In Sermon Illustrations: "Carrying The Cross"

The Bridge Builder

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 20, 2022

THE BRIDGE BUILDER By Will Allen Dromgoole An old man going a lone highway. Came, at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide. Through which was flowing a sullen tide The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for him; But he turned when safe ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:29

Tags: Builder, Bridge

Denomination: Assembly Of God

At The Bottom Of All The Tributes Paid To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, ...read more

Tags: Government

While Living In Mississippi I Loved To Hunt And ...  PRO

Contributed by James Doyle on Aug 22, 2005

While living in Mississippi I loved to hunt and took every opportunity to do so. One day, our 5 year old begged and begged me to take him hunting. Finally, I acquiesced. Now every sane person knows that no one takes a 5 year old hunting. But we did go into the woods together. He had his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:36

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Promises Of God

Denomination: Baptist

In A Scottish Cemetery The Following Epitaph ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 11, 2001

In a Scottish cemetery the following epitaph appears on a new tombstone: Here lies Hamish McTavish, Whose deeply sorrowing widow continues To carry on his flourishing ...read more

Tags: Grace, Death, Grieving,

Denomination: United Methodist

I Heard About A Man Who Visited A Very Formal ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 10, 2001

I heard about a man who visited a very formal church one Sunday. He said that right in the middle of the service a guy had a heart attack & died, but that the ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Every Man Has A Train Of Thought On Which He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man has a train of thought on which he travels when he is alone. The dignity and nobility of his life, as well as his happiness, depend upon the direction in which that train is going, ...read more

Tags: Thought

When The Gospel Invites Men To Forgiveness, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When the gospel invites men to forgiveness, it never invites them to a light-hearted place where sin is condoned. It ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

On The 4th Of July, My Family Went To A Drive In ...  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Jul 7, 2003

On the 4th of July, my family went to a drive in movie theater. We saw the movie "Finding Nemo". The movie was about a little fish named Nemo who swam too close to a boat. He was captured by a scuba diver and put in a fish tank in the office of a dentist. The whole movie was about Nemo’s ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Forgiveness, Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Other Peace

Contributed by Mark Wood on Mar 9, 2006

George Whitefield All I can say is I look for perpetual conflicts and struggles in this life, and I hope for no other peace, ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Baptist

We Won't Litter In Public But Yet We Accept Junk ...

Contributed by Ladonna Omobude on Nov 24, 2009

We won’t litter in public but yet we accept junk and mess in our spirits allow people to bring us trash and refuse to take the garbage to the curb and leave it there. We neglect to wash ...read more

Tags: Conscience

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thomas A. Edison Was Working On A Crazy ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2001

Thomas A. Edison was working on a crazy contraption called a "light bulb" and it took a whole team of men 24 straight hours to put just one together. The story goes that when Edison was finished with one light bulb, he gave it to a young boy helper, who nervously carried it up the stairs. Step by ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness, Healing, Mercy, Love

One Of The Wisest Statements I Ever Read Said ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of the wisest statements I ever read said that feelings must be owned before they can be disowned. People who make the psychological approach of “stuffing their feelings” do themselves a disservice. They avoid hard reality instead of working through it. Joseph Scriven, whose fiancée was ...read more

Tags: Death

Fdny Captain Jay Jonas And Five Other ...

Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008

FDNY Captain Jay Jonas and five other firefighters from Ladder 6 responded immediately to the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. When they entered the lobby of the north tower, the south tower was hit. Carrying 100 pounds of gear, they began to ascend the stairwell of the south tower. When ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

And I Have Something Else To Say It. We Share The ...

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 19, 2008

And I have something else to say it. We share the same story as this crippled man did: we can’t walk and others carry us. The pastor, the elders, church board, somebody from your family… your religion is a second hand religion. Others are carrying you… You are just passive watcher, crippled ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Saving Blood Drives! Kalani, Kaiser Holding ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010

Saving blood drives! Kalani, Kaiser holding life-saving blood drives! Everybody has it! Everybody needs it! „» Cancer „» Heart and blood vessel disease „» Emergencies such as car accidents/burns This red liquid carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body, and carries carbon dioxide ...read more

Tags: Blood Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Thomas Edison Shows Us How To Forgive

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 10, 2022

Thomas A. Edison was working on a crazy contraption called a "light bulb" and it took a whole team of men 24 straight hours to put just one together. The story goes that when Edison was finished with one light bulb, he gave it to a young boy helper, who nervously carried it up the stairs. ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiving Others

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Safety Against The Fire

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2013

FIRE SAFETY There is a story told of a pioneer family traveling across the western plains in a covered wagon. They watched in horror as a huge prairie fire rushed toward them driven by a strong wind. They were afraid they would be killed by the fire, but the man acted quickly. He jumped down and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-50

Tags: God's Judgment

What Does "All" Mean?

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 14, 2013

WHAT DOES "ALL" MEAN? I know people who are carrying around a load of guilt over the past and they're loaded down with this extra weight God doesn't want them to have. I remember a lady in my church in Wiesbaden I'll call Jill. Jill had rebelled against her parents, had been on drugs, had had ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

Little Girls Want To Be Princesses, But Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Little girls want to be princesses, but little boys dont want to be princes and from these two different starting points come all the confusions, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 22, 2010

Former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George said, "Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't ...read more

Tags: Zeal

Denomination: Pentecostal