Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Give Of Self"

showing 4,121-4,140 of 8,210
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • A Lady Called The Police And Said She Had A Skunk ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 24, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,074 views

    A lady called the police and said she had a skunk in her basement and she needed help getting it out of her house. The police said to lay a trail of bread crumbs from the basement to outside in the yard and then leave her doors open. Sure enough, the skunk followed the bread crumbs and left. ...read more

  • When Sgt. Ray Baarz Of The Midvale, Utah, Police ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 1,599 views

    When Sgt. Ray Baarz of the Midvale, Utah, police department opened his wallet the other day, he noticed his driver’s license had expired. Embarrassed at having caught himself red-handed, he had no alternative. He calmly and deliberately pulled out his ticket book and wrote himself a citation. Then ...read more

  • Parents Support Abstinence Based Sex Education ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,956 views

    Parents Support Abstinence based sex education according to a new Zogby International poll. It found that 75% of parents disapproved of the condom-based sex education curriculum promoted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 61% also disapproved of the “comprehensive” sex ...read more

  • Results Of Tract Ministry

    Contributed by Jun Tadena on Aug 25, 2006
     | 2,546 views

    Results of Tract Ministry A man was giving out gospel tracts on a steamer. One gentleman whom he approached accepted a tract graciously but said, "I haven’t much faith in that kind of work." The Christian worker replied, "It was through a gospel tract given to me twenty years ago that I was ...read more

  • Beulah Church In Lawrence County, Illinois, Was ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 17, 2006
     | 2,372 views

    Beulah Church in Lawrence County, Illinois, was a country Church I served for over four years beginning in 1980. Beulah has never had a financial crisis one reason being the fact that nearly all the Church family tithe. Another reason is that they are missionary minded people. They support I ...read more

  • We Find Ourselves In An Interesting Time In Our ...

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 15, 2007
     | 1,314 views

    We find ourselves in an interesting time in our churches history again. We are losing for a season Sherrie, Becky and the kids, this after just losing David, Juliann and Wyatt, boy it would be easy to lose heart. Yet God keeps giving me great expectation for this upcoming year, something that ...read more

  • It Is Not The Preacher That Should Get Glory. It ...

    Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 1, 2007
     | 2,576 views

    It is not the preacher that should get glory. It is the God of the message. A basketball costs anywhere from $5 - $50. But what is the worth of a basketball signed by Michael Jordan? A sleeve of golf balls cost around $10. But what is the worth of a golf ball hit by Tiger Woods? A football can ...read more

  • So We Love Him In The Desert Place Of A Monday ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007
     | 1,044 views

    So we love him in the desert place of a Monday morning on a crowded train of sneezing sad looking people, we love him in the land of plenty as we gather in fellowship with our brothers and sisters, we love him in the doctors surgery when we are told the lump is bad, when the bills come, when the ...read more

  • There Are Two (2) African Tribes Who Have An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,949 views

    There are two (2) African tribes who have an unusual way of expressing thanks One of them, the Masai tribe, a pastoral and hunting people of Kenya and Tanzania, West Africa, bow and put their foreheads on the ground, and say, "My head is in the dirt." The other tribe, whose name I do not know, sit ...read more

  • In The 1970's Christian Barnard A South African ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 12, 2007
     | 1,564 views

    In the 1970’s Christian Barnard a South African heart surgeon performed the first ever heart transplant and was able to give someone a new heart this in some respects gave the person a new life. And that is exactly what each and every person in the world needs today a new spiritual heart and the ...read more

  • History Records A Remarkable Account Of The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,350 views

    History records a remarkable account of the destruction of an ancient town. The watchmen on the walls would call out whenever they thought they saw a foe approaching. Sensing that the people had begun to resent them for giving these false alarms, they decided to remain quiet. Regrettably, not ...read more

  • A) Ever See The Movie Clue? Albert Einstein And ...

    Contributed by Randy Hohf on Feb 6, 2008
     | 1,496 views

    a) Ever see the movie Clue? Albert Einstein and his colleagues pass off a local garage mechanic as some surprise genius, coaching him so that he can give lectures on physics to gatherings of scholars (it was all a match-making scheme to get him hooked up with Einstein’s niece). Of course, it was so ...read more

  • Many Of You Remember The Struggles Of The Viet ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,722 views

    Many of you remember the struggles of the Viet Nam War. During that war, our troops would often set up “fire bases”. These were bases where troops & artillery would be placed. They were arranged in such a way that if one fire base was attacked, usually one or two other bases could provide covering ...read more

  • The Basics  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Lobmiller on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,700 views

    THE BASICS * We believe in sanctification through the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit, and we believe in personal holiness, purity of heart and life. * We believe in divine healing, through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, and that healing is included in the Redemption. * We believe in ...read more

  • Mother's Teach On A Daily ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on May 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,770 views

    Mother’s teach on a daily basis… RELIGION: "You better pray the stain will come out of the carpet." FORESIGHT: "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident." IRONY: "Keep laughing and I’ll give you something to cry about." STAMINA: "You’ll sit there ’til all that ...read more

  • Imagine How Surprising Matthew's Life Was To ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 20, 2008
     | 2,218 views

    Imagine how surprising Matthew’s life was to him. One day he’s sitting at the tax collector’s booth, busily engaged in taking whatever he can get from people. That night he’s got Jesus in his house, throwing a dance party. And the next day -- the very next day -- he’s in the house of the ruler of ...read more

  • Dead Christmas

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,311 views

    DEAD CHRISTMAS A television interviewer was walking the streets of Tokyo at Christmas time. Much as in America, Christmas shopping is a big commercial success in Japan. The interviewer stopped one young woman on the sidewalk, and asked, "What is the meaning of Christmas?" Laughing, she responded, ...read more

  • If You Ever Happen To See In The Obituary ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,017 views

    "If you ever happen to see in the obituary column that Henrietta Mears has died, dont you believe it This old body may die, but Ill be glad of thatIll have a new body. And what will I do when I get to heaven? Well, I am going to ask the Lord to show me around. Ill want to get in a rocket ship to ...read more

  • Dr. Myron Houghton Wrote, "To Affirm The ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 28, 2009
     | 2,038 views

    Dr. Myron Houghton wrote, "To affirm the inspiration and inerrancy of the original writings while casting doubt on the authority of the Bible that is available to us is just plain silly. Can you really imagine someone seriously saying, 'I have good news and I have bad news: the good news is that ...read more

  • Crisis Of Faith: Decide What You Believe

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,464 views

    CRISIS OF FAITH: DECIDE WHAT YOU BELIEVE Dr. Henry Blackaby, co-author of the book Experiencing God, describes David’s crisis this way: "David was a faithful servant of the Lord’s. David refused to rely on human wisdom for guidance. He asked for God’s direction. Was this a crisis of belief ...read more