In Sermon Illustrations: "Giving Thanks"

Ill - In 2006 Elizabeth Shoaf Was Abducted While ...

Contributed by Michael Wiley on Mar 20, 2008

ILL - In 2006 Elizabeth Shoaf was abducted while walking home from school. The predator was a local man – weird past… He put Elizabeth in a bunker he had dug in the woods, and there molested her for 14 days! How do you survive that? Elizabeth used several techniques to shut her mind down and keep ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:17-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Do We Usually Want To Know God's Will? When ...

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 29, 2008

When do we usually want to know God's will? When we've run out of answers. Thank God for the times the answers run out and we must look to him! Tony Dungy is the coach of the Indianapolis Colts who won the Super Bowl last season. He is a devout Christian and has written a book, not about ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Wesleyan

We Need More Training  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

WE NEED MORE TRAINING I have decided to join the US Army. Depending on whether or not I could pass the physical.... Well, let's assume I did. In that case, I figure it should only take me about one week of training and I'll be ready to go to Iraq or Afghanistan. OH COME ON NOW! We all know better ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-27

Tags: Attendance, Church Body Of Christ

Are You Worth Saving?

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010

ARE YOU WORTH SAVING? Bishop Moore tells the story of a little boy who was swimming one day in a lake when suddenly he suffered some type of physical difficulty and could swim no farther. The boy struggled for his life. He had gone under twice, when he felt the strong arm of a man lifting him. The ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: *other

Christians Are Known For...

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 3, 2011

CHRISTIANS ARE KNOWN FOR... If you were to Google the phrase "Christians are known for" what do you think the results would be? What are people who call themselves followers of Christ known for... whether good or bad? The following are some of the results you would find: ... being trustworthy ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayed Into The Kingdom

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2011

PRAYED INTO THE KINGDOM Chuck Sackett did not grow up in a Christian home. But he joined the Boy Scouts and wanted to complete the "God and Country" merit badge. So he walked a few blocks to a small church for several weeks. He filled out his papers and did what he had to do get that badge. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-20

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Sometimes We Must Start Over

Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 18, 2011

SOMETIMES WE MUST START OVER When Jonah was in the belly of the fish he didn't know he was going to Nineveh. He thought his life was over. So he tried to make things right with God. Jonah 2:8 "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs." So what does this mean? ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Listening To God Compared To Listening To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2012

LISTENING TO GOD COMPARED TO LISTENING TO THE DOCTOR We should treat prayer for what it is, a two way conversation with God, and learn to be quiet long enough for him to get a word in edge ways. Nicky Gumbel, in his book Questions of Life compares it to a visit to the doctor, he writes “Suppose I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:10

Tags: Prayer How To

The Unthankful Pig

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 6, 2022

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE LESSON OF THE PIG? Seems a big fat pig is roaming around the forest and finds all likes of delicious juicy acorns on the ground. The acorns are strewn on the ground. The pig eats and eats the acorns until the acorns are gone. The pig takes a long nap. When the pig wakes up ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:33

Tags: Pigs, Unthankful

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mind Your Manners - Servant - President Calvin Coolidge Story

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 1, 2025

Have you ever dined at a fancy restaurant ... or at someone's home ... and felt a little ... uncomfortable? President Calvin Coolidge ... invited some friends from Vermont ... to dine with him ... at the White House. They were extremely ... nervous. And were concerned ... about the correct ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-14, Matthew 15:36, John 13:14, 1 Corinthians 11:27

Tags: Manners, Servant, Friends

Denomination: Anglican

What's It Worth  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

WHAT'S IT WORTH A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Call Of The Disciples, Christian Disciplines

If Jesus Christ Be God And Died For Me Than No ...

Contributed by Richard Sharp on Mar 29, 2007

IF Jesus Christ be God and Died for me than no sacifice is to Great for me to give to Him. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Child Is A Person Who Cant Understand Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A child is a person who cant understand why someone would give away ...read more

Tags: Children

Ct Stud "If Jesus Christ Be God And Died For Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

CT STUD "IF Jesus Christ be God and died for me then no sacrifice is to ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Enthusiasm Is The Best Protection In Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Real Values Are Those That Stay By You, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real values are those that stay by you, give you happiness and enrich you. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Surest Way To Ruin A Man Who Doesnt Know How ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The surest way to ruin a man who doesnt know how to handle ...read more

Tags: Money

The Pleasure We Derive From Doing Favors Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Time And Money Spent In Helping Men Do More For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is far ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Somewhere On This Globe, Every Ten Seconds, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. ...read more

Tags: Statistics