In Sermon Illustrations: "Do What It Says"

Botanists Say That Trees Need The Powerful ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Botanists say that trees need the powerful March winds to flex their trunks and main branches, so that the sap is drawn up to nourish the budding leaves. Perhaps we need the gales of life in the same way, though we dislike enduring them. A blustery period in our fortunes is often the prelude to a ...read more

Tags: Endurance

It Is Often Merely For An Excuse That We Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is often merely for an excuse that we say ...read more

Tags: Competition

A Study In The Washington Post Says That Women ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

They Keep Saying The Right Person Will Come ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"They keep saying the right person will come along, I think ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

We Need To Find The Courage To Say No To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ...read more

Tags: Truth

Never Say Nevernever Is A Long, Undependable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Never say neverNever is a long, undependable time, and life is too full of rich possibilities to ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

David Seamands, A Counselor, Says This:

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 29, 2011

David Seamands, a counselor, says this: "Many years ago I was driven to the conclusion that the two major causes of most emotional problems among Christians are these: the failure to understand, receive, and live out God’s grace and forgiveness; and the failure to give out that love, ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Hears Everything We Say

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Nov 20, 2020

There was a man who had a habit of grumbling at the food his wife placed before him at family meals. Then he would pray a blessing to the Lord. One day after his usual combination of complaint and prayer, his little girl asked, “Daddy, does God hear us when we pray?” “Why, of course,” he replied. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7

Tags: Prayer, Complaint, God Hears

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Things That Mom Would Never Say!!!!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 5, 2022

THINGS THAT MOM WOULD NEVER SAY.... 1) “How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?” 2) “Yeah, I used to skip school a lot myself when I was your age!” 3) “Just leave all the lights on … it makes the house look more cheery.” 4) “Let me smell that shirt — Yeah, it’s good for another ...read more

Tags: Humor, Mothers, Mother's Day, Sermon Introductions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rich Atchley Says That If You Went To The Average ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 16, 2001

Rich Atchley says that if you went to the average university campus today, & asked students if they know a verse of Scripture, most would say that they do. If you had asked 10 or 15 years ago, most would have quoted John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Tags: Apologetics The Bible, Truth, Truth Absolute

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You Know Him?

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 1, 2009

DO YOU KNOW HIM? Do you know Jesus? I’m not asking if you know about Jesus. Some people know Jesus about as well as they know Stephen Harper (PM of Canada), Rick Warren (Pastor and best-selling author), Sara Palin (Governor of Alaska who ran for Vice President for Republican John McCain), or Carl ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Salvation Army

It's As If God Says To A Rebellious Mankind, "Ha! ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008

It’s as if God says to a rebellious mankind, "Ha! Rebel against me all you want. No matter what you do, what I’ve determined will come to pass will come to pass! Look! It’s as good as done. I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill" A man once met Horace Greely, the famous newspaper editor, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 2:6

Only A Full View Will Do  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

Only a Full View Will Do But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord [2Cor. 3:18]. I wish I had spent more time looking in the "mirror," beholding Him more. In the Word of God we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Tags: Jesus Christ

They Don't But You Do  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

THEY DON’T BUT YOU DO Consider the story of Oswald Golter. After ten years service as a missionary in China, Oswald Golter was on His way home. His ship stopped in India, and while waiting for the connecting boat home he found a group of refugees living in a warehouse on the pier. They were ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-5

Tags: Evangelism How To

In His Book, What’s So Amazing About ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001

In his book, What’s So Amazing About Grace, Philip Yancey tells the true story of a Texas couple who had trouble with pride. An argument ensued one day when the husband felt that his wife had spent too much on sugar at the grocery story. The argument was never resolved. They lived together for ...read more

What God Chooses, He Cleanses. What God ...

Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 15, 2008

"What God chooses, He cleanses. What God cleanses, He molds. What God molds, He fills. What God fills, He uses." Source: J.S. Baxter, ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Lutheran

Fame Is What You Have Taken, Character's What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fame is what you have taken, Character's what you give; When to this truth you ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

What The Future Holds For Us Depends On What We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What the future holds for us depends on what we hold for the future. Hard-working ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Not What We Have But What We Enjoy, Constitutes ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not what we have but what we enjoy, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Tags: Parable Rich Fool

No Matter In What Age Or In What Land He Lives, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No matter in what age or in what land he lives, the soul-winning preacher is, and must be, a pioneer in spirit.He must set his soul to seek other souls, ...read more

Tags: Pastors