In Sermon Illustrations: "Father Day Gift"

Thank You, Sensei Don

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 12, 2012

THANK YOU, SENSEI DON Dr. Don Sisk, the former president of the mission board I'm with, BIMI, tells of winning an old "papa-sahn" to Christ, the father of one of the ladies in his church. He had such a grateful spirit for Dr. Sisk, whom they referred to as "Sensei Don" which means "Teacher Don." ...read more

Tags: Missions

Denomination: Baptist

Great Verses For Following Jesus

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 16, 2020

FOLLOWING JESUS. Beside each passage of Scripture, write down what you think that verse is saying about following Jesus in the coming year. Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Philippians ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Discipleship, New Year, Following Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Big Party Is Waiting For You At Home! (The Modern Prodigal Daughter)

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 15, 2022

I think you are all familiar with the parable that we call the “Story of the Prodigal Son.” Well, I want us to consider it again with a little different twist. Listen to the story in a modern setting as told by Philip Yancey in his book “What’s so Amazing about Grace?” Yancey tells of a prodigal ...read more

Tags: Prodigal Son, Luke 15, Grace, Mercy, Forgiveness, Parables, Lost  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Is God Working?

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 21, 2023

Pastor Henry Blackaby, of Faith Baptist Church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada began to sense God leading them to an outreach ministry on the college campus. He had never done student work. Their church had never done student work. Their denominational student ministries department recommended ...read more

Scripture: John 5:17-20, Romans 3:10-11, John 6:44

Tags: Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Discipleship, God At Work, Joining God At Work  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

[104]. A Message From A Poem – God’s Attributes

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 8, 2025

[104]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GOD’S ATTRIBUTES Some people dispute the term Attributes of God. They say it can only be applied to statements such as God IS love. Others look at it in a wider sense taking in the qualities of the Godhead. In this poem, I took 4 words to make 4 stanzas ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:4-5, Ephesians 2:14, Colossians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 3:13  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Peace, Compassion, Holiness, Character Of God, Attributes Of God, Grace, Love, Mercy  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[192]. Message From A Poem – No Contradiction Found Here

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 8, 2025

[192]. MESSAGE FROM A POEM – NO CONTRADICTION FOUND HERE I am not sure if I should explain each of these or let you work them out for yourselves. I was going to explain what seems to be contradictions, then I changed my mind. I will decide on that tomorrow! Well, I have decided to let you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:10, John 3:7, 1 Peter 1:3, Titus 2:13

Tags: The Blessed Hope, Paradoxes, Contradictions, Christian Poems, Born Again  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[305]. A Message From A Poem - They Won’t Unseat The Creator

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 4, 2026

[305]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THEY WON’T UNSEAT THE CREATOR The aim of this poem is to look at the position Creation holds against those who reject a Creator God, and therefore would hold to evolution. It exposes the stupidity of refusing to believe in the face of created evidence. Mankind ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:10-11, Romans 1:20-22

Tags: Atheists, The Creator, Proof Of God, Christian Poems, Unseat God, Creation, Reject, Humanism, Fools  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Ancestors Knew Their Way From Birth Through ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Our ancestors knew their way from birth through eternity; we are puzzled ...read more

Tags: Family

There Is More Joy In Jesus In 24 Hours Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is more joy in Jesus in 24 hours than there is in the world in 365 ...read more

Tags: Joy

Let Me Dream As Of Old By The River. And Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let me dream as of old by the river. And be loved for the dream alway; For a dreamer lives ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Schedule All Your Worrying For A Specific ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Schedule all your worrying for a specific half-hour about the middle of the day. Then ...read more

Tags: Guilt

A Reason To Smile: Every Seven Minutes Of Every ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A reason to smile: Every seven minutes of every day, someone in an aerobics class ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Politics Sure Is A Great Character Builder. You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Politics sure is a great character builder. You have to take a referendum to see what ...read more

Tags: Government

I Have Learned To Place Myself Before God Every ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have learned to place myself before God every day as a vessel to be ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

If We Do Not Abolish War On This Earth, Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will ...read more

Tags: War

.we Should Ever Conduct Ourselves Toward Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

...we should ever conduct ourselves toward our enemy as if he were ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The First Hour Of The Morning Is The Rudder Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day. It is a blessed baptism which gives the first ...read more

Tags: Morning

The World Is As Fresh As It Was At The First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

The Hope In The Transfiguration  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2010

THE HOPE IN THE TRANSFIGURATION In the Winter of 1966, a voters registration card arrived in the mail at the home of Vernon Dahmer. On the surface, something like this is no big deal; it happens every day. But this was different, for a number of reasons. It was different because Vernon Dahmer was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12-15

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

The Meanest Man In Texas

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012

THE MEANEST MAN IN TEXAS Let's finish with the true and amazing story of Clyde Thompson. Clyde's father was a Bible salesman, but when he was old enough to stay home alone, he began refusing to go to church with the rest of the family. Most Sundays, while his family was in church, Clyde was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Tags: Bible Influence