In Sermon Illustrations: "Friends"

They Will Give You Up  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Mar 31, 2008

THEY WILL GIVE YOU UP Donald Grey Barnhouse led the son of a prominent American family to the Lord. He was in the service, but he showed the reality of his conversion by immediately professing Christ before the soldiers of his military company. The war ended. The day came when one of the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Baptist

We Need To Cultivate The Habit Of Bearing Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

We need to cultivate the habit of bearing each other’s burdens. Lend a hand by lifting a heavy load. Burdens are the over loads which we can lighten by building meaningful relationships with others in the church. I read a story a few years ago about a family who found out that their un-born child ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-6, John 9:1-38

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Fred Somebody, Thomas Everybody, Susan Anybody, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Fred Somebody, Thomas Everybody, Susan Anybody, and Joe Nobody were neighbors and they all went to the same church. They were odd people and most difficult to understand. The way they lived was a shame. Even though all four belonged to the same church, you probably would not enjoy worshiping with ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

A Monument Is A Stone Or A Building That Is Set ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A monument is a stone or a building that is set up to remember a person or an event. On July 3, 1775, he took on what was thought to be an impossible task. He became the commander of an army of rag-tag volunteers that were so determined to throw off the British yoke, that they were willing to war ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

In Valladolid, Spain, Where Christopher Columbus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In Valladolid, Spain, where Christopher Columbus died in 1506, stands a monument commemorating the great discoverer. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the memorial is a statue of a lion destroying a word that had been part of Spain’s motto for centuries. Before Columbus made his voyages, the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

D.l. Moody- The Monument I Want After I Am Dead ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

D.L. Moody- The monument I want after I am dead is a monument with two legs going around the world—a saved sinner ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

There Was An Interesting Story Some Time Ago In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was an interesting story some time ago in an issue of Focus on the Family magazine about a man who bought one of those cars that had replaced warning lights with spoken instructions in a female voice. In a soft voice, his "little woman"—as he called her—would say, "Your door isn’t closed ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Being Friends Is A Warm And Glowing Touch. It's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Being friends is a warm and glowing touch. It's words of kindness that mean so much. Through days and years the bond has grown. A blessing only friends have known. Being friends holds a meaning true, Its past and present and yet its ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Two Friends Were Walking Through The Desert. ...  PRO

Contributed by Johanna Radelfinger on Feb 2, 2003

Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE." They kept on ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Adventist

Consider This Story. Two Friends Were Walking ...  PRO

Contributed by David Insell on Jun 26, 2003

Consider this story. Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: “Today my best friend slapped me in the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Friend Ought To Shun No Pain, To Stand His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A friend ought to shun no pain, to stand his ...read more

Tags: Compassion

A Story Tells That Two Friends Were Walking ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Sep 4, 2003

A story tells that two friends were walking through a desert. During some point in the journey, they had an argument and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:11

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Some Of My Best Friends Are Children. In Fact, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Some of my best friends are children. In fact, all of my best ...read more

Tags: Compassion

We Should Render A Service To A Friend To Bind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We should render a service to a friend to bind him closer to us, and to an ...read more

Tags: Compassion

We Rejoice In The Joy Of Our Friends As Much As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We rejoice in the joy of our friends as much as we do in our own, and we are equally grieved at their sorrows. Wherefore the wise man will feel toward his friend as he does towards himself, and whatever labor he would encounter with a ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Real Friends Don't Let Disfigurement, Or ...

Contributed by John Wagner on Dec 2, 2010

"Real friends don't let disfigurement, or disability, or dysfunction stop them from ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Denomination: *other

God Created Man To Be His Friend. If We Are The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God created man to be His friend. If we are the friends of Jesus we have deliberately and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

A True Friend Unbosoms Freely, Advises Justly, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Close Your Soul To Your Friend, And He Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Close your soul to your friend, and he will lose sight of you. And if you find your friend, give of your ...read more

Tags: Compassion

When Once You Profess Yourself A Friend, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When once you profess yourself a friend, endeavor to be always such. He can never have any true ...read more

Tags: Compassion