In Sermon Illustrations: "False Assurance"

Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day Abraham Lincoln wrote an address to the nation during the Civil War that was at least as important as the Gettysburg Address. It was his proclamation for a national fast-day, by which he did designate and set apart Thursday the 30th day of April 1863, as a day of ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Fasting

An Industrial Titan Remembered His Farm Boyhood. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

An industrial titan remembered his farm boyhood. It was his chore to go to the barn in the dark to secure the farm animals before the family bedtime. He dreaded what lurked in the shadows on the way to the distant barn. His father gave him unforgettable advice. The lantern from the farmhouse would ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

Don't Get Caught  PRO

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2008

DON'T GET CAUGHT So often people do what is wrong as long as they know they won't get caught. I've seen surveys where people were asked about doing certain things like stealing and having an affair if they were assured they would never get caught. Would they do them? Amazingly, some of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:1-4

Tags: Love, Christian Love, Secrets, Serving

Denomination: Church Of God

Because You're My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

"BECAUSE YOU’RE MY DAD!" Author Tim Hansel writes: One day, while my son Zac and I were out in the country, climbing around in some cliffs, I heard a voice from above me yell, "Hey Dad! Catch me!" I turned around to see Zac joyfully jumping off a rock straight at me. He had jumped and then yelled ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 20:7

Tags: Trust

Proverbs On The Words That We Speak

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 18, 2024

PROVERBS ON WORDS THAT WE SPEAK The Book of Proverbs shows us the seriousness of our words before the Lord. _________________________________________ "Violence covers the mouth of the wicked" (Proverbs 10:11). "The mouth of the foolish is a present destruction" (Proverbs ...read more

Tags: Lying, Wisdom, Mouth, Words, Speech, Lips  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

This Past Sunday Afternoon, After Katrina Had ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 24, 2005

This past Sunday afternoon, after Katrina had already made a mess of South Florida, Gladys and I watched the news as the killer storm made it’s way across the Gulf, with its eye focused on the gulf coast. We, along with many of you and countless millions of others across the country, watched with ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Denomination: Baptist

While We Are Reviewing The Ten Commandments, Let ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007

While we are reviewing the Ten Commandments, let me also give you some “sign language” to remember all ten in order. 1 – Raise your index finger – I am the Lord, your God. You shall have no other gods before me. 2 – Raise your first two fingers – The second looks like the first – but it isn’t. ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Eric "The Swimmer" Moussambani Of Equatorial ...

Contributed by Kenneth Mitchell on Jan 31, 2008

Eric "The Swimmer" Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea was an unlikely hero of the Sydney Olympic Games. The 22-year-old African had only learned to swim last January, had only practiced in a 20 meter pool without lane markers, and had never raced more than 50 meters. By special invitation of the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Specialists

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2008

The Specialists In The Wounded Healer, Henri Nouwen retells a tale from ancient India: Four royal brothers decided each to master a special ability. Time went by, and the brothers met to reveal what they had learned. "I have mastered a science," said the first, "by which I can take but a bone of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Reluctant Fasting  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

RELUCTANT FASTING I ran across an article a few months back in Discipleship Journal called "Confessions of a Reluctant Faster." The author mentioned how God impressed upon her the need to pray and fast for a woman in her small group deeply involved in New Age. She didn't like the idea of fasting, ...read more

Tags: Fast

Wesley's Peace  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

WESLEY'S PEACE Although Charles Wesley had been engaged in preaching the gospel with much diligence and earnestness, he did not know what it was to enjoy peace with God until he was in his thirtieth year. Being laid low by an alarming illness, and seeming as if he were going to die, a young ...read more

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

On Temptation

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009

ON TEMPTATION A number of years ago, the Douglas Aircraft company was competing with Boeing to sell Eastern Airlines its first big jets. War hero Eddie Rickenbacker, the head of Eastern Airlines, reportedly told Donald Douglas that the specifications and claims made by Douglas’s company for the ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

So How Do We Avoid Deception? There's Only One ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009

So how do we avoid deception? There’s only one main way to do that: By studying the truth. I had heard years ago that bank tellers and such are trained to spot counterfeit money by studying the real stuff so much that they can spot the phony stuff right away. I wasn’t sure if that was really ...read more

Tags: Truth Of Christ

Denomination: Wesleyan

Benedict ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010

Benedict Arnold In American history, there is a man who became famous for all the wrong reasons. You have probably heard his name, even if you don’t know the details of his life. Benedict Arnold is a name that brings to mind betrayal and treason; yet he actually was a gifted man and a great ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:18-27

Tags: War

A Liar Rips His Pants

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011

A LIAR RIPS HIS PANTS Aaron Siebers. The 27-year-old Denver man, a Blockbuster employee, was skateboarding one afternoon when he fell and ripped his uniform pants. Due to work last night--and concerned about getting "written up" by Blockbuster superiors for not wearing his work-issued ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:22

Tags: Lies

Telemarketers

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 28, 2017

IRS Spam Call - I wanted to share an experience that I just had on the phone. I got that dreaded spam call from the IRS. I knew it was false but I felt like I wanted to talk to a person about it. So I called the number. A young lady answered. She gave me a name and told me I owed $4800 on my IRS ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Witness, Opportunities

Denomination: Church Of God

Evangelist Merv Rosell Relates A Story From His ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 25, 2006

Evangelist Merv Rosell relates a story from his childhood when he and his brother contracted diphtheria. They were wrapped in white sheets and taken to the contagious ward of the hospital. He could still see his mother’s face, pressed against the glass of the ward, peering lovingly at her two ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Nietzsche Said "A Man Can Undergo Torture If He ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 25, 2007

Nietzsche said “A man can undergo torture if he knows the way of life,” but Christian Reger said, "here at Dachu, I learned something far greater. I learned to know the who of my life. He was enough to sustain me then, and is enough to sustain me still.” Christian Reger was a minister with the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

My Wife Christina And I Always Get Up Early To ...  PRO

Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 7, 2007

My wife Christina and I always get up early to shop the day after Thanksgiving. This year we drove to a hotel that evening so that we could get up at 3:00 A.M. to get in line at Toys ‘R’ us to catch the door buster sales that morning. This is something that we started doing years ago when we ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

You Do It Differently, Like Booker T. Washington. ...

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 20, 2005

You do it differently, like Booker T. Washington. Shortly after he took over the presidency of Tuskegee Institute here in Alabama, he was walking in an exclusive section of town when a wealthy white woman stopped him. Not knowing the famous Mr. Washington by sight, she asked if he would like to ...read more

Tags: Humility, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ