In Sermon Illustrations: "I Do"

It Is The Passions That Do And Undo ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is the passions that do and ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

To-Do Lists

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

TO-DO LISTS 96% of business leaders keep a to-do list during the day, according to NFI Research. 81% have 1 to 20 ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Words Do Things

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

Words Do Things One poet tells how a certain man who had performed a heroic act found it impossible to tell his friends about it for a lack of words to describe it. But there was a witness to the event whom the poet refers to as having been "afflicted with the necessary magic of words." He told ...read more

Tags: Heart

The Roses That Do Not Bloom  PRO

Contributed by Doug Dayton on Feb 14, 2009

THE ROSES THAT DO NOT BLOOM In the most beautiful of gardens, even those tended by the most skillful of botanists, there is an occasional rose that buds, but never opens. In all respects the rose is like all the others, but something keeps it from blooming. It fades away - or disappears - ...read more

Tags: Funerals Christian

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Doing Christmas Differently

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011

DOING CHRISTMAS DIFFERENTLY Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, tells of his pastor in Portland Oregon at Imago Dei Community. He and some his friend decided they wanted to do Christmas differently. So he stood up in front of his congregation and challenged them not to go into debt that ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Methodist

How Do You ...  PRO

Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012

HOW DO YOU KNOW There is a Chinese parable about a Chinaman who had one horse and one son. One day the horse, out of control, wandered away with the boy on its back and they were both lost. The man’s neighbors came to console him the next day and they said, “We are so sorry you lost your horse and ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Tags: Fear And Worry, God's Sovereignty

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You Believe?

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 13, 2019

DO YOU BELIEVE? That the bible is the inspired word of God That God created the everything in 6 days That God rested on day 7 That God created man and put him in the garden of Eden (a perfect Place) That God took a rib from Adam and made Eve to be a helper and companion to Adam That Satan entered ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-26

Tags: Faith, Believe

Denomination: Pentecostal

Get Up And Do It

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 15, 2020

Mother Teresa – So many leaders have the idea that to lead greatly you have to focus on everyone. Mother Teresa took a different approach. She saw the poor. The hurt. The dying. And she knew something had to be done. When you know that there’s that many hurting people out there, you might think ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-9

Tags: When God Speaks, Get Up And Do It

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do It Again, Lord!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 2, 2020

There’s a story of a group of college students who went to visit the home of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist church. They noticed there were indentions on the floor of his room where he knelt to pray each day. After the tour, the class loaded on their bus. When the teacher counted, there was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: Prayer, Revival, Billy Graham, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, America  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Am I?  PRO

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 26, 2013

WHO AM I? The German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, used to love to take long walks of a summer evening, meditating and thinking. On one occasion he was seated in a park when a suspicious policeman noticed that he had been there for several hours. The policeman came up to him and said, "What are you ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-9

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I'm Standing By  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 17, 2004

I'm Standing By An ocean liner left a British port during WWII and headed for a harbor in the U.S. Enemy ships were everywhere. The captain was given secret directions charting the route. Added were these instructions: KKeep straight on this course. Turn aside for nothing. If you need help, ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Wesleyan

It's What You Do—not When You Do It

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

IT’S WHAT YOU DO--NOT WHEN YOU DO IT Ted Williams, at age 42, slammed a home run in his last official time at bat. Mickey Mantle, age 20, hit 23 home runs his first full year in the major leagues. Golda Meir was 71 when she became Prime Minister of Israel. William Pitt II was 24 when he ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

What You Want To Do, You Do. The Rest Is Just ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What you want to do, you do. The rest ...read more

Tags: Action

What You Will Do Matters. All You Need Is To Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

What you will do matters. All you ...read more

Tags: Action

The Believing We Do Something When We Do Nothing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The believing we do something when we do nothing is the ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Do Things You Dont Like To Do; Bear Down That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do things you dont like to do; bear down that much harder on what you hate doing. Itll make you a lot ...read more

Tags: Endurance

It Is Not Only What We Do, But Also What We Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Once Conform, Once Do What Others Do Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over ...read more

Tags: Church General

We Do Not Need Very Much And We Do Not Need That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We do not need very much and we do not need ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Never Mind What Others Do; Do Better Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success