In Sermon Illustrations: "I Cant"

For A Project For World Religions Class, I ...  PRO

Contributed by Christopher Kennedy on Jan 23, 2009

For a project for World Religions class, I interviewed a Muslim named Karim. Karim moved to America a couple decades ago. He worked at a restaurant and fell in love with one of the waitresses there, Susie. The two of them decided to get married. She took him home to meet her mother, a life-long ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Lutheran

I Was Talking With The Guys Installing My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009

I was talking with the guys installing my satellite. Knowing that I was a preacher, one asked, "Can you be saved and not go to church?" I said, "Sure, the same way that you can be a soldier and not be in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25

Tags: Church Purpose Of

I Have Never Forgotten You

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 12, 2009

I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN YOU On Jan. 27, 2009 and I got to go to part of the state evangelism conference in Ruston, LA. Charles Thornton from Texas was one of the preachers. God is using his life in a fantastic way to help reach people in apartment complexes. Their ministry moves CARES Teams into ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Tags: Encouragement, Love Of God, Family Love

Denomination: Baptist

By The Way, I Got A Prayer Handkerchief In The ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 17, 2009

By the way, I got a prayer handkerchief in the mail about two-three weeks ago. It was a fundraising approach by an interdenominational group and it cited Acts 19 as its affirmation. They missed the point! Even as the people snuggling together under Peter’s shadow missed the point. The power—the ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

Denomination: *other

The Root Of Sin Is Selfishness—‘i Will' And Not ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 19, 2009

“The root of sin is selfishness—‘I will’ and not ‘Thy will’” (Warren W. Wiersbe, Warren Wiersbe’s “Be” Series: Old & New Testaments, as found in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Loves Me This I Know

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 21, 2009

JESUS LOVES ME THIS I KNOW KARL BARTH was a German theologian who dominated the theology of the 20th century. In 1962, six years before his death, he made his only visit to the United States. One night he lectured at a seminary in Virginia, and after the lecture he met with students in the ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Would Maintain That Thanks Are The Highest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is ...read more

Tags: Joy

I Have Discovered That If The Bible Is Taught ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have discovered that if the Bible is taught the way it should be that it will be like a powerful magnet drawing youth unto the Lord Jesus ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

I Am Here For A Purpose And That Purpose Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

I Have Never Doubted The Power Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have never doubted the power of the human-animal bond to comfort, to heal, to motivate, ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Love To Think Of Nature As An Unlimited ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system, through which God speaks to us ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Prefer To Be A Dreamer Among The Humblest, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among ...read more

Tags: Desire

If There Are No Dogs In Heaven, Then When I Die ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to ...read more

Tags: Family

I Am Surprised That The Dour Brotherhood Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am surprised that the dour brotherhood of psychoanalysts has not attacked fishing, since it seems to me it is in competition. Two hours with a fishing rod is ...read more

Tags: Emotions

I Once Thought Of Becoming A Political ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I once thought of becoming a political cartoonist because they only have to come up with one idea a day. Then I thought Id be a ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

The Mission Of The Playwrightas I See It, Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The mission of the playwrightas I see it, is to look in his heart and write, to write of whatever concerns him at the moment; to write with passion and conviction. Of ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

I Never Cease Being Dumbfounded By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable ...read more

Tags: Faith General

It Is, I Think, Pertinent To Recall That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is, I think, pertinent to recall that the achievement of the Christians of the first century was due to the fact that their faith was so exceptional as ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The Greatest Of Faults, I Should Say, Is To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be ...read more

Tags: Faults

I Always Prefer To Believe The Best Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody it ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends