In Sermon Illustrations: "I Shall Return"

If A Man Will Begin In Certainties He Shall End ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

If a man will begin in certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin in ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Fear Not That Your Life Shall Come To An End, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fear not that your life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall ...read more

Tags: Learning

If A Man Look Sharply And Attentively, He Shall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see fortune; for though she is ...read more

Tags: Money

We Shall Not Fight Our Battles Alone. There Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

If We Will Be Quiet And Ready Enough, We Shall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Rivers Know This: There Is No Hurry. We Shall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

[286]. A Message From A Poem – The Prodigal’s Return

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 6, 2026

[286]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN This is a most serious poem, that of a penitent Christian who sinned before the Lord and really let the flag down. Sin is so evil and so deceptive it can catch anyone out, even sincere Christians. Just recently I have written about the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:19, Exodus 34:6-7, Hosea 2:14

Tags: Christian Poems, A Sinning Christian, A Prodigal Returns, Gracious, Confession Of Sin, Prodigal Son, God Is Gracious, Christian Poetry, Fallen Into Sin, Forgiveness, Compassion, Repentance, Restoration  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Never Lend Books, For No One Ever Returns Them; ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

After An Evening Out, Some Parents Returned Home ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 7, 2002

After an evening out, some parents returned home to their children, whom they had left with the baby sitter. They were pleasantly surprised to find the kids fast asleep. When the sitter had been paid—just as she was walking out the door—she communicated this detail: "Oops—almost forgot to ...read more

Tags: Second Coming, Jesus Teachings

Denomination: Independent/Bible

C. Are You Ready For His Return? A Young Woman ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 13, 2004

C. Are you ready for his return? A young woman was expecting a date. She was dressed up and waiting patiently. However, by the time he was an hour late she figured she’d been stood up. So, she took off her makeup, put on her pajamas, gathered all the junk food in the house and sat down to watch ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:32-40, Luke 12:40

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Friend Or Anything Else Shall Ever Come First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No friend or anything else shall ever come first in my life. I have resolved that the Lord Jesus Christ shall have all of me. I care not what the future ...read more

Tags: Church General

[271]. A Message From A Poem – The "I Ams” Of John’s Gospel

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 21, 2026

[271]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE “I AMs” OF JOHN’S GOSPEL There are 7 or 8 of the great “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John. I have done these in a Series on SermonCentral – about 18 messages I think - ...read more

Scripture: John 6:20, John 10:7, John 6:35, John 14:6, John 10:11, John 15:1, John 8:12, John 11:25, John 8:58  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: The I Ams Of John, I Am The Good Shepherd, I Am The Resurrection, I Am The Light Of The World, I Am The True Vine, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Truth, Life, I Am, I Am The Way, I Am The Door, I Am The Bread Of Life  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

March 11, 1942. Corregidor, In The Philippines. ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2001

March 11, 1942. Corregidor, in the Philippines. I’m sure most of the WWII veterans in the congregation today can tell you what happened that day. The Japanese forces were invading the Philippines, and on a day that marked the beginning of a dark chapter for the American and Filipino forces, ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Second Coming, Ascension

Denomination: Wesleyan

Magazine Newsstand Return Rates Have Gone From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Magazine newsstand return rates have gone from 35% in ‘73 to 52% in ‘88 to 65% last year. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Anyone Whos Ever Filed A Tax Return Or Visited ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Anyone whos ever filed a tax return or visited the Department of Motor Vehicles understands that government does two ...read more

Tags: Government

Mans Mind Stretched By A New Idea Never Returns ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Mans mind stretched by a new idea never returns to its ...read more

Tags: Thought

We Shall Have All Eternity In Which To Celebrate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"We shall have all eternity in which to celebrate our victories, but we have only one swift hour before the sunset ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Nature Is Mortal. We Shall Outlive Her. When ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 9, 2006

“Nature is mortal. We shall outlive her. When all the suns and nebulae have passed away, each one of you will still be alive. Nature is only the image; the symbol; but it is the symbol Scripture invites me to use. We are summoned to pass in through Nature, beyond her, into that splendor which ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Orthodox

We Shall Be Rich Or Poor Only As We Seek Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We shall be rich or poor only as we seek or reject those ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Every Man Takes Care That His Neighbor Shall Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he do not ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends