In Sermon Illustrations: "I Am That I Am"

Ask Me Later

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 6, 2010

ASK ME LATER Clear-thinking people are often interesting people. One woman shares this story: When my 88-year-old mother was called for jury duty, she had to submit to questioning by the opposing lawyers. "Have you ever dealt with an attorney?" asked the plaintiff's lawyer. "Yes. I had an ...read more

Tags: Future

Denomination: Independent/Bible

There Was A Girl Named Maria Who Had Broken Up ...

Contributed by Pastor Steve Zimmerman on Aug 28, 2010

There was a girl named Maria who had broken up with Jimmy. She told him she simply didn’t want to be with him anymore. But after about a year of being broken up, she wrote Jimmy a letter. She said, “Jimmy, I miss you bad. I think of you all day and all night long. You dominate my mind and I ...read more

Tags: Greed, Self

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Brand New Start  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

BRAND NEW START An angry newspaper subscriber stormed into the reporter’s office and demanded an apology because he had been mistakenly put in the obituaries. The reporter said, "I never write retractions, but what I will do tomorrow is list you in the birth column and give you a brand new ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 57:14

Tags: Revival

Billy Graham Describes An Experience He Had ...

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 5, 2012

Billy Graham describes an experience he had walking down a street, and a drunk man recognized him, and accosted him, stinking of liquor, claiming “I became a disciple at one of your meetings”. Billy Graham said “he must have been one of my disciples. He certainly wasn’t a disciple of Jesus”. (I ...read more

Tags: Disciples

Denomination: *other

A Man Bought A Lawn Mower From A Boy At A Yard ...

Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Mar 12, 2013

a man bought a lawn mower from a boy at a yard sale and took it home. After many tries he could not get it to start and went back to the boy. "I thought you said it ran great" he told the boy. The boy said it does, but you have to cuss at it first! The man said, I can't cuss I'm an elder in my ...read more

Tags: Tongue

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Find Your Mom In A Supermarket

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2013

HOW TO FIND YOUR MOM IN A SUPERMARKET I read a story about a six-year-old boy who was separated from his mother in a supermarket. So he frantically called, "Martha! Martha! Martha!" That was his mother's name and she came running to him quickly. "But, honey," she admonished, "you shouldn't call ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-3

Tags: Mother's Day

Birthdays ...

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jun 10, 2018

While talking to one of the little ones that came forward during children's hour, I was trying to determine if they were old enough for Vacation Bible School (they were four). So I said, "You are four now, when will you be five?" He looked up with complete confidence and seemed amazed I would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:13-15

Tags: A Little Child, Stating The Obvious, Unless You Become Like A Child

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dieting An Old Tradition

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2022

How long have Americans been obsessed with dieting? I cannot answer that question, but I do have a CD of Eddie Cantor singing, “My Wife is On A Diet” from 1929. It features lyrics like, “No more gravy and potatoes, only lettuce and tomatoes! Where are the pies I adore?” And then there is my 1932 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:12

Tags: Diet, Vanity, Waistline

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Tremendous Quote On Self-Esteem

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 15, 2022

TREMENDOUS QUOTE ON SELF-ESTEEM “For a very long time I considered low self-esteem to be some kind of virtue. But now I realize that the real sin is to deny God’s first love for me....because without claiming that first love and that original goodness for myself, I lose touch with my true self and ...read more

Tags: Lost, Loving God, Self Esteem, Prodigal Son, God's Love For Me  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Funny Tithing Joke!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 4, 2022

When two successful businessman went sailing, a freak storm wrecked their boat and left them marooned on a deserted island. By the third day, one of the men was pacing constantly. The other man reclined peacefully on the sand. "Aren't you afraid we are going to die?" cried the ...read more

Tags: Church, Giving, Stewardship, Finances, Pastors, Tithing  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting Along

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 7, 2023

I read this account from Readers Digest: To save money, I suggested to one of my grown sons that we all live together in one house. I could tell he didn’t think it would be cost-effective when he asked, Who’s going to pay the therapist? That is something to think about. We love our families, but ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:15

Tags: Conflict, Gossip, Harmony, Arguments, Bickering  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lord Shaftesbury, The Great English Social ...

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

Lord Shaftesbury, the great English social reformer, said near the end of his life, “I do not think that in the last 40 years I have lived one conscious hour that ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blaise Pascal, "Lord, Help Me To Do Great Things ...

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 15, 2005

Blaise Pascal, "Lord, help me to do great things as though they were little, since I do them with your power, and little things as though they ...read more

Tags: Faith, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Lutheran

Thomas Merton Said, "It Is In Deep Solitude That ...

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006

Thomas Merton said, “It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers.” From Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipleship ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Charismatic

The Time Of Business Does Not Differ From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The time of business does not differ from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clutter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I ...read more

Tags: Peace

On His 80th Birthday Someone Asked Herbert Welch ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009

On his 80th birthday someone asked Herbert Welch the secret of his serene spirit. He replied, "As I grow older, life become simpler, because I see ...read more

Contentment Myth

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 15, 2009

CONTENTMENT MYTH Charles Spurgeon said, "You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what ...read more

Tags: Happiness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Just Celebrated Our Lord's Birth And We Saw ...

Contributed by Hugh Laing on Jan 19, 2010

We just celebrated our Lord's birth and we saw many signs that said... “The reason for the season...is Jesus” and I would not argue...but I like this ...read more

Tags: Revival

Denomination: Baptist

Adolph Hitler On Youth

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2013

Adolph Hitler said this, "I freed Germany from the stupid and degrading fallacies of conscience and morality. We will train young people before whom the world will tremble. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:2

Tags: Youth, Morality, Conscience

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There Was A Family With One Little Daughter. ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002

There was a family with one little daughter. Mother and daughter were very faithful in church and Sunday School attendance…The father wasn’t interested and he made it plain it was okay for his wife and daughter, but not for him. He worked in a steel mill, a huge hulk of a man who had been a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:36-39, James 1:12

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Pentecostal