In Sermon Illustrations: "Great Love"

A Millionaire Decides To Throw A Massive Party ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008

A millionaire decides to throw a massive party for his fiftieth birthday. During the party he grabs the mic and he announces to his guests that down in the garden of his mansion he has a swimming pool with two great white sharks in it. “The man who dares to swim across that pool gets 1 MILLION ...read more

Looks Can Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING Girolamo Savonarola was one of the great preachers of the fifteenth century. He preached in the great cathedral of Florence, Italy, which contained a magnificent marble statue of Mary. One day he noticed an elderly woman praying before this statue and then realized it was ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Tags: Worship, Worship Definition

Endorsement From The Master

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2010

ENDORSEMENT FROM THE MASTER I remember a story about a young violinist. He spent years crafting his musical talent. His teacher was a master violinist. On one of his performances at a great concert hall, the young protege performed his best ever instrumental. His sound was sharp, the tone crisp. ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Salvation Army

Clinker Bricks  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010

CLINKER BRICKS Although at times it seems as though the church is in ruin and rubble, God sees it as a beautiful building. Clinker bricks are bricks that did not quite make it. For some reason or another, they come out of the kiln misshapen or deformed. I read about a Presbyterian Church in New ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-21

Tags: Atonement, Redemption, New Life, Born Again, Church Body Of Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Journaling Experiment

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011

JOURNALING EXPERIMENT Please try this experiment. Take out a piece of paper and on the left side of the paper write down all the things that you are burdened with. On the right side of the paper write down all the things that God has either protected you from or trials that He has gotten you ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Trust The Past To God's Mercy, The Present To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the future to God’s ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, People In Acts, Guilt

Faith Sees A Beautiful Blossom In A Bulb, A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Faith sees a beautiful blossom in a bulb, a lovely garden in a seed, and a giant oak in an ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Allan K. Chalmers: The Grand Essentials Of ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2006

ALLAN K. CHALMERS: The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Would Rather Be A Poor Man In A Garret With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Being A Follower Of Jesus Is To Be Marked By His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Being a follower of Jesus is to be marked by His love and to share an attitude of humility and joy that ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Let Me Dream As Of Old By The River. And Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let me dream as of old by the river. And be loved for the dream alway; For a dreamer lives ...read more

Tags: Dreams

In The Midst Of Wrath, God Remembers Mercy. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the midst of wrath, God remembers mercy. Divine love is rendered conspicious when it ...read more

Tags: God The Father

The Sentamentalist Ages Far More Quickly Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The sentamentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Can Be No Friendship Where There Is No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air, and will not be fenced ...read more

Tags: Compassion

A Friend Will Strength You With His Prayers, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A friend will strength you with his prayers, bless you with his love, and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

A Wedding Anniversary Is The Celebration Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Paul Sweeney

The Whole Thing About Matrimony Is This: We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The whole thing about matrimony is this: We fall in love with a personality, but ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Test Of A Preacher Is That His Congregation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not What a lovely ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Bill Cosby Remarked That Being A Parent Is The ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 22, 2009

Bill Cosby remarked that being a parent is the "most beautifully irrational act that ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Eating Thing  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Sep 29, 2002

The Eating thing Let me share with you a fairly personal issue that I’m working through that has caused me to ask this question about loving God. Last year – in fact for a number of years now I have been aware that I have been struggling with an addiction. As soon as I say the word it arouses ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:8

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance