In Sermon Illustrations: "Hear Me Now"

Psa 17:1 A Prayer Of David. Hear, O Lord, My ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Feb 13, 2007

Psa 17:1 A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer-- it does not rise from deceitful lips. May my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right. Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

And Now, Am Watching Larry King Live! Where There ...

Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 6, 2010

And now, am watching Larry King Live! Where there is an interesting interview with Mrs Cindi Broaddus, the sister to Robin McGraw, Dr Phil McGraw’s wife. She was attacked five years ago by an unknown, hateful bigot who sprayed her with Sulfuric Acid from a highway overpass in the quiet countryside ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Help Me To Realize That It Was Not The Healthy ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 7, 2001

Help me to realize that it was not the healthy who reached out to you. They bunched up in crowds, but it was those who suffered greatly who reached out to grasp you. It was the people in the streets, not in the sitting rooms of society that groped for your garment. It was needy people. People ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Disciplines General, Disciplines Meditation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Keep Your Eyes On Me

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009

KEEP YOUR EYES ON ME One day, a man hired an experienced guide to lead him on a hike into the Swiss Alps. After many hours, they came to a high and remote mountain pass. To the man’s dismay, he saw the path had almost been washed out. What could he do? To the left was a sheer rock cliff, to his ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Tags: Disciplines General

Now I'm A Fisherman And The First Rule Of Fishing ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Schlenker on Aug 7, 2002

Now I’m a fisherman and the first rule of fishing is to stay afloat in your boat. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I would wake up and walk outside to take a deep breath and smell the air to catch an understanding of the humidity. I’d then look up at the horizon and I see how many clouds ...read more

Tags: Help

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Hear The Jokes About Hell Being Some Big ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

You hear the jokes about hell being some big party. Hell can also be a seductive for all those fans of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll. One of them, a kid from an Ohio Christian school named Brian Warner is today better known as Marilyn Manson. For more than a decade, he has made millions with his ...read more

Daddy Has All Of Me

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 29, 2014

DADDY HAS ALL OF ME! Alan Redpath had two daughters who loved to swarm him as soon as he came home at night. As he came in the door one evening, his little girls ran to be the first to hug Daddy. One grabbed his leg and hugged him with all of her might. He snatched the other daughter up in his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:20-23

Tags: Consecration, Worship, Commitment, Surrender

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Some Fun Hearing What Kids Think About Husbands ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007

Some fun hearing what kids think about husbands and wives. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? Alan, age 10—You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. Kirsten, age 10—No person ...read more

Tags: Kids, Children, Marriage, Romantic Love

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Is Seeking Me Out  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004

GOD IS SEEKING ME OUT Nikki was a Jewess. Born of Jewish parents and raised in the Temple, she had never wanted anything to do with the church. But just because her friend Dana had invited her, she agreed to attend go - just this once. The next week she came back. And the next week, and the next. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-31

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, Parable Prodigal Son, Promises Of God

Don't Change Me  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2002

DON'T CHANGE ME Elie Wiesel, the eloquent Jewish author, once told this story: “A just man comes to Sodom hoping to save the city. He pickets. What else can he do? He goes from street to street, from marketplace to marketplace, shouting, ‘Men and women, repent. What you are doing is wrong. It will ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Growth In Christ, New Year's Day

Did You Hear About The Police Chief Who Gave ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you hear about the police chief who gave himself a ticket for a traffic violation? Police chief Richard Knoebel issued himself a $235 ticket complete with a four-point penalty against his license after he realized he had failed to stop for a school bus with its lights flashing. Knoebel said ...read more

Tags: Faith

My Father Taught Me To Work; He Did Not Teach Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Workplace

God, Teach Me To Control My Tongue. God Teach Me ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 4, 2002

God, teach me to control my tongue. God teach me that my ears are not garbage cans ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Assembly Of God

No Foe Can Cast Me Down, No Fear Can Make Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No foe can cast me down, No fear can make me flee, No sorrow fill my life with ill; Thy love surroundeth me. Warm as the glowing sun, So shines Thy love on me; It ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Let Me Tell You The Secret That Has Led Me To My ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength ...read more

Tags: Emotions

The Average Household Now Holds 6 Bank Credit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The average household now holds 6 bank credit cards and 7 store cards according to USA Today. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Children See More Of Their Parents Now Than 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Children see more of their parents now than 20 years ago, finds new research by the University of Michigan. The study shows that children spent 4 to 6 more hours per week with their parents in ‘97 than they did in ‘81. Children ages 3 to 12 spent about 31 hours a week with their mothers, a gain of ...read more

Tags: Children

Children See More Of Their Parents Now Than 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Children see more of their parents now than 20 years ago, finds new research by the University of Michigan. The study shows that children spent 4 to 6 more hours per week with their parents in ‘97 than they did in ‘81. Child-ren ages 3 to 12 spent about 31 hours a week with their mothers, a gain of ...read more

Tags: Children

The Average Movie Now Costs $64 Million To Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The average movie now costs $64 million to make and another $39 million to market, according to the MPAA. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

812,000,000 Human Beings Are Now Online ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

812,000,000 human beings are now online worldwide. ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?