In Sermon Illustrations: "His Promises"

The Ram In The Bush

Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on May 14, 2011

THE RAM IN THE BUSH Jeffery is not an avid cook, but he can hold his own in any kitchen. As the youngest child in the Honiara extended dysfunctional family, he spent many hours reluctantly tied to his mother’s apron springs. Often, he would find himself assisting her in the daily chores around the ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:28-32

Tags: Doing God's Will

Denomination: *other

It’s Difficult To Find Beauty In Death. ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 18, 2001

It’s difficult to find beauty in death. It’s even more difficult to find beauty in a death camp. Especially Auschwitz. Four million Jews died there in World War II. A half-ton of human hair is still preserved. The showers that sprayed poison gas still stand. But for all the ugly memories of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8

Tags: Joy, Christian Disciplines, Cross Agony

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: "Don’t Ask Me, It Just Happened!”

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 2, 2024

Introduction: Chances are either you, me, or someone we know has tried to excuse something that whoever it was, did. Excuses vary, but more often than not, the reply is something along the lines of “I don’t know how this happened!” One of the clearest cases of “I-don’t-know-itis” took place at the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:21-24

Tags: Moses, Aaron, Golden Calf

Denomination: Baptist

There’s Something About A Lazy Summer Afternoon

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 13, 2020

The past week was an unusually quiet week around the parsonage. It enabled me to do something that I have wanted to do all summer long. Nothing. I am not bragging or anything, but I can do nothing right up there with the best of them. The week, as all weeks do, started on Monday. For me, there is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:31

Tags: Humor, Relationship

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

All In Due Time, So She Says

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 17, 2020

For several weeks, or has it been years, I’ve been waiting for an important package to come through the mail. I don’t know why they call it snail mail because I have seen snails crawl faster. With all our technology today, you would think that mail could come in on a particular schedule, and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

Tags: Time, Humor, Patience

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Herbert Lockyer Says, “ At The Old Rugged ...  PRO

Contributed by Philip Makari on Jan 16, 2001

Herbert Lockyer says, “ At the old rugged cross we see man at his ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Cross Agony

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Wife Is Like A Newspaper – Every Man Should ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A wife is like a newspaper – Every man should have one of his own and ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Anyone Who Conducts An Argument By Appealing To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Old Friends Are Best. King James Used To Call ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Nothing Is More Despicable Than A Professional ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Nothing Is More Despicable Than A Professional ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as ...read more

Tags: Communication General

I Like What The Great Evangelist D. L. Moody ...  PRO

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Aug 8, 2005

I like what the great evangelist D. L. Moody said about Moses—“Moses spent his first forty years thinking he was somebody. He spent his second forty years finding out he was a nobody. He ...read more

Tags: Moses

Denomination: Methodist

If A Man Is Filled With Anger, Than Anger ...  PRO

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 13, 2001

If a man is filled with anger, than anger controls his life. If a man is filled with greed, then greed dominates his life. If a man is filled with lust, then lust governs his life. If a man is filled with love, then love influences all he does. And if a man is filled with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18, Romans 8:14-17, Ephesians 1:13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:1-5

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Greed, Holy Spirit In Believers, Dominate, Emotions, Anger, Control  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

Dave Stone Co-Pastors A Very Large Church In ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001

Dave Stone co-pastors a very large church in Louisville, KY. On his desk he keeps a picture of his family, a picture of the church facility and a newspaper article of a well known pastor who had an affair. He keeps all this on his desk ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-12

Tags: Marriage Faithfulness, Marriage Commitment, Adultery

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

George Elliot Once Wrote That, "Our Deeds ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

George Elliot once wrote that, “Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds.” Choose each day to open yourself to the beauty of God’s grace. Open your heart completely to His mercy and as you are filled with His ...read more

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

"Two Suns"

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 2, 2008

“Two Suns” A man laughed and asked, “What advantage has a religious man over anyone like myself? Does not the sun shine on me as on him, this fine day?” “Yes,” replied his companion, “but the religious man has two suns ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

John Bunyan's Definition Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009

John Bunyan’s Definition of Sin John Bunyan said, “Sin is the dare of God’s justice. Sin is the rape of God’s mercy…It is the jeer of His patience, sleight of His power and contempt of his love.” From a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-21

Tags: Sin General

Susanna Petroysan Heard Her Daughter's Pleas, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 27, 2004

Susanna Petroysan heard her daughter’s pleas, but there was nothing she could do. She and four-year-old Gayaney were trapped beneath tons of collapsed concrete and steel. Beside them in the darkness lay the body of Susanna’s sister-in-law, Karine, one of the fifty-five thousand victims of the worst ...read more

Tags: Easter Good Friday

Denomination: Baptist

Mommy, I'm So Thirsty  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 28, 2002

Mommy I’m so thirsty. I want a drink. Susanna Petroysan heard her daughter’s pleas, but there was nothing she could do. She and four-year-old Gayaney were trapped beneath tons of collapsed concrete and steel. Beside them in the darkness lay the body of Susanna’s sister-in-law, Karine, one of ...read more

Tags: Easter Good Friday, Assurance Of Salvation, Cross

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Angus Mcgillivray Gave It All  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2002

ANGUS MCGILLIVRAY GAVE IT ALL In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man’s ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines