In Sermon Illustrations: "Dr Dale Sides"

During The Second World War A Company Of American ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Uebergang on Apr 12, 2006

During the Second World War a company of American soldiers was marching through France when a little old lady approached them with a broom over her shoulder. She joined the soldiers and began to march with them. The soldiers smiled at the lady and told her to please step aside because she could ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Lutheran

In November I975, 75 Convicts Started Digging A ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jan 26, 2001

In November I975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them had been sentenced. The surprised ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will, Judgment, Second Coming

Denomination: Baptist

Chuck Swindoll Once Said, "When You've Suffered ...

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Jul 19, 2004

Chuck Swindoll once said, “When you’ve suffered like Paul, your faith is moved out of the theoretical realm and into the practical. It becomes real. When you’ve been weakened, you understand a person in weakness. You don’t look over your critical glasses and ask, “When are you gonna snap out of ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Methodist

Passing Through A Country Graveyard, A Man Was ...

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 15, 2004

Passing through a country graveyard, a man was struck by the inscription on a tombstone. The stone was by the side of the path where everyone could see it. It had been placed there in memory of a young man who died at the age of seventeen. It was, "Reader, stop and think; I am in eternity! and you ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Baptist

James C. Dobson >>>> When I Think Of Parents ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

James C. Dobson >>>> When I think of parents today, I’m reminded of a photograph of an elegantly dressed woman who is holding a cup of coffee. Her little finger is cocked ever so daintily to the side, and her face reveals utter self-confidence. Unfortunately, this woman does not yet know that her ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

In Regards To "Blessing Those Who Persecute ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 5, 2007

IN REGARDS TO "BLESSING THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU," D.L. MOODY, IN ONE OF HIS SERMONS, PORTRAYS THE LORD JESUS GIVING DIRECTION TO PETER AFTER HIS RESURRECTION ON THIS VERY CONCEPT. MOODY SAID, "GO, FIND THE MAN WHO THRUST HIS SPEAR INTO MY SIDE AND TELL HIM THERE IS A MUCH QUICKER WAY TO MY ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:5-21, Revelation 19:1-21

Denomination: Free Methodist

Did You Know That An Impala Can Jump To A Height ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you know that an impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet they can be kept in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals won ’t jump if they cannot see what’s on the other side. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Always Assume The Safest Position - George Adam ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

ALWAYS ASSUME THE SAFEST POSITION - George Adam Smith tells us that he was once climbing the Weisshorn above the Zermatt Valley with two guides on a stormy day. They had made the ascent on the sheltered side. Reaching the top, and exhilarated by the thought of the view before him, Smith sprang to ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

A Young Man Wrote This To His Girlfriend. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A young man wrote this to his girlfriend. “Sweetheart, if this world was as hot as the Sahara desert, I would crawl on my knees through the burning sand to come to you. If the world would be like the Atlantic Ocean, I would swim through shark infested waters to come to you. I would fight the most ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Sir George Adam Smith Tells How He And His Guide ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Sir George Adam Smith tells how he and his guide were climbing the Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps. It was stormy and they were making their climb on the sheltered side of the peak. When they reached the summit, they were filled with the exhilaration. Sir George forgot about the fierce winds, leaped up ...read more

Tags: Satan

C.s Lewis Writes; "Our Fiath Is Not A Matter Of ...

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 5, 2007

C.S Lewis writes; "our fiath is not a matter of our hearing what Jessus said long ago and "trying to carry it out." Rather the real Son of god is at your side. He begins to turn you into the same kind of thing as himself....He is beginning to turn the tin soldier into a live man. The part of you ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

According To A Upi News Item; The Metropolitan ...

Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008

According to a UPI news item; the Metropolitan Insurance Company received some unusual explanations/excuses for accidents from its automobile policyholders. The following are just few: • An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car, and vanished. • I had been driving my car for 40 years ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

For Prayer - Sir George Adam Smith ...

Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010

Illustration for Prayer - Sir George Adam Smith tells how he and his guide were climbing the Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps. It was stormy and they were making their climb on the sheltered side of the peak. When they reached the summit, they were filled with the exhilaration. Sir George forgot about ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Baptist

When No One Is Watching  PRO

Contributed by Willem Nel on Mar 26, 2011

WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING In 1945, Arsenal were playing Russian giants Dynamo Moscow in London when a thick fog descended over the ground. The referee refused to abandon the game as the visitors had come such a long way, but it was impossible to see what was going on. It is said that an Arsenal ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: *other

If You Have A Moment Some Time, Check Out The ...

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 4, 2008

If you have a moment some time, check out the Calvin window on the south side of the sanctuary. If you look near the bottom, we will see an engraving of Calvin’s crest: a flaming heart in an outstretched hand, extended upward to God. Calvin chose this symbol to declare the central core of his ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Wave

Contributed by Gregory Artz on Nov 5, 2022

In elections there is a term “The Wave”. This term means that a large change is coming, and one side is going to have substantial losses in the upcoming election. In the news you will hear about an upcoming “Blue Wave” or a “Red Wave”. However, as Christians, we will choose to trust in the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:20, Matthew 8:23-27

Tags: Heavenly Citizenship, Sovereignty Of Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Family  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Dec 18, 2006

Family Clovis Chappell, a minister from a century back, used to tell the story of two paddleboats. They left Memphis about the same time, traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side by side, sailors from one vessel made a few remarks about the snail’s pace of the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

One Of My Favorite Stories Is The One About West ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007

One of my favorite stories is the one about West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Normally all of the good choir people came to church on Wednesday night to practice, and they tended to be early, well before the 7:30 starting time. But one night, March 1, 1950, one by one, two by two, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Gift Of Standing By - Donald Grey Barnhouse ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007

THE GIFT OF STANDING BY - Donald Grey Barnhouse told the story (supposedly true) about Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. When he moved to Washington, D.C., to take up his duties as Chief Justice, he transferred his membership letter to a Baptist Church in the area. His father had been a Baptist ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Steam Ship, Central America, On Its Maiden ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2007

The steam ship, Central America, on its maiden voyage from New York City to San Francisco harbor, sprang a leak in mid-ocean and began to go down. A distress signal was sent out over the air waves. A rescue vessel rushed to the scene. Upon reaching the scene, the captain of the rescuer vessel sent ...read more

Denomination: Baptist