In Sermon Illustrations: "Image Likeness"

The Importance Of A Name

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 21, 2010

THE IMPORTANCE OF A NAME I went to a doctor for some pain here, upper side of my stomach… in those days I used to eat 6 times a day like for 3 people… But my doctor was sick too, staying home, another doctor replacing him. His name was Vlad Tzepelea – in translation THE IMPALER… like Dracula… Vlad ...read more

Tags: Commandments God's Name

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Grandma's Game

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

GRANDMA'S GAME Eight-year-old Ann Johnson wrote this poem which expresses the influence of millions of grandparents on their grandchildren: My grandma likes to play with God, They have a kind of game. She plants the garden full of seeds, He sends the sun and rain. She likes to sit and talk with ...read more

Tags: Family

Henry Wingblade Used To Say That Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

Henry Wingblade used to say that Christian personality is hidden deep inside us. It is unseen, like the soup carried in a tureen high over a waiter’s head. No one knows what’s inside—unless the waiter is bumped and he trips! Just so, people don’t know what’s inside us until we’ve been ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

John Ortberg Shared This In The Life You Always ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 23, 2009

John Ortberg shared this in The Life You Always Wanted (p.55-56): "It's like a motorboat and a sailboat. A person can operate a motorboat without assistance, given the right equipment and effort. Operating a sailboat is different--it is dependent on the wind. The operator of a sailboat does ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Girls Who Become Sexually Active Before 17 Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

Girls who become sexually active before 17 are 70% more likely to experience a crisis pregnancy in later life and 300% more likely to procure an abortion in their lifetime than those who wait until they are older, finds an Irish Crisis Pregnancy Agency study. The survey found 14.9% of Irish men and ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

The Fig Tree Jesus Cursed

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025

An acted-out parable: most of Israel was like a fig tree out of SEASON. “The early figs, appearing in March or April and ripening in June, are called ‘bikkurah.’ …The early fig was considered a great delicacy by the Hebrews. The late or green figs, which sometimes ripen after the fall of the leaf, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-25, Matthew 21:18-22

Tags: Curse, Fig Tree

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Most People Joining Our Churches Become Exactly ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Clark on Apr 12, 2001

Most people joining our churches become exactly like the ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

Learn To Write. Never Mind The Damn Statistics. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Learn to write. Never mind the damn statistics. If you like ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Writing A Book Is A Horrible, Exhausting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Profession Of Book Writing Makes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The profession of book writing makes horseracing seem like a ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

A Quotation In A Speech, Article, Or Book Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A quotation in a speech, article, or book is like a rifle in the hands of an ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Persons With Any Weight Of Character Carry, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Persons with any weight of character carry, like planets, their atmosphere ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Spend Our Time Envying People Whom We Wouldnt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We spend our time envying people whom we ...read more

Tags: Envy

Never Give A Man Up Until He Has Failed At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never give a man up until he has failed at ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Let Your Life Lightly Dance On The Edges Of Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew ...read more

Tags: Learning

In A Great Romance, Each Person Basically Plays ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

All Love That Has Not Friendship For Its Base Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All love that has not friendship for its base is like a ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Marrying In The Hope Of Avoiding Conflict And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Marrying in the hope of avoiding conflict and loneliness is like jumping into ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

One Who Thinks That Money Can Do Everything Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One who thinks that money can do everything is likely to ...read more

Tags: Money

Always Be In A State Of Expectancy, And See ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Always be in a state of expectancy, and see that you leave room for ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve