In Sermon Illustrations: "complicating the simple"

Faith When Faced With Death?  PRO

Contributed by Michael Sechler on Jan 25, 2014

My son, Micah died in 2012 from kidney disease and complications. As he lay dying I wrote this in my journal: "Sitting at the bedside of my dying son at 3:48 in the morning. Weeping like crazy. Bertrand Russell once said that 'no one can sit at the bedside of dying child and believe in God.' Well ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1

Tags: Faith, Trial, Child Death, Belief In God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Five Life Lessons For A Three-Year Old

Contributed by Gregory Fisher on Sep 27, 2017

At the age of 3 years old, our family lived with my maternal grandparents while my father was in seminary. One day the kid living next-door to us came up to me and said, “Greg Fisher I am going to give you a bloody nose.” The next thing that happened—when he did, in fact, punch me in the ...read more

Tags: Lamentations, Violence, Truth In Love, Psalm Of Lament, Helpful Lessons, True Crime, Helpful People, Life Lessons, Lament, Childhood, Bullying, God Allows, Comfort One Another  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Quote: "As The Grave Grows Near, My Theology Is ...

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006

Quote: “As the grave grows near, my theology is growing strangely simple, and it begins and ends with Christ as the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

If You Force Yourself To Think Clearly You Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

If you force yourself to think clearly you will write clearly. Its as simple as that. The hard part isnt the ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

We Never Stop Growing Until We Stop Learning, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We never stop growing until we stop learning, and people who are learning this simple truth ...read more

Tags: Thought

A Few Years Ago, A Major Multinational Company ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 14, 2001

A few years ago, a major Multinational company was looking for a new Marketing Director. After much advertising and many application, three candidates entered the final selection process. A mathematician, a statistician and a solicitor. The first to be invited in for the final interview was ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:10

Tags: Truth, Workplace Integrity

Denomination: Anglican

I Do Not Have A Psychiatrist And I Do Not Want ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Prepare To Be Embarrassed

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014

PREPARE TO BE EMBARRASSED "One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Word of God, read it and believe it. Then the rest of us ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Tags: Bible, Faith, Revival, Miracles

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holiness Is Not A Luxury For The Few; It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Holiness is not a luxury for the few; it is not just for some people. It is meant for you and for me and for all of us. It is a simple duty, ...read more

Tags: Holiness

In The Council, There Were Men Possessed Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the council, there were men possessed of much more eloquence than I was; I always defeated them by this ...read more

The Media Are Far More Powerful Than The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The media are far more powerful than the President in creating public awareness and shaping public opinion, for the simple ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

I Am For A Government Rigorously Frugal And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple. Were we directed from Washington when to sow, when ...read more

Tags: Government

You Must Remember That A Writer Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You must remember that a writer is a simple-minded person to begin with and go on that basis. Hes not a great mind, hes not a great thinker, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Great Opportunities Come To All, But Many Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great opportunities come to all, but many do not know they have met them. The only preparation to take advantage of them ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

Eugene Kennedy: "The Real Test Of Friendship Is: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Eugene Kennedy: "The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

During A Very Busy Life I Have Often Been ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"During a very busy life I have often been asked, How did you manage to do it all? The answer is simple: ...read more

Tags: Time

Have You Noticed That The More Mature Believers ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 29, 2001

Have you noticed that the more mature believers have a greater capacity to see hidden blessings in hardships and difficult subjects? Norm Cousins, a teacher at the Univeristy of Calif. Medical School in Los Angeles, noticed an amazing irony in his younger students’ perceptions. It seems that ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Growth In Christ, Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Sent His Son  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Dec 10, 2001

HE SENT HIS SON Pastor Clifford S. Stewart of Louisville, Kentucky, sent his parents a microwave oven one Christmas. Here’s how he recalls the experience: “They were excited that now they, too, could be a part of the instant generation. When Dad unpacked the microwave and plugged it in, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Humanity Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Every Methodist Pastor Of The Last 250 Years Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian William on Oct 1, 2002

Every Methodist pastor of the last 250 years has answered the same set of 17 questions – questions that John Wesley himself asked of all his ministers. They range from the most basic and fundamental issues of Christianity: “Have you faith in Christ” to the complicated: “Have you studied the ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving, Money

Denomination: Methodist

On The Fourth Of July In 1951, Florence Chadwick, ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 30, 2006

On the Fourth of July in 1951, Florence Chadwick, the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, attempted to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. The challenge was not so much the distance, but the bone-chilling waters of the Pacific. To complicate matters, a dense ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran