In Sermon Illustrations: "Can"

Look Up In Your Heart  PRO

Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012

LOOK UP IN YOUR HEART A.W. Tozer reminds us, "You may be still with arthritis so that you can’t even get on your knees to pray, but you can look up in your heart, for prayer isn’t a matter of getting on your knees. Prayer is the elevation of the heart to God and that is all a man needs to praise, ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

I Will Give You Two Apples  PRO

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 29, 2014

I WILL GIVE YOU TWO APPLES An atheist and a little boy in his neighborhood were talking one day about God, church and faith. Finally, the old neighbor said to the little boy, "Son, I don’t see how there could be a God in this world with all of the problems we have. I will give you an apple if you ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-5

Tags: Faith, Apologetics, Atheism, Unbelief

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Imagine The Following: It's A Wednesday Night And ...  PRO

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 3, 2008

Imagine the following: It’s a Wednesday night and you are at a church meeting when somebody runs in from the parking lot and says, "Turn on a radio, turn on a radio." And while the church listens, an announcement is made: "Two women are lying in a hospital dying from a mystery flu." Within hours it ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Days After Christmas

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 19, 2024

It’s two days after Christmas. The celebrations are over. The presents have been put up. Another Christmas in the books. Christmas 2024 will now take its place among all the Christmases passed. I wonder what Mary was thinking two days after the first Christmas. It’s been quite a ride. How could she ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20, Matthew 1:18-24, Hebrews 4:14-16, Philippians 2:1-16

Tags: Manger, Birth, Joseph, Census, Catteau, Mary, Christmas, Bethlehem  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do We Know The Pessimist's Creed?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2007

DO WE KNOW THE PESSIMIST’S CREED? THINK, IF THE PESSIMIST HAD A CREED WHAT WOULD IT BE? ALL BUT ME AND THEE! THE PESSIMIST CREED! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Why rejoice in sunshine? It will just turn to dark clouds and much rain! Besides that, the sunshine can hurt your eyes, More than that it ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Story: About 14 Years Ago I Went On A Training ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 22, 2006

Story: About 14 years ago I went on a training conference when I was working as a Patent Attorney for a Swiss multinational company called Sandoz. And one of the conundrums they set us to test our ingenuity was this: You are in a plane flying over the desert and as you are sitting near the ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

God Wants To Pull The Stickers Out  PRO

Contributed by Tim White on Jun 6, 2011

GOD WANTS TO PULL THE STICKERS OUT The little girl hopped away screaming. Obviously, the fear of living forever with a sticker in her foot was not as terrifying as the thought of me pulling it out. But a five-year-old could not out-run the preacher. Not hopping on one foot, anyway. After I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Baptist

Holiness And Red Buttons  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 6, 2011

HOLINESS AND RED BUTTONS In studying holiness as a prayer key, I got bogged down with trying to understand it. I had an even harder time trying to explain it. I felt like the Red Buttons character in the movie, "Hatari." In that movie, John Wayne led a team of hunters in Africa capturing wild ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:8, Matthew 22:15-22

Tags: Holy, Prayer, Holiness

Denomination: Baptist

Why Did Jesus Come?

Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 9, 2017

For many people, Christmas is a time of sadness. They don't have the extra money to buy presents for their children, family, and friends. Many are saddened at Christmastime when they think of their loved ones who will not be able to come home for various reasons. Turkey dinners may be only a wish ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:4-19

Tags: Christmas, Born Again, Merry Christmas, Happy At Christmas

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Don't You Go To Walmart With Hypocrites? Why ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 2, 2002

Don’t you go to Walmart with Hypocrites? Why can’t go ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Bernard Ettinger Said "The World Will Not Be Won ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 22, 2004

Bernard Ettinger said “the world will not be won to Christ on what we ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Let What You Cant Do Interfere With What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Don't let what you cant do interfere with ...read more

Tags: Action

Theres One Advantage To The Music The Younger ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Theres one advantage to the music the younger generation goes for ...read more

Tags: Children

It Is Always Wise To Look Ahead, But Difficult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Patience Is The Greatest Of All Shock Absorbers. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Patience is the greatest of all shock absorbers. The only thing you can ...read more

Tags: Peace

You May Call For Peace As Loudly As You Wish, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood, ...read more

Tags: Peace

Nobody Is Wholly Tolerant. The More You Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nobody is wholly tolerant. The more you believe in tolerance, the less you ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Church Is Not Made Up Of Spiritual Giants; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The church is not made up of spiritual giants; only broken men can ...read more

Tags: Church General

In The Night Of Death, Hope Sees A Star And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...in the night of death, Hope sees a star and glistening love can ...read more

Tags: Death

Doubt Is The Vestibule Through Which All Must ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can ...read more

Tags: Doubt