In Sermon Illustrations: "Get Up"

Road Rage And Patience

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

ROAD RAGE AND PATIENCE (From Bob Bob Mionske’s Blog on Cyclists and the Law) Charles Montgomery writes: "The driving experience primes car drivers for meltdowns. They are conditioned by popular culture to see cars as symbols of freedom, yet city driving is a slow-motion trap that subjects drivers ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 89:46

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit

Alone On ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009

ALONE ON CHRISTMAS George Mason’s life was centered in his business. He lived alone and refused all invitations to socialize. His brother’s family had urged him to visit but the children always made too much noise. Besides, he didn’t want to buy presents for his nephews and nieces. Instead he ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Man Who Missed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010

The Man Who Missed Christmas George Mason’s life was centered in his business. He lived alone and refused all invitations to socialize. His brother’s family had urged him to visit but the children always made too much noise. Besides, he didn’t want to buy presents for his nephews and nieces. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Tags: Christmas

The Statue That Lies

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011

THE STATUE THAT LIES In the book, "The Day America Told the Truth," 91% of Americans admit to lying regularly. 86% of Americans routinely lie to their parents. 75% admit to lying to their friends. 73% admit lying to their siblings. And 75% admit lying to their spouse. None of this is new news to ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17

Tags: Lies, Legs

Sins Are Habits  PRO

Contributed by John Sattler on Feb 18, 2013

SINS ARE HABITS I’m reading a book right now called "The Power of Habit" (http://charlesduhigg.com/the-power-of-habit/) about how so much of our daily life is lived by habit. We have to. Our brain needs habits in order for us to be able to function. Just about everything we do is habitual. How ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:28, Romans 12:2

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Lutheran

An Urgent Message At Easter

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 4, 2015

EASTER FAMILY TIME (p) It is Easter time and a gathering opportunity for your whole family. Your family made a commitment to all get together this year at Easter to make sure you celebrated something this year as a family. Grandma chose Easter and chose to rent a few beach houses for everyone to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Tags: Evangelism, Sharing Christ, Christian Witness, Mission To Family

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What’s Pete Got To Do With Anything?

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 20, 2021

If there's anybody that can be conned, it's Yours Truly. It's not so much that I'm stupid; I'm just naïve. I believe when somebody says something, they mean exactly what they say. So, if you can't swindle me, you might as well hang it up and get a real job. I must ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:12-13

Tags: Blame, Accusations

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

In Germany, They First Came For The Communists ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

In Germany, they first came for the Communists and I did not speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the ...read more

Tags: Abortion

A.w. Tozer On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010

A.W. Tozer on Time A.W. Tozer wrote: “Time is a resource that is nonrenewable and nontransferable. You cannot store it, slow it up, hold it up, divide it up or give it up. You can’t hoard it up or save it for a rainy day–when it’s lost it’s unrecoverable. When you kill time, remember ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16

Tags: Eternity, Time

In His Marvelous Book, The Kingdom Of God Is A ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 23, 2001

: In his marvelous book, The Kingdom of God is a Party, Tony Campolo tells a story that illustrates how I believe the church must begin to live out our witness in the new millennium. Campolo was attending a Christian conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since there was a six-hour time differential ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Compassion, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

This World Is Full Of Checks And Balances. Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"This world is full of checks and balances. Just when you get to where menu ...read more

Tags: Addiction

You Have To Do A Little Bragging On Yourself, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You have to do a little bragging on yourself, even to your relatives. Men just dont get ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

The Things I Want To Know Are In Books. My Best ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The things I want to know are in books. My best friend is the man who will ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

What The World Really Needs Is More Young People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What the world really needs is more young people who will carry to their jobs the same enthusiasm for ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

You Have A Rudder-Like Control On Your Life, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have a rudder-like control on your life, and you get that control largely by the ...read more

Tags: Goals

Im Not In Retirement. I Just Dont Want To Work ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Im not in retirement. I just dont want to work so much, and I dont get ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

No Man Can Sit Down And Withhold His Hands From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get ...read more

Tags: War

Before Going To War Pray Once; Before Going To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Before going to war pray once; before going to sea, pray twice; and before ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Darkest Hour In Any Mans Life Is When He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The darkest hour in any mans life is when he sits down to plan how to get ...read more

Tags: Money

I Showed My Appreciation Of My Native Land In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way by getting out of ...read more

Tags: Appreciation, Government