In Sermon Illustrations: "Coming Home"

The Orphan Train

Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Dec 15, 2016

THE ORPHAN TRAIN In the history of the westward migration in the United States, part of the story has been largely passed over. From 1850 to 1930, tens of thousands of those who populated the west were orphans--children from eastern cities who were without parents because of disease or the death ...read more

Scripture: John 14:18

Tags: Adoption, Rebirth, Orphan, Train

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Book Of Daniel Is About Teenagers.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 1, 2022

HOW MANY MISS THE POINT THAT THESE ARE TEENAGERS! The Book of Daniel is about a young man and his teenage friends who grew up in a time when his country, Judah, southern tribes of Israel, was judged by God for their idolatry. God allowed the most ungodly leader and nation in the world, King ...read more

Tags: Mothers, Fasting, Fathers, Teenagers, Daniel, Family, Prayer, Revival  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

California, Texas And New York Have The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

California, Texas and New York have the most home-schooled students. ...read more

Tags: Children

Have You Heard About The Newest Gadget To Insure ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 29, 2003

Have you heard about the newest gadget to insure peace and quiet at home? It ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Church Of God

Television Is An Invention That Permits You To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

The Modern Husband Believes That A Woman's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The modern husband believes that a woman's place is in the home, and he expects her to ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Modern Husband Believes That A Womans Place ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The modern husband believes that a womans place is in the home, and he expects her to go ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Imagine This Scene For A Moment. A Woman Notices ...

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Dec 4, 2006

Imagine this scene for a moment. A woman notices her husband forgot to shut off his computer. She goes over to it with the intention of turning it off. To her shock and dismay she discovers that the computer is logged on to a pornographic website. She quickly does a search of sites visited and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Jesus Store

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007

The Jesus Store. There was a woman once who wanted peace in the world and peace in her heart, but she was very frustrated. The world seemed to be falling apart and her personal life wasn’t that great either. One day she decided to go shopping, and she went to the mall and walked in to one of the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Jesus Store  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Let me close with this story - The Jesus Store. There was a woman once who wanted peace in the world and peace in her heart, but she was very frustrated. The world seemed to be falling apart and her personal life wasn’t that great either. One day she decided to go shopping, and she went to the ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Forgiving And Forgetting

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 15, 2010

FORGIVING AND FORGETTING Mr. Peale tells a story about a man who suffered from many health problems: headaches, skin troubles, gastric disturbances, insomnia. It did not take Mr. Peale long to discover that one basic cause was the burning anger that he felt toward his brother. The brother, the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Rise And Fall Of Nine Rich Men  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011

THE RISE AND FALL OF NINE RICH MEN A popular story recounts a meeting that may have taken place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There is debate whether the meeting in fact occurred, but what is not in question is the actual rise and fall of the men featured in the story, who were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Tags: Money

Dr. R. G. Lee's Mother Told Of Happiest Day And Gave Taste Of Heaven

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 23, 2012

*Dr. R.G. Lee was the much loved pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis from 1927-1960. One day when R.G was a little boy, he asked his mother what was the happiest day of her life. Her name was Elizabeth. And she thought back to the time of the Civil War when she was a little ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:1-5, Hebrews 11:30-40

Tags: Heaven, Restoration, Reunion, Joy And Celebration

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Strong

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023

I want you all to think back with me as we begin this morning. Many of us looked forward to leaving high school behind with all of its challenges. Then we began to experience a whole new set of challenges in college or in the workplace. We began wondering what direction we were going to take in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-14

Tags: Dedication, Loyalty

Denomination: Baptist

[126]. A Message From A Poem – Heaven Opens To Us

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 11, 2025

[126]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HEAVEN OPENS TO US From a quick recollection heaven will open at least three times in the future (written by one who is still living). One of those will be the Rapture. One will be the Second Coming. The other one is when a saint passes from this life and into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Tags: Heaven, Open, Absent From The Body, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If There Were No Schools To Take The Children ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Happiest Moments Of My Life Have Been The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home ...read more

Tags: Family

There Is No Use In Your Walking Five Miles To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no use in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being ...read more

Tags: Sports

A Child On A Farm Sees A Plane Fly Overhead And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane ...read more

Tags: Flying

Old-Timer: One Who Remembers When A Man Did His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Old-timer: one who remembers when a man did his own ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life