In Sermon Illustrations: "First Day Of The Week"

How Linus Deals With Problems: Run ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 29, 2009

How Linus Deals With Problems: Run away Remember the cartoon series, Peanuts? In one of the scenes, Linus and Charlie Brown are walking along and chatting with one another. Linus says, “I don’t like to face problems head on. I think the best way to solve problems is to avoid them. In fact, this is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12

Tags: Trials And Difficulties, Trials Of Life

The Witness Barber

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021

There was a barber that thought that he should share his faith with his customers more than he had been doing lately. So the next morning when the sun came up and the barber got up out of bed he said, "Today I am going to witness to the first man that walks through my door." Soon after ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Tags: Evangelism, Witness

Denomination: Methodist

Greed Vs. Envy

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008

Greed vs. Envy Envy is the evil eye that looks on the success and happiness of another and resents his being so blessed. It is different from covetousness, which desires to have what another has. Envy simply resents the other person's having it. There's an old legend about a greedy man and an ...read more

Tags: Envy

Denomination: Pentecostal

In England, Most Radio And Television Stations ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Fox on Dec 6, 2005

In England, most radio and television stations are run by the government-operated British Broadcasting Service (the BBC). There are some independent stations today, but 40 years ago, the BBC ruled the airwaves alone in England. In 1965, a free-spirit named Roy Bates, decided to set up his own, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-17

Tags: Death, Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Confidence Of God  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Walking in the Confidence of God Self-existent Christians can walk in confidence because this God is self-existent: John 1:1-3 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him ...read more

Scripture: John 1:3

Tags: Confidence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Audacity To Believe… (This Portion Based On ...

Contributed by David Rumley on Nov 8, 2006

THE AUDACITY TO BELIEVE… (This portion based on Rob Bell’s Nooma video called Dust) Why would Peter have the audacity to believe He could do what Jesus was doing? How would he believe in God and believe in himself enough to know he too could walk on water? To understand this we must understand ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Was The 1925 World Series. The Washington ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

It was the 1925 World Series. The Washington Senators were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game was close. Finally, Goose Gosling of the Washington Senators came to the plate. The ball was pitched. Strike 1! The catcher threw the ball back to the pitcher. Goose readied himself again. The ...read more

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

Bill Hybels, The Pastor Of Willow Creek ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

Bill Hybels, the pastor of Willow Creek Community Church just outside of Chicago makes this statement. “If you create a loving community, ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1

Tags: Christian Love, Church Body Of Christ, Unity

Denomination: Wesleyan

Says The Wife Of A Baptist Minister Who Had Seen ...

Contributed by Greg Tonkinson on Mar 11, 2003

Says the wife of a Baptist minister who had seen many a marriage licenses. On one, after the blank for number of marriages, the groom had answered: ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

Authors May Be Divided Into Falling Stars, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Authors may be divided into falling stars, planets, and fixed stars: the first have a momentary effect; the second have a much longer duration; but the third are ...read more

Tags: Art

Sin Had No Sooner Come Into The World Than God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Sin had no sooner come into the world than God came in Grace seeking the sinner, and so from the first question, Adam, where art thou? on ...read more

Tags: Grace

There Are A Lot Of Lessons In Football That Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are a lot of lessons in football that are very difficult to teach in the home, in the church, or in the classroomFirst of all, theres work and sacrifice; you have to have a lot of ...read more

Tags: Sports

Home Is The Wallpaper Above The Bed, The Family ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Home is the wallpaper above the bed, the family dinner table, the church bells in the morning, the bruised shins of the playground, the small fears that come with dusk, the streets and ...read more

Tags: Home

Trust No One Journalists Are Not Your Friends. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Trust no one Journalists are not your friends. Its not that reporters arent decent peoplethey are. They are not interviewing you to meet a new friend, but to get a ...read more

Tags: News

Men Have Yet To Learn The Value Of Human ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men have yet to learn the value of human personality. The fact that a person is white, or black, or yellow, of one race or another, of this religion or thatthese things are not ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Christians, If There Is Any Point At Which We ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 18, 2009

"Christians, if there is any point at which we will balk at ascribing all glory, all authority, all sovereignty and lordship to God, then we have ...read more

Tags: Glory

Denomination: Orthodox

It Is The Duty Of All Nations To Acknowledge The ...

Contributed by Ron Baker on Nov 22, 2011

"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Niv: 30 Years Zondervan Reports More Than 300 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

NIV: 30 Years Zondervan reports more than 300 million copies of the New International Version of the Bible have been sold or ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Two Faces Of Change!" 2 Kings 12: 1-8 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 9, 2005

“The Two Faces of Change!” 2 Kings 12: 1-8 Key verse(s): 2-3:“Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.” On June 4, 1783 at the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 12:1-8

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran