In Sermon Illustrations: "Expense Of Others"

Compassion For An Old Man

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2012

COMPASSION FOR AN OLD MAN It was a bitterly cold evening in Northern Virginia many years ago. The old man's beard was glazed by winter's frost as he waited for a ride across the river. He heard a brigade of men on horses coming around the bend. He let the first one pass him without any effort to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40, Luke 7:11-17

Tags: Compassion

Two Angry Brothers?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 20, 2022

ACCIDENTLY, COINCIDENCE OR ON PURPOSE? There were two precious brothers. They loved each other. Their parents owned a huge farm. The brothers worked in harmony alongside their mom and dad for years. Suddenly and unexpectedly the father and mother died. One brother went to a lawyer about the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:29

Tags: Anger, Forgive

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Story: When Winthrop And The Puritans Arrived In ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 6, 2007

Story: When Winthrop and the Puritans arrived in Salem they were shocked to discover a settlement which had been devastated with sickness, death and despair. The people who greeted them at the shore were lifeless, lethargic and in a depression. Many wanted to go home to England and the settlement ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mammon

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 2, 2014

The Blessed Life is a book written Robert Morris. He talks about a crucial weed that chokes out the truth of God, the teachings of God, the Word in our life – that weed or thorny vine is called mammon – greed – the love of money which supersedes the love of the Lord Jesus. It’s a real weed and it’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24

Tags: Money, Greed, Riches, Spiritual Attack

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Window  PRO

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 2, 2008

THE WINDOW Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked ...read more

Scripture: James 3:14-18

Tags: Wall, Encouragement, Barriers

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Is Easy To Love The People Far Away. It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002

It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us...Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Unconditional Love

A Leader Is A Person Who Has The Ability To Get ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2002

A leader is a person who has the ability to get others to do what they don’t want to do, and like it. President Harry S. ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Committees Cannot Create; They Can Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Committees cannot create; they can only criticize. I came across a poem the other day and its only two lines: Search all the parks in all ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

As A Political Slogan, Compassionate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As a political slogan, compassionate conservatism was always a low blow. Almost by definition, people who claim to be compassionate conservatives are suggesting that other kinds of conservatives ...read more

Tags: Government

A Sense Of Humor Keen Enough To Show A Man His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities, as well as those of other people, will keep him from the commission of all sins, or ...read more

Tags: Humor

There Is A Great Difference Between Realizing, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a great difference between realizing, On that Cross He was crucified for me, and On that Cross I am crucified with Him. The one aspect brings us ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Were All Role Models, Either Positively Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Were all role models, either positively or negatively, no matter what station in life we occupy. Its one of the things we attain simply by being ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

If We Discovered That We Had Only Five Minutes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

A Journalist Is Someone Who Looks At The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A journalist is someone who looks at the world and the way it works, someone who takes a close look at things every day and reports what she sees, ...read more

Tags: News

I Still Have Two Abiding Passions. One Is My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I still have two abiding passions. One is my model railway, the other women. But, at the age of 89, I find I am getting ...read more

Tags: Women

Continuing To Follow God Is Harder Than Starting ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007

Continuing to follow God is harder than starting to follow God – You become more of a threat to Satan as you mature and serve and touch others. Melissa ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

No Man Can Be Absolutely True To Himselfwithout ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No man can be absolutely true to himselfwithout becoming original, for there is in every creature a fountain of life which, if not choked back by stones and other dead rubbish, ...read more

Tags: Art

Do Not Think Me Mad. It Is Not To Make Money ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Arnold H. Glasow Said: Some Folks Make You Feel ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 19, 2007

Arnold H. Glasow said: Some folks make you feel at home. Others make you wish you were. (Galaxie Software: 10,000 Sermon ...read more

Denomination: Other

Isaiah Is Quoted In The New Testament Far More ...

Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 24, 2008

Isaiah is quoted in the New Testament far more than any other prophet. He is mentioned 21 times by name, and Isaiah Chapter 53 alone is quoted or ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ