In Sermon Illustrations: "Jacobs Well"

Does He Show Through?  PRO

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

Does He Show Through? One Sunday on their way home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me." The mother said, "Oh? Why is that?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18

Tags: Christian Witness

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Iron

Contributed by Darrell Campbell on Sep 4, 2018

A man comes home while his wife is in the middle of ironing . He says to his wife, "Honey, I need to take a quick shower, but I am expecting an urgent call. Would you get it for me if they call?" The man proceeds to jump in the shower, and the phone rings and rings and rings. He jumps out the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Tags: Blame, Excuses

Denomination: Baptist

Not A Popular Subject

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 26, 2022

I used to try to teach on giving about once a year and that focused on tithing because I watched my Mom’s life. She never made even enough money to live on, yet God never let her do without. She kept tithing and giving whether she was doing well or doing not so well. You know, the two LEAST ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 11:24

Tags: Giving, Tithing, Alms

Denomination: Charismatic

Ability Is What You're Capable Of Doing. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

The Mother Is The Most Precious Possession Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The mother is the most precious possession of the nation, so precious that society advances its highest well-being when ...read more

Tags: Parenting

If Men And Women Of Capacity Refuse To Take ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If men and women of capacity refuse to take part in politics and government, they condemn themselves, as well as the people, to ...read more

Tags: Government

Providence Has Given To Our People The Choice ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation ...read more

Tags: Government

No Matter Under What Circumstances You Leave ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home. No matter how ...read more

Tags: Home

It Is A Form Of Mediocrity To Succeed Alone - ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 8, 2008

It is a form of mediocrity to succeed alone - Rise to the place of excellence where you make or help others to succeed as well. ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Late Erma Bombeck In Her Book, "If Life ...

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 28, 2006

ILL. The late Erma Bombeck in her book, "If Life is a bowl of Cherries, Why Am I Always in the Pits?", recalled the legend of a church where the chimes rang miraculously whenever someone gave a generous gift. But the chimes hadn’t rung for a long time, even though kings & potentates had come ...read more

Tags: Antichrist

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Charles Simeon Devoted The Hours From Four Till ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

Charles Simeon devoted the hours from four till eight in the morning to God. John Wesley spent two hours daily in prayer. He began at four in the morning. Of him, one who knew him well wrote: "He thought prayer to be more his business than anything else." Martin Luther said: "If I fail to spend ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Underdoing Personal Responsibility

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010

UNDERDOING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY Craig Groeschel, a well known pastor and author of the "Christian Atheist" says: "As Christians, we can be tempted to 'overdo faith.' I put that in quotes because it would be more accurate to say it's 'underdoing personal responsibility.' There's really no way ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Running With A Stopwatch

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012

RUNNING WITH A STOPWATCH Long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi of Finland was an Olympic champion, winning twelve medals (nine of them gold) in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Games. Nurmi was famous not only for his achievements, but also for running with a stopwatch in his hand to check his performance. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13

Tags: Disciplines General

The Artist And The Beggar

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 12, 2023

Some time ago an artist wanted to find a man that would represent the prodigal. One day, walking up the streets, he met a poor beggar, and the thought occurred to him: “That man would represent the prodigal.” He told him what he wanted, and found the beggar was ready to come to his place of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1-23

Tags: Evangelism, Grace, Sin, Salvation, Redemption, Justification, Sinners  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Was Here Before You, It Was Here During You, ...

Contributed by Steve Steve on Mar 9, 2002

“It was here before you, it was here during you, and it will be here after you”.-Al Mcguire on Kentucky Basketball. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Church Of God

The Most Important Word In The Vocabulary Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is TEST. If you pretest your product with consumers, and pretest your ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Our Wretched Species Is So Made That Those Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones ...read more

Tags: Thought

I Am A Writer Who Came Of A Sheltered Life. A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am a writer who came of a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

It Was Not The Matter Of The Work, But The Mind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It was not the matter of the work, but the mind that went into it, that countedand the man who was not content to do small ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Dr. Bill Bright Of Campus Crusade For Christ ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 11, 2002

Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ tells this story of a famous oil field called Yates Pool: During the depression this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates wasn’t able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on the mortgage, so ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, God's Omnipotence, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational