In Sermon Illustrations: "Genesis 1:1-30:30"

The Way To Get Started Is To Quit Talking And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The way to get started is to quit talking ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Action

A Strong Positive Mental Attitude Will Create ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-10

Tags: Attitude General

Reading The Fine Print May Give You An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Reading the fine print may give you an education not reading it ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:2-4

Tags: Books And Literature

I Heard The Story Of Three Guys That Were Hiking ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 8, 2004

I heard the story of three guys that were hiking in the woods. They came to a raging river. Not sure what to do next the first guy looked to the heavens and said, “God please make me strong enough to get across this river.” Poof he had big strong arms and legs and he jumped in and began ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Tags: Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

On Their 50th Wedding Anniversary, A Couple ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Decker on May 23, 2004

On their 50th wedding anniversary, a couple summed up the reason for their long and happy marriage. The husband said, "I have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no ’I’ in the word ‘marriage.’” The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:23-24, Matthew 19:4-6, Mark 10:7-8, Ephesians 5:22-33, 1 Corinthians 11:11  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Marriage General, Marriage, Oneness, Marriage Commitment, Faithfulness, Commitment  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Opening Illustration With Marshmallows: Invite ...  PRO

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Aug 12, 2004

Opening illustration with marshmallows: invite three or four from congregation who really like marshmallows - give each one a marshmallow. Ask them to hold it, wait until you’ve walked all the way around the auditorium. If they can wait until you’ve walked all the way around the auditorium, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19

Tags: Temptation General, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bernie May Of Wycliffe Bible Translators Wrote, ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 13, 2004

Bernie May of Wycliffe Bible Translators wrote, "As an airplane pilot, from the first time I sat in the beginner’s seat beside my instructor I was taught to ’trust’ my instruments. ’Your instincts will fool you,’ my instructor rightly told me. ’You must learn that even though you may feel you are ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

Let Me Give You A Few Examples Of Boundaries. ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004

Let me give you a few examples of boundaries. Dr. James Dobson, in his book Love Must Be Tough, tells of a woman who allows her husband to move his lover into their home, and she thinks she is trying to hold her marriage together. However, in reality she has failed to put a boundary around her ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Wesleyan

A More Powerful Medication!" Genesis 3: 6-19 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 28, 2004

“A More Powerful Medication!” Genesis 3: 6-19 Key verse(s): 8b: “... and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.” I am an asthmatic. Asthmatics often have problems breathing because they are hyper-sensitive to the environment around them. When a foreign substance is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:6-19

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Lutheran

Trust Is A Learned Behavior  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 20, 2004

TRUST IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR. Susie is one of the most trustworthy people I know; I trust her with my life. Imagine she is in a long line at the bank. The individual behind her is holding $1,000 cash with a completed deposit ticket. This person is obviously anxious and in a hurry, so Susie ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13, Isaiah 32:17

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Poor Choices--His Good Grace!" Genesis 16: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 27, 2004

“Our Poor Choices--His Good Grace!” Genesis 16: 1-15 Key verse(s): 3: “So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.’” Do you ever pray for discernment? People tend to pray for things that they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-15

Tags: God The Father, God's Forgiveness, Commitment, Belief

Denomination: Lutheran

An Ever-Rolling Stream!" Genesis 6: 1-3 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 30, 2004

“An Ever-Rolling Stream!” Genesis 6: 1-3 Key verse(s): 3: “Then the Lord said, ‘My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for hie is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.’” “It can wait until tomorrow!” Despite that old adage, “Never put off to tomorrow the things that you can do ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-3

Tags: New Year's Day, New Year

Denomination: Lutheran

The College Graduate Is Presented With A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8

Tags: Culture

The Weather Bureau Has Changed Its Name To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Weather Bureau has changed its name to Environmental Science Services Administration and we still get six inches of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Tags: Creation

Each 24 Hours, The World Turns Over On Someone ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each 24 hours, the world turns over on someone who was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Worldliness

Throughout The History Of Courtship, Unchaste ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Throughout the history of courtship, unchaste women have been the most chased and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:1-66

Tags: Women

The Eskimo's Are Among The Greatest Hunter's Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Eskimo’s are among the greatest hunter’s of the world, but there is one animal that is the most difficult for them to catch. This animal has the greatest intellect, keenest smell, and the sharpest eyesight. And yet for the Eskimo’s to survive they must trap and kill this animal before it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 140:5, Genesis 19:1-26

Tags: Sin Bondage To, Sword Of The Spirit

Sadly, We Want A Religion That Doesn't Ask Us To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Sadly, we want a religion that doesn’t ask us to sacrifice, not even for a moment. Bob McFall, was a 39 yr. Old bachelor suffering from Aplastic Anemia. He needed a bone marrow transplant. A search was conducted among his family and they discovered that his first cousin was an ideal match to donate ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

A Lot Of People In Our Society Spend A Lot Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A lot of people in our society spend a lot of time blaming others for their own lack of initiative, insight, ambition, and effort. The Southern Baptists one year had a slogan for church growth that would fit us individually: “If it is to be, it is up to me.” Zig Ziglar said, “If you’re looking ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:31-32

Tags: New Year's Day

Almost Every Culture Has A New Year's ...

Contributed by Jay Winters on Jan 10, 2008

Almost every culture has a New Year’s celebration. The ancient Romans celebrated the new year with the birth of Janus, the two faced god who could look back into the past and forward into the future. They exchanged gifts, not because they were overjoyed with each other, but as a method of bribery ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22, Genesis 28:19-22

Denomination: Lutheran