In Sermon Illustrations: "Falling Out"

The Bible. God's Manual For Life

Contributed by Jesse Crooks on Mar 10, 2020

The Bible God’s manual for living Joshua 1:8 Psalm 119: 11 Last year we finally traded vans. We drive one until it falls apart in the road. Our van would no longer go in reverse, and it would have been too expensive to replace the transmission. The new one didn’t have the owner’s manual, ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8, Psalm 119:11

Tags: Bible, Manuel

I Dont Like The Size Of Them; The Scale Is All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I dont like the size of them; the scale is all wrong. The heads tend to be too big for the bodies and the hands and feet are a disaster and they keep falling into things...they ...read more

Tags: Children

Quote Of The Day: "Finney Learned By Experience ...  PRO

Contributed by Daryl Grimes on Oct 17, 2002

Quote of the Day: "Finney learned by experience that if the church lived only one week as if they truly believed the Bible, sinners would fall down before them and ask how they might be ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Baptist

It Should Be Part Of Our Private Ritual To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It should be part of our private ritual to devote a quarter of an hour every day to the enumeration of the good qualities of our friends. When we are not active we ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Big Feather Bed  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002

“The Big Feather Bed” Dr. J.C. Massee was pastor of Tremont Temple in Boston but he was reared in Georgia. He said his mother was the sweetest woman in the world, but there was one thing she was very strict about. She wouldn’t let her children play on her snow-white feather beds. She prided ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Compassion

Denomination: Wesleyan

During World War Ii, A Church Building In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

During World War II, a church building in Strasbourg was destroyed. After the bombing, the members surveyed the area to see what damage was done. They were pleased that a statue of Christ with outstretched hands was still standing. It had been sculpted centuries before by a great artist. Taking a ...read more

Strong Woman Versus A Woman Of Strength  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 7, 2003

STRONG WOMAN VERSUS A WOMAN OF STRENGTH A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape ... but a woman of strength kneels in prayer to keep her soul in shape... A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything ... but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear... A strong woman ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-42

Tags: Women

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Do Some People Seek Guidance From God?

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007

How do some people seek guidance from God? > Signs – like a falling star, a chance meeting between people, something in a fortune cookie… Here’s something that I think would be good for a fortune cookie: “Stop trying to find your fortune in a cookie and go get a job!” > Random Bible Openings – ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Most Important Part Of Christmas

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 8, 2023

What is the most important part of Christmas? What do we celebrate each year? Is it the change of heart we notice in people? Is it the spreading of Christmas cheer? Is it wishing for falling snow flakes? Is it picking out a Christmas tree? Is it the laughter of little children? Is it people singing ...read more

Tags: Christmas Poems, Poems, Poetry About Christ's Birth, Christmas, Birth Of Christ, Reason For The Season  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Necrotizing Fasciitis

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 7, 2024

It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but it’s real. In recent years, scientists have discovered a kind of bacterial infection called necrotizing fasciitis, more commonly called flesh eating bacteria. Once this bacterium enters a human body, it can multiply rapidly. Within 24 hours, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:15

Tags: Bitterness, Unforgiveness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Brennan Manning, , Writes This: "The Whole ...

Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Nov 22, 2005

Brennan Manning, , writes this: “The whole universe is too small to contain his immensity. We can no more catch a hurricane in a shrimp net or Niagara Falls in a ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Methodist

Starbucks Will Launch A National Program This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Starbucks will launch a national program this fall promoting a novel with point-of-sale and on in-store tables for at least a 6-8 weeks and expect to sell at least ...read more

The Management Regrets That It Has Come To Their ...  PRO

Contributed by John Cuddeford on Oct 18, 2002

The management regrets that it has come to their attention that workers dying on the job are failing to fall down. This practice must stop, as it becomes impossible to distinguish between death and the natural movement of the staff. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: *other

Alexander The Great Had A Famous Horse, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Alexander the Great had a famous horse, Bucephalus. No one could ride him except Alexander. Bucephalus was afraid of his shadow. Solution: Alexander rode toward the sun. If you always ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Alone In A Dark Cave

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 14, 2019

Alone in the dark in the Cave Back in my teenage years we would go exploring caves. One day five of us went cave exploring, we only had two flashlights but being young , we thought that was enough. We were deep inside the cave and I decided to climb up a shelf, while the others waited and held the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 31:1-5

Tags: Fear, Trouble

Denomination: Pentecostal

Late Faith Is Unavailing. There's Little Use ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Late faith is unavailing. There’s little use accepting arks once the rain begins to fall. Death is such an instant storm that by the time you reach for an umbrella, you already need ...read more

Tags: Death

Late Faith Is Unavailing. There's Little Use ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Late faith is unavailing. There’s little use accepting arks once the rain begins to fall. Death is such an instant storm that by the time you reach for an umbrella, you already need ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The World Ruled By Satan Is...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 28, 2011

THE WORLD RULED BY SATAN IS... C. S. Lewis, in "Paradise Lost" (on Milton’s classic about Satan’s fall) describes the world ruled by Satan as one "not only of misery, but also ... of lies, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Stranger By Billy Joel  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Sep 21, 2001

"The Stranger" by Billy Joel Well we all have a face that we hide away forever And we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone Some are satin, some are steel, some are silk, and some are leather They’re the faces of the stranger, but we love to try them on Well we all fall in love, ...read more

Tags: Satan, Sin Against God, Temptation General, Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Everything Looks Different

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” - Thornton Wilder It was the anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union when he got the call from Moscow. Some of the Russian oil companies had abandoned their wells, left their rigs with the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:34

Tags: Work, Daily Living, Family Priorities

Denomination: Charismatic