In Sermon Illustrations: "Come Back To This"

How To Gather A Crowd To Preach ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010

How to gather a crowd to preach to A cattle rancher got saved and surrendered to preach. He went to a Bible conference which was all about how to build a crowd. Asked about it later, he said, "It was strange. In all my years as a cattle rancher, I never had to go to a conference to learn how to get ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-19

Tags: Preaching

George Mueller On Prayer

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012

GEORGE MUELLER ON PRAYER George Mueller: "I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. And the answers are always coming. Thousands and tens of thousands of times have my prayers been answered. When once I am persuaded that a thing is right and for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Tags: Comfort, Believe, Security, Saved, Prayer How To  (view more)  (view less)

Show Us God  PRO

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jan 9, 2013

SHOW US GOD The Greek philosopher Socrates made this statement: "Oh that someone would arise, man or god, to show us God." In the minds of scholars, here's one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived; and yet he, himself, had beating in his own breast--and he admitted it--oh that god could ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Tags: Messianic Prophecies

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Being A Professional 24 7

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 22, 2021

Athletes strive for excellence and continual improvement. Disciples of Christ must take the same attitude. Hockey star Matthew Barzal of the New York Islanders comments on doing and being your best: Whether that's having short hair and clean facial hair throughout the regular season or ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Hebrews 12:1-3, 1 Corinthians 3:12

Tags: Worship, Commitment, Discipleship, Excellence, Fruit Of The Spirit  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Look!

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 30, 2024

E. Stanley Jones, Methodist Doctor and Missionary to India once wrote: The early Christians did not say: "Look what the world has come to!" - but, "Look what has come to the world." They saw not merely the ruin, but the resource for the reconstruction of that ruin. They ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Tags: Jesus, Gospel, Incarnation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is No Fatigue So Wearisome As That Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of ...read more

Tags: Character

Whatever America Hopes To Bring To Pass In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to ...read more

Tags: America

Let Us Be Of Good Cheer, Remembering That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear ...read more

Tags: Joy

Culture Is An Instrument Wielded By Professors ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors, who when their turn ...read more

Tags: Culture

Think Not Of Death As The Extinguishing Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Think not of death as the extinguishing of life, but rather the snuffing out of a ...read more

Tags: Death

How Many Of Our Daydreams Would Darken Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares, were there any ...read more

Tags: Dreams

He Who Draws Only On His Own Resources Easily ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who draws only on his own resources easily comes to ...read more

Tags: Envy

The True Worth Of A Man Is Not To Be Found In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Because The Will Of God Is The Glory Of Heaven, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Because the will of God is the glory of heaven, the doing of it is the blessedness of heaven. As the will is done, the ...read more

Tags: God The Father

I Am For Integrity, If Only Because Life Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am for integrity, if only because life is very short and ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

True Friends Visit Us In Prosperity Only When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True friends visit us in prosperity only when invited, but in adversity ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Im Convinced Romance Is Here To Stay. So Is Hot ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Im convinced romance is here to stay. So is hot soup. With me, ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Love Cannot Be Forced, Love Cannot Be Coaxed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Difference Between Courtship And Marriage Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The difference between courtship and marriage is the difference between the pictures in the ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Traveler Sees What He Sees. The Tourist Sees ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous