In Sermon Illustrations: "First Base"

God Comes First  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003

GOD COMES FIRST If you’ve never been, I suggest you go sometime to Jamestown, VA. It is one of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the new world, & it has been carefully restored so that we can see what life was like 350 years ago. At Jamestown, you’ll discover many interesting things ...read more

Tags: Independence Day, Church General, Worship Purpose

The Reality In The First Century Was That The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2003

"The reality in the first century was that the most intense persecution of the Christian church came, not from the Romans, but from the Jewish community. The Romans and the outside world viewed the Christian Community as merely a small sect of Judaism. Christianity did not spread globally and ...read more

First-Time Mothers

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

First-Time Mothers are working longer into their pregnancy and returning to work sooner after giving birth, according to the Census Bureau. USA Today reports 57% of new mothers in 1996-2000 worked full-time while pregnant vs. 40% in 1961-65. Women with a higher education are likely to be in ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Restlessness And Discontent Are The First ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Restlessness and discontent are the first ...read more

Tags: Change, Discontent

Habits Are At First Cobwebs, Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Habits are at first cobwebs, ...read more

Tags: Character

Peace With God First

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 8, 2008

PEACE WITH GOD FIRST D. M. Lloyd Jones writes, "If you are ansious to obtain some benefits from the Queen of England, the first thing you have to discuss is, 'How can I get into Buckingham Palace? What have I to do to get admission? Then how do I approach this great personage?' It is too obvious ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

Will Gives Out First

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

Will Gives Out First I can remember trying out for the cross country team at my high school. I could not understand how some of these guys did it. they could run and be fine at the finish line. I on the other hand was literally dying and giving up a mile short. The coach told me that the great ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

Put The King In First

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

PUT THE KING IN FIRST In the Berlin art gallery there is a painting by the famous artist Mengel that is only partially finished. It is supposed to be a painting of King Frederick of Germany talking to his generals. Mengel painstakingly painted the generals first around the outside of the painting. ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

The First Duty Of A Newspaper Is To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it is accurate, it ...read more

Tags: Culture

The Greatest Achievement Was At First And For A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dreamDreams are ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Be This The First Law Established In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be this the first law established in friendship, that we neither ask of others what is ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The First Responsibility Of A Leader Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality, the last is to say Thank you. In between the ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

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

Your First Love

Contributed by Charles Worth on May 16, 2009

YOUR FIRST LOVE Remember your first love? That innocent time in life when you had fallen "head over heels" for someone? Knowing it is the right thing to do you went to her/him and confessed your undying love; only to be told how much they "like" you as a friend. Jesus must feel that way at times. ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Baptist

Put Something In First

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 11, 2009

PUT SOMETHING IN FIRST After we came here in US, I discovered that everybody around me were using something named "credit card" to buy things… We said, oh good, let’s go to a bank and asked them for tis wonder card… ziiip and pay for your gas, or for your church suit. I went with one coworker, I ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The First And Last "All"

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010

THE FIRST AND LAST "ALL" After a mission service, the preacher of the evening was hurrying away to a late train. He had just three minutes to catch it when he saw a man running after him. "Oh, sir," he said breathlessly as he came up, "Can you help me? I am very anxious about my salvation." ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:6

Tags: Evangelism How To

Cast The First Stone  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011

CAST THE FIRST STONE A woman named Marilyn Helleberg told about being a teenager at church camp. She said an ugly rumor got started there about two of the counselors and it quickly became the talk of the camp. The next day, at Morning Prayer, the minister read the story of the adulterous woman. ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Tags: Tongue

Make The First Move

Contributed by Dr. Zachary Sizemore on May 17, 2011

MAKE THE FIRST MOVE Many years ago I was preaching in a little mountain church in a close community. There was a division between two men in the church over a cow. Their families had been at odds, and they had brought the argument into the church. One of the men bought a cow and the other man ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Bible Church

Help Yourself First

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 16, 2011

HELP YOURSELF FIRST When an airliner loses cabin pressure the oxygen masks drop. You are told by the flight crew to put the mask on yourself before putting it on your child. You would think the child would be first. But if you pass out before you get the child’s mask on then both of you are ...read more

Tags: Power

The First Radio Broadcast  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011

THE FIRST RADIO BROADCAST Allow me to start our time by reading you a nifty story. It is called, "The First Radio Broadcast." For their entire careers, wireless operators onboard US Navy and merchant ships had only heard Morse code coming through their headphones. However, a few days before ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Christmas Eve, Peace, Eternal