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  • When Robert Ingersoll, The Notorious Skeptic, Was ...

    Contributed by Scott Malone on Apr 5, 2005
     | 2,297 views

    When Robert Ingersoll, the notorious skeptic, was in his heyday, two college students went to hear him lecture. As they walked down the street after the lecture, one said to the other, “Well, I guess he knocked the props out from under Christianity, didn’t he?” The other said, “No, I don’t think he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Man Thought That By Being Baptised He Could ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on May 7, 2005
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     | 2,894 views

    A man thought that by being baptised he could find salvation. A friend of his tried hard to explain that this was not so. But this man insisted that, as water would purify the body, so water consecrated by a minister or priest would purify the soul. Finally the friend used an illustration. "Suppose ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • God Values Our Gifts

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jun 29, 2005
     | 2,050 views

    God Values Our Gifts God seeks and values the gifts we bring Him—gifts of praise, thanksgiving, service, and material offerings. In all such giving at the altar we enter into the highest experiences of fellowship. But the gift is acceptable to God in the measure to which the one who offers it is in ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • A True Story: A Retired Couple Was Alarmed By The ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 1, 2006
     | 2,219 views

    A true story: A retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal was to determine where in the world would be the place to be least likely affected by a war, a place of ultimate security. They studied ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Research Psychologists Have ...

    Contributed by Craige Lebreton on Feb 22, 2006
     | 2,000 views

    Illustration: Research psychologists have found there are at least three situations when we do not act like ourselves. First, the average person puts on airs when he visits the lobby of a fancy hotel. Next, the typical Jane Doe will try to hide her emotions and bamboozle the salesman when she ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Certain Medieval Monk Announced He Would Be ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Nov 19, 2006
     | 824 views

    A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to the crucifix. ...read more

  • There Was A Lady Who Died In 1916 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 979 views

    Illustration: There was a lady who died in 1916 named Hetty Green. She was called America’s greatest miser. When she died in 1916, she left an estate valued at $100 million. But she was so miserly that she ate cold oatmeal in order to save the expense of heating the water. When her son had a severe ...read more

  • Mercy Is The Fulfillment Of God's Love And God's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 4,785 views

    Mercy is the fulfillment of God’s love and God’s justice Illustration: mother once approached Napoleon seeking a pardon for her son. The emperor replied that the young man had committed a certain offense twice and justice demanded death. “But I don’t ask for justice,” the mother explained. “I ...read more

  • In The Days Before Connecticut ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on May 6, 2007
     | 1,533 views

    Illustration: In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial Legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, “It is the Day of Judgment! Let’s go home and get ready!” But another member of the Legislature, who happened to be a deacon ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Wrong Kind Of Faith

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,005 views

    Here’s an example of the wrong kind of faith. Are you familiar with the Broom Hilda comic strip? Anybody ever seen it? For an illustration of mindless faith I like the conversation that takes place between Irwin Troll and Gaylord Buzzard. Gaylord is reading the daily paper and observes, "First we ...read more

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  • There Was A Man Who Was Going Skydiving For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,866 views

    There was a man who was going skydiving for the very first time. He had taken all the lessons and now it was time for his first solo jump. He leaps out of the plane but he panicked and couldn’t remember how to open his parachute. As he was falling rapidly to the earth he suddenly met another guy ...read more

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  • A Man And His Dog Are Walking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,272 views

    Illustration: A man and his dog are walking along the beach when they see a visitor to the beach. The owner of the dog is proud of his dog’s newly mastered feat - so he says to the visitor, "Watch this." He tosses a piece of driftwood far out into the sea and the dog immediately runs on top of the ...read more

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  • There Is A Legend From India About A Mouse That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,829 views

    THERE IS A LEGEND FROM INDIA ABOUT A MOUSE THAT ILLUSTRATES THIS TYPE OF PERSON. 1. HE WAS SO TERRIFIED OF CATS THAT HE ASKED A MAGICIAN TO TRANSFORM HIM INTO A CAT. 2. THAT RESOLVED HIS FEAR UNTIL HE MET A DOG, SO THE MAGICIAN TURNED HIM INTO A DOG. 3. HE WAS CONTENT UNTIL HE MET A TIGER. P. ...read more

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  • There Is Your Revival

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 22, 2007
     | 4,698 views

    *ILLUSTRATION* When my father walked into church that Easter Sunday morning and sat down, God told the pastor of that church, there is your revival. The pastor and another gentleman from the church went over to our home the next week to visit my Dad and to invite him back. 5 weeks after that ...read more

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Forgiving My Enemy

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Aug 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,434 views

    ILLUSTRATION: FORGIVING MY ENEMY Ronald Reagan’s attitude after the 1982 attempt on his life made an impression on his daughter, Patti Davis who shared this about that time: “The following day my father said he knew his physical healing was directly dependent on his ability to forgive John ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Blind Mules

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 27, 2007
     | 5,467 views

    Illustration: Blind Mules A man was driving through a mining region one Sunday when he noticed a large number of mules in an open field. When he inquired about this unusual sight, he was told that the work animals had been brought up from the dark passages below to preserve their eyesight. ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Humanist's Prayer

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 8, 2007
     | 3,156 views

    The Humanist’s Prayer Lyman Abbot once paraphrased the Lord’s Prayer to reflect the philosophy of those without God. We might call it the Humanist’s Prayer: Our brethren who art on earth, Hallowed be our name. Our kingdom come, Our will be done on earth, For there is no heaven. We must get ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • One Sunday Morning, A Pastor Was ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jan 3, 2008
     | 4,605 views

    Illustration: One Sunday morning, a Pastor was sharing a “Children’s sermon” with the children of the church. He was talking to them about the importance of loving one another and getting along with one another. He used the passage of scripture that I just read to explain to the children that God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Potential Through Pain

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 19, 2009
     | 2,657 views

    POTENTIAL THROUGH PAIN Theologian William Barclay comments and illustrates with a story: "Suffering, if accepted in humility and trust and love, can repair the weaknesses of a {person's} character and add the greatness which so far is not there. It is said that Sir Edward Elgar once listened to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Hardship And Discipline

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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     | 3,661 views

    HARDSHIP AND DISCIPLINE No professional football team that plays its home games in a domed stadium with artificial turf has ever won the Super Bowl. While a climate-controlled stadium protects players (and fans) from the misery of sleet, snow, mud, heat, and wind, players who brave the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other