In Sermon Illustrations: "Free To Serve"

In More Than A Dozen European Countries, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

In more than a dozen European countries, the newspaper with the highest circulation is a ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Freedom Is Not Something That Anybody Can Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something that people take and ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

As Quickly As You Start Spending Federal Money ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As quickly as you start spending federal money in large amounts, it ...read more

Tags: Money

Honest Differences Of Views And Honest Debate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process ...read more

Tags: Unity

The Surest Way To Puncture A Pleasure Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The surest way to puncture a pleasure is to over-anticipate it; the best things in life ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

When You Have Robbed A Man Of Everything, He Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you have robbed a man of everything, he is no longer in your ...read more

Tags: Power

Notice Satan’s Version Of Grace - It Had An ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 1, 2001

notice Satan’s version of grace - it had an IF clause attached to it. [[This reminds me of the many ploys out there today - get 400 dollars of free merchandise - IF you sign up for MSN for three years. No money down - no interest for 12 months - you can own a new car NOW! But all you have to do ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:12-15, Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 4:26-34

Tags: Money, Sin Deceptive, Temptation Of Christ

Denomination: Lutheran

There Can Be No Friendship Where There Is No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air, and will not be fenced ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Bryan Chapell Tells This Story That Happened In ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 2, 2001

Bryan Chapell tells this story that happened in his hometown: Two brothers were playing on the sandbanks by the river. One ran after another up a large mound of sand. Unfortunately, the mound was not solid, and their weight caused them to sink in quickly. When the boys did not return home ...read more

Scripture: John 6:68-71

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Christian Disciplines, Christian Love

Denomination: *other

The Late Mike Royco Wrote A National Column Out ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 22, 2005

The late Mike Royco wrote a national column out of the Chicago Tribune and he once told about a friend of his who was falling in love and his friend said that he was going to take his girl to a Seaside resort, stay for the week-end. And he said, "If it clicks, "I’m going to ask her to marry me." ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Marriage Obligations

Denomination: Christian Church

February 24, 1993, In The U.s. Supreme Court. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

February 24, 1993, in the U.S. Supreme Court. The case: Lamb’s Chapel and John Steigerwald v. Center Moriches Union Free School District. A group of Christians wanted to show a film after hours in a public facility. Apparently, religious hostility has reached the point in this nation where, because ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

The Time Is Here! The Summer Is Over And School ...

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008

The time is here! The summer is over and school is back in session! The time for our children’s learning process is back on schedule. Teachers are all geared up to instruct their students in all the skills of mathematics, language usage, social studies and the sciences. Last week I found a very ...read more

Tags: School

Denomination: *other

Supreme Court Case Victory  PRO

Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Apr 9, 2014

In the Supreme Court case between Humanity and Satan, proceedings took on a surprising turn, in the court room when Judge God read out the charge against the defendant (humanity). Sin was the main charge with a list of violations being read out, some minor & seemingly insignificant while others ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-28

Tags: Blood Of Jesus, Court, Christ Redeems, Sin Sacrifice

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prisoner 4664 Nelson Mandela

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 15, 2021

46664… PRISONER 46664… 1 Corinthians 4:12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: There are times it seems our hurt and wounds are our testing zones and we are put on display for others to mock. It is like the spectacle at the end ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:12

Tags: Forgive, Wounded

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Have A Dream That One Day On The Red Hills Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 9, 2001

"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.. ...I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-20, 1 Corinthians 12:20

Tags: One Body, Unconditional Love, Racism

Denomination: Lutheran

To Him Who Is Thirsty I Will Give Them Without ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 9, 2007

To him who is thirsty I will give them without cost...... when our family go out to restaurants or a cafe or pub lunch, Danielle will often ask me to go and get some water, but she doesn’t mean bottled water she means get some tap water because its free. I always feel embarrassed asking for ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Agriculture, Manufacturers, Commerce And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Agriculture, manufacturers, commerce and navigation, the four pillars of our prosperity, are most ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Everyone Needs A Warm Personal Enemy Or Two To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

The Will Of The People Is The Only Legitimate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free ...read more

Tags: Government

At A Presbyterian Church In Omaha. People ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Nov 15, 2002

"...at a Presbyterian church in Omaha. People were given helium filled balloons and told to release them at some point in the service when they felt like expressing the joy in their hearts. Since they were Presbyterians, they weren’t free to say "Hallelujah, Praise the Lord." All through the ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Joy

Denomination: United Methodist