In Sermon Illustrations: "Image Likeness"

Every Man Is Encompassed By A Cloud Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

One Of The Most Obvious Facts About Grown-Ups To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the most obvious facts about grown-ups to a child is that they have forgotten ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Looks Are So Deceptive That People Should Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Looks are so deceptive that people should be done up like food packages with the ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Oratory Is The Art Of Making Deep Noises From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Oratory is the art of making deep noises from the chest sound like ...read more

Tags: Communication General

A Basic Rule For Managers Is Pass The Pride ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A basic rule for managers is Pass the pride down. People like to create when they ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Did You Ever Know Of Anyone Who Remarked That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Did you ever know of anyone who remarked that ugliness, like ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Of All The Joys That Brighten Suffering Earth, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth, What joy is ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

Time Spent In The Advertising Business Seems To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Bureaucrats: They Are Dead At 30 And Buried At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; ...read more

Tags: Workplace

What Kind?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 3, 2022

WHAT KIND OF CHURCH WOULD MY CHURCH BE, IF EVERY MEMBER ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25

Tags: Better, Bitter

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When Everything Goes My Way

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 7, 2020

I have had a certain dream many times over the years. Of course, it might lean towards being a nightmare if it does not come true. The dream is that one day in the week; I can have everything go my way. The nightmare part of that dream is that it never tells me which day everything will go my ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:3

Tags: Together, Choice, Partnership

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

In The Article "The American Witness" In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000

In the article "The American Witness" in the Nov/Dec 1997 issue of The Barna Report, George Barna examined 131 different measures of attitudes, behaviors, values, and beliefs. In that study he concluded that in the aspects of lifestyle where Christians can have their greatest impact on the lives of ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Apologetics General, Character

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In A Peanuts Cartoon, Lucy Demands That Linus ...  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 3, 2002

In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl them together like ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:2-3

Tags: Church Small Groups, Unity

Denomination: Other

Singapore Story  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 12, 2002

Singapore Story One Singaporean said to three Christians eating in a hawker’s stall, "Do you happen to be Christians?" They asked, "What makes you think so?" He said, "Well, you seem to be quite different from most people I know. That make me think you are Christians. But, you don’t act like ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One Day A Lady Criticized D. L. Moody For His ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 15, 2002

One day a lady criticized D. L. Moody for his methods of evangelism in attempting to win people to the Lord. Moody’s reply was "I agree with you. I don’t like the way I do it either. Tell me, how do you do it?" The lady replied, "I don’t do it." Moody retorted, "Then I like my way of doing it ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Peter Marshall Has Written A Little Poem Which ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Dean Sr. on Aug 21, 2002

Peter Marshall has written a little poem which illustrates how children see the “diamond in the rough” as Jesus did. It goes like this: “We have the nicest garbage man, He empties out our garbage can. He’s just as nice as he can be, He always stops and talks to me. My mother doesn’t ...read more

Tags: Parable General, Jesus Teachings, Christian Love

Denomination: Methodist

Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Wrote This About Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2002

Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote this about our spiritual battle: A man who does not understand the nature of the problem he is confronting is a man who is already doomed to failure. Christian people are like first-year college students—they think at first that every subject is quite simple, there is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-18, James 4:7-8, 1 Peter 5:8-9, Ephesians 6:10

Tags: Supernatural, Holy Spirit In Believers, Christian Values

Some Timber Producers Have To Wait Up To 180 ...  PRO

Contributed by W F on Sep 29, 2004

Some timber producers have to wait up to 180 years to produce a harvest! That means the planter will never know the great grandchild who reaps the harvest, and the harvester will never know the forefather who planted the seed. The future depends on the foresight and patience of each ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: *other

Ivy League Revival: As Late As ‘65, A White ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Ivy League Revival: As late as ‘65, a white mainline Protestant was 250% more likely to have a college degree as a white evangelical, according to Calvin College Prof. Corwin Smidt. But by ‘00, a mainline Protestant was only 65% more likely to have the same degree. And since ‘85, the percentage of ...read more

Tags: Church General

First Of All, The Gospel Of Phillip Is A Gnostic ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006

First of all, the Gospel of Phillip is a Gnostic text that is widely considered by scholars to have been written at least a century after the canonical gospels. So it’s not authoritative. Second, even that debunked book does not refer to Jesus having married Mary Magdalene, but simply states that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:1-21

Tags: False Teaching

Denomination: Wesleyan