Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "How To Be Great"

showing 4,741-4,760 of 13,824
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • You And I Were Born Into That Darkness. Many ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 18, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 2,963 views

    You and I were born into that darkness. Many people don’t believe that. In fact in a Barna poll 74% of Americans said that people were born neither good nor bad (Forward in Christ, Dec. 2002, p. 28). That illustrates how thick the darkness is. We don’t realize how lost and helpless we naturally ...read more

  • Unopened Gifts  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 16, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,955 views

    [illustration] Imagine how a parent would feel if on Christmas day when the gifts for their children were handed out, the children just took them, said “Thank you,” and laid them aside with no attempt to open the gifts not even to find out what they were! Imagine how the Lord must feel when he has ...read more

  • A Mother's Daily Antidepressant Is Praise! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,763 views

    A mother’s daily antidepressant is praise! Through Jesus we can put on a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair! Praise cuts the ropes of despair. Praise unlocks the jail of depression. Praise sets our spirits free. How much more can we love our kids when we’re loving our God? How much ...read more

  • I Love The Far Side Cartoons. Gary Larson Had A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 27, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,532 views

    I love the Far Side cartoons. Gary Larson had a knack for making us realize the obvious. In one particular cartoon, there were a group of scientists gathered around another scientist. The one in the middle was normal looking, but the others were grotesque. Huge eyes, hideous noses, monstrous lips, ...read more

  • Choices  PRO

    Contributed by Marcus Rosa on Sep 20, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 11,304 views

    How in the world did Lot end up in such a mess? One word—choices. —Something each of us has in common. Every single day... every single moment we make choices. —What to eat. What to wear. What to say. What to do. How to act. —You’ve made a thousand choices before you arrived here this morning! ...read more

  • A Woman Walking Down A Residential Street, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,382 views

    A woman walking down a residential street, noticed a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. She called out to him as she passed. "Hello there! I couldn’t help but notice how happy you look. What’s your secret for a long happy life?" "I smoke three packs of ciga­rettes a day," he replied. ...read more

  • Self Love Is Ordinary

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 11, 2004
     | 3,579 views

    Self Love Is Ordinary Self-love is so ordinary that Jesus used it as a reference point: Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” When I was in elementary school, the teacher sometimes solved the first problem on a sheet of homework to show us how the others were solved. Jesus used our love for ...read more

  • Tennis Ball Vs. Play Dough  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Nelson on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,571 views

    Example: tennis ball vs. play dough We are all affected by the storms and struggles of life. The question to consider is how are you going to respond? Like a tennis ball or play dough? You see, when you put pressure on play dough, it leaves a lasting imprint. Everybody can tell that is has been ...read more

  • Once, When A Stubborn Disputer Seemed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,297 views

    Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, “Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?” “Four, of course,” came the reply disgustedly. “That’s right,” agreed Lincoln. “Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?” “Why, five, of course,” was the ...read more

  • A Methodist Pastor Says To A Baptist Pastor, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 407 ratings
     | 4,318 views

    A Methodist pastor says to a Baptist pastor, “If I immerse somebody just up to his ankles, it that enough?” “No,” answers the Baptist. “How about up to his knees?” “Nope.” “How about up to his shoulders?” “No sir!” “You mean I’ve got to get the water over the top of his head?” “That’s ...read more

  • Once, When A Stubborn Disputer Seemed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,928 views

    Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, "Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?" "Four, of course," came the reply disgustedly. "That’s right," agreed Lincoln. "Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?" "Why, five, of course," was the ...read more

  • Two Men Were Walking Along Discussing God, ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 15, 2007
     | 1,397 views

    Two men were walking along discussing God, eternity, and judgment. One of them stops and says, “You know, there is a question I’d like to ask God.” “What question?” his friend responds. “How could you let all the evil and despair and injustice occur in this world?” “Yeah, it doesn’t make sense!” ...read more

  • You Gotta Love The Story Of The 3rd Grade Sunday ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
     | 1,885 views

    You gotta love the story of the 3rd Grade Sunday School teacher who was trying to drive home the importance of family life. She illustrated her point by referring to the commandment “honor your mother and father.” Then she added, “Now that commandment about honoring our mother and father deals ...read more

  • A Small But Growing Number Of Parents Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 4,092 views

    A small but growing number of parents are getting domain names for their young kids, some before taking their newborn home from the hospital. It’s not known exactly how many, but the practice is no longer limited to “tekky” parents. They worry that the name of choice might not be available by the ...read more

  • Did You Ask?

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,417 views

    DID YOU ASK? There is an old story about how the University of Chicago received a million-dollar grant from the heiress of a major department store. She had been a student at Northwest. So, administrators of Northwest went to visit her and asked why she had not made such a gift to her alma mater. ...read more

  • I Read Of A Candidate For Ordination Into The ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,966 views

    I read of a candidate for ordination into the ministry. He was having an interview with the bishop on the day before the ordination service. Feeling his unworthiness he said, "Bishop, if you knew how unworthy I am to be ordained by you, you would never lay hands on me." The dear bishop replied, ...read more

  • Mother Switches Daughter's Musical Instrument To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
     | 3,726 views

    Mother Switches Daughter’s Musical Instrument to Keep Her from Singing I read the true story about a woman who bought her daughter a really nice Baby Grand Piano for her birthday. A few weeks later, one of her friends asked her how her daughter was doing. “Oh,” she said, “I persuaded her to switch ...read more

  • Listening Is So Important In Life And Crucial To ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 2, 2010
     | 2,093 views

    Listening is so important in life and crucial to make relationships work. Let me give you a little brainteaser. If you have heard this before, please don’t ruin it for everyone else and just keep your thoughts to yourself. I’ll read the question and then you some time to think. You are driving a ...read more

  • Wayne Grudem Writes, "In A Day When It Is Common ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 25, 2010
     | 2,044 views

    Wayne Grudem writes, "In a day when it is common for people to tell us how hard it is to interpret Scripture rightly, we would do well to remember than not once in the Gospels do we ever hear Jesus saying anything like this: 'I see how your problem arose--the Scriptures are not very clear on this ...read more

  • Calling A Cow's Tail A Leg

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 1, 2011
     | 2,839 views

    CALLING A COW'S TAIL A LEG There is a story told about Abraham Lincoln who had a very heated argument with a political opponent. Lincoln asked his political rival, "How many legs does a cow have?" "Four, of course," came the disgusted reply. "That's right," agreed Lincoln. "Now suppose you call ...read more