In Sermon Illustrations: "I Am The Light Of The World"

The Most Watched Rescue Mission In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 27, 2012

THE MOST WATCHED RESCUE MISSION IN HISTORY "Estamos bien en el refugio, los 33. " ("We are well IN THE SHELTER, the 33.") That seven-word message set off a wave of euphoria in Chile and around the world. It had been written in red letters on a scrap of paper and taped to a drill bit that penetrated ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:10

Tags: Salvation

In The 1971 Film Willy Wonka And The Chocolat...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 25, 2016

In the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, chocolateer Willy Wonka (played by Gene Wilder) launches a worldwide frenzy when he inserts five golden tickets into his famous Wonka Bars. Each ticket gives the owner a chance to tour the chocolate factory and win a lifetime’s supply of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Tags: Childlike Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

They Called Me Frodo

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 18, 2026

I want to tell you about a title I had in high school. Picture a 5'6" and a half, scrawny, 110 pound kid with long curly hair down to his collar bone. Got it? The nickname was Frodo. Do you know what I did to earn that nickname? Nothing. The last Lord of the Rings movie had come out about ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29, Isaiah 53:7

Tags: Identity, Names

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Top Christian Markets: The 20 Markets With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Top Christian Markets: The 20 markets with the highest amount spent on Christian resources per household are: Greenville, SC-NC Oklahoma city, OK Tyler-Longview, TX Fort Wayne, IN Tulsa, OK Grand Rapids, MI Knoxville, TN Indianapolis, IN Macon, GA Des Moines-Ames, IA Nashville, TN Little Rock, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Novel "Gilead" Is A Letter That The Old ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 5, 2007

The novel “Gilead” is a letter that the old Presbyterian pastor John Ames is writing to his young son to be read when the son is old enough to understand. He quotes the theologian Ludwig Feuerbach “Water is the purest, clearest of liquids; in virtue of this its natural character it is the image of ...read more

Denomination: *other

Rest If You Must, Don't Quit

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 28, 2021

TO ACCOMPLISH GOD’S WILL WE MUST HAVE MORE THAN NEARSIGHTEDNESS. Working with people takes time and much patience. Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. In 1981 I accepted the pastorate of a small mission work in eastern ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:19, Psalm 37:7

Tags: Patience, Remember Me

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Moving Forward For Christ

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 30, 2018

*The early church kept moving ahead. And we can too! In spite of our enemies, in spite of the setbacks, we can still move forward for the Lord Jesus Christ! *In February of 2007, a deadly tornado struck central Florida. And it smashed almost everything in its path. The storm struck at the worst ...read more

Tags: Overcome, Gospel Advancing

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Adorations  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Christmas Adorations For thousands of years the Israelites had been looking for the coming of the Messiah. There in Bethlehem by the miraculous power of God, Mary, a young virgin, gave birth to the Savior of the world. Most people missed that glorious event, but a few did not. Who are the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Tags: Christmas, Savior

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Are The Peacemakers

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Blessed Are The Peacemakers "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." (Matthew 5:9) There is a commission from God that is available to every obedient Christian today and that is to be a peacemaker. Argument and discord is a great waste of energies better spent on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[331]. A Message From A Poem - We Need The Lord Always

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 8, 2026

[331]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WE NEED THE LORD ALWAYS In the past, maybe 150 years ago, divers who dived for pearls in clams, would have a tube for air going from a boat on the surface and it was operated by a pump. I think the tube might have been made from rubber. There was no such thing ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:22-23, Hebrews 4:16, James 4:8

Tags: Walk, Faithfulness, Needy, Need, Draw Near To God, Walk With The Lord, Christian Poems, Closer Than A Brother, Pearl Divers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Whispers To Us In Our Pleasures, Speaks In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Francis Schaeffer Said, "Our Relationship With ...  PRO

Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 29, 2006

Francis Schaeffer said, “Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Get The Word Out. You Can Have The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Get the word out. You can have the most wonderful product in the world, but if people dont know about ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Children Know The Grace Of God Better Than Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children know the grace of God Better than most of us. They see the world The way the morning brings it back to ...read more

Tags: Children

Had The Doctrines Of Jesus Been Preached Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole civilised ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Nature Is Neutral. Man Has Wrested From Nature ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nature is neutral. Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or to make the deserts bloom. There ...read more

Tags: Creation

Middle Age Is A Time When People Would Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Middle age is a time when people would do anything in the world to cure what ails them -- ...read more

Tags: Aging

The Capitalist System Is The Oldest System In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The capitalist system is the oldest system in the world, and any system that has weathered the gales and chances of thousands of years ...read more

Tags: Government

If God Is Really Preparing Us All To Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If God is really preparing us all to become that which is the very highest and best thing possible, there ought never to be a ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Thoughts Should Be Tested Before They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thoughts should be tested before they are transmitted. If our thoughts taste unkind, critical, or unfair, we should refuse to ...read more

Tags: Thought