In Sermon Illustrations: "Changed Life"

Losing

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 13, 2021

Read a book by Pat Conroy entitled My Losing Season. In that book Conroy recounts the season in 1967 when he played point guard for the Citadel college basketball team. In his book Conroy contrasts the lessons from winning from those learned from losing. “Winning,” he writes, “makes you think ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:35, John 12:23-33, John 12:25

Tags: Character, Winning, Losing

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Divorce Negatively Affects Children: Stats  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009

DIVORCE NEGATIVELY AFFECTS CHILDREN: STATS Children get emotionally scarred and traumatized from divorce. Children and Divorce: A report on educating students from divorced and single-parent homes by the NEA Standing Committee on Instruction and Professional Development: The majority of research ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Building A Relationship With God (Running The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009

Building a Relationship with God (Running the Race) It was the summer before my Senior year at Jamestown College. I had taken up riding my bike several times a week and had gotten up to riding 10-20 miles in a single go. Needless to say… I was feeling pretty good about myself. So when school ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Tags: Sports

A Parable From The Chilean Mining ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 16, 2010

A PARABLE FROM THE CHILEAN MINING DISASTER Once upon a time there was a wise, good and powerful King. His kingdom was known as the kingdom of Hope and it was the richest kingdom in the world. He ruled his people with love and justice. The kingdom of Hope was known throughout the world and other ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ice Cream Solves A Lot Of My Problems

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 24, 2024

Like everybody else, I face problems almost every day. Or maybe I should say, my problem faces me. Every Monday, when I get up, I say to myself, “How many problems will I have this week? How many will I solve?” Unfortunately, myself never replies back. Problems are part of life, but it’s tough ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Prayer, Problems, Decisions

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Why Does Monday Have To Follow Sunday?

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 9, 2024

The older I get, the more I wake up not knowing what day it is. That is particularly true on Mondays. My favorite day of the week is Sunday. I enjoy attending church, fellowshipping with other Christians, and of course, the Sunday worship services. I enjoy Sunday morning and evening like no other ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6

Tags: Stress, Frustration, Planning

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Living The Impossible Dream!" Job 40: 1-5: Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 3, 2004

“Living the Impossible Dream!” Job 40: 1-5: Key verse(s): 2 “‘Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!’” Sooner or later everyone reads or hears about Cervantes’ story of Don Quixote. Cervantes is thrown in prison in Seville. Finding himself ...read more

Scripture: Job 39:1-5

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

[268]. A Message From A Poem – The Great White Throne

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 20, 2026

[268]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE GREAT WHITE THRONE This poem came about through a series I did in middle to late 2025 on The Great White Throne, and The Judgement seat of Christ. For each of those studies I wrote a matching poem. That study for the Great White Throne is here on ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15, John 3:36, Matthew 25:41

Tags: Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Gehenna, Judgment, Great White Throne, The Lake Of Fire  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Cartoon By Joe Mckeever...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Householder on Sep 30, 2004

A cartoon by Joe McKeever... A smiling woman greeting a surprised pastor as she leaves church says, "All my life I heard pastors say they were ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

Do Little Things As Though They Were Great, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, and who lives our life; and do the greatest things as ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Do Little Things As Though They Were Great, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, and who lives our life; and do the greatest things as ...read more

Tags: Faith

Give Me A Gentle Heart, That I May Do Naught ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Give me a gentle heart, that I may do Naught but the gentle thing my whole life through. Give me a heart as kind as heart can ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Goodness Is Always An Asset. A Man Who Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Goodness is always an asset. A man who is straight, friendly and useful may never be famous, but he is respected and liked by all who know him. He has laid a solid ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Goodness And Love Mold The Form Into Their Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Goodness and love mold the form into their own image, and cause the joy and beauty of love to shine forth from every part of the face. When this form of love is seen, it appears ineffably ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

If You Trust In God And Yourself, You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you trust in God and yourself, you can surmount every obstacle. Do not yield to restless anxiety. One must not always be asking what may happen to one ...read more

Tags: Guilt

I Owe Much To My Friends; But, All Things ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs to life ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Christians Are To Be Good News Before They Share ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christians are to be good news before they share the good news. The music of the gospel must precede the words of the gospel and prepare the context in which there will be a hunger for those words. What is the music of the gospel? ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

By The Time We Hit Fifty, We Have Learned Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have ...read more

Tags: Aging

Success Is The Satisfaction Of Knowing That You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Success is the satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best in presenting to those around you a unique balance in your Christian life through total faith in Christ encompassed ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

It Is Only A Mans Own Fundamental Thoughts That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is only a mans own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of ...read more

Tags: Thought