In Sermon Illustrations: "I Had A Dream"

The Disciples Were Men Who Had Been Led To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The disciples were men who had been led to despair of themselves. At the beginning of their three-years class of instruction they had to give-up all they possessed, but it was only at the end of that time that they began to give up themselves. They had given up their ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Books Had Instant Replay Long Before Televised ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Books had instant replay long before ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

If Our Greatest Need Had Been Information, God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. If our greatest need had been pleasure, God ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Adam And Eve Had An Ideal Marriage. He Didnt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Adam and Eve had an ideal marriage. He didnt have to hear about all the men she could have married, and she didnt have to ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

If Our Confidence In God Had To Depend Upon Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If our confidence in God had to depend upon our confidence in any human person, ...read more

Tags: God The Father

If God Had To Give A Woman Wrinkles, He Might ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If God had to give a woman wrinkles, he might at least have put them ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If We Discovered That We Had Only Five Minutes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

What Irish Genius Might Have Done, Had It Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What Irish genius might have done, had it not beaten its wounded and bleeding wings against the ...read more

Tags: Government

We Treat This World Of Ours As If We Had A Spare ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We treat this world of ours as if we had a ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

If Women Want Any Rights They Had Better Take ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If women want any rights they had better take them, and ...read more

Tags: Women

A Man Who Had Hitchhiked From Coast To Coast And ...  PRO

Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Sep 17, 2004

A man who had hitchhiked from coast to coast and had walked many miles in the process was asked what he had found the most difficult to endure. To the surprise of his questioner it was not the steep mountains or the dazzling sun or the scorching desert heat that had troubled him, but, in the words ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 2:15

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

Ill>> Many Churches Years Ago Had Mourners ...

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

ILL>> Many churches years ago had mourners benches. Charles Allen in his book God’s Psychiatry said “Today we want God’s blessing without the pain of God’s purging. we want sermons on how to win friends, how to have peace of mind, how to forget our fears. But we ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Many Churches Years Ago Had Mourners Benches. ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004

>> Many churches years ago had mourners benches. Charles Allen in his book God’s Psychiatry said “Today we want God’s blessing without the pain of God’s purging. we want sermons on how to win friends, how to have peace of mind, how to forget our fears. But we ...read more

Tags: Salvation, Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

If Our Greatest Need Had Been Information, God ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Kim on Dec 28, 2004

“If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent an economist. But, our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Adventist

A Pastor Who Announced One Sunday That He Had ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009

A pastor who announced one Sunday that he had made a new offering box for the weekly collection of the tithes and offerings. He claimed that it was designed to encourage people to become better stewards of their money. "This new box," he explained, "has some interesting features. When you drop ...read more

Tags: Stewardship

Denomination: Pentecostal

Playwright Maria Hedley Had Her Fill Of Terrible ...

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 23, 2010

Playwright Maria Hedley had her fill of terrible dates. Most of the dates she went on she thought the guys would be great candidates but they were totally unsatisfying. She got sick of her own taste and decided that fate couldn’t mess up her love life anymore than she could, and it might just do ...read more

Tags: Sexual Purity, Marriage Singleness

Denomination: Baptist

A Young Man Had Finished His First Semester In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011

A young man had finished his first semester in college, and was spending the weekend at home. Somewhat bored with the old place, he was regaling his father with the wonders of his campus and the enlightened people there. After getting up a head of steam and warming up to his subject he said, "Why, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:2

Tags: Arrogance

When A Bar Had More Faith Than The Church!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 8, 2022

DO YOU BELIEVE IN PRAYER? A tale is told about a small town that had historically been “dry,” but then a local businessman decided to build a bar. A group of believers from a local church were concerned and planned an all-night prayer meeting to ask God to intervene. It just so happened that ...read more

Tags: Church, Prayer, Humor, Jokes

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Pirate Had A Wooden Leg, A Hook On One Arm, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 31, 2007

A pirate had a wooden leg, a hook on one arm, and a patch over one eye. Someone asked him how these things happened. He said that a whale bit off his leg,... a crocodile had chewed off his hand,... and a bird dropping hit him in the eye. The other guy replied that he understood about the ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

During The Vietnam War A Rural Village Had Been ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During the Vietnam war a rural village had been bombed and an orphanage run by missionaries had been hit. An 8 year old girl had multiple injuries and was bleeding profusely. A Navy doctor and nurse came but only had their medical kits. The girl was in critical condition and needed an immediate ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Tags: Thought, Salvation