In Sermon Illustrations: "breaking free"

You Break It, You Fix It

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 19, 2024

Every once in a while, I hear or see something that reminds me of my father. He’s been gone for over 15 years, but his memory is still fresh in my mind. His most famous saying, that I remember, was, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.” He lived that to the very end of his ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-6

Tags: Wisdom, Fixing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

New Normal: If It's Free, It Ain't For Me

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 13, 2021

Once when I wore a younger man's suit I would take anything free. I assumed it was my right to get something free. Then I had a conversation with my grandfather. If anybody knew how to squeeze a buffalo out of a nickel, it was my grandfather. But you couldn’t trick him by offering him ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 7:1

Tags: Free, Scam

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Salvation Is Free, ... But Discipleship Will Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 31, 2001

Salvation is free, ... but discipleship will cost you your life. ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Salvation Is Free, ... But Discipleship Will Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Salvation is free, ... but discipleship will cost you your life. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:5-11, Matthew 14:13-21

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

Freedom Isn't Free  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2002

I watched the flag pass by one day. It fluttered in the breeze A young Marine saluted it, and then He stood at ease. I looked at him in uniform So young, so tall, so proud With hair cut square and eyes alert He’d stand out in any crowd. I thought, how many men like him Had fallen through the ...read more

Tags: Holidays Civic, Political Freedom

Where There Is No Free Agency, There Can Be No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Where there is no free agency, there can ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A Free America, Democratic In The Sense That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A free America, democratic in the sense that our forefathers intended it to be, means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

A Free Press Is Not A Privilege But An Organic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A free press is not a privilege but an organic necessity ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Tyrants Are Seldom Free; The Cares And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of ...read more

Tags: Government

Free Pizza — Ten Dollars

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 19, 2010

FREE PIZZA - TEN DOLLARS Way back in the day when Katie and I were dating, I got this phone call from her. She was very excited. She had just purchased a discount coupon book for discounts on various restaurants in town, for only $25.00. If you are familiar with the Entertainment Coupon Book, ...read more

Tags: Food

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Stress-Free Life Of The Bedouins

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011

THE STRESS-FREE LIFE OF THE BEDOUINS The Bedouin shepherd lives in shabby box tents that dot the hillsides throughout Israel. When compared to our lives saturated with modern conveniences it seems as though they live a very difficult life. However, an interesting fact is that their average life ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-5

Tags: Stress

1348 Letting Children Free To ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008

1348 Letting Children Free to Develop? A gentleman named Coleridge was once talking with a man who told him that he did not believe in giving little children any religious instruction whatsoever. His theory was that the child’s mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, but when he came to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Other

Salvation Is Free ... But Discipleship Will Cost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Salvation is free ... but discipleship will cost you your ...read more

Tags: Disciples

The Resurrected Body Is Free From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Resurrected Body is Free From the Restriction on Lifespan 42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; I read with interest Internet accounts on how long living creatures live. Let’s start with creepy crawlies. The ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Only In Obedience Are We Free

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 19, 2012

ONLY IN OBEDIENCE ARE WE FREE In his book "Run with the Horses," Eugene Peterson tells how he saw a family of birds teaching their young to fly. Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch that stretched out over a lake. One adult swallow got alongside the chicks and started shoving them ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Brethren

Sin Breaks Fellowship With God. A Little Girl ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 5, 2003

"Sin breaks fellowship with God. A little girl committed a certain offense, and when her mother discovered it she began to question her daughter. Immediately the child lost her smile and a cloud darkened her face as she said, "Mother, I do not feel like talking." So it is when our fellowship ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God

Denomination: United Methodist

My Heart Was Touched This Week By Some Breaking ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Hunter on Feb 24, 2005

My heart was touched this week by some breaking news from the musical world of heavy metal. The headline reads: Korn guitarist leaving to follow Jesus. "Popular heavy metal band, Korn, has parted ways with guitarist and founding member, Brian, "Head" Welch who has chosen Jesus Christ as his ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Tags: Repentance, Confession Of Sin

Denomination: Holiness

A Record-Breaking Knife Thrower Shocked Britons ...  PRO

Contributed by Bart Leger on Apr 11, 2005

A record-breaking knife thrower shocked Britons on Thursday when one of his daggers sliced into the head of his assistant on live TV. Circus performer Jayde Hanson, 23, was demonstrating his skills when one of his knives hit his assistant and girlfriend, 22-year-old Yana Rodianova. A spokeswoman ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Sin Exposed

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Need A Break? A Recent Quill Corporation Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Need A Break? A recent Quill Corporation survey of business people finds only 20% feel thinking about work while on vacation ruins their fun or relaxation, but it jumps to 50% when asked about actually doing work on vacation. 40% take work with them on vacation. 60% report it takes anywhere from ...read more

Tags: Workplace

At What Point Did The Straw Break The Camel's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

At what point did the straw break the camel’s back? In his Treatise on One-Humped Camels in Health and in Disease, A. S. Leese reports that camels can generally carry from 240 up to 1200 pounds--which only "the very best animals" can manage. The record for ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?