In Sermon Illustrations: "Fire"

In The Movie, Remember The Titans, The Coach ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 21, 2001

In the movie, Remember the Titans, the coach pushed the students to the brink of their abilities. Some accused him of trying to ruin them and break their spirits. But by pushing them - he made them stronger. It prepared them for a difficult season of football - and in the end they went ...read more

Tags: Death, Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

The Land Of Persia Was Once Ruled By A Wise And ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 9, 2001

The land of Persia was once ruled by a wise and beloved Shah who cared greatly for his people and desired only what was best for them. One day he disguised himself as a poor man and went to visit the public baths. The water for the baths was heated by a furnace in the cellar, so the Shah made his ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Humanity Of Christ

Denomination: Church Of God

According To A Traditional Hebrew Story, Abraham ...  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 3, 2002

According to a traditional Hebrew story, Abraham was sitting outside his tent one evening when he saw an old man, weary from age and journey, coming toward him. Abraham rushed out, greeted him, and then invited him into his tent. There he washed the old man’s feet and gave him food and drink. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8

Tags: Compassion, Peace

Denomination: Other

James Michener, Writing In His Book, The Source, ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 7, 2003

James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility. One day, the temple priests tell Urbaal to bring his young son to the temple for ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Denomination: Baptist

If You Ever Seen The Movie "Cast Away" With Tom ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Aug 10, 2003

If you ever seen the movie “Cast Away” with Tom Hanks then you probably know who Wilson is. The story goes that Hanks plays the part of Chuck Nolan, a fast paced FedEx executive who gets stranded when his plane goes down in the middle of the South Pacific. In trying to survive, he started a fire ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

Like John The Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, A ...

Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Jan 3, 2005

Like John the Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, a Baptist minister, also preached fire and brimstone sermons. For that, he was greatly criticized in the newspapers. Articles appeared regularly disapproving of his methods, his motives, his mannerisms, and his messages. He was made to look like a villain ...read more

Tags: Gifts General, Gifts Prophecy

Denomination: Catholic

Russ Blowers Is Active In His Local Indianapolis ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 22, 2007

Russ Blowers is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have our representatives in nearly every ...read more

Denomination: Other

I Heard About A Small Country Church That Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I heard about a small country church that was holding a revival in a packed building. It was so crowded that they had to put up chairs everywhere, right up to the pulpit. The evangelist was preaching about the second coming of Christ and had really warmed up to the subject. He was one of those fire ...read more

Tags: Heaven

One Of The Greatest Battles In American History, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of the greatest battles in American History, was the battle of the Alamo, which was fought back in 1836. There 150 Texans, under the command of Col. William B. Travis, at the Alamo. And for 13 days those 150 men, held off the siege of 5,000 Mexican troops under the command of General Santa ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Russ Blowers Is Active In His Local Indianapolis ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Russ Blowers is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have our representatives in nearly every ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

It Is Said That When The British And French Were ...

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007

It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750’s that 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 to support them when they attacked the city. Phipps’ ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

John Wesley, An Autobiographical Sketch  PRO

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 12, 2007

Illustration:: John Wesley describes his pilgrimage in terms of his preaching rather vividly. It parallels closely his inward growth. (1) From the year 1725 to 1729 I preached much, but saw no fruit of my labor. (2) From the year 1729 to 1734, laying a deeper foundation of repentance, I saw ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Gary Richmond, A Former Zookeeper, Had This To ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009

Gary Richmond, a former zookeeper, had this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention the change coming to a pet raccoon owned by a ...read more

Tags: Sin Punishment Of

Denomination: Baptist

When We Are No Longer Alert As God's Watchmen, We ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 30, 2009

When we are no longer alert as God’s watchmen, we have a tendency to be insensitive to all the dangers around us. I can’t help but be reminded of a frightening experience we had when my eldest son was working the late shift at a bakery. He came home dead tired one night and I was already asleep. ...read more

Tags: Zeal

Denomination: *other

Love Never Fails

Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2009

LOVE NEVER FAILS A mother kept a candle burning in the window every night for ten years. One night, very late, a poor wretched woman came in from the street. The aged mother said to her, "Sit down by the fire." The stranger asked, "Why do you keep the light in the window?" The old mother ...read more

Tags: Parable Prodigal Son

Denomination: Christian Church

There Were Three Men Who Went Bear Hunting ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010

There were three men who went bear hunting together: a lawyer, a drunk and a preacher. As they were walking through the woods to pick their places, a bear ran right in front of them. All three with quick reflexes took quick aim and fired. The bear fell down dead. An argument arose about who had ...read more

Tags: Possession

Denomination: Pentecostal

Switching Off The Message  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010

SWITCHING OFF THE MESSAGE The Word will protect us. No soldier is going to go to battle without his armor and his weapons. Yet many Christians today rarely even pick up their bible. A former park ranger at Yellowstone National Park tells the story of a ranger leading a group of hikers to a fire ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:17

Tags: Bible Influence

An Unread Note Costs A Commander His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010

An Unread Note Costs A Commander His Army During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental [A]rmy had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:9

Tags: Leadership Listening

Wanting To Give Up

Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 1, 2011

WANTING TO GIVE UP "In 1965 a divorced mother of two found a classified ad offering a restaurant for sale. She mortgaged her house to purchase the restaurant, the original Chris's steakhouse. In 1976 a fire forced her to relocate. Under the original purchase agreement, the name 'Chris Steak House' ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Excuses, Excuses

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 24, 2011

EXCUSES, EXCUSES We live in a word of excuses. Here are some complied by the Readers Digest that have been offered for not showing up for work: "I dreamed I was fired, so I didn't want to get out of bed." "I was up all night arguing with God." "A raccoon stole my work shoe off my porch." "I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:12, Genesis 3:7-17

Tags: Faults

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational