In Sermon Illustrations: "Do Not Worry"

It Was A Fool’s Game And I Lost

Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 6, 2024

When it comes to games, I am not a good player. I lose more times than I win, and I can’t remember the last time I won. My paternal grandfather’s favorite holiday of the year was April Fools’ Day. He often would spend the whole year developing a prank for family and friends. He had a construction ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:31

Tags: Fool, Pranks

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Heard During A Sermon At Bible Conference At ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Clark on Feb 23, 2001

(Heard during a sermon at Bible conference at Camp Zion in Myrtle MS) A woman came to the alter bitterly weeping and confessed to her pastor,"Preacher, I ain’t ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Poverty

Denomination: Baptist

Ten Years Ago For Every Wife Who Left Her Family, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 29, 2002

Ten years ago for every wife who left her family, 600 husbands did. Today for each man who leaves, two women do. Charles Swindoll, Starting ...read more

The Probability Of A Person Accepting Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002

The probability of a person accepting Christ between the ages of 5 - 13 is 32 percent. There is a four percent probability of doing so within the ages of 14 - 18; and a six percent ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Evangelism Urgency, Great Commission

Colonel John Chapman, Commander Of The Joint ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Mccool on Apr 21, 2003

Colonel John Chapman, commander of the Joint Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, said: "Survival is a matter of will. You will not survive or be rescued unless you have the will, ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Pentecostal

People Want To Work. People Are Telling Me ...

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Sep 7, 2005

People WANT to work. People are telling me they’d LOVE to go down to New Orleans to help the people in misery there. People woul dgladly enter the smell and danger to do ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Pastor Was Visiting The Fourth-Grade Sunday ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Bolton on Nov 14, 2005

The pastor was visiting the fourth-grade Sunday School class to talk about marriage as part of the lesson. He asked the class, "What does God say about marriage?" Immediately one boy ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What A Responsibility You Have To Teach An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What a responsibility you have to teach an immortal soul to have fellowship with God To fulfill this responsibility you must be totally dedicated to the Lord and to the task He has for you to do. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Holy Spirit Finds Modesty So Rare That He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The Holy Spirit finds modesty so rare that He takes care to record it. Say much of what the Lord has done for you, but say little of what you have done ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Let No Pleasure Tempt Thee, No Profit Allure ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no ambition corrupt thee, no example sway thee, no persuasion move thee to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so thou shalt ...read more

Tags: Character

When I Was 40 And Looking At 60, It Seemed Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I was 40 and looking at 60, it seemed like a thousand years away. But 62 feels like a week and a half away from 80. I must now get on with ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Isnt Necessary To Fly Over The South Pole, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It isnt necessary to fly over the South Pole, climb the Matterhorn, nor swim the English Channel, to find adventure. Life itself is an adventure.Doing things that lift or steer humanity to higher ...read more

Tags: Human Life

At A Missionary Station Among The Hottentots, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

At a missionary station among the Hottentots, (one of three tribes of South Africa) the question was asked, “Do we possess anything that we have not received of God?” A little girl five ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ

Believing Christ Saves Man--He Is Lost By ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 16, 2008

Believing Christ saves man--he is lost by believing the devil. Salvation is by atonement--not by attainment. The thief on the cross had just one chance and accepted it. Salvation is so ...read more

Tags: Salvation

The Will Of God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

George W. Truett said: "To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement!" –(quoted in "Toolkit," Cell Church, Winter, 1996, p. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Andrew Murray Said,

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009

Andrew Murray said, “We can never have more faith than we have humility.” He continues, “As long as we take glory from another, we do not seek ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wisdom Leads Us To Investigate And Know The True ...

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 10, 2009

"Wisdom leads us to investigate and know the true facts about our faith. If a clock is wrong, we adjust it. It’s the sensible thing to do." ---Paul E. Little, ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal

No Loopholes

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 11, 2010

NO LOOPHOLES I heard a report about W. C. Fields. When he was on his death bed, a friend found him reading the Bible. The friend was surprised and asked why he ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Connecting Mothers Day

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 26, 2011

CONNECTING MOTHERS DAY How do you connect an army of invading locusts to Mother’s Day? A colleague at a conference on Domestic Violence said, "That’s easy. It’s ...read more

Tags: Apocalypse

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I Wasn't Supposed To Live...

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 13, 2024

I believe that God called me to preach in the summer of my freshman year in high school. He gave me a dream about one of my best friends who was somewhere in eternity screaming in pain: He was crying out to me, "You never told me. You never told me! Larry, you talked to me about baseball. ...read more

Tags: Death, Healing, Prayer, Purpose, God's Will, Testimony, Pastors, God's Call, Miracle, Fathers, Preachers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational