In Sermon Illustrations: "I Can Do All Things"

In Regards To "Blessing Those Who Persecute ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 5, 2007

IN REGARDS TO "BLESSING THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU," D.L. MOODY, IN ONE OF HIS SERMONS, PORTRAYS THE LORD JESUS GIVING DIRECTION TO PETER AFTER HIS RESURRECTION ON THIS VERY CONCEPT. MOODY SAID, "GO, FIND THE MAN WHO THRUST HIS SPEAR INTO MY SIDE AND TELL HIM THERE IS A MUCH QUICKER WAY TO MY ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:5-21, Revelation 19:1-21

Denomination: Free Methodist

In The Comic Strip Calvin And Hobbes, Calvin's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin’s boss is catching him sitting at his desk staring out the window. “Why aren’t you working Calvin?” Without much thought Calvin confessed to his boss, “Because I didn’t see you coming.” In many ways we are asleep and we don’t see what’s coming. ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Dr. R.g. Lee

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Dr. R.G. Lee A noted Southern Baptist preacher, the late Dr. R. G. Lee, once preached a blistering sermon against sin and the devil. He didn’t pull any punches. A lady whose feathers had been ruffled met him at the door and said, “I didn’t appreciate that sermon one ...read more

Tags: Satan, Substitution, In The Place Of, School Boy, Classroom  (view more)  (view less)

Chuck Swindoll

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Chuck Swindoll- When the Ritz-Carlton Hotels won a prestigious award; I had the opportunity to congratulate the owner of that organization, Mr. William Johnson, my good friend who lives in Atlanta. In typical humility and his wonderful “Southern drawl,” Bill gave others the credit. He added that ...read more

Tags: Heaven

A Line From A Poem, "The New Colossus," By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A line from a poem, “The New Colossus,” by the nineteenth-century American poet Emma Lazarus. “The New Colossus,” describing the Statue of Liberty, appears on a plaque at the base of the statue. It ends with the statue herself speaking: 1 Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Church Fights

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Church Fights I’m told that there is a church in Texas that debated over the issue of telling a lie. Some felt that there were some occasions in which a little white lie was acceptable. The others felt that there was never an occasion in which a lie of any kind was acceptable. The discussion got so ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Paul Nixon Stresses That "A Growing Number Of ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jul 21, 2007

Paul Nixon stresses that “a growing number of people will associate with organized churches only when those places ‘WORK FOR THEM’ in their personal quests for meaningful theology, community, and service.” [Paul Nixon, I REFUSE TO LEAD A DYING CHURCH (Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2006), 10 ] He ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Methodist

R. G. Letourneau Was For Many Years An ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008

R. G. LeTourneau was for many years an outstanding Christian businessman—heading a company that manufactured large earthmoving equipment. He once remarked, “We used to make a scraper known as ‘Model G.’ One day somebody asked our salesman what the ‘G’ stood for. The man, who was pretty quick on the ...read more

The Village Atheist Was Not A Bad Man, He Just ...

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 5, 2008

THE VILLAGE ATHEIST WAS NOT A BAD MAN, HE JUST DIDN’T BELIEVE. HE WAS NOT INTERESTED IN CHURCH...AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE IN THE AREA. ONE DAY THE CHURCH BUILDING CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND THE WHOLE TOWN RAN TOWARD IT TO HELP EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.. INCLUDING THE VILLAGE ATHEIST HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

If You Have A Moment Some Time, Check Out The ...

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 4, 2008

If you have a moment some time, check out the Calvin window on the south side of the sanctuary. If you look near the bottom, we will see an engraving of Calvin’s crest: a flaming heart in an outstretched hand, extended upward to God. Calvin chose this symbol to declare the central core of his ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Go At It Again

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Aug 18, 2008

GO AT IT AGAIN When the young Theodore Edison was experimenting with a "glass bottle bomb" in his father's lab one day, the experiment exploded, and some of the glass from the bottle got stuck in the young Edison's hand. While his father, Thomas Edison, was caring for his son's hand, the boy ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Wesleyan

To Avoid Confrontation Is To Avoid The ...

Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008

To avoid confrontation is to avoid the inevitable. We avoid it because of fear. Would you let your child be beat up? No. You would fight. It doesn’t matter what philosophy you have when you are actually in a fight, you will fight back. We have our giants, our bully’s, but we need not be afraid, ...read more

Tags: David

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Cares For Us—every Part Of Us. He Wants Us To ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 29, 2008

God cares for us—every part of us. He wants us to be whole—complete. This includes a physical well-being. Instead of a story I want to show you a video about a special act—a physical act—that was done for another person. It shows us what it is like to follow ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Denomination: Church Of God

A Man Drove By Our House An Offered To Fertilize ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 31, 2009

A man drove by our house an offered to fertilize the lawn for $6. When I went to pay him, he clarified the cost was $6 per bag and it would take many bags to cover the lawn. A bag of fertilizer does little. In the same way, a church that does not spread out does little. Trouble caused the church ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Pentecostal

Billy Graham Told The Following Story:

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 6, 2009

Billy Graham told the following story: “Once while flying between cities on the African continent, I began to share my faith in Christ with some reporters who accompanied me. None seemed interested in hearing the Gospel. Suddenly the plane entered a very turbulent storm. The plane shook and began ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Abraham Lincoln's Attitude On Restoring The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009

Abraham Lincoln’s Attitude On Restoring the South God does not hold our old sins against us, nor does He act like forgiveness is a favor to us, even though it is. When President Lincoln was asked how he would treat the rebellious southerners when they were defeated, he said, “I will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:3-7

Tags: Restoration

Consider

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009

Consider "The Christmas Pledge" in Jo Robinson and Jean Staehali’s book Unplug the Christmas Machine. They write, "Believing in the true spirit of Christmas I commit myself to: • Remember those who truly need my gifts • Express my love in more direct ways than gifts • Examine my holiday activities ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hamburger And Husks

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010

HAMBURGER AND HUSKS One family in desperate straits came to a congregation for help. The people began to pull together some resources to help them out. Someone brought a word of prophecy that said, "Don’t give hamburger to those I have put on husks." God put the prodigal on husks so he would come ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

Buechner's Unique Look At Forgiveness

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 19, 2010

BUECHNER'S UNIQUE LOOK AT FORGIVENESS Frederick Buechner is a Presbyterian minister and an author, and he has delightful little book called The Alphabet of Grace. It is somewhat like a dictionary of terms that people of faith commonly use, only Mr. Buechner offers some very uncommon reflections on ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

According To The Jewish Encyclopedia,

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 11, 2010

According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, "It is… in the Book of Proverbs that the high place which the mother occupied in the Hebrew's estimation is specially indicated. Her teachings are constantly enjoined as being of equal weight with those of the father. The first verse after the introduction to ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Independent/Bible