In Sermon Illustrations: "Forgive Us Our Debts"

A Little Girl's Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 15, 2001

A LITTLE GIRL’S PRAYER One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do she died, leaving us with a tiny premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive, as we had no incubator (we had no electricity ...read more

Scripture: James 5:17, Hosea 6:2

Tags: Faith, Prayer General, Prayer Answered, Prayer

Denomination: Lutheran

Dave Fredrick's -- From The Vineyard - 30-Second ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 29, 2011

Dave Fredrick's -- From the Vineyard - 30-Second Healing Prayer Exercise Welcome! We are going to begin by taking a little time to pray for physical healing. If you are here for the first time, I promise you, it looks nothing like TV! No one is going to yell at you, push you, or anything else ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

General Macarthur And Winston Churchill Both ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2001

General MacArthur and Winston Churchill both said, "We don’t answer criticism. We don’t respond to slander. We don’t respond to accusation. If we did ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-2

Tags: Leadership General, Christian Disciplines

Mark Twain Said: "Speaking Honestly Is Better. ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Nov 23, 2001

Mark Twain said: “Speaking honestly is better. It takes a lot of stress out of our lives. If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything, but if you ...read more

Tags: Faith, Leadership General, Truth

Denomination: Baptist

Prayers Answered  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

PRAYERS ANSWERED I have had prayers answered--most strangely so sometimes--but I think our heavenly Father’s loving-kindness has been even more evident ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Answered

The Little Boy Was Innocently Talking To The ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2005

The little boy was innocently talking to the arrogant pastor. "Today my dad taught me all about Babylon." Really? replied the pastor. And how did he explain Babylon? He ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

And People Who Do Not Know The Lord Ask Why In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"And people who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives... and when the bubble has burst they will have nothing of ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Every So Often We Hear People Clamor For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Every so often we hear people clamor for a change. Lets change the Constitution, change the form of Government, change everything for better or worse except to change the only thing that needs changing ...read more

Tags: Change

It Is Sometimes Frightening To Observe The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is sometimes frightening to observe the success which comes even to the outlaw with a polished techniqueBut I believe we must reckon with character in the end, for it is as potent a force in world conflict as it ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A Free America, Democratic In The Sense That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A free America, democratic in the sense that our forefathers intended it to be, means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Financial Blessing Comes To Giver  PRO

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 8, 2007

FINANCIAL BLESSING COMES TO GIVER A few months ago one of our staff members and her husband received a truck from another staff member as a gift! Recently this giving staff member and her ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

A Little More Tired At Close Of Day, A Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A little more tired at close of day, A little less anxious to have our way; A little less ready to scold and blame; A little more care of a brother's name; And so we are ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Beauty Of Human Life Consists In The Fact ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The beauty of human life consists in the fact that, as we review our last New Years resolutions, we find we have fulfilled one-third of them, left unfilled ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

David Said He Was The Apple Of God’s Eye. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2001

David said he was the apple of God’s eye. I can always enthusiastically claim that I know who God’s favorite child is..."me". And so I am, and so are you, and you...He sees each of us as His favorite and there are no seconds, and thus He ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Promises Of God

A Man Came Late One Sunday Morning To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2002

A man came late one Sunday morning to the service. In fact he got there just as the service was letting out. He came up to a man and said, “Oh, my gracious, is the sermon done?” And the worshiper said, “No, the sermon is to be done.” Folks, I want to encourage you in ...read more

Tags: Servanthood, Worship General

Denomination: Baptist

One Difference Between Christianity And Other ...  PRO

Contributed by Lalsiemlien Pulamte on Jul 22, 2002

One difference between Christianity and other world religions. Christianity teaches us that we are lost persons and can not find God by ourselves (e.g. the parables of the lost sheep and lost coin). So God’s Son, Jesus Christ came to find us out. In other world ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Tags: People In Acts, World Religions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Is Everywhere. However, He Does Not Want You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

God is everywhere. However, He does not want you to reach out for Him everywhere but only in the Word. Reach out for it and you will grasp Him aright. Otherwise you are tempting God and setting up idolatry. That is why He has established a certain method for us. This ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The United Methodist Church Is Losing 40,000 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The United Methodist Church is losing 40,000 members a year in the U.S. as it gains roughly 100,000 a year in the 13 African nations where it is thriving. There are now 11.2 million Methodists worldwide including 8.3 million in the U.S. Africans are having a growing ...read more

Tags: Church General

God Is Everywhere. However, He Does Not Want You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

God is everywhere. However, He does not want you to reach out for Him everywhere but only in the Word. Reach out for it and you will grasp Him aright. Otherwise you are tempting God and setting up idolatry. That is why He has established a certain method for us. This teaches ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence