In Sermon Illustrations: "I Am The Door"

I Am A Painstaking, Conscientious, Involved And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am a painstaking, conscientious, involved and devious craftsman in words, however unsuccessful the result so often appears, and to whatever ...read more

Tags: Words

Why Am I So Exhausted?

Contributed by Nigel Heath on Sep 15, 2009

WHY AM I SO EXHAUSTED? I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash ...read more

Tags: Goals

Denomination: Baptist

I Am Suffering At The Moment With A Cold, ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 10, 2010

I am suffering at the moment with a cold, coughing and spluttering and my brain feels like it is packed tightly in sponge and being bounced down the slope of a mountain. A good friend said she is praying in Jesus Name for healing and believing for me to be well by Monday. I am believing for this ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am One Of Those Fingers

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

I AM ONE OF THOSE FINGERS There once was a Sunday School teacher and a little girl. They had just finished a lesson on our security in Christ. The teacher asked the little girl; "What if you slipped away?" The little girl replied "I can't slip away for he has me in my hand." The teacher teasing ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: Brethren

Am I Still Your Child?

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 6, 2011

AM I STILL YOUR CHILD? What if Lynne and I adopted a child and brought him/her into our home. That child might be so thankful that every day they might ask, "Can I mow the lawn today, can I do the dishes for you, do you need a foot massage?" That would be great, but it would break my heart to ...read more

Tags: Adoption

Tell Them I Am Coming

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 7, 2012

TELL THEM I AM COMING I really liked the movies that were made about a decade ago regarding the life of Wyatt Earp. One was made starring Kevin Costner and the other with Kurt Russell. I remember a scene in the one with Kurt Russell where after one of his brothers ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Poem: I Am Just A Raindrop  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

POEM: “I Am Just a Raindrop” The following poem was heard on Paul Harvey’s broadcast in 2004: I AM JUST A RAINDROP I am just a raindrop I was born in the sky and settled into a hillside there to dance in the sun and sparkle And nourish green and growing things But there are other raindrops on the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:1-10

Tags: Rubbish

If This World Is Going To Be Reached, I Am ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 18, 2008

If this world is going to be reached, I am convinced that it must be done by men and women of average talent. After all, there are ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Who I Am Makes A Difference

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008

WHO I AM MAKES A DIFFERENCE A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her high school seniors for the difference they made in her life. Then she presented each of them with a Blue Ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."™ Afterwards the teacher gave each ...read more

Tags: Blessing

Denomination: Pentecostal

Singing When I Am Hurt?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 16, 2024

WHEN I AM HURT? GO FIGURE? I LOVE BIRDS. I LOVE TO WATCH BIRDS. EACH FAMILY OF BIRDS HAVE THEIR OWN DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS. In my limited study of birds I ran across WHAT IS CALLED ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG BIRDS. This SINGING BIRD is unique in many ways. This special little bird is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 137:1-3

Tags: Hope, Sing, Song In The Night

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Big Black Door  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000

THE BIG BLACK DOOR An Arab chief tells a story of a spy who was captured and then sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom of giving condemned criminals a choice between the firing squad and the big, black door. As the moment for execution drew near, ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Tags: Freedom, Salvation, Change, Choice

Denomination: Assembly Of God

One Evening The Door Bell Rang.i Was Tired And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 16, 2004

One evening the door bell rang.I was tired and trodded downstairs feeling like a martyr. I opened the door to find an elderly parishioner. She said, "I just wanted you to have this." I said thank you. It was an envelope of money, nearly a month’s pay for me. I left it on my bedroom bureau. Next ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Money

Right Before The Jetway Door Closed, I Scrambled ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004

Right before the jetway door closed, I scrambled aboard the plane going from LA to Chicago, lugging my laptop and overstuffed briefcase. It was the first leg of an important business trip and I was running late. I had a ton of work to catch up on, half wishing, half praying I muttered, "Please God, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am Reminded About The Story Of This Particular ...

Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 23, 2004

I am reminded about the story of this particular church. One Sunday morning the congregation arrived to find a dirty old vagrant lying beside the door. Some looked at him and said how awful that someone like that is sitting outside our beautiful church, why the pastor should make him move on we ...read more

Tags: Humility, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

I Am Responsible. Although I May Not Be Able ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2001

"I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1

Tags: Human Body, God In The Hardships

I Believe The Doctrine Of Election, Because I Am ...  PRO

Contributed by W. Bryan Wheeler on Jan 19, 2002

‘I believe the doctrine of election, because I am quite certain that, if God had not chosen me, I should never have chosen Him; and I am sure He chose me before I was born, or else He never would have chosen me afterwards; and He must have elected me for reasons unknown to me, for I never could ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian, Forgiveness In Jesus, Grace

Denomination: Baptist

I'm A Pastor, And Theologically, I Am Not Paid ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 4, 2002

· I’m a pastor, and theologically, I am not paid for the work I do, I am paid so that I may be free to devote myself to the ministry. It makes a difference. · My church does not pay me to preach the Gospel. I do that freely. · My church does not pay me to visit someone in the hospital. I do that ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Am I As Spontaneously Kind To God As I Used To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? ...How much kindness have I shown Him this past ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Am Always Content With What Happens; For I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is ...read more

Tags: Peace

The Older I Grow, The More I Am Convinced That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women. Instead of studying books so ...read more

Tags: Culture