In Sermon Illustrations: "Doing"

Are You Ready To Rescue The Perishing?

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2012

ARE YOU READY TO RESCUE THE PERISHING? I read a story of a man that got saved as a young, adult. He was so excited about Christ for the first couple of weeks, he told everybody the difference Jesus had made in his life. One Sunday night he was at his church and they sang this song, "Rescue the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Ten Word Sermon

Contributed by Kevin Barron on Aug 31, 2018

The shortest sermon I know is only ten words. It was preached by my grandfather to a small, country congregation on the story of the Good Samaritan (Mark 10:35-45). He read the account of an outsider who demonstrates true neighbor love by stopping on the road to care for a bleeding and badly ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Tags: Compassion, Good Samaritan

Denomination: Methodist

You Are Valuable Because You Exist. Not Because ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

The Reason We Come Away So Cold From Reading The ...  PRO

Contributed by Lindy Axon on Jul 7, 2003

“The reason we come away so cold from reading the Word is because we do not warm ourselves at the ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Scripture

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Reason We Come Away So Cold From Reading The ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 5, 2006

"The reason we come away so cold from reading the Word is because we do not warm ourselves at the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Most Important Word In The Vocabulary Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is TEST. If you pretest your product with consumers, and pretest your ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

It Is A Mistake To Think That Books Have Come To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race did without them for thousands of years ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Love Books. I Hate Publishing, But I Love ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I love books. I hate publishing, but I love books. Theyre two sides to one ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

If Children Knew, Oh, If They Only Knew Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If children knew, oh, if they only knew their power It is something absolutely glorious in its immensity. But they do not ...read more

Tags: Children

Watch Where Jesus Went. The One Dominant Note ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Watch where Jesus went. The one dominant note in His life was to do His Father's will. His was not the way of wisdom or ...read more

Tags: Faith

Peace Is Not Something You Wish For; It's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something ...read more

Tags: Peace

Americans Are Just Beginning To Regard Food The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Americans are just beginning to regard food the way the French always have. Dinner is not what you do in the evening ...read more

Tags: Food

Abraham Lincoln Had Difficulty Getting An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Abraham Lincoln had difficulty getting an education, but what do you expect from a guy who didn't ...read more

Tags: Culture

If Television Encouraged Us To Work As Much As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If television encouraged us to work as much as it encourages us to do everything else, we could better afford to ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Fame Is A Pearl Many Dive For And Only A Few ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

There Is No Such Thing As On The Way Out. As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no such thing as on the way out. As long as you are still doing something interesting and good, you're in ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Resolve To Live As With All Your Might While ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Resolve to live as with all your might while you do live, and as you shall wish you had ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Make Your Resolutions So Clear And Firm That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Make your resolutions so clear and firm that nothing can lure you from your chosen path. Substitute doing ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

It Was Not The Matter Of The Work, But The Mind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It was not the matter of the work, but the mind that went into it, that countedand the man who was not content to do small ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

When You Put Down The Good Things You Ought To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When you put down the good things you ought to have done and leave out bad ...read more

Tags: Aging