s a story I read that apparently originated in Psychology Today. As the story goes, a number of years ago the prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentences to life in solitary confinement in Madrid’s ancient prison. The dreadful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned ...read more

In The Book Disappointment With God, Philip ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

In the book Disappointment with God, Philip Yancey tells the story of a man he refers to as Douglas. Douglas was a sincere devout Christian whose wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. The breast was removed, but a couple years later the cancer was found in her lungs. So she had to go through the ...read more

She Wasn't A Very Impressive Woman. She Was About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

She wasn’t a very impressive woman. She was about five feet tall, in her late 30’s, and wore cheap clothes. She couldn’t read, she couldn’t write, and if she were to smile at you, you would see that her top two front teeth were missing. She lived alone. She had been married but left her husband ...read more

Insensitivity To Sin

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Insensitivity to Sin A little girl in London held up her broken wrist and said, "Look, Mommy, my hand is bent the wrong way!" There were no tears in her eyes. She felt no pain whatever. That was when she was four years old. When she was six, her parents noticed that she was walking with a limp. A ...read more

President Abraham Lincoln, In A National ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

President Abraham Lincoln, in a National Proclamation of Prayer and Repentance in 1863 wrote, “We have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:23

Tony Campolo Tells A Story About Being In A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Tony Campolo tells a story about being in a church in Oregon where he was asked to pray for a man who had cancer. Campolo prayed boldly for the man’s healing. That next week he got a telephone call from the man’s wife. She said, "You prayed for my husband. He had cancer." Campolo thought when he ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Some Of You Are Familiar With The Musical Man Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Some of you are familiar with the musical Man of Lamancha. 1. It is the story of Don Quixote, the weird character who jousts with windmills and envisions himself as a knight slaying dragons. 2. The most poignant part of the musical is his relationship with Aldonza. 3. She was a woman of ...read more

The Story Is Told Of A Third-Grade Sunday School ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

The story is told of a third-grade Sunday School class whose teacher had built her lesson around the fifth commandment: “Honor your father and your mother.” 1. As she developed her lesson, she asked, “We’ve been talking about our mommies and daddies, but does anyone know a commandment about ...read more

When We Give Our Lives To Christ And Become His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

When we give our lives to Christ and become His follower we will want to hold on loosely to the things of this world. Back in 1987 on a commuter flight from Portland, Maine, to Boston the pilot, Henry Dempsey, heard an unusual noise near the rear of the plane. Dempsey turned the controls over to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-9

It Had Been A Long Hard Winter In The Rockies. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

It had been a long hard winter in the Rockies. The snow piled deeper and deeper. The temperature dropped below zero and stayed there. The rivers froze over. People were suffering. The Red Cross used helicopters to fly in supplies. After a long hard day, as they were returning to their base, the ...read more

I Read A Story About A Man Watching Birds Flying ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

I read a story about a man watching birds flying around Niagara Falls. He stood and watched these birds over a period of time as they swooped down through the mist and near the falls themselves. Gradually, little bits of ice began to build up on the wings of the birds and eventually the weight of ...read more

In Ancient China, The People Desired Security ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

In ancient China, the people desired security from the barbarians to the north. The result? The Great Wall of China. It’s 30 feet high, 18 feet thick, and more than 2400 km (1500 miles) long! The goal was to build an absolutely impenetrable defense—too high to climb over, too thick to break down, ...read more

As You Can See, Mark Anthony Was A Man With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

As you can see, Mark Anthony was a man with “chiseled features.” He was known as the “silver-throated orator of Rome.” He was a brilliant political leader as well as a military leader. He was known for his courage and strength. Plus, he had a great deal of charisma. In fact, he had all the ...read more

Tags: Temptation

There Was Apparently A Middle School In Oregon ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

There was apparently a middle school in Oregon that faced a unique problem. Kind of a funny problem, actually. The custodian was constantly cleaning lipstick off the mirror in the girls’ bathroom. It was a middle school, and many of the girls were just starting to use lipstick. So they’d go into ...read more