In Sermon Illustrations: "Do Not Fear"

Stand Up And Be Counted

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008

Stand Up and Be Counted Some years ago Premier Khrushchev was speaking before the Supreme Soviet and was severely critical of the late Premier Stalin. While he was speaking someone from the audience sent up a note: "What were you doing when Stalin committed all these atrocities?" Khrushchev ...read more

Tags: Anxiety

Denomination: Wesleyan

Steven Jobs Was The Founder Of Apple Computers. ...

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009

Steven Jobs was the founder of Apple Computers. There came a point in time when the company was struggling and he approached John Sculley – who was head of one of the divisions of Pepsi Cola – to come on board and help lead them out of difficulty. Sculley kept resisting and Jobs kept persisting. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Willingness Of God To Answer Your Prayer

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 8, 2022

"My friend, do you think that God is asleep? Do you feel that He has gone to bed when you pray, and you cannot get Him up? Do you believe that He does not want to answer your prayers? God does want to answer your prayers and He will. That is what this parable is saying. You do not have ...read more

Tags: Prayer, God's Love, Parables, Persistence, God The Father, Importunity, God's Willingness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Conditional Promise

Contributed by John Bright on Mar 4, 2025

This is the beginning of that story where God tells them what they needed to do: 1 – Kill the Passover lamb 2 – Collect the blood in a bowl 3 – Put the blood on the two sides and top of the door The result would be what God promised to do – pass over their houses with the final plague of the death ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:21-28

Tags: Passover, Conditional Promise

Denomination: Methodist

I Have Heard Karl Ingersoll, Another Grand ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 6, 2004

I have heard Karl Ingersoll, another Grand Mananer and pastor of Fredericton First Wesleyan, say, “The measure of the greatness of a man’s love for God is not found in his attention to the things he has to do, but in his attention to the things he doesn’t have to do.” That is, your salvation ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Disciplines Scripture, Worship General

Denomination: Baptist

Ingratitude Denotes Spiritual Immaturity. Infants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Ingratitude denotes spiritual immaturity. Infants do not always appreciate what parents do for them. They have short memories. Their concern is not what you did for me yesterday, but what are you doing for me today. The past is meaningless and so is the future. They live for the present. Those who ...read more

Tags: Children

An Orator In Hyde Park Of London Was Speaking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

An orator in Hyde Park of London was speaking out against religion. He said, “My hatred of religion is honestly come by; my grandfather was an atheist; my father was an atheist; and, thank God, I’m an atheist, too.” Atheism is not good. Since the true atheist does not believe in God we also assume ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

The Preacher's Son Was 5 Years Old And Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The preacher’s son was 5 years old and always quick to give an answer. He was in Sunday school one time and the teacher asked: is there anything God can’t do – the rest of the class agreed that God could do anything. The young boy raises his hand and the teacher reluctantly calls on him. Ok, she ...read more

Tags: Faith

Phillip Brooks, A Great American Preacher Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

Phillip Brooks, a great American preacher of another day, said, "Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger people; do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work may be no miracle, but you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Josh Mcdowell Wisely Stated, "The Greatest Thing ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Braun on Mar 22, 2002

Josh McDowell wisely stated, “The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” And the greatest thing a mother ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

A Hospital Visitor Saw A Nurse Tending To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 30, 2004

A hospital visitor saw a nurse tending to the sores of a leprosy patient, and said, "I’d never do that for a million dollars!" The nurse answered, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To Dream Anything That You Want To Dream, That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To dream anything that you want to dream, That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do, That is the strength of the human will. To trust ...read more

Tags: Dreams

I Sit Here All Day Trying To Persuade People To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. ...read more

Tags: Government

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

The Job Of A Football Coach  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2001

Coach Tom Landry once said: "The job of a football coach is to make men do what they don’t want to do, in order to ...read more

Mark Twain, Not Exactly A ...

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 7, 2006

ILLUSTRATION: Mark Twain, not exactly a die-hard Christian, wrote these words: “Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Look At A Day When You Are Supremely Satisfied ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. Its not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; its when ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

It Is Not A Question Of Being Willing To Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not a question of being willing to go straight through, but of going straight through. Not a question of saying, Lord, I will do it, but of doing it. There must be the reckless ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Theres A Difference Between Interest And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Theres a difference between interest and commitment. When youre interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When youre ...read more

Tags: Endurance

You All Have Powers You Never Dreamed Of. You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You all have powers you never dreamed of. You can do things you never thought you could ...read more

Tags: Power