In Sermon Illustrations: "Car"

Picture A Man Departing From Cincinnati On His ...  PRO

Contributed by George Bannister on Oct 10, 2002

Picture a man departing from Cincinnati on his way to San Francisco, turning his car toward the east instead of the west. He realizes his mistake, but does not want to turn around; and so, in spite of regrets and resolutions and protestations that he wants to go to the Pacific coast, he one day ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Whereas "Belief" Suggests Bare Opinion, "Faith," ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2004

Whereas “belief” suggests bare opinion, “faith,” whether in a car, a …medicine, a protégé, a doctor, a marriage partner, or what have you, is a matter of treating the person or thing as trustworthy and committing yourself accordingly. The same is true of faith in God, and in a far-reaching way. ...read more

If Christ Was Meant Just As An Example, He's Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

If Christ was meant just as an example, He’s over engineered—i.e. a Porsche sports car engineered to do 150 m.p.h. that can only be driven at 55 m.p.h. A good example would be Mother Teresa. She was within reach. If Christ is an example, no ...read more

Tags: Apologetics Jesus

I Was Woke Up At 4am One Morning And Could Only ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Jul 17, 2008

I was Woke up at 4am one morning and could only think of one possible person to pray for. I felt no real burden or annointing. I did and went back to sleep. I asked them about it. They said they were thinking of crashing their car into a tree to kill ...read more

Tags: Prophecy

Denomination: Wesleyan

New Earth

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009

Randy Alcorn: How many of us are truly looking forward to the New Earth? Consciously? Daily? In our idle moments, when our mind gravitates to whatever excites and interests us the most, what do we think about? A new car? A movie? A business opportunity? A chance to get rich? An attractive ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gift Giving Should Be Personal And Relational

Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 11, 2011

GIFT GIVING SHOULD BE PERSONAL AND RELATIONAL Have you ever seen the episode of "Friends" where Joey and Chandler wait too long to buy Christmas gifts? They end up having to buy gifts from a gas station. They give Rachael wiper blades and an air freshener. When Rachel ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Nazarene

Remember The Movie, The Field Of Dreams. A ...  PRO

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 18, 2003

Remember the movie, The Field of Dreams. A farmer made a baseball field in a Iowa cornfield. And one of the scenes of the movie shows cars lined up coming to the field. Isaiah picture people from every nation streaming to the Light of Israel, which is Jesus Christ. The Lord address spiritual ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Lutheran

A Paddy's Day Joke  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003

A PADDY’S DAY JOKE Paddy was tooling along the road one fine day when the local policeman, a friend of his, pulled him over. "What’s wrong, Seamus?" Paddy asked. "Well didn’t ya know, Paddy, that your wife fell out of the car about five miles back?" said ...read more

Tags: Unconditional Love, Marriage General

One Man Said, "In My House, I Make All The Major ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One man said, “In my house, I make all the major decisions and my wife makes all the minor decisions. For example, I decide such things as East-West trade, crime in the streets, welfare cheating and increase in taxes. My wife decides the minor things such as which house to buy, what kind of car we ...read more

Tags: Unity

Meltdown Stories

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 2, 2009

MELTDOWN STORIES An eight-year-old British girl has been taken into care by Portuguese authorities after her mother reportedly left her alone to go out drinking while on vacation in Portugal. In Spain, a father booted his two 11-year-old twin sons out of the car in which they were travelling in ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Several Years Ago, I Was Sitting In My Office ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 1, 2002

Several years ago, I was sitting in my office with my door open. A lady waling down the hall said, “Have you got a minute?” “Sure, come in.” She sat down and said, Dr. Chapman, I’ve got a problem. I can’t get my husband to paint out bedroom. I have been after him for nine months. I’ve ...read more

Letter From Camp

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007

Letter From Camp Dear Mom, Our scoutmaster told us all to write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 1 of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Received A Letter From A Single Mother Who Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

I received a letter from a single mother who had raised a son who was about to become a dad. Since he had no recollection of his own father, her question to me was "What do I tell him a father does?" When my dad died in my ninth year, I, too, was raised by my mother, giving rise to the same ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

Some Stings Are Worse Than Others!" 1 Samuel 18: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 8, 2004

“Some Stings Are Worse Than Others!” 1 Samuel 18: 1-14 Key verse(s): 11-12: “Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had left Saul.” Chuck Swindoll tell the story of a man who backed his bright, shiny new Cadillac out of the driveway and headed for the freeway on his daily ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-14

Tags: Bandage, Fall, Forgiveness For Others, Knee, Skin  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Stop The Bleeding But Heal The Wound! ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 4, 2005

Stop the Bleeding But Heal the Wound! (10.07.05--Beginning Again!--Genesis 16:7-10) There is one good rule for starting over. If something’s broken, don’t try to fix it with anything less than your best effort. The odds are that the more you try to “band-aid” things, the longer it will take for ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:7-10

Tags: God's Provision, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Lutheran

Precious Blood  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2002

PRECIOUS BLOOD Several years ago in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, George and Vera Bajenksi’s lives were changed forever. February 16, 1989. A very normal Thursday morning. The phone rang at 9:15 a.m. "There’s been an accident..." It involved their son Ben. As they approached the intersection of ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Tags: Easter Good Friday, Blood, Lord's Supper, Jesus Christ

That's Why I Think It Is Very Important In ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 8, 2005

That’s why I think it is very important in understanding God’s grace to comprehend the difference between three words- used in Scripture. Justice - Mercy & Grace. Justice is deserved punishment. Mercy is exemption from punishment, Grace is favor when punishment is deserved. (Repeat) Let me ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Grace

Denomination: Christian Church

Once There Were These 3 Guys Who Needed To Get ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2005

Once there were these 3 guys who needed to get to a town called Perfection in one day. Perfection was 200 km away. One guy decided to save money and walk all the way. He started off at 6 in the morning. He only walked for a few hours and managed to cover 20 km. After that he was too pooped to carry ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Love Of The Disciples

Opportunity: Billy Graham

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008

Opportunity: Billy Graham In his autobiography, Just as I Am, Billy Graham tells about a conversation he had with John F. Kennedy shortly after his election: “On the way back to the Kennedy house, the president-elect stopped the car and turned to me. ‘Do you believe in the Second Coming of Jesus ...read more

Denomination: Other

Solomon Discovered The Emptiness Of Stuff  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

Solomon discovered the emptiness of stuff. Illus. A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car. Though he escaped with his ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-10, Romans 8:31-39