In Sermon Illustrations: "Bow Down"

Priorities: Are You Going Too Fast?  PRO

Contributed by David Parks on Sep 18, 2006

Priorities: Are You Going Too Fast? A number of years ago, a Navy jet fighter plain shot itself down over the deserts of Nevada while testing a new cannon mounted on its wing. The plane was flying at supersonic speeds but the cannon shells were subsonic. What hap¬pened was critical. The fighter ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Everyone Put Your Hand Out. Imagine With Me That ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Jul 10, 2001

Everyone put your hand out. Imagine with me that you have a lemon in your hand. Feel how cold it is since you just took it out of the refrigerator. Feel the two knobs on the ends? Ok, now take a knife and cut the lemon in half. Careful! Don’t cut yourself. Oh, look at the juice run down over ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-6

Tags: Temptation General, Holiness, Disciplines Meditation

Denomination: Nazarene

Baskin' Through Life

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 13, 2010

BASKIN' THROUGH LIFE Two robins were sitting in a tree. One of the robins turned to his buddy and announced that he was hungry. The other robin said that he was hungry too, so they flew down to find some lunch. As they came down, they saw an entire field full of worms. They ate and ate until ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith Is Trust In God

Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Aug 2, 2018

Main Idea: Putting your faith in Jesus is like sitting in a chair. Verse: “Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV). Illustration: (Point to a chair) Do you ...read more

Tags: Faith, Trust In Jesus, Faith And Belief

Denomination: Charismatic

Don't Let Go

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019

Bulldog and two Dobermans There was a Bulldog pup that lived in a fenced in yard. The little Bulldog was a peaceful little dog that loved to play in the yard. About three doors down lived two Dobermans, they were quite aggressive. Every day they would go by the little Bull dog and harass him. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:35-36

Tags: Endurance, Hold On

Denomination: Pentecostal

Where Is Your Faith?

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 25, 2014

“A weak faith is weakened by predicaments and catastrophes, whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them.” – Victor Frankl Rain poured down and thunder boomed one dark night in September in Western Oklahoma. It had been a quiet, pleasant evening at the nursing center, and nurses and residents ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7

Tags: Active Faith, Encourage Others, Courageous Women, Faith Lifestyle

Denomination: Charismatic

[086]. A Message From A Poem – For All Christians - The Three Rs

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 22, 2025

[086]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FOR ALL CHRISTIANS - THE THREE Rs There are 9 poems in this Trilogy series. This poem is part of a Trilogy - three sets of three. The first set is addressed to MEN, the second to ALL CHRISTIANS and the third is SPECIFIC. This is the second one in the second set ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:17-18, Romans 5:10-11, Luke 1:68, Ephesians 1:7

Tags: Righteousness, Poetry, Relationship, Poems, Reconciliation, Redemption  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[304]. A Message From A Poem - They Have Gone To Be With Jesus

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 4, 2026

[304]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THEY HAVE GONE TO BE WITH JESUS Right at the outset I want to say I LOVE THIS POEM. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. I love it because the Lord gave it freely to me and the truth of it now for 27 years has been part of the way I address the loss of a Christian loved one. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Tags: Present With The Lord, Absent From The Body, Christian Poems, Christian, Jesus, Heaven, Home, Gone, In Christ, Death  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is A Loftier Ambition Than Merely To Stand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down ...read more

Tags: Ambition

Joy Descends Gently Upon Us Like The Evening ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not ...read more

Tags: Joy

Do You Want To Enter What People Call The Higher ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do you want to enter what people call the higher life? Then ...read more

Tags: Humility

Courage Is What It Takes To Stand Up And Speak; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it ...read more

Tags: Endurance

A Dog Teaches A Boy Fidelity, Perseverance, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three ...read more

Tags: Family

The Media Dont Cover The News. They Hunt It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The media dont cover the news. They hunt it down, beat it to death, resuscitate it ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

If I Were A Heathen, I Would Rear A Statue To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I were a heathen, I would rear a statue to Energy, and ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Standing In The Middle Of The Road Is Very ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down ...read more

Tags: Action

A Basic Rule For Managers Is Pass The Pride ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A basic rule for managers is Pass the pride down. People like to create when they ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Say What You Have To Say, And The First Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Say what you have to say, and the first time you come to a sentence with a ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

The Reason Why All Men Honor Love Is Because It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Middle Age Is When The Only Thing That Can Lead ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Middle age is when the only thing that can lead you down the garden ...read more

Tags: Aging