In Sermon Illustrations: "Impacting Lives"

Protecting The King

Contributed by Michael E. Bartee Sr. on Jan 28, 2011

PROTECTING THE KING Several years ago, as I was traveling through Memphis, TN. I passed by the magnificent mansion, once owned by Elvis Presley. I noticed that at the gates to the entrance onto the property, there was a guard house. It was once occupied to assure that no one could harm "The ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Some People Wonder Whether We Really Believe What ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

Some people wonder whether we really believe what we say we believe. Second, some people do not doubt that we believe it; they wonder whether we live by it. Third, some people do not doubt that we believe it or live by it; they wonder whether it makes much difference. (George G. Hunter III, The ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Active Father Figures

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

ACTIVE FATHER FIGURES Active fathers and father figures play a key role in reducing behavior problems in boys and psychological problems in young women, according to the peer-reviewed journal Acta Paediatrica. Swedish researchers found regular positive contact reduces criminal behavior among ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

We Are Not To Be Isolated But Insulated," Said ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

"We are not to be isolated but insulated," said Vance Havner, "moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it." Separation is contact with contamination. Jesus was "holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners" (Heb. 7:26), yet He was "a friend of tax collectors and sinners" (Luke ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Tags: Worldliness

Neil Chetnik, Author, Speaker, Expert On Men's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

Neil Chetnik, author, speaker, expert on men’s lives wrote in USA Today about the time he and his father were going through his grandfathers papers and he writes: "It was the first time I had ever seen my Dad cry, and Dad said, ’I am crying not only for my father, but also for me. His death means ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Enthronement Of Jesus

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 5, 2026

Enthronement is foreign to us in the United States. We have discussed all the Hallmark movies featuring a reluctant prince who does not want to be enthroned. In the past and in the present, if you live in a culture where there is great political intrigue and folks are trying to take the throne by ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 110:1

Tags: Jesus, Promise, Enthronement

Denomination: Methodist

I Just Went On The Cleveland Diet. You Can Eat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I just went on the Cleveland diet. You can eat only what ...read more

Tags: Addiction

A Literary Movement Consists Of Five Or Six ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A literary movement consists of five or six people who live in the same town ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

All Progress Is Based Upon A Universal Innate ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every ...read more

Tags: Change

Confidencethrives Only On Honesty, On Honor, On ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Confidencethrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Let Me Dream As Of Old By The River. And Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let me dream as of old by the river. And be loved for the dream alway; For a dreamer lives ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Pray That Your Loneliness May Spur You Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Television Is An Invention That Permits You To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

I Tell You True, Liberty Is The Best Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I tell you true, liberty is the best of all things; never live beneath the ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Love Is An Image Of God, And Not A Lifeless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is an image of God, and not a lifeless image, but the living essence of the divine nature ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Get Up At Five, Have Lunch At Nine, Supper At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Get up at five, have lunch at nine, Supper at five, retire at nine. And you ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

To Know How To Grow Old Is A Masterwork Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To know how to grow old is a masterwork of wisdom, and one of the most difficult ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Whole Thing About Matrimony Is This: We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The whole thing about matrimony is this: We fall in love with a personality, but ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Dont Part With Your Illusions. When They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

Thoughts Mean Life, Since Those Who Do Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thoughts mean life, since those who do not think do not live in ...read more

Tags: Thought