In Sermon Illustrations: "Come Thou Fount"

A Young Businessman Had Just Started His Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A young businessman had just started his own firm and so he rented a beautiful office and furnished it with valuable antiques. As he was sitting behind his magnificent mahogany desk, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wanting to appear busy, he picked up the phone and pretended to be working ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

I Heard The Story Of A Young Man Who Told His ...  PRO

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Jan 25, 2009

I heard the story of a young man who told his pastor that the Lord had called him into the ministry. And for several months he was busy in the work of the Lord, serving in the pulpit, leading Bible studies, going to prayer meeting, and so on. But then all of a sudden, he stopped coming to church. ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who's That?

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Apr 2, 2023

Who’s that ridin’ on a colt? Who’s that lowly and humbly coming- coming into Jerusalem on that glorious Palm Sunday day? Who’s that bringin’ hope with him? Who’s that gracefully offering- offering Himself as the Shepherd to all who’ve gone astray? Who’s that? Isn’t He the Messiah? Isn’t He the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-5, John 1:29

Tags: Palm Sunday Poem, Prophecy About Jesus, Poems For Palm Sunday, Religious Poems, Hosanna  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Secret Service Christians

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 30, 2025

A man was coming out of church one day. The pastor stood at the door to shake hands and gently pulled him aside. “Brother,” he said, “you need to join the Army of the Lord.” The man smiled, “Pastor, I’m already in the Lord’s army.” “Then how come I only see you at Christmas and Easter?” He ...read more

Scripture: John 2:11, Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Commitment, Discipleship, Kingdom

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Want To Walk On Water?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 30, 2021

MANY PEOPLE WANT TO WALK ON THE WATER, WITHOUT THE INVITATION ON GOD’S SON: COME… Matthew 14:29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. Pastor Chou of Korea wrote a book on prayer. He tells in his book “THE FOURTH DIMENSION” about 4 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-29, Matthew 14:30

Tags: Abuse, Walk On Water

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Invisible In His Own Nature [god] Became Visible ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Invisible in His own nature [God] became visible in ours. Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ, Forgiveness In Jesus, Trinity

Don't Like The Style Of Worship Music? Consider ...

Contributed by Alan Chandler on Jan 22, 2002

Don’t like the style of worship music? Consider the worship Jesus Gave up in heaven to come here ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Denomination: Methodist

No University In The World Has Ever Risen To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

There Is A Destiny That Makes Us Brothers, None ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is a destiny that makes us brothers, None goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives ...read more

Tags: Family

It Is An Illusion To Think That More Comfort ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is an illusion to think that more comfort means more happiness. Happiness comes from the capacity to feel deeply, to ...read more

Tags: Joy

Wanting Something Is Not Enough. You Must Hunger ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Is Little Good In Filling Churches With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is little good in filling churches with people who go out exactly the same as they come in; the call of the Church is ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Message Of Easter Cannot Be Written In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The message of Easter cannot be written in the past tense. It is a message for today and the days to come. It is Gods ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Problems Breed Problems; But Problems Also Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Problems breed problems; but problems also are the main breeding ground for success. Seldom does real success, ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

All Sunshine And Blue Skies Make For A Sahara ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All sunshine and blue skies make for a Sahara Desert; there must be the Fall and Winter to make for a beautiful ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Marriageresembles A Pair Of Shears, So Joined ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marriageresembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

There Will Be Somethinganguish Or Elation That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There will be somethinganguish or elation That is peculiar to this day alone. I rise from sleep and say: Hail to the ...read more

Tags: Morning

If A Man Has Any Brains At All, Let Him Hold On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man has any brains at all, let him hold on to his calling, and, in the grand sweep of ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

No Man Should Tell A Lie Unless He Is Shrewd ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No man should tell a lie unless he is shrewd enough to recognize the time for renouncing it, if and when it comes, ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Kids Can Frustrate And Irritate Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Kids can frustrate and irritate their parents...but the rewards of raising them far outweigh the cost. Besides, ...read more

Tags: Parenting