In Sermon Illustrations: "Classes Of People"

Welsh Revival - 1905

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 25, 2025

Probably the most significant predecessor to the Pentecostal revival in America was the revival in Wales. Prayerful preparation had gone on for many years, but the spark was kindled through a young miner by the name of Evan Roberts. In the fall of 1904 he felt compelled through a vision to ...read more

Tags: Evan Roberts, Welsh Revival

Denomination: Anglican

Randy Comes To Our Young Adult Ministry Every ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2004

Randy comes to our young adult ministry every week. He has a speech impediment and usually stands in the corner by himself. When I go to greet him and tell him how glad I am to see him, he says the same thing to me every week. “I almost didn’t come tonight, and I don’t think I’ll be coming ...read more

Tags: Christian Liberty

The Flood In Contemporay ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010

ILLUSTRATION THE FLOOD IN CONTEMPORAY TERMS AUSTRALIA - rising flood waters stranded 500 people… The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting more heavy rain… high alert for severe weather and flooding. Local rivers are already at their peak. Many roads and bridges are underwater and the town of ...read more

Tags: Samson

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Without Outreach

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011

THE CHURCH WITHOUT OUTREACH Fred Craddock tells the story of his first church. It was a beautiful little white church on a hill in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The church was beautifully maintained. The pews had been hand-hewn from giant poplar trees that had grown nearby. Little kerosene lamps on the walls ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Tags: Church Purpose Of

I Want For You To Imagine With Me That We Are Out ...

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Oct 2, 2009

I want for you to imagine with me that we are out in the middle of a huge storm on a state of the art fishing boat. We are in the middle of the ocean just trying to survive the rain and the wind and to make things work, it is the middle of night and it is almost impossible to see. Suddenly, in ...read more

Tags: Daily Prayer, Prayer General

Jesus Is Hard To Ignore And Easy To Miss

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 19, 2022

In a Christmas sermon, David Devine relates a story that appeared in the Washington Post last year... “He emerged from the Metro at the Plaza Station and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved ...read more

Tags: Mary, Christmas, Bethlehem, Manger, Angels, Prophecy, Joseph, Birth Of Christ, History, Spiritual Blindness, Shepherds  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There's Something About Believing God That Will ...  PRO

Contributed by David Insell on May 5, 2003

" There’s something about believing God that will cause Him to pass over a million people just ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Gallop Poll In 1995 Found That Only 24% Of ...

Contributed by Dennis Nolan on Feb 29, 2004

A Gallop poll in 1995 found that only 24% of British people believe in hell as an objective reality ...read more

Tags: Hell, Heaven

Denomination: Baptist

Billie Hanks Once Said, "You Will Win No More ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Nov 29, 2004

Billie Hanks once said, “You will win no more people and exert no more influence for the Savior ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

80% Of Christians And 69% Of Non-Christians Feel ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

80% of Christians and 69% of non-Christians feel they “are an outstanding role model for young ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Smoking Is A Shocking Thingblowing Smoke Out Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Smoking is a shocking thingblowing smoke out of our mouths into other peoples mouths, eyes, and noses, ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Reviewing Has One Advantage Over Suicide: In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Reviewing has one advantage over suicide: in suicide you take it out of yourself; in reviewing ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

He That Will Write Well In Any Tongue Must ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"He that will write well in any tongue must follow this counsel of Aristotle: to speak as the common ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

In Too Many Churches Today, Head Tables Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In too many churches today, head tables have replaced towels and wash basins as symbols ...read more

Tags: Church General

My Pappy Told Me Never To Bet My Bladder Against ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

My pappy told me never to bet my bladder against a brewery or get into an argument with ...read more

Tags: Culture

Dogs Love Their Friends And Bite Their Enemies, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love ...read more

Tags: Family

When We Dare To Dream, Many Marvels Can Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we dare to dream, many marvels can be accomplished. The trouble is, most people never start ...read more

Tags: Dreams

We Probably Wouldn't Worry About What Other ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We probably wouldn't worry about what other people think of us if we ...read more

Tags: Guilt

I Feel About Airplanes The Way I Feel About ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me they are wonderful ...read more

Tags: Flying

What Experience And History Teach Is This That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What experience and history teach is this that people and governments never have learned anything from history, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will