In Sermon Illustrations: "Helping Others"

The Difference Between A Friend And An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The difference between a friend and an acquaintance is that a friend helps; an acquaintance merely ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

My Books Are My Tools, And The Greater Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"My books are my tools, and the greater their variety and perfection, the greater ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Flowers Always Make People Better, Happier, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, ...read more

Tags: Creation

The Most Terrifying Words In The English ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most terrifying words in the English language are: Im from the ...read more

Tags: Government

A True Friend Doesn't Sympathize With Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A true friend doesn't sympathize with your weakness he helps ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Marrying For Love May Be A Bit Risky, But It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Shut Out All Your Past Except That Which Will ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shut out all your past except that which will help you ...read more

Tags: Memories

Successful Living Is Nothing If Not, With God's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Successful living is nothing if not, with God's help, an endless journey in ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Blessed Are The Merciful

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Blessed Are The Merciful In the Sermon on the Mount, we notice that Jesus' subject was not on how people are to be saved, but on the fruit of those who allow the Holy Spirit to work in their lives. One of the signs or evidences that a person has been converted is that he is now merciful. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mark Duke Was Serving As A Personnel Manager For ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2004

Mark Duke was serving as a personnel manager for Spring Telephone. Along with his supervisor, Mark was given the task of helping 300 poorly producing sales persons start producing. They tried all the classic motivational approaches, but nothing worked. Mark and his supervisor were both ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mercy Is A Fascinating Thing. Let's Try To ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010

Mercy is a fascinating thing. Let's try to understand it better. I want you to remember a time when a friend or someone close to you avoided you, shrugged you off for some reason. Now imagine that person being in all kinds of trouble or having a lot of problems because of a bad choice that included ...read more

Tags: Mercy

Denomination: Salvation Army

What The Name

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010

What the Name "Hoover" means in Finland At the end of World War I, Herbert Hoover, later to become President of the United States, led the allied relief efforts in Europe. He kept hundreds of thousands from starving, and a new word entered the Finnish language. In Finland, to “HOOVER” means to be ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12

Tags: Kindness

The Mother Of Seven-Year-Old Karen Was Startled ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The mother of seven-year-old Karen was startled to find her going through a new Bible storybook and circling the word "God" wherever it appeared on the page. Stifling her urge to reprimand the child for defacing the book, the mother quietly asked, ’Why are you doing that?" Karen answered ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

In The Roanoke Times 2001. For Stephen Kuropas, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2002

In the Roanoke Times 2001. For Stephen Kuropas, born with cerebral palsy, some things just take a little while. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying- or from succeeding. Last Sunday, after 12 years of attending classes, Kuropas, 41, graduated with an associate’s degree from Community College ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Friendship General

James Hudson Taylor In Challenging English ...  PRO

Contributed by Romualdo Macam on Sep 24, 2003

James Hudson Taylor in challenging English students during his time to be involved in China mission work, used to tell of the story about Peter, his Chinese convert and disciple. On one of their sea journeys, Peter (who do not know how to swim) fell from the side of the boat. Fortunately, there ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:14-15

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Evangelism How To, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

Perhaps You've Seen The Commercial On Television ...

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 11, 2007

Perhaps you’ve seen the commercial on television advertising one of those lending companies. This nice man with a painted on smile stands surrounded by this nice all-American family, and he says, “I’ve got a beautiful family.” The next scene shows a picture of a big house and the same man says, ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Most Bitter Of All Afflictions

Contributed by David Fox on Nov 19, 2001

Charles Spurgeon writes, “It is the most bitter of all afflictions to be led to fear that ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Fear And Worry, Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal

Good Morning. This Is God, I Will Be Handling ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Good morning. This is God, I will be handling all your problems today. I ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Today I Am A Horse, Dear God, Did You Have To ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 11, 2000

"Today I am a horse, Dear God, did you have to make my poor old horse lose his shoe just before the Sabbath? That wasn't nice. It's enough you pick on me, Tevye, bless me with 5 daughters, a life of poverty. What have You got against my horse? Sometimes I think when things are too quiet up there, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:19

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Peace, Human Body

Denomination: Lutheran

Bruce Wilkinson Has Written An Excellent Little ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Miano on Mar 10, 2001

Bruce Wilkinson has written an excellent little book called The Prayer of Jabez. In the book, Wilkinson explains the reluctance believers have toward having a greater influence for Christ in their world. He explains this reluctance by using two mathematic equations. The first equation ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, God's Omnipotence, Prayer How To, Tongue

Denomination: *other