In Sermon Illustrations: "I Can Do All Things"

President Nixon Once Told About Talking To ...

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004

President Nixon once told about talking to Winston Churchill’s son; he told him how much he admired the prime minister’s great ability at giving “extemporaneous” speeches. Churchill’s son replied, “Oh, yes. I’ve watched my father work for hours preparing those ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Carl Rogers, A Psychologist, Was 22 Years Old ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 10, 2004

Carl Rogers, a psychologist, was 22 years old when he entered Union Theological Seminary in New York in 1924. While there, he participated in a seminar organized to explore religious doubts. Rogers later said of the group, “The majority of members...in thinking their way through questions they had ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:1-33

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

Sylvester Stallone Of "Rocky" Fame, Now ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 27, 2005

Sylvester Stallone of “Rocky” fame, now middle-aged and married with 4 children, is taking stock of his life–and he doesn’t like everything he sees in his past. “Climbing that mountain of ambition. Being so prolific, put the emphasis on the wrong side of my life. It ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe" C. S. ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Waite on Nov 25, 2005

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” C. S. Lewis noted that the effect of the rule of the White Witch, which represents evil, is to cause it to be “always winter but never Christmas.” Winter eventually wears on even those who love it. It becomes burdensome and is occasionally ...read more

Tags: Narnia

Denomination: Free Methodist

Two Women Who Were Having Lunch In An Elegant ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

Two women who were having lunch in an elegant hotel were approached by a mutual friend who asked the occasion for the meal. One lady replied, “We are celebrating the birth of my baby boy.” “But where is he?” inquired the friend. “Oh,” said the mother, “you didn’t think I’d ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Nae & Global Warming: The National Association ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

NAE & Global Warming: The National Association of Evangelicals has scheduled two meetings on Capitol Hill and in the Washington suburbs where more than 100 leaders will discuss issuing a statement on global warming. The meetings are considered so pivotal that Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, Democrat ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Little Emily, The Minister's Daughter, Ran Into ...

Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006

Little Emily, the minister’s daughter, ran into the house, crying as though her heart would break. "What’s wrong, dear?" asked the pastor. "My doll! Billy broke it!" she sobbed. "How did he break it, Emily?" "I hit him over the head with ...read more

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

During World War Ii This Slogan Was Often Heard: ...

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 6, 2007

During World War II this slogan was often heard: ¡§Give until it hurts.¡¨ And people did! Some have taken this same SLOGAN and applied it to Christian GIVING. I¡¦ve heard preachers say, ¡§If you haven¡¦t GIVEN UNTIL IT HURTS, then you haven¡¦t GIVEN nearly enough.¡¨ Yet, this ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Chinese Character For "Righteousness" Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Chinese character for "righteousness" is most interesting. It is composed of two separate characters one standing for a lamb, the other for me. When "lamb" is placed directly above "me," a new character "righteousness" is formed. This is a helpful picture of the grace of God. Between me, the ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Fishing Or Drinking

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 14, 2007

Fishing or Drinking My cousin Phil was asked by guys he went to school with or worked with how they had got drunk on the weekend and had a hangover. Then how much fun it was, and then asked him what he did on the weekend. He gladly said, "I went fishing." They thought that was a little lame. But ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Christians And Non-Christians. Believers And ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 11, 2007

Christians and non-Christians. Believers and non-believers. Sinners saved and lost. That is really the only significant difference between men, and I use the word ‘men’ generically; you have heard His words with ears of faith and been declared right with Him or you have heard His words with ears ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

God's Picture

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008

GOD'S PICTURE There's a story of a third grade student who was asked to draw a picture of what she thinks God looks like. The little girl showed the teacher - teacher said "Wait a minute, that looks like a man - that's not God!" And the little girl said "Well, I don't know what God ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hands On --- Show Your Key ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 21, 2009

Hands on --- show your key chain: PUSH – I have had this key chain for at least 9 years – It is a constant reminder to me about the importance of perseverance in prayer –especially through difficult circumstances. The acrostic meaning of the key chain is: P = Pray U = Until S = Something H = ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Love Is Everything

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 18, 2009

GOD'S LOVE IS EVERYTHING The Pope tells us that "For the Church, instructed by the Gospel, charity is everything because, as Saint John teaches (cf. 1 Jn 4:8, 16) and as I recalled in my first Encyclical Letter, 'God is love'...: everything has its origin in God’s love, everything is shaped by it, ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Catholic

Satan Says In Effect To Jesus In Matthew 4

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 2, 2010

Satan says in effect to Jesus in Matthew 4 "JUST COMPROMISE AND YOU’LL GET WHAT YOU WANT", But the AUTHORITY OF RULE doesn’t come with a CROWN OF POWER from the enemy. It comes with a CROSS OF SUFFERING and humility. Satan says "I’ll give you POWER WITHOUT THE PAIN, A CROWN WITHOUT THE ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lion And The Book

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 20, 2011

THE LION AND THE BOOK Two explorers were on a jungle safari when suddenly a ferocious lion jumped in front of them. "Keep calm," the first explorer whispered. "Remember what we read in that book on wild animals? If you stand perfectly still and look the lion in the eye, he will turn and ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Brethren

Sin Is Like A Vacuum Cleaner

Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Nov 15, 2011

SIN IS LIKE A VACUUM CLEANER SIN we said, is stretching our will and our actions past the limits of God’s laws. The result is not unlike pulling a vacuum cleaner beyond the length of its cord, you still have the machine (your body) but now it is disconnected from the power that makes it behave ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Denomination: *other

My Favorite Christmas Card Greeting

Contributed by David Simpson on Dec 16, 2012

My favorite Christmas card greeting is one I received many years ago. It describes the birth of Jesus in a nutshell. The printed greeting read: "He became what we are so we could become what he is." God has come through Jesus to dwell among us. He gave up the wonders of ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Christian Church

Out Of The Sun, Packed In A Diamond Formation And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Out of the sun, packed in a diamond formation and flying as one that day, the Minute Men dove at nearly the speed of sound toward a tiny emerald patch on Ohio’s unwrinkled crazy quilt below. It was a little after nine on the morning of June 7, 1958, and the destination of the Air National Guard’s ...read more

James Michener, Writing In His Book, The Source, ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 28, 2003

James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshipped two gods: one, a god of death, and the other, a goddess of fertility. One day, the temple priests tell Urbaal to bring his young son to the temple for ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist