In Sermon Illustrations: "Do It"

God Does Not Condemn Man But Man Is Condemned ...

Contributed by Thomas Donelan on May 19, 2010

God does not condemn man but man is condemned till he is saved. It is like when you download a program from the internet onto your computer. There is a little box that has to be checked that says: Accept Terms. If you do not check it off, you will never be able to download it because you have ...read more

Tags: Arminianism, Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

William Booth: I'll Fight

Contributed by Colin Bain on Nov 9, 2010

WILLIAM BOOTH: I'LL FIGHT While women weep, as they do now, I'll fight While little children go hungry, as they do now, I'll fight While men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I'll fight. While there is a drunkard left While there is a poor lost girl upon the streets While there ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Salvation Army

What Is Spiritual Maturity?

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2010

WHAT IS SPIRITUAL MATURITY? In our Pueblo group we asked how we could define spiritual maturity? Someone said, "Being spiritually mature probably means you don't try to figure out whether the people around you are spiritually mature or not." Someone else said, "It's all I can do to figure ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Would Serve God Without Heaven?

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 3, 2011

WHO WOULD SERVE GOD WITHOUT HEAVEN? Consider this statement from Paris Reidhead: "Lord Jesus, I’m going to obey you and love you and serve you and do what you want me to do as long as I live even if I go to hell at the end of the road because you are worthy to be loved, obeyed and served." Do we ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Using Our Ability

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011

USING OUR ABILITY S. D. Gordon said, "We have nothing to do with how much ability we’ve got, or how little, but with what we do with what we have. The man with great talent is apt to be puffed up, and the man with little (talent) to belittle the little. Poor fools! God gives it, much or little. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Tags: Servanthood

Am I Still Your Child?

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 6, 2011

AM I STILL YOUR CHILD? What if Lynne and I adopted a child and brought him/her into our home. That child might be so thankful that every day they might ask, "Can I mow the lawn today, can I do the dishes for you, do you need a foot massage?" That would be great, but it would break my heart to ...read more

Tags: Adoption

Which Basin?

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 3, 2013

WHICH BASIN? Remember there were TWO basins of water mentioned in the Bible. One, Herod used it to wash his hands -- "this has nothing to do with me". The other one, Jesus used it to wash His disciples' feet. It has nothing to do with Him too. It's the job of slaves but He did it. And He ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lest Satan Should Get An Advantage Of Us: ...

Contributed by John Akosile on May 28, 2008

"...Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices." He wants to control you. He wants that kind of power ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Pentecostal

Marriage Is An Empty Box. There Is Nothing In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marriage is an empty box. There is nothing in it.Marriage was never intended to do anything for anybody. People are expected to do something for marriage.Love, romance, consideration, generosity arent in ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

There Was A Certain Professor Of Religion Named ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 9, 2004

There was a certain Professor of Religion named Dr. Christianson, a studious man who taught at a small college in the Western United States. Dr. Christianson taught the required survey course in Christianity at this particular institution. Every student was required to take this course his or ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:5, John 3:16-17

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Promises Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Simple Obedience  PRO

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Jun 7, 2001

Spurgeon: “It is my first public declaration that a thing which looks to be unreasonable and seems to be unprofitable, being commanded by God, is law, is law to me. If my Master had told me to pick up six stones and lay them in a row I would do it, without demanding of him, ‘What good will it do?’ ...read more

Tags: Baptism, Encouragement, Faith, Obedience, Law  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Recently I Heard An Amazing Story Of Human ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005

Recently I heard an amazing story of human strength. Four soldiers in Afghanistan were riding in a jeep when suddenly they were ambushed. They were on a narrow mountain road and the only way out was to go in the opposite direction, but there wasn’t room to turn the jeep around without going over ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Christian Church

Nothing More  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

NOTHING MORE There is nothing we can do to make God love us more, There is nothing we can do to make God love us less. SOURCE: ...read more

Tags: Grace, God's Provision, Promises Of God

Enabling Faith  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 5, 2002

ENABLING FAITH "Faith enables us to understand what God does. Faith enables us to see what others cannot see. As a result, faith enables us to ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Money Decisions Prompt Prayer: 6 Out Of 10 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Money Decisions Prompt Prayer: 6 out of 10 people pray before making major money decisions. 77% of churchgoers do so while only 37% of ...read more

Tags: Money

C.h. Spurgeon's Definition Of Faith Wraps All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C.H. Spurgeon’s definition of faith wraps all three steps into a neat little package: Faith is believing that Christ is what He is said to be, and that He will do ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Be Different

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010

BE DIFFERENT "The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is." - Charles M. Schwab "If you do things well, do them better. Be ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Denomination: *other

Couples Communication

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 16, 2025

A married couple were having an argument that kept going longer and longer. The wife looked at her husband and said, “Tell me, Dear, do you want to win or do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Tags: Lose, Argument, Win

Denomination: Methodist

When I Am Conscious Of The Fear Of Failure ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

When I am conscious of the fear of failure holding me back, I go through a kind of personal checklist: 1. Does this fear come basically from pride, a fear that I will not live up to my own expectations or to those of others? 2. Do I remember that God has called me first to faithfulness, then ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, Fear And Worry

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Management, Boss

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Illustration- Management, Boss A man entered a pet shop, wanting to buy a parrot. The shop owner pointed out three identical parrots on a perch and said, "The parrot to the left costs 500 dollars." "Why does that parrot cost so much?" the man wondered. The owner replied, "Well, it knows how to use ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will