In Sermon Illustrations: "Found Wanting"

An Outstanding Concert Violinist Found Her ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

: An outstanding concert violinist found her energies consumed by peripheral matters. The violin received the tail end of her day, or was neglected altogether. Success came when she made the decision to concentrate. “I deliberately planned to neglect everything else,” she said, “until my practice ...read more

Tags: Faith

There Was A Farmer That Found An Eagle Egg Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was a farmer that found an Eagle egg where the mother had died or left the egg. So he placed it under one of his hens and it hatched in the hen house. At first, the eagle scratched like a chicken and ate like a chicken. But The bigger he got, he became aware that he was not a chicken. He ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Robert Lewis, Founding Pastor Of Fellowship ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Robert Lewis, Founding Pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, Arkansas said this, “…Our church along with several others, organized to renovate some of the public schools in our area. Teachers and school officials had not asked for our help and were clearly surprised when we offered it. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism, Witness, Service, Servanthood

A Friend Is Long Sought, Hardly Found, And With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with ...read more

Tags: Compassion

True And Lasting Friendships Cannot Be Founded ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

True and lasting friendships cannot be founded except on the foundation of a true ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Patriotism Must Be Founded On Great Principles ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Patriotism must be founded on great principles and ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Pleasure Is Very Seldom Found Where It Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly ...read more

Tags: Desire

Truth Is A Gem That Is Found At Great Depth; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Truth is a gem that is found at great depth; whilst on the surface of the world all things are ...read more

Tags: Truth

Truth Needs To Be Sought, Found And Expressed ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 25, 2009

“Truth needs to be sought, found and expressed within the “economy” of charity, but charity in its turn needs to be understood, confirmed and practiced in the light of truth. In this way, not only do we do a service to charity enlightened by truth, but we also help give credibility to truth, ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth, Truth Absolute

Denomination: Catholic

Many Confess That They Have Found Christ, But In ...

Contributed by Deldrick Leasure on Apr 27, 2010

many confess that they have found Christ, but in actuality we didn’t find Christ, Christ found us because ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Methodist

Biblical Contradictions Found In The Catholic Church

Contributed by Michael Grant on Sep 4, 2016

Catholics are instructed to call the priest “Father” “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for one is your Father, He who is in heaven” – Mathew 23:9 Priest claims to have the power to forgive sin “…who can forgive sins but God alone?” - Mark 2:7 Catholics are encouraged to bow and pray to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:9

Tags: Bible, Roman Catholic, Pope, Roman Catholicism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Types Of Preaching Found In The New Testament

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 15, 2023

Thomas Constable points out that there are 6 different kinds of preaching described in the New Testament: (1) kerugma, which means proclamation of the clear facts of the Christian message. (2) didache or teaching. This was explanation and interpretation of the facts-the "so what?" (3) ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-11

Tags: Church, Teaching, Preaching, Pastors, Homiletics, Teachers, Preachers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Want To Quit?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021

There was a story of a British soldier in the First World War who lost heart for the battle and deserted. Trying to reach the coast for a boat to England that night, he ended up wandering in the pitch black night, hopelessly lost. In the darkness he came across what he thought was a signpost. It ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2, Colossians 3:1-4

Tags: Fear, Commitment, Endurance, Apostasy, Perserverance, Quitting  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Sure Way To Lose Happiness, I Found, Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Look Forward To A World Founded On Four ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We look forward to a world founded on four essential freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Our Founding Fathers Believed Very Strongly In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Our founding fathers believed very strongly in God’s presence. When our earliest universities began, most of them were founded to train Christian preachers. * When Harvard was established in 1636, their statement of purpose said, “Every student’s main aim is to know Jesus Christ, & to recognize ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

In A Book I Was Reading Recently, A King Found ...

Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 2, 2007

In a book I was reading recently, a King found he had an illegitimate grandson, called Fitzchilvary, abandoned on his doorstep. And after some thought he says to Fitz, I want to make a bargain with you. I will feed you and clothe you and give you a home, education and employment if you will always ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Want To Buy An Hour

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jun 17, 2005

I WANT TO BUY AN HOUR A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated. He found his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" The dad replied: "Yeah, sure, what is it?" "Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?" The dad got mad and said, ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Church Of God

Writer Charles Swindoll Once Found Himself With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it. “I was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day,” he recalled in his book ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Writer Charles Swindoll Once Found Himself With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it. "I was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day," he recalled in his book ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance