In Sermon Illustrations: "I Am Statements"

The Year Was 1992 I Was Playing Baseball At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The year was 1992 I was playing baseball at Campbell (the fighting camels). I was playing shortstop a position I had played for about 13 years. I was fielding balls keeping my bottom down and I have to admit I thought I was a pretty good fielder. Yet all my life I had struggled with my batting. It ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Maybe I Can Illustrate This With Something A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Maybe I can illustrate this with something a little whimsical. God knows we need whimsical in these bleak times I am remembering my grandmother and what a wonderful cook she was. We looked forward to holidays when we would be invited to her house for a delightful meal. But every Thanksgiving, every ...read more

Tags: Abortion

I Knew He Would Come.

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2011

"I KNEW HE WOULD COME." Bruce Howell tells the story of a father and his son and daughter who were 8 and 10. They went swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey a few years back. They were all great swimmers. They were a long way from shore and they became separated when the dad realized that ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Tags: Father's Day

Im Willing To Admit That I May Not Always Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Im willing to admit that I may not always be right, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

I Was Interested To Read A Comment By The Golfer ...

Contributed by David Moore on Mar 26, 2010

I was interested to read a comment by the golfer Tiger Woods this week. As we all know Tiger Woods had a spectacular fall from grace, so to speak. One minute he was this squeaky clean, highly paid sports star, the toast of the golfing world and the next it was revealed he was a serial adulterer, ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed, Confession Of Sin

Denomination: Baptist

I Love The Quote Attributed To Albert Einstein: ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 24, 2008

I love the quote attributed to Albert Einstein: "There are two things that are certain: ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Star Wars Episode I

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 16, 2005

ILLUSTRATION... Star Wars Episode I The Trade Federation is angling to take over the planet of Naboo, placing Queen Amidala, its ruler, in peril. The incursion sets off a galactic political struggle. One of the pivotal points in the movie comes when the Queen seeks out the other inhabitants of ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

But I Just Have To Give!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005

BUT I JUST HAVE TO GIVE! Eric Hulstrand writes in Leadership magazine: "While I was preaching one Sunday, an elderly woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, an EMT in the congregation called an ambulance. As they strapped her to a stretcher and got ready to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-43

Tags: Parable General

Which Side I'm On

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 5, 2005

WHICH SIDE I’M ON Every Sunday morning without fail an elderly man could be seen walking to church. Everyone in the block knew he was deaf, unable to hear a word of the congregational hymns, the choir music, or the sermon. A cynical neighbour wrote him a note, "Why do you spend your Sundays in ...read more

Tags: Faith, Endurance

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What I Came To Do  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005

WHAT I CAME TO DO The word Hosanna literally means “Save!” “Save!” the crowd shouted. I wonder if Jesus thought, “That’s exactly what I’m here to do. How right you are, but how little you understand.” Without knowing the details, the crowd was clearly articulating what ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

How Sick I Really Was  PRO

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 4, 2005

HOW SICK I REALLY WAS A wealthy businessman lay on his deathbed. His preacher came to visit and talked about God’s healing power and prayed for his parishioner. When the preacher was done, the businessman said, "Preacher, if God heals me, I’ll give the church a million dollars." Miraculously, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Was Officiating At A Wedding In The Niagara ...  PRO

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 2, 2005

I was officiating at a wedding in the Niagara region on Friday, and an older man - a friend of the bride’s family - spoke to me about his spiritual journey. At one point he said, “I know the first thing that I’d like to ask God when I see him face to face”. I thought he might say that he wanted to ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Provision

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Was Absolutely Amazing. I Was In West ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

It was absolutely amazing. I was in West Africa—Timbuktu to be exact—and the missionaries were telling me that in that culture the larger the women were the more beautiful they were thought to be. In fact, a young missionary who had a small, trim wife said that the nationals had told him she was a ...read more

Tags: Women

I Love You, Mother  PRO

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jan 8, 2006

"I love you, Mother," said little John; Then, forgetting his work, his cap went on, And he was off to the garden swing, Leaving his mother the wood to bring. "I love you, Mother," said little Nell; "I love you better than tongue can tell!" Then she teased and pouted half the day, Till Mother ...read more

Tags: Unconditional Love

Denomination: Baptist

Recently, I Was Listening To A Teacher By The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jess Bousa on Feb 14, 2006

Recently, I was listening to a teacher by the name of Rob Bell and he spoke on the selecting process that Rabbis would use to choose their disciples. At the Age of 6, children would begin to learn the Torah, this training was called Bat cipher, from 8 to 10 they would have the torah by heart, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 13:51-52, Matthew 28:16-20

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Have Come To The Conclusion That It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to have a moral community or nation without faith in God, because without it everything rapidly comes down to "me," and "me" alone is meaningless. Today Americans have stopped acting in terms of their own moral, ethical and religious beliefs and ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

I Serve A Risen Saviour  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 15, 2006

I SERVE A RISEN SAVIOUR One Sunday morning a pastor was dressing for church and had the radio on listening to radio station. Suddenly he heard, "It’s Easter, and it doesn’t make any difference if Christ be risen or not..." Shocked, A.H.Ackley shouted," It’s a lie! He is risen!" His wife ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I'm Raising Kids!

Contributed by Kevin Earls on Oct 25, 2006

Illustration: I’m Raising Kids! Harmon Killebrew, the great baseball player of yesteryear, tells in his autobiography about growing up in a home with four boys. He says that on one occasion his father was out in the front yard playing baseball with the boys and a neighbor walked by and said, "Mr. ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Read In The Biography Of A Missionary ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 30, 2006

I read in the biography of a missionary concerning an Indian law student who became a Christian. He asked the missionary if he could be baptised secretly as, if he was baptised in a public service, his Hindu father would cut off his allowance and disown him. The missionary insisted that baptism ...read more

Tags: Arminianism

Denomination: Baptist

For A Number Of Years, I Traveled To ...

Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 12, 2006

(Ill.) For a number of years, I traveled to Dayton, OH, for a continuing education experience for my Computer Science job at the college. One summer we were walking over to Arby’s for lunch – we had walked out the back door of the classroom building, across the parking lot. We ...read more

Denomination: Methodist