In Sermon Illustrations: "For One Films"

It Becomes The Disciples Of Christ To Apply ...

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Jan 27, 2006

"It becomes the disciples of Christ to apply themselves to him for instruction in prayer. Lord, teach us to pray, is itself a good prayer, and a very needful one, for it is a hard thing to pray well and it is Jesus Christ only that can ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

A Gray-Haired Old Lady, Long A Member Of Her ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

A gray-haired old lady, long a member of her community and church, shook hands with the minister after the service one Sunday morning. "That was a wonderful sermon," she told him, "-- just wonderful. Everything you ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

65279;voltaire, The Noted French Writer, Who ...

Contributed by Steve Holmes on Jun 10, 2006

Voltaire, the noted French writer, who died in 1778, said that in one hundred years from his time Christianity would be swept from existence. Only fifty years after Voltaire’s death, the Geneva ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: *other

Home Broadband- A Pew Internet & American Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Home Broadband- A Pew Internet & American Life Project report finds 84 million Americans connected via broadband in March ‘06-up 40% from 60 million one year ago. In ‘02, just 10% of ...read more

Tags: Workplace

If Our Company Is To Be More Successful Than ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If our company is to be more successful than the enterprises with which we compete, it will be becauseall our people are distinguished by a small positive increment of devotion, dedication or determination beyond that of their opposite numbers elsewhere. It is such modest differences in individual ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Some Say Fish Have A Six Second Memory. So, ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 24, 2008

Some say fish have a six second memory. So, when one fish gets caught on a hook, only six seconds later, all his fish friends are ready to get hooked again. People are like that. They see ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Make So Few Genuine Decisions In Life. Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We make so few genuine decisions in life. Most of the choices we make are effected by outside forces and demands. But when it comes to the most important decision in life our decision about God He seeks only a ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

A Vision Foretells What May Be Ours. It Is An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A vision foretells what may be ours. It is an invitation to do something. With a great mental picture in mind we go from one accomplishment to another, using the materials about us only as steppingstones to that which is higher and better and ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

If I Had My Life To Live Over, I Would Try To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I had my life to live over, I would try to make more mistakes. I would relax. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would pick more daisies. I ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Successful Teachers...share Certain Traits That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Successful teachers...share certain traits that have contributed greatly to their success. For one thing, they prize creativity. For another thing, they know how and when to maintain discipline. They can also judge and evaluate people accurately. They have a sense of ...read more

Tags: Learning

A Professor Who Had Taught For Many Years Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A professor who had taught for many years was counseling a young teacher. You will discover, he said, that in nearly every class there will be a youngster eager to argue. Your first impulse will be to silence him, but I advise ...read more

Tags: Learning

David Flusser Wrote,

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 8, 2010

David Flusser wrote, "Jesus regarded the Kingdom of Heaven as taking shape around him and together with him. Later on, Christianity was influenced by this idea, but in a somewhat distorted manner, and identified the idea of the Kingdom of Heaven with the community itself -- the ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Give, Give, Give

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011

GIVE, GIVE, GIVE One time a skeptic said to a preacher, "I can’t stand this Christianity business. All I ever hear from you Christians is give, give, give." The preacher thought a minute and said, ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wisdom: Acquired Not Instinctive

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025

Keil and Delitzsch comment, “Wisdom is inborn in no one. A true Arabic proverb says, ‘The wise knows how the fool feels, for he himself was also once a fool;’… The second part of the saying is, ‘But a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-7, Luke 2:52, Luke 7:35

Tags: Wisdom, Understanding, Sense

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Is It Time Yet!" Psalm 75: 1-10 Key Verse(S): 2: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 28, 2004

“Is It Time Yet!” Psalm 75: 1-10 Key verse(s): 2: “You say, ‘I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge uprightly.’” “Is it time yet?” I can’t tell you how often I have heard those words over the years after having raised four children who were always interested in knowing when the “time” was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 75:1-10

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Lutheran

An Image Better Than Adam's!" Isaiah 59:1-8 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 27, 2005

“An Image Better Than Adam’s!” Isaiah 59:1-8 Key verse(s): 1-2:“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you so that he will not hear.” Oh if we could but live one ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:1-8

Tags: Sin Separates From God, Soul Immortal

Denomination: Lutheran

No Bulldozers Here!" Hebrews 3:1-6 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 26, 2005

“No Bulldozers Here!” Hebrews 3:1-6 Key verse(s) 6:“But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.” I grew up watching john wayne movies; courage and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. I remember watching ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-6

Tags: Faith General, Doubt, Unbelief

Denomination: Lutheran

When Christina And I Were Recently In Florida We ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 24, 2009

When Christina and I were recently in Florida we visited Disney World for a few days. It was a great time though we did have a few interesting experiences. On the first day at Disney we awoke early to dine with several of the characters. After breakfast with Goofy we headed to Hollywood Studios ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Christian Church

Sully And Second Nature

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2011

"SULLY" AND SECOND NATURE Thursday, January 15, 2009, was another ordinary day in New York City. Or so it seemed. But by that evening people were talking of a miracle. They may have been right. But the full explanation is, if anything, even more interesting and exciting. And it strikes just the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit

Please Don't Mess With My Peanut Butter

Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 18, 2020

Normally, I'm a rather calm, cool and collected person. Actually, my creditors trying to collect things from me, mostly money, are responsible for this and I have been officially collected. If I could only collect my thoughts, but the pieces are too small and too few. Anybody who knows me ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Tags: Comfort, Happiness

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance