In Sermon Illustrations: "Day Off"

Say Thanks: According To Martz Poll, Only 10% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Say Thanks: According to Martz Poll, only 10% of supervisors thank their staff for their contributions compared to 34% of fellow workers. 34% of managers say they praise their direct reports every day, while 6% ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Attending A Wedding For The First Time, A Little ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" ? "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life." The child thought about this for ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24

Tags: Marriage, Relationships, Men And Women, Marriage General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pentecost Was Originally An Old Testament ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 7, 2003

Pentecost was originally an Old Testament festival, the only festival for which no specific date is given in the Bible, it is called the festival of weeks. Leviticus 23:15 however instructs the people to count 7 weeks from the ...read more

Tags: Pentecost

Denomination: Apostolic

Finally Alive  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 15, 2003

FINALLY ALIVE The famous Baptist pastor D.L. Moody used to say, “Some day, you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody of East Northfield is dead. Don’t believe a word ...read more

Tags: Death, Death Nearness

Denomination: Baptist

Ron Dunn: The World Does Not Fear The Church, It ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 16, 2004

RON DUNN: The world does not fear the church, it barely tolerates it. It considers the church no longer a player in the world affairs and only an observer. The church is a quaint old relic of the past that lends a certain charm to a ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

We're Like The Little Boy That Brought Home A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

We’re like the little boy that brought home a terrible report card. The next day he came back into class with a warning for the teacher. He said, "Mrs. Smith, my dad says if ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience

I Know Ive Never Told You In The Hurried Rush ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I know Ive never told you In the hurried rush of days How much your friendship helps me In a thousand little ways; But youve played such a part In all I do or try to ...read more

Tags: Compassion

If We Would Only Give, Just Once, The Same ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two weeks vacation, we would be startled at ...read more

Tags: Workplace

A Speech Is A Solemn Responsibility. The Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A speech is a solemn responsibility. The man who makes a bad thirty-minute speech to two hundred people wastes only a half-hour of his own time. But he wastes one hundred hours of the ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Warren Wiersbe Said, "Do Not Say, Why Were The ...

Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009

Warren Wiersbe said, "Do not say, Why were the former days better than these? You do not move ahead by constantly looking in a rear view mirror. The past is a rudder to guide you, not an anchor ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faithfulness Is Greatest With God. On That Last ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 9, 2009

Faithfulness is greatest with God. On that last day when we stand before Him, He will not ask, How much? How many? How big? He will ask how faithful we were with what He ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Hanging On For Money ----- I Once Was In A Church ...

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 16, 2008

HANGING ON FOR MONEY ----- I once was in a church that had quite a few people who were very wealthy. Many of the members were older ladies who were widows who had outlived most of their peers and for one reason or another had in their possession a vast amount of wealth. Now, when you have a ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Good Old ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010

The Good Old Days A girl who went to college, but she just hated it. She told herself, “If I can ever get out of college, get married and have children, I know I’ll finally be able to enjoy life.” So she stuck with it. She went to classes every day and finally graduated from college. Then she got ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Tags: Age, Aging

God Stands By His Promises

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 28, 2011

GOD STANDS BY HIS PROMISES Oswald Chambers once wrote, "Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust that never dreams that He will not stand by us." Missionaries Dick and Margaret Hillis found themselves caught in China during the Japanese invasion. The couple lived with their two children in an ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sin Of Achan

Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025

We struggle with someone suffering for the actions of another. In that day, they were not so individualistic as we are in this Western World. Whenever I share the Sin of Achan from the book of Joshua, modern folks like to protest. Here’s the story: The Israelites are given a great victory over ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:5, Joshua 7:24-26

Tags: Sin, Consequences

Denomination: Methodist

Sniper Camp - U.s. News And World Report ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001

- Sniper Camp - U.S. News And World Report carried this story. The U.S. Marines conduct a secret sniper program in Quantico, Virginia. The school admits 25 men for an eight week course of sixteen hour days. Very few pass. To graduate, each goes on a mock mission into a well defined area where ...read more

Tags: Faith, Discipleship, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

New York Events  PRO

Contributed by John Gullick on Sep 12, 2001

New York events. It was the day of the tragic events in America when the New York twin towers and the Pentegon had suffered such terrible attack. That night I took the church annual meeting - He came into the meeting late. He was stooped and grey yet young for his eighty five years. The former ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It Came Without Packages, Boxes, Or Bags  PRO

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

IT CAME WITHOUT PACKAGES, BOXES, OR BAGS "Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, come this way; Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, Christmas day." They continue, singing, "Christmas day is in our grasp so long as we have hands to clasp." The Grinch can hardly believe ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

Many Years Ago A Man Conned His Way Into The ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 20, 2002

“Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the emperor of China although he could not play a note. Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play but not making a sound. He received a modest salary and enjoyed a comfortable ...read more

Tags: Faith, Truth

Denomination: United Methodist

Let Me Quote A Great Man Of God, Chuck ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 12, 2002

Let me quote a great man of God, Chuck Swindoll. "The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on Life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-4

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Christian Values

Denomination: Assembly Of God