Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Direction Of Life"

showing 4,201-4,220 of 12,675
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Now A Man Can Scarcely Arrive At The Needed ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 8, 2013
     | 2,521 views

    "Now a man can scarcely arrive at the needed sense of responsibility, unless his living conditions allow him to become conscious of his dignity, and to rise to his destiny by spending himself for God and for others. But human freedom is often crippled when a man encounters extreme poverty just as ...read more

  • Following Jesus

    Contributed by David Simpson on Mar 23, 2017
     | 15,187 views

    Mark Batterson said in his book: “All In” – “Most people in most churches think they are following Jesus, but I’m not so sure. They may think they are following Jesus, but the reality is this: they have invited Jesus to follow them.” Too many times I want Jesus to follow me, to serve my ...read more

  • Did You Know That A Wasp Was Larger When It ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,061 views

    Did you know that a wasp was larger when it first comes out of the egg than at any time in its life. It continually shrinks in size until it dies. Some Christians are like a wasp. Sadly, some believers are larger for God at the point of salvation then at any time in their lives. This shouldn’t be. ...read more

  • When The 'empress Of Ireland' Went Down With A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,993 views

    When the ’Empress of Ireland’ went down with a hundred and thirty Salvation Army officers on board [29th May 1914], one hundred and nine officers were drowned, and not one body that was picked up had on a life-belt. The few survivors told how the Salvationists, finding there were not enough ...read more

  • Quote: J. C. Ryle's Observations On Holy Living ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,694 views

    Quote: J. C. Ryle’s observations on holy living still apply to all believers living in a world hostile to Christianity: A holy man will follow after spiritual-mindedness. He will endeavor to set his affections entirely on things above, and to hold things on earth with a very loose hand. He will not ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy I Used To Hug A Rubber Hot ...

    Contributed by George Mansfield on Jan 18, 2008
     | 1,505 views

    “When I was a boy I used to hug a rubber hot water bottle in bed at night to beat off the chill air from the frigid Irish Sea. Comfort! One morning I woke up wet, cold, and miserable. The rubber hot water bottle had perished. It had slowly deteriorated, imperceptibly disintegrated and was ...read more

  • As A Result Of Poor Planning, Dennis From Kay, ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,218 views

    As a result of poor planning, Dennis from Kay, Texas, needed some same-day dry cleaning before his trip. He went to a store that said, “One-Hour Dry Cleaners.” “I need this in an hour,” he told the clerk. She said, “I can’t get this back to you until Thursday.” “I thought you did dry cleaning in ...read more

  • The Lord Has Given Everyone Of Us Sufficient ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 1,618 views

    The Lord has given everyone of us sufficient ability to attain success in life. There are many stories of people who succeed despite of their physical handicapped: Blind people, crippled, people with no arms, no feet, etc. Only people with no heads who did not succeed in life. Illustration. An ...read more

  • The Real St. Nick  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 2,403 views

    THE REAL ST NICK A vast multitude was imprisoned in every place," wrote an eyewitness. "The prisons -- prepared for murders and robbers -- were filled with bishops, priests, and deacons ... so there was no longer room for those condemned of crimes."[1] You’d hardly expect to find old St. Nick ...read more

  • Story Number One  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,842 views

    STORY NUMBER ONE Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn’t famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer for a good ...read more

  • Don't Sit On Me, Lord!  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 24, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,980 views

    "DON'T SIT ON ME, LORD!" Romans 6:8-14 Key verse(s): 6: "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the bod of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin...” There are many things that a dog does not like. Chief among them for many dogs is the ...read more

  • Like A Bird In The Hand!" Matthew 8:14-17 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 8, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,592 views

    “Like A Bird in the Hand!” Matthew 8:14-17 Key verse(s): 16-17:“When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took up our infirmities and ...read more

  • Remember Me!" Luke 23:32-43 Key Verse(S): ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 22, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,050 views

    “Remember Me!” Luke 23:32-43 Key verse(s): 42-43:“Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ Jesus answered him, ‘I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise’.” Did you ever notice that there are some problems that no matter how long you work with them or ...read more

  • A Movement To Jesus Within Islam

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,729 views

    A MOVEMENT TO JESUS WITHIN ISLAM In an article entitled, "A Movement to Jesus Within Islam" this story is told: There was a Muslim holy man, a Sufi master, named Isaac. He lived in a remote region of a Muslim country, where he had a large following. Several thousand people looked to him for ...read more

  • The Real Mccoy

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,484 views

    THE REAL MCCOY It was about a seventy-two-year-old Baptist preacher names Charles McCoy. McCoy was pastoring a Baptist church in Oyster Bay, New York, when at age seventy-two he was told by his denomination to retire. A lifelong bachelor, he had cared for his mother for as long as she lived. ...read more

  • Faith To Hear The Silent ...

    Contributed by Bradley Berglund on Feb 4, 2009
     | 3,293 views

    Faith to Hear the Silent Notes for Conversations in the Marketplace by Pastor Brad Berglund (First Baptist Church) Feb 6, 2009 At a recent prayer meeting, I was told of a young pianist who is working on a doctor’s degree in performance. According to his professor, the young man has abilities ...read more

  • Faith To Play The Silent Notes  PRO

    Contributed by Bradley Berglund on Feb 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,613 views

    FAITH TO PLAY THE SILENT NOTES by Pastor Brad Berglund (First Baptist Church) Feb 6, 2009 At a recent prayer meeting, I was told of a young pianist who is working on a doctor’s degree in performance. According to his professor, the young man has abilities that leave his peers far behind. To the ...read more

  • Getting Old Is Not For Sissies

    Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 9, 2019
     | 2,652 views

    I will not admit to being old, but I am older than I was 10 years ago. Those 10 years have been filled with all kinds of things helping me to get older. I saw an article that said that 60 is the new 40. I have no idea what that means, but I think out in our culture there is an obsession about age. ...read more

  • I Love A Mystery When It's A Mystery

    Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 1, 2020
     | 1,145 views

    Because of the situation we are in these days, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I have spent some significant time watching mysteries. We enjoy a mystery movie. I have always loved mysteries. I have read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. I have read the Father ...read more

  • My Body, My Swat

    Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 6, 2021
     | 1,171 views

    Usually, I am not easily offended, nor do I easily lose my temper. I did lose my temper when I was six years old but have not been able to find it since. Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage is trying to find it but so far, she has not found it. Many people are ticked off by some minor little thing ...read more