In Sermon Illustrations: "Encourage Each Other"

Identifying The Ones In Power

Contributed by Kent Wise on Nov 2, 2012

IDENTIFYING THE ONES IN POWER It does not take one long in business to identify the power brokers in a meeting or situation. When I was at Tyson Foods, I would attend monthly cost meetings where our seating arrangements were always pre-assigned. The seating never changed for the middle table. ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Methodist

Are You Really Committed?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 17, 2017

Corrie Ten Boom, the Dutch survivor of Nazi gas chambers, once told a fascinating story. She said that a group of believers were meeting behind the Iron Curtain when the church door burst open and two Russian soldiers with guns stormed inside. They said they would give five minutes for anyone who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Fear, Courage, Test Of Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Loves Me—and I Love Jesus!

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 8, 2025

Sociology professor Anthony Campolo recalls a deeply moving incident that happened in a Christian junior high camp where he served. One of the campers, a boy with spastic paralysis, was the object of heartless ridicule. When he would ask a question, the boys would deliberately answer in a halting, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Tags: Evangelism, Testimony

Denomination: Methodist

Prayer

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 9, 2025

I read where a family bought a PRAYER BOOK for their son. Each night the boy would read a prayer before going to sleep. He was faithful to read a prayer. One night the boy was tired. He turned the light off and crawled into bed. He remember the prayer book. That night he called out to God: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1, Matthew 21:13

Tags: Faith, Prayer

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Gratitude Is Not Only The Greatest Of Virtues, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. ...read more

Tags: Joy, Thanksgiving Holiday

Goodness Is Achieved, Not In A Vacuum But In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Goodness is achieved, not in a vacuum but in the company of other ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Best Way To Find Yourself Is To Lose ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

What Is My Life If I Am No Longer Useful To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What is my life if I am no longer ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Life Is An Exciting Business, And Most Exciting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Those Who Are Happiest Are Those Who Do The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

those who are happiest are those who do the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

The Greatest Contribution That You Can Give To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The greatest contribution that you can give to others is ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

War Can Come Only By The Wilful Acts And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

War can come only by the wilful acts and ...read more

Tags: War

Luck Is A Word People Use When They Have No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Luck is a word people use when they have ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

Marriage Should Be A Duet When One Sings, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marriage should be a duet when one sings, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

That Most Delicious Of All Privileges Spending ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

That most delicious of all privileges spending ...read more

Tags: Money

An Opportunity Grasped And Used Produces At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An opportunity grasped and used produces at least one ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

We Forfeit Three-Fourths Of Ourselves To Be Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves to be ...read more

Tags: Church General

People Differ. Some Object To The Fan Dancer, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People differ. Some object to the fan dancer, and ...read more

Tags: Unity

Heredity: The Traits That A Disobedient Child ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Heredity: the traits that a disobedient child gets ...read more

Tags: Family

A Man Who Is Always Satisfied With Himself Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom ...read more

Tags: Enjoyment