In Sermon Illustrations: "First Base"

Remember There Are Two Benefits Of Failure. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Remember there are two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is An Anomaly Of Modern Life That Many Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is an anomaly of modern life that many find giving to be a burden. Such persons have omitted a preliminary giving. If one first gives ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Life Is But One Continual Course Of Instruction. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life is but one continual course of instruction. The hand of the parent writes on the heart of the child the first faint characters which time ...read more

Tags: Parenting

In Our Lords Teaching About Petitionary Prayer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In our Lords teaching about petitionary prayer there are three main principles. The first is confidence, the second is perseverance, and the third, for lack of ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The One Important Thing I Have Learned Over The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking ones work seriously and taking ones self seriously. The ...read more

Tags: Self

I Read A Statement From Dr. Lester Sumrall He ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 29, 2007

I read a statement from Dr. Lester Sumrall he said " One of the disturbing things about Christianity is that very few Christians ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Midas Dekkers, Biologist: "To Learn Something ...

Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008

Midas Dekkers, Biologist: "To learn something new, one first has to unlearn something old. So learning is twice as much work for an old ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Carrots, Eggs Or Coffee  PRO

Contributed by Joel Santos on May 9, 2006

CARROTS, EGGS OR COFFEE A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as though just as one problem was solved, a new one ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Seminary Professor (Fred Craddock) Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

A seminary professor (Fred Craddock) was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table ...read more

A New ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

A New Commandment In the Book of John 13:34-35, Jesus makes a powerful statement, “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (emphasis ours) Often people have ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[236]. A Message From A Poem - Romans 5 Exploration

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 30, 2025

[236]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ROMANS 5 EXPLORATION The book of Romans is considered to be The Gospel According to Paul, and is the most theological book in the New Testament. Chapter 5 is one some find difficult in the arguments the Holy Spirit makes through the Apostle. I based my poem on ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, Romans 5:9, Romans 5:17, Romans 5:19

Tags: Transgression, Justified, Gift Of Righteousness, Second Man Adam, Christian Poems, Death, Life, Reconciliation, Redemption, Adam  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Birthdays Are Mentioned Only Twice In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Birthdays are mentioned only twice in the Bible. On the first one, Pharaohs birthday, he had his chief baker beheaded. On King ...read more

Tags: Holidays

There Are Many Benefits To This Process Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

To Be Seeing The World Being Made New Every ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To be seeing the world being made new every morning, as if it were the morning of the first day, and then to make the most of it for the individual soul, as if it were ...read more

Tags: Morning

Temporary Deviations From Fundamental ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Temporary deviations from fundamental principles are always more or less dangerous. When the first pretext fails, those who become interested in prolonging ...read more

Tags: Principles

Research Is The Reconnaissance Party Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Research is the reconnaissance party of industry, roving the unknown territories ahead independently, yet not without purpose, seeing for the first time ...read more

Tags: Truth

You Break It, You Fix It

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 19, 2024

Every once in a while, I hear or see something that reminds me of my father. He’s been gone for over 15 years, but his memory is still fresh in my mind. His most famous saying, that I remember, was, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.” He lived that to the very end of his ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-6

Tags: Wisdom, Fixing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Prodigal Son In The Key Of F  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jun 13, 2001

The Prodigal Son in the Key of F Feeling footloose and frisky, a feather-brained fellow forced his father to fork over his farthings. Fast he flew to foreign fields and frittered his family’s fortune, feasting fabulously with floozies and faithless friends. Flooded with flattery he financed a ...read more

Scripture: James 2:9

Tags: Faith, Promises Of God, God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Chooses Whom He Will! (10.18.05--That ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 16, 2005

He Chooses Whom He Will! (10.18.05--That Person!--Judges 4:4ff) My first job out of college was a long time in coming. It was with a small publishing company that published inspirational magazines, greeting booklets and high quality cookbooks. I met my immediate supervisor at the receptionist ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:4

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

Head-Up And Head-On! (11.10.05--Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 8, 2005

Head-Up and Head-On! (11.10.05--Christian Soldiers!--James4:7) When you are afraid to take an action, it’s the first step that’s the hardest one to take. Our little dachshund Webley is a living example of that. Webley has always been afraid of stairs. It doesn’t matter if he is going up or coming ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Lutheran