In Sermon Illustrations: "Christmas Present"

Hat-Tip To SermonCentral Illustration Bank: On ...

Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 27, 2007

Hat-tip to SermonCentral illustration bank: On Christmas Eve of 1906, off the coast of Massachusetts, ships carrying sailors that would have liked to be someplace else than a boat on Christmas Eve received a message from the coast in morse code. “CQ….CQ” it said, indicating that an important ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Did You Know That Every Year 3,000 Lives Are ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 23, 2008

Did you know that every year 3,000 lives are killed and injured as a result of drunk driving in the United Kingdom and this heightens around Christmas time. So the government along with the DVLA run drink-driving campaigns on TV. Where they show real life car accidents as a result of drinking and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Gordon Hugenberger (Of Park St Church, Boston) ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002

Gordon Hugenberger (of Park St Church, Boston) calls this petition ("Thy Kingdom come") a "request for ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Congregational

We Are Always Looking To The Future; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are always looking to the future; the present does not satisfy us. Our ideal, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Dont Ask Too Much Of Any Set Of Rules. Think Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont ask too much of any set of rules. Think of how long it is taking to put ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

I've Got Two Rings On My Hand Today. This One ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Malone on Aug 26, 2007

I’ve got two rings on my hand today. This one is my wedding ring- 24 karat gold, very pure. The other is one my daughter got out of a gumball machine. It looks kind of gold but it is tin at best. The stone is pretty but I’m sure it’s made of plastic. Now which one of these is going to stand up ...read more

Tags: Righteousness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Live In A Moment Of History Where Change Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present ...read more

Tags: Change

How Narrow Our Souls Become When Absorbed In Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill It is only the thought of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Surprise Is A Metaphor For God's Response To All ...

Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 29, 2008

Surprise is a metaphor for God's response to all Earth's heartache. God sprung a surprise on the whole world that first Christmas morning. The Jews wanted a big, burly, handsome, Messiah ready to gather an army and defeat ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Baptist

Books Are The Legacies That A Great Genius ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation, as presents ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

We Can't Give Our Children The Future, Strive ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We can't give our children the future, strive though we may to make it secure. But ...read more

Tags: Children

For Health And The Constant Enjoyment Of Life, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For health and the constant enjoyment of life, give me a keen and ever present sense of humor; it is the next best ...read more

Tags: Humor

When Jesus Saved Us His Intention Was Not Only ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jan 4, 2010

When Jesus saved us His intention was not only to save our souls, but also to save us from ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Church Of God

In The Beginning God Created The Heavens And The ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 14, 2007

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” so read the American astronauts – Andres, Lovell and Borman as they gazed in Awe at the earth from their orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve 1968. These three men experienced a deep ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

First Gave Us

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 2, 2014

We can give to God only what he first gave us. We’re like the kid who wanted to give his dad a birthday gift, so he went to his father’s closet, took a tie off the rack, wrapped it up and presented it to him with a “Happy Birthday, Dad!” When we give to God, we take something wonderful that He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1

Tags: Giving, Tithes And Offering, God As Owner

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Every Year In The Us, More Than 60,000 New Books ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Every year in the US, more than 60,000 new books are presented to readers. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Every Year In The Us, More Than 60,000 New Books ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Every year in the US, more than 60,000 new books are presented to readers. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Whenever The Pillars Of Christianity Shall Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government and all the blessings ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Family Faces Are Magic Mirrors. Looking At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future. ...read more

Tags: Family

The Only Real Security In A Relationship Lies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only real security in a relationship lies neither in looking back in nostalgia, nor forward in dread or anticipation, but living in the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends