In Sermon Illustrations: "Come Back To This"

How Amazing Would It Be

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 15, 2011

HOW AMAZING WOULD IT BE For 33 years God lived on earth as a man – Jesus, and walked amongst us. How amazing would it be if Queen Elizabeth II decided to come and live here in Billericay? How amazing would it be if the Queen decided to come and live next to your school? How amazing would it be if ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Anglican

Farmall Hospitality!" 3 John 1-8 Key Verse(S): ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 17, 2004

“Farmall Hospitality!” 3 John 1-8 Key verse(s): 5: “Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you.” I’m a Corvair man! That means that I drive old, forty years or more, cars with air-cooled engines and no shoulder harnesses. Since I’ve ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:1-8

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Christian Love, Prosperous

Denomination: Lutheran

When Is It Okay To Be Snarly?

Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 6, 2022

Normally, whatever normal means, I don’t get agitated by many things. I can keep my cool under the most bizarre circumstances. Nothing gets under my skin, and I can take everything with a grin. I can’t remember the last time I lost my temper and got mad. I’ve been married for over 50 years, so I ...read more

Scripture: John 8:44

Tags: Humor, Telemarketers, Snarly, Aggitation

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Second Thoughts Can Be Dangerous To My Health

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 30, 2024

Many things in life can be rather dangerous. For me, the most dangerous things in my life are thoughts. I thought about this one day, and by the end of the day, I was in deep trouble. Thoughts have a way of doing that with me. My New Year’s resolution one year was to have one thought per day. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12

Tags: Obedience, Opinion, Thoughts

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Dancing In My Pajamas

Contributed by James Snyder on May 4, 2024

After 2 weeks of being sick with many days in bed, I have come to appreciate what some people go through when they have a severe sickness. My sickness wasn’t that devastating. It just sucked the energy out of me and caused me a lot of coughing and sneezing. I barely had enough energy to get out of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:10

Tags: Health, Sickness, Dancing, Pajams

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Another Week On My Own

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 22, 2025

Several weeks ago, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage informed me she would be in St. Augustine with our daughter and granddaughter for spring break. As always, I really didn’t properly process this information. I get so busy with other things that there are some things I can’t process. It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Tags: Sin, Temptation, Cheating

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Who Was Weak And Who Was Strong?

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 27, 2009

WHO WAS WEAK AND WHO WAS STRONG? April 6, 1994 marked the beginning of dark and infamous days for Rwanda, a small country in central Africa. For the next hundred days, up to 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu militia — mostly using clubs and machetes. It was a genocide of monumental proportions, ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Methodist

Great Verses For Following Jesus

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 16, 2020

FOLLOWING JESUS. Beside each passage of Scripture, write down what you think that verse is saying about following Jesus in the coming year. Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Philippians ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Discipleship, New Year, Following Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seen On A Church Sign: "If Evolution Is True, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2003

Seen on a church sign: “If evolution is true, how come mothers ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 11:28-29

Our Doctrine Of Equality And Liberty And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Our doctrine of equality and liberty and humanity comes from our belief in the brotherhood of ...read more

Tags: Family

The Difficult Thing About Children Is That They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The difficult thing about children is that they come with no instructions. You pretty well ...read more

Tags: Children

Children Think Not Of What Is Past, Nor What Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children think not of what is past, nor what is to come, but enjoy the ...read more

Tags: Children

Worship Is A Stairway On Which There Is Movement ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 30, 2008

Worship is a stairway on which there is movement in two directions: God comes to man, and man ...read more

Fathers Should Never Underestimate The Priceless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Fathers should never underestimate the priceless return they receive both in this life and in the life to come ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Politics I Supposed To Be The Second-Oldest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears ...read more

Tags: Government

The Stone Was Rolled Away From The Door, Not To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The stone was rolled away from the door, not to permit Christ to come out, but to ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus

Where Much Is Expected From An Individual, He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

You May Juggle Human Laws, You May Fool With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may juggle human laws, you may fool with human courts, but there is a judment to come, ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

God Washes The Eyes By Tears Until They Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God washes the eyes by tears until they can behold the invisible land ...read more

Tags: Emotions

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Contributed by Daniel Haas on Apr 4, 2009

Quote: "Some people come into our lives, leave footprints in our hearts and ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Congregational