In Sermon Illustrations: "Friend Of Sinners"

A Neighbor On The Other Side Of The World  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004

A NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD Pastor David Jeremiah tells a story about Bob Pierce. Pierce had advanced leukemia. But he went to visit a friend in Indonesia before he died. As they were walking through a small village, they came upon a young girl lying on a bamboo mat next to a river. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Tags: Parable Good Samaritan

Joni's Story

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009

JONI'S STORY Joni Eareckson Tada is an American Christian author, artist, and founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an "organization accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community". She wrote an autobiography entitled Joni and appeared in a film of the same name. She has a daily radio ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Show Me The Books He Loves And I Shall Know The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Only Exercise Some People Get Is Jumping To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, sidestepping ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Trouble Is A Sieve Through Which We Sift Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to ...read more

Tags: Endurance

God Evidently Does Not Intend Us All To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God evidently does not intend us all to be rich, or powerful, or great, but He does ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Trouble Is A Sieve Through Which We Sift Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to ...read more

Tags: Compassion

He Who Has Made The Acquisition Of A Judicious ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He who has made the acquisition of a judicious and sympathizing friend, may be said to ...read more

Tags: Compassion

There Must Be, Within The Person That Would Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There must be, within the person that would be a true friend, integrity, breadth and depth of personality. ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Is An Old Belief That On Some Solemn Shore, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is an old belief That on some solemn shore, Beyond the sphere of grief, Dear ...read more

Tags: Compassion

There Is Nothing So Great That I Fear To Do It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nothing so great that I fear to do it for my friend; nothing so small that I ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Friendship Is One Of The Sweetest Joys In Life. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Friendship is one of the sweetest joys in life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

There Was A Definite Process By Which One Made ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There was a definite process by which one made people into friends, and it involved talking to them and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Propaganda Is That Branch Of The Art Of Lying ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in dearly deceiving your friends ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-10

Tags: Cynicism

There Are Many Ways To Measure Success, Not The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are many ways to measure success, not the least of which is the way your child ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

John Wesley: "No Man Ever Went To Heaven Alone; ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

John Wesley: "No man ever went to heaven alone; he must either find ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Denomination: Brethren

[128]. A Message From A Poem – His Hands, His Feet And His Brow

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 11, 2025

[128]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HIS HANDS, HIS FEET AND HIS BROW Introducing the Poem: This poem underneath actually resulted from a true story. On 16 June, 1997 a news item came over the radio of an incident that happened in Saudi Arabia. This is the true incident: [[A Saudi-Arabian woman ...read more

Scripture: John 20:26-27, Zechariah 13:6, Isaiah 53:5

Tags: Hands And Feet Pierced, Saudi Arabia

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not Talking To Me...or Is He?

Contributed by Ryan Davis on Oct 28, 2010

NOT TALKING TO ME...OR IS HE? So often those of us who have been coming to church and have been Christians for a long time sit and listen to sermons as if the preacher is talking to everyone else in the auditorium except us. We sit there during the sermon and take in what the preacher is saying, ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Student Named Steve Winger From Lubbock, Tx Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007

A student named Steve Winger from Lubbock, TX was taking a challenging class in Logic. The course and teacher were known for exacting and demanding exams. The final exam was looming, and the professor mercifully told the class that each student would be permitted to bring in a single 8.5 x 11 inch ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-14

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Occupies Your Heart?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011

WHAT OCCUPIES YOUR HEART? I squirmed a bit as I forced myself to listen to my friend cataloging her problems. After three hours, I interrupted her gently to ask, "If you were to draw a circle to represent your life, what would be in the center?" She thought a moment, then said, "My problems." My ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:3

Tags: Death Nearness