In Sermon Illustrations: "Called Out"

All The Credit Goes To Dr. Sam Luke For This ...  PRO

Contributed by Rich Wyatt on Sep 27, 2007

All the credit goes to Dr. Sam Luke for this illustration. Dr. Luke tells this story: I was taking the church through Evangelism Explosion in an effort to go out and witness for Christ. But there is an added dimension to witnessing, the Holy Spirit. I was going to teach everyone how to witness ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

To One It’s Monday To Another It’s Wednesday

Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 11, 2020

Time goes so fast at times that I do not always remember what day it is. I get so busy trying to get my work done that I forget if it’s Monday or Friday. It is a good thing I am getting older because I have a built-in excuse for forgetting what day it is. Recently, the Gracious Mistress of the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:13

Tags: Happiness, Joy

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Sir Forgets-A-Lot To The Rescue

Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 17, 2022

Contrary to the idea that the older you get, the more you forget, it has never been my experience. I have forgotten things for as long as I can remember. I even forget things that never actually happened. It runs in our family, though it came to me legitimately down through the generations. A nut ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:12

Tags: Blessing, Forgetting

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

[178 ]. A Message From A Poem – Lost Three Things - Lost One Sheep

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 26, 2025

[178 ]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LOST THREE THINGS - LOST ONE SHEEP What are the best-known parables the Lord Jesus gave? I suppose there could be some debate about that but for me, I think The Prodigal Son, The Sower and The Good Samaritan. The Lost Sheep is near the top. Two of those I have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1, Psalm 23:4, Luke 15:3-7, John 10:11, John 10:14  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Shepherding, The Lost Sheep, The Shepherd Psalm, One Sheep Lost, Sheep, Search, The Good Shepherd  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If A Person Gets His Attitude Toward Money ...  PRO

Contributed by Glenn Teal on Nov 20, 2001

“If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Money

Denomination: Free Methodist

Clarence Darrow, The Famed Criminal Lawyer Once ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 27, 2002

Clarence Darrow, the famed criminal lawyer once joked: "Everyone is a potential murderer. I have not killed anyone - but I ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Voter Apathy Among Christians Is Alarmingly ...

Contributed by Jason Cole on May 20, 2005

Voter apathy among Christians is alarmingly high. In the 2000 presidential election, more than 2 out of every 5 Christians failed ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom, Christian Values

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Adams Son Asked Him Why They Didnt Live In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When Adams son asked him why they didnt live in the Garden of Eden any more, he answered: Your ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Many People Die With Their Music Still In Them. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to ...read more

Tags: Death

I Can Teach Anybody How To Get What They Want ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I cant find ...read more

Tags: Goals

You Will Recognize, My Boy, The First Sign Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You will recognize, my boy, the first sign of old age: it is when you go out into the streets...and realize for the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A Narrow-Minded Man Has A Narrow Outlook. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A narrow-minded man has a narrow outlook. The walls of his world shut out the broader horizon of affairs. Prejudice can ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Some People Have A Regular Practice Of Making ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Some people have a regular practice of making New Year resolutions generally shattering them before January ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Money Never Stays With Me; If Would Burn Me If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"money never stays with me; if would burn me if it did. I throw it out of my hands as soon as possible, ...read more

Tags: Money

Put Your Morning Devotions Into Your Personal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Put your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the ...read more

Tags: Possession

One Minister Says That He Does Not Mind A Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One minister says that he does not mind a man looking at his watch during a sermon, but he does resent his ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Any Life Truly Lived Is A Risky Business, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Any life truly lived is a risky business, and if one puts up too many fences against the risks, one ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

You Young Lieutenants Have To Realize That Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You young lieutenants have to realize that your platoon is like a piece of spaghetti. You cannot push it. You ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Yesterday Is A Memory; Tomorrow Is An ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Yesterday is a memory; tomorrow is an imagination; today is eternity. Cut out two days of your life, yesterday with its mistakes, ...read more

Tags: Present

Teaching The Young To Fly

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Eugene Peterson writes about seeing a family of birds teaching the young to fly. Three young swallows were perched on a ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ