In Sermon Illustrations: "Falling Out"

To Take Action Is Always Dangerous, But To Sit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To take action is always dangerous, but to sit and wait for the good things of life to fall into thy lap is ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Cross Is The Blazing Fire At Which The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, and we have to get near ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

No Sermon Is Of Any Value, Or Likely To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No sermon is of any value, or likely to be useful, which has not the three Rs in it: ruin by the fall, redemption by ...read more

Tags: Pastors

But Words Are Things, And A Small Drop Of Ink, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew upon a thought, produces That which makes ...read more

Tags: Words

The Power Of Godly Hope

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 23, 2006

*King Duncan tells the story that reminds us of the power of this hope. This happened in 1993, to a man named Terry Stout. Terry was the business manager for the Psychiatry Department at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. *One Fall morning Terry was running a little late, but (I’m sure led by ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-2, Hebrews 6:17-20

Tags: Despair, Salvation, Suicide, Godly Hope, Hope, Power Of God's Word  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Roof Of The Church Hall Of A Little Swiss ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 8, 2001

The roof of the church hall of a little Swiss church, at the turn of the 20th century, was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair the roof . There was an old man, known to be very tight with his money, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Warfare, Humor, Giving General, Church Practices  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

The Call From Sports Illustrated  PRO

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Jan 13, 2003

THE CALL FROM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED In Paul Harvey’s “For What It’s Worth Department” there was a story about a man named Speedy Morris. Speedy was a basketball coach for LaSalle University. He was shaving one day when his wife called out to tell him he was wanted on the phone by Sports ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Humility

Denomination: United Methodist

A Small Child Is Someone Who Can Wash His Hands ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

A small child is someone who can wash his hands without getting the soap wet. The trouble with children is that when they’re not being a lump in your throat, they’re being a pain in your neck. Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression. A child is a person who can’t ...read more

Tags: Children

The Roof Of The Church Hall Of A Little Swiss ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Santos on Jun 21, 2006

The roof of the church hall of a little Swiss church, at the turn of the 20th century, was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair the roof. There was an old man, known to be very tight with his money, who ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Ever Trust Anyone...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011

DON'T EVER TRUST ANYONE... "There is an old story of a father who took his young son out and stood him on the railing of the back porch. He then went down, stood on the lawn, and encouraged the little fellow to jump into his arms. 'I'll catch you,' the father said confidently. After a lot of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Tags: Father's Day

Potato Provision

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Apr 20, 2011

POTATO PROVISION I remember just a few years ago when we lived in Poland as missionaries. We were struggling so much financially. The dollar had plunged in value and we lost about 1/3 of the value of our money and were wondering if we would have to return back to the States. So we were praying for ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

I Was Reading Outdoor Life The Other Day While ...

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on May 9, 2008

I was reading Outdoor Life the other day while waiting to get my allergy shot and came across an interesting story. It was in a section entitled, "This Happened to Me." A turkey hunter had successfully called in a big gobbler within shooting range and shot the turkey. He picked up his trophy ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Baptist

It's Official. Rospa - The Royal Society For The ...

Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005

It’s official. RoSPA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - has issued regular warnings about a whole range of hazards just waiting to happen... all of them arising from what you thought were innocent, Christmas-related activities or accessories. On Christmas Day in 2003 more than ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Whenever The Pillars Of Christianity Shall Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government and all the blessings ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Behind The Cloud The Starlight Lurks, Through ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Behind the cloud the starlight lurks, Through showers the sunbeams fall; For God, who loveth all His ...read more

Tags: Faith

Failure Doesn't Consist In Stumbling And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure doesn't consist in stumbling and falling. The failure is staying there on the floor. Success is finding something ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

All Sunshine And Blue Skies Make For A Sahara ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All sunshine and blue skies make for a Sahara Desert; there must be the Fall and Winter to make for a beautiful ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Men Do With Opportunities As Children Do At The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men do with opportunities as children do at the seashore; they fill their little hands with sand, and then let the grains ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

We Need Hope

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

WE NEED HOPE Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Dusk was falling on the Saturday before Christmas in 1927 the S-4 submarine (S-class submarines, were the first class of submarines built ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Almost

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

Almost Story It started out with a low rumbling; then there was the sound of the explosion. It seemed like the whole world was rocking and reeling under the blow of Mother Nature. The sky was filled with smoke as dark as a midnight; the ashes from the eruption were falling like snow in a winter ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:17

Tags: Almost, Delay

Denomination: Pentecostal