In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Call"

Mimic The Owner

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 5, 2023

I read of a wealthy woman that owned a very rare and expensive MACAW. It was so beautiful. It was so smart it could talk unbelievable. Over a period of time the MACAW developed an extremely irritating and terrible hacking cough. The lady called the local vet and they discussed the problem and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:19, Romans 8:28

Tags: Pretender, Wounded

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sowing And Reaping

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 16, 2023

John Smith was a loyal carpenter, working for a very successful building contractor who called him into his office one day and said, "John, I'm putting you in charge of the next house we build. I want you to order all the materials and oversee the whole job from the ground up." John ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7, Numbers 32:23

Tags: Sowing, Reaping, Cheating, Stealing, Judgment, Selfishness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Emails Got Mixed Up And A Widow Passed Out!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 12, 2024

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 50 years earlier. Because of their hectic schedules, it was difficult for the couple to coordinate their travel plans. So, the husband ...read more

Tags: Hell, Marriage, Pastors, Confusion, Shock, Husbands, Emails, Sermons, Wives, Funerals, Widows, Surprises, Miscommunication  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Grandfather In The Bones - Humor

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 25, 2025

There was a quote from an elderly Christian that hit home for me concerning this battle with sin.... He would say: .... "Kill the old man......Kill him every day." Paul calls it a battle.... A daily battle ... that is fought within. This battle with the old flesh.......is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12, Hebrews 2:15, Romans 6:3, Romans 6:23

Tags: Battle, Sin, Sanctification, Grandfather, Old Man  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

How Long Is Eternity

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 31, 2026

HOW LONG IS ETERNITY? By Loyd C. Taylor, Sr. How long is eternity? No tongue can truly say, We stand before its vast unknown, And feel its weight today. Suppose a bird takes flight Toward the moon so far away, It carries grains and leaves them there, Then brings them back someday. When all that ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, John 3:36, John 5:24, Matthew 7:12-13, Matthew 7:21-23, Romans 10:9, Romans 6:23, 1 Timothy 1:16, Titus 1:2, Titus 3:7, Jude 1:21  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Eternity, Eternal Life, Forever, Salvation Poems, Poems For Sermons, Funeral Poems, Poems About Heaven  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

I Like The Story Of A Little Boy Who Was Asked If ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 17, 2001

I like the story of a little boy who was asked if he believed in God. He answered, “Well, yes I do.” When asked why, he said, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Tags: Parenting, Children, Family

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pray The Largest Prayers. You Cannot Think A ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 10, 2001

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Of Faith, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Baptist

Rabbi Zusya Years Ago Said, "In The World To Come ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2002

Rabbi Zusya years ago said, "In the world to come I will not be asked (by God), ’Why were you not Moses?’ I will be asked, ’Why ...read more

Our Peace And Confidence Are To Be Found Not In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Our peace and confidence are to be found not in our empirical holiness, not in our progress toward perfection, but in the alien righteousness of Jesus Christ that covers our sinfulness ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Our Peace And Confidence Are To Be Found Not In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Our peace and confidence are to be found not in our empirical holiness, not in our progress toward perfection, but in the alien righteousness of Jesus Christ that covers our sinfulness ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Learn, O Saints! From What Has Been Said, To Sit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Learn, O saints! From what has been said, to sit loose to all your worldly comforts; and stand ready prepared to part with everything, when God ...read more

Tags: Endurance

A. In The New Testament, Revival Is A ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2006

a. In the New Testament, revival is a translation of the compound word anazao, which means “to live again”. It is used in the spiritual sense of bringing life to a Christian who has ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If We Are Not Heedful Of The Way The Spirit Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If we are not heedful of the way the Spirit of God works in us, we will become spiritual hypocrites. We see where other folks are failing, and we turn our discernment into the ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Self Can Never Cast Out Self, Even In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Self can never cast out self, even in the regenerate man. Praise God The death of Jesus, once and forever, is the death to self. And the gift of the Holy ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Our Prayer Will Be Most Like The Prayer Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Our prayer will be most like the prayer of Christ if we do not ask God to show us what is going to be, or to make any particular thing happen, but ...read more

Tags: Faith

No Man, Who Knows Aught, Can Be So Stupid To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No man, who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men were born free, being the image and resemblance of God himself, and were, by privilege ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Let The Pulpit Resound With The Doctrine And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let the pulpit resound with the doctrine and sentiments of religious liberty. Let us hear of the dignity of mans nature, and the noble rank he holds among the works of God. ... Let it be ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

It Is Not All Bad, This Getting Old, Ripening. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

" It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

No Other Route Would Have Been As Safe And As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No other route would have been as safe and as certain as the one by which we came. If only we could see the path as God has always ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Wounds Inflicted By Men And Women On Each ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The wounds inflicted by men and women on each other constitute the fundamental fault line running beneath all other human conflictIts the biggest reconciliation ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian