In Sermon Illustrations: "Fire In That Sermon"

Twelve Rules For A Happy Marriage

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage. 1. Never both be angry at once. 2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire. 3. Remember that it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking. 4. Yield to the wishes of the other--as an ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Because I Have Been Given Much

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Because I Have Been Given Much By Grace Nowell Crowell Because I have been given much, I too must give Because of Thy great bounty Lord, each day I live. I shall divide my gifts from Thee With every brother that I see Who has need of help from me. Because I have been sheltered, fed, by Thy good ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

I Was Reading The Other Day About When The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I was reading the Other day about when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. ...read more

Tags: Unity

One Stormy Night A Boat Could Make No Headway, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One stormy night a boat could make no headway, and while the captain was struggling to get into port, a nervous passenger said to him: "Do you think we will get in all right?" He replied: "This is a leaky old boat, and we may go down; and the boilers are not in very good condition, so we may go up. ...read more

Tags: Anger

It Just Seemed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

IT JUST SEEMED LONG George Buttrick is considered one of the top ten preachers of the 20th Century. He served nearly thirty years as pastor of New York’s Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. From that distinguished pulpit, Buttrick began a teaching career at Union Theological Seminary, then as ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Evangelism Is Not What We Tell People, Unless ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 1, 2001

Evangelism is not what we tell people, unless what we tell is totally consistent with who we are. It is who we are that is going to make the difference. If we do not truly enjoy our faith, nobody is going to catch the fire of enjoyment from us. If our lives are not totally centered on Christ, we ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Evangelism Fear Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Looked Up From His Hospital Bed And Said ...  PRO

Contributed by Aldy Duque on Nov 13, 2003

A man looked up from his hospital bed and said to his wife, “You’ve always been with me when I have had trouble. When I lost my shirt in a poor investment, you were there. When I had the car accident, you were with me. When I got fired, you were there. I realized that in all these ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There's A Story About An Old Cherokee Chief ...

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007

There’s a story about an old Cherokee chief sitting before a flickering fire with his grandson. The boy had broken a tribal taboo, and his grandpa wanted to help him understand what made him do it. "It’s like we have two wolves inside us," said the chief. "One is good, the other is bad. Both ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Pastor Who Announced One Sunday That He Had ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009

A pastor who announced one Sunday that he had made a new offering box for the weekly collection of the tithes and offerings. He claimed that it was designed to encourage people to become better stewards of their money. "This new box," he explained, "has some interesting features. When you drop ...read more

Tags: Stewardship

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Makes A Good ...

Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Nov 7, 2009

"What makes a good church? If all the… …Lazy folks get up …sleepy folks wake up …Discouraged folks cheer up …Gossiping folks shut up …Dishonest folks fess up …Estranged folks make up …Depressed folks look up …Disgusted folks sweeten up …Lukewarm folks fire up …Sanctified folks show ...read more

Tags: People, Love, Commitment, Humor, Church General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Problem For Isaiah, However, Is That The ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 31, 2009

The problem for Isaiah, however, is that the filth and corruption was not outside Jerusalem, it was in it, in the hearts and on the lips of his people. That was the reason for all the invasions of Assyria and Babylonia. The kings of the north would be a purifying fire that would purge the sin ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Catholic

Frank Boyd On Revival

Contributed by John Putty on Mar 19, 2011

FRANK BOYD ON REVIVAL Frank M. Boyd, an early Pentecostal instructor, said, "He expected all the students to be more filled with fire and love and zeal and more filled with the Spirit when they left than when they came. He said that when men had the Word without the Spirit they were often dead ...read more

Tags: Call, Revival, Equip

Denomination: Assembly Of God

May 26, 2002, Memorial Day Weekend, A Barge Pilot ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2005

May 26, 2002, Memorial day weekend, a barge pilot passed out and hit a bridge span of I-40 over the Arkansas river. This accident dropped a 600 foot span of the bridge 62 feet into the swift flowing river below. Eleven people (and a trailer full of show horses) died as their cars and 18-wheelers ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Evangelism Urgency

Wheat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012

WHEAT HARVEST I grew up in Wellington, Kansas which is a small farm town of about 8,000 people located 30 miles south of Wichita, Kansas. Wellington’s big claim to fame is being the Wheat Capitol of the World. The farmers of my home town produce more wheat per capita than anywhere else in the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:34-38

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

A Pastor Was Called To A New Church. The First ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Heartsill on Oct 25, 2000

A pastor was called to a new church. The first Sunday the pastor was there, his message was taken from John 3:16. The message was entitled, "How to Be Born Again." The message was well received, but no decisions were made. The second Sunday, the pastor’s message was taken from John 3:16 and was ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Becoming A Christian, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

A Pastor Was Called To A New Church. The First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A pastor was called to a new church. The first Sunday the pastor was there, his message was taken from John 3:16. The message was entitled, "How to Be Born Again." The message was well received, but no decisions were made. The second Sunday, the pastor’s message was taken from John 3:16 and was ...read more

Tags: Faith

Charles Fuller Once Announced That He Would Be ...

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005

Charles Fuller once announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on “Heaven.” During that week, a precious letter was received from an old man who was very ill. Here is part of his letter: “Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven. I am interested in that land, because I have held a ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Charismatic

However, This Is Christmas So I Don't Want To Get ...  PRO

Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Dec 29, 2002

However, this is Christmas so I don’t want to get you too down and out . So let me share a story that some of you may have heard before. It is about the Christmas truce that occurred during World War I, on Christmas Eve of 1914, that first year of the War German and British forces were facing ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Everyday Reminder

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009

EVERYDAY REMINDER Those of you who know me know that I love fishing. I do not however like hunting. For some reason the thought of shooting an animal is just not appealing to me. That does not mean I do not know how to shoot. When I was a kid I was in a gun club. I competed in target shooting and ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:19

Tags: Guilt

We Are Not To Be Isolated But Insulated," Said ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

"We are not to be isolated but insulated," said Vance Havner, "moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it." Separation is contact with contamination. Jesus was "holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners" (Heb. 7:26), yet He was "a friend of tax collectors and sinners" (Luke ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Tags: Worldliness