Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Family Relationships"

showing 2,961-2,980 of 5,153
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • It’s My Tongue I’ll Wag It If I Want To

    Contributed by James Snyder on May 29, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,699 views

    Like everybody else, I have my share of trouble. It’s not that I want to get into trouble, but trouble always seems to be somewhere near where I am at the time. I regret that time when I was first introduced to trouble. Some trouble I can't prevent. It just happens, and no matter what I do, ...read more

  • I Want To Share A Story From Reader's Digest, ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,193 views

    I want to share a story from Reader’s Digest, December 2002, which was taken from a story by Lee Hill Kavanaugh, of the Kansas City Star. It goes like this: Perry Bice turned off the engine but remained behind the wheel. Parked in his driveway was a wheelchair-accessible van, a huge red and gold ...read more

  • Dogs' Letters To God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,285 views

    Dogs’ Letters to God Dear God, Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not one named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! I know every breed cannot have its own model, but it would ...read more

  • I Love The Story Of A King That Wanted To Show ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 30, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,080 views

    I love the story of a king that wanted to show his people how much he loved them. So, he decided to pay for a great feast for his kingdom. He decided to have a great meal and invite every family. The king would provide all the meat, all the vegetables, all the desserts ... everything, the ...read more

  • I Am A 52 Year Old Adoptee. I Was Born On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 11, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,860 views

    I am a 52 year old adoptee. I was born on February 1, 1951 in a Lynchburg, VA hospital. My first two years of life must have been traumatic as my birth mother gave me up when it became apparent that she could not take care of me. She was unmarried at the time and the birth father was a married ...read more

  • American Tourists Mistreated, Pastors Tortured & ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,122 views

    American Tourists Mistreated, Pastors Tortured & Church Ordered to Close · August 8, 2005 CHINA: House Church Pastors Tortured in Prison & Shanghai House Church Faces Forced Closure China Aid learned that more than 210 Chinese house church pastors and believers have been arrested in Hubei, Hebei ...read more

  • Now, It's Probably Pretty Safe To Assume That ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Mar 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,693 views

    Now, it’s probably pretty safe to assume that most everyone here today knows about Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Because just a couple weeks ago, that was the only thing anyone in town seemed to talk about. Extreme Makeover Home Edition was the biggest conversation of the area because their ...read more

  • This World Is Not Ours; Don't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,349 views

    THIS WORLD IS NOT OURS; DON’T UNDERESTIMATE A farmer noticed that every autumn, a tragedy played out in his cornfields. All summer long, families of field mice had made their homes among the growing plants. They ate and slept, they worked and played and raised their families. The mice imagined ...read more

  • Not Easy Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
     | 1,605 views

    NOT EASY BEING MOM A University of Minnesota study on Motherhood released this week said moms should get $131,000 a year for what they do! When you add together all the different jobs they do it becomes obvious how valuable mothers are in our lives. Some reports say mothers do 17 different jobs ...read more

  • Jonah Jones - From Cocaine Trafficker To Christian Counselor

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 27, 2009
     | 4,286 views

    *The closer we get to Jesus, the more we will see a change in our lives. *Jonah Jones had a terrible childhood. Jonah’s parents were drug traffickers who introduced him to cocaine when he was 8-years-old. Unbelievable! -- but true. Worse than that, Jonah’s stepfather raped him. His mother abused ...read more

  • Give-Away Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,937 views

    GIVE-AWAY CHRISTMAS Richard Myers tells the story of being a reservist and being called back to active duty in Fort Monmouth, NJ, canceling his Christmas plans with his family in IN. Feeling low, he turned on the radio and heard an appeal from the Post Office for volunteers to answer letters sent ...read more

  • I Went To A Conference In Brisbane Once In A ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 21, 2010
     | 1,661 views

    I went to a conference in Brisbane once in a large Church lead by Pastor Reg Kliminiok. After he spoke, I went to him to thank him for his message. I finally got my opportunity after others had finished speaking with him. He took an interest in me and asked me about my Church. Halfway through the ...read more

  • An Unusual Baptism On The Mission Field  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,934 views

    AN UNUSUAL BAPTISM ON THE MISSION FIELD Some time back, a retired missionary dropped by our church. She had served faithfully in Africa, and one day, she happened upon a small baptismal service. A fellow missionary took three new converts to the center of a shallow river, and dug a hole in the ...read more

  • Inescapable Judgment

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,062 views

    INESCAPABLE JUDGMENT During the winter of 1951, a Montana café owner named Clarence Pellett pulled over to pick up a hitchhiker who appeared cold and frozen while walking during a snowstorm. Once in the car, the hitchhiker Frank Dryman pulled out a gun and ordered Pellett to get out of his ...read more

  • Jesus Freak: Hezekiah

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 2,024 views

    JESUS FREAK: HEZEKIAH Laos 2001. Hezekiah’s life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved ...read more

  • From Refuge To Valedictorian

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Jun 19, 2018
     | 2,683 views

    2 Chronicles 15:7 God tells King Asa, "But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded." It is like the following story from the Dallas Morning News: When Albana Gllareva met her high school counselor, the Dallas freshman said bluntly, “I want to be ...read more

  • Barefoot Christians: A Parable  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,118 views

    BAREFOOT CHRISTIANS: A PARABLE "I arrived in the city of EVERYWHERE early one morning. It was cold, and there were flurries of snow on the ground. As I stepped from the train to the platform, I noticed that the baggage man and the redcap were warmly attired in heavy coats and gloves, but oddly ...read more

  • The Taj Mahal Is One Of The Most Beautiful And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 2,537 views

    The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful and costly tombs ever built, but there is something fascinating about its beginnings. In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife’s casket in ...read more

  • Eric Woke Up In The Hospital After A Devastating ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,384 views

    Eric woke up in the hospital after a devastating accident at his work place. He had a severely broken neck and a number of other traumatic injuries. When he was able to speak with the doctor, he asked what his chances of surviving and walking again. The doctor told him that only 3% of patients with ...read more

  • The Most Important Job  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,874 views

    THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB One pastor, Thomas Elliff, decided to spend his entire morning in prayer – no coffee break, no telephone, no meetings – just prayer. He writes, “At noon I opened the door to my study. I discovered a stranger waiting to visit for just a moment. “Pastor,” he said, “You ...read more