In Sermon Illustrations: "God Shows Up"

Jerome Was A Church Father Who Translated The ...  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004

Jerome was a Church Father who translated the Greek manuscripts into Latin and put the Bible in the language of the people. He purposefully lived in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. One night while living in Bethlehem, Jerome had a dream that Jesus visited him. The dream was so real to him that ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God, Sin General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The World Cannot Satisfy  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001

C.S. Lewis, in “Mere Christianity”: “Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Evangelism The Lost, Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Baptist

New York Events  PRO

Contributed by John Gullick on Sep 12, 2001

New York events. It was the day of the tragic events in America when the New York twin towers and the Pentegon had suffered such terrible attack. That night I took the church annual meeting - He came into the meeting late. He was stooped and grey yet young for his eighty five years. The former ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

If You Were Going To A Sporting Event, Or Concert ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 29, 2001

If you were going to a sporting event, or concert what we would be the best seats? If you were going to a basketball game it would be center court front row. If it were football it would be the 50-yard line, front row. If it were a concert it would be center stage, front row. But, if it were ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Growth In Christ, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Conference After Conference Is Held To Discuss ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 20, 2003

Conference after conference is held to discuss the destruction of the Earth’s environment and to solve the poverty of two thirds of the world’s population but very little gets done when the talking is over. Isn’t it essentially a problem of selfishness, greed and exploitation? Desmond Tutu, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:14, Mark 12:40

Tags: God Brings Hope, Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Baptist

About Six Months Ago My Son Caleb Began To Walk. ...  PRO

Contributed by Eric Bland on Jun 20, 2003

About six months ago my son Caleb began to walk. He quickly went from a staggering walk to a run. Now he is twenty months old and anyone who has kids knows at that age they become pretty brave, so now he is jumping off of anything that elevates him, whether it is jumping off of books or stools or ...read more

Tags: Children, Forgiveness General, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

I Love The Far Side Cartoons. Gary Larson Had A ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 27, 2003

I love the Far Side cartoons. Gary Larson had a knack for making us realize the obvious. In one particular cartoon, there were a group of scientists gathered around another scientist. The one in the middle was normal looking, but the others were grotesque. Huge eyes, hideous noses, monstrous lips, ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Sin Hurtful To God

Denomination: Baptist

On The 4th Of July, My Family Went To A Drive In ...  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Jul 7, 2003

On the 4th of July, my family went to a drive in movie theater. We saw the movie "Finding Nemo". The movie was about a little fish named Nemo who swam too close to a boat. He was captured by a scuba diver and put in a fish tank in the office of a dentist. The whole movie was about Nemo’s ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Forgiveness, Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

As Vice President, George Bush Represented The ...

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Sep 7, 2003

As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers touched the lid, ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope, Evangelism The Lost

It May Help Us To Meet A Little Girl Named Lucy, ...

Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003

It may help us to meet a little girl named Lucy, a character in the delightful story by C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Lucy found herself in the magical land of Narnia in the company of a Faun named Mr. Tumnus, who told her about the White Witch. "The White Witch? Who is ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Baptist

Ready To Receive  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2003

READY TO RECEIVE At the wedding in Cana, it is interesting that Jesus waited until their resources had run dry before he performed the miracle. Only when the people came to the end of their supply were they ready to receive what Jesus had to give. John Piper, in an article entitled “The Present ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28

Tags: God's Provision, Miracles Of Jesus, Submission

What Does That Mean?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2003

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Victor, a man in Jeanette Hoessel’s English-as-a-second language course, came from El Salvador. He asked her one day, "What does C-section mean?" Since Jeanette’s three children had been delivered by Caesarian section, she felt confident with her explanation, but Victor’s face ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Apologetics General, God The Father

One Day, Adrian Rogers, The Former ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 5, 2004

Illustration: One day, Adrian Rogers, the former president of the southern Baptist church, now Pastor of Bellevue Baptist in Memphis, Tenn felt discouraged that people were not responding to His invitations. He felt so distraught that he asked God to give him a verse for encouragement. He opened ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:7

Tags: Evangelism How To, Encouragement, Doing God's Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Have Been Married To The Same Lovely Woman For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2004

I have been married to the same lovely woman for over 25 years. That’s 25 years of eating together, laughing together, crying together, holding hands, sleeping together in a queen sized bed. A couple of weeks ago she left one Saturday afternoon to spend a Mother-Daughter week in Puerto Valarta, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, God Brings Hope

Until A Few Years Ago, There Were No Laws About ...

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 14, 2004

Until a few years ago, there were no laws about child safety seats and automobile restraint systems. Tragically, many young children were not safely belted in their seats, and they died in car accidents. Today, though, laws prohibit children from riding in a car without a child seat facing the ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Children, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Contest  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2004

NO CONTEST When we get to heaven, there will be no contest to see who was the most deserving of God’s grace because no one deserves it. There will only be one contest in heaven. When we look back and see what we were before, when we see the pit from which he rescued us, when we recall how ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16, Galatians 2:20-21, Matthew 20:1-16

Tags: Promises Of God, Parable Vineyard, Grace

I Have A Question For You That Can Revolutionize ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Householder on Sep 30, 2004

I have a question for you that can revolutionize your life and ministry: Are you a sinner who struggles to love God, or are you a lover of God who struggles with ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To, Sin Hurtful To God

Denomination: Baptist

Four Men Used To Meet Together Each Week In ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004

Four men used to meet together each week in Memphis. One man was a service station owner, one man was a salesman for a wholesale appliance company, one man was assistant treasurer of a large corporation, and one man was a teacher. These men shared with each other their longings, desires, and ...read more

Tags: Critical, Hypocrisy, Judgemental, God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Those Who Don't Attend Church Are Four Times ...

Contributed by Tim Richards on Dec 7, 2004

Those who don’t attend church are four times more likely to commit suicide than those who attend frequently. In fact, lack of church attendance correlates more strongly with suicide rates than any other risk ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Baptist

A Better World In The New Year  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004

A BETTER WORLD IN THE NEW YEAR There was an article a few years ago in which a man gave his idea of a perfect world. He said, "In a perfect world you would feel as good at 60 as you did at 17. And you would be as smart at 60 as you thought you were at 17." "In a perfect world professional ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3, Psalm 1:1-3, Psalm 1:1-3

Tags: New Year's Day, Kingdom Of God