In Sermon Illustrations: "Jeremiah 32 1 3a 6 15"

Being Wanted  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

BEING WANTED I heard of a story this week that really moved me deep. It’s a story of a black girl who had cleft palate (bungi). She was the butt of jokes and was very unhappy. They called her names – ugly names that just drove her deeper into despair. Most people made no attention to her except ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

I Was Walking By The Beach The Other Day And ...

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 24, 2008

I was walking by the beach the other day and there were 4-6 foot waves pounding on the shore. All I could hear was the roar of those waves. Then I noticed an object suspended in the air above the trees near the shore. it was a hawk with its wings spread out enjoying the wind! The hawk was so still ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Was Walking By The Beach The Other Day And ...

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 24, 2008

I was walking by the beach the other day and there were 4-6 foot waves pounding on the shore. All I could hear was the roar of those waves. Then I noticed an object suspended in the air above the trees near the shore. it was a hawk with its wings spread out enjoying the wind! The hawk was so still ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Was Walking By The Beach The Other Day And ...

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 24, 2008

I was walking by the beach the other day and there were 4-6 foot waves pounding on the shore. All I could hear was the roar of those waves. Then I noticed an object suspended in the air above the trees near the shore. it was a hawk with its wings spread out enjoying the wind! The hawk was so still ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Blake Griffin Is The Number One 2009 Nba Draft ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2009

Blake Griffin is the number one 2009 NBA draft pick for the Los Angeles Clippers. He is 6’10” and dominated college basketball playing for Oklahoma. After he was drafted, he called the Clippers general manager on a Saturday morning to open the gym so he could work out. Being a millionaire and ...read more

Tags: Zeal

Denomination: Pentecostal

Balanced Scale?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

BALANCED SCALE? I read that years ago in England when they still used the balanced scales that a baker sued a farmer over the pound of butter that he was buying. And he said that when he first started buying butter from the farmer, it was a full pound. But gradually the farmer was selling him less ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 19:36, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11, Proverbs 20:23

Tags: Weight, Judgment, Hypocrisy, Honesty

The Bible Found Me  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

THE BIBLE FOUND ME Campell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists disturbed him. As he read their books and listened to their debates he became more and more ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:22-23

Tags: Doubt

If You Feel Down, Just Praise The ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009

If you feel down, Just praise the Lord! If you feel down, And all alone If your world is all but gone Just look up to the sky above And know you have a friend If you feel down and feel betrayed And your friends have left you cold Just pray to ...read more

Tags: Worship God, Christian Values

Man Takes Pride In The Advances In Science And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2010

Man Takes Pride in the Advances in Science and Technology I love science and technology. Indeed, one of my favorite places in the entire world to visit is Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the home of the NASA space shuttle launches. One can visit there and see all of the monuments to man’s ability ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:18

Tags: Pride

Shepherding In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2010

Shepherding in Israel H.V. Morton gives an account of this sort of thing: "Early one morning I saw an extraordinary sight not far from Bethlehem. Two shepherds had evidently spent the night with their flocks in a cave. The sheep were all mixed together and the time had come for the shepherds to go ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-21

Tags: Pastors

Why We Should Be Willing To Die For Christ, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010

Why we should be willing to die for Christ, the case of Joseph Tson of Romania Augustine: “It was necessary that Christ should first die for Peter’s salvation, and then Peter die for Christ’s Gospel.” When Joseph Tson was imprisoned for preaching the gospel in communist Romania under Nicolae ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-27

Tags: Persecution

The Sounds Of Approaching Bagpipes Signaled ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010

The Sounds of Approaching Bagpipes Signaled Deliverance The Congregational preacher of old, D.L. Moody, tells the story of an incident that occurred during the last mutiny on the land of India, while under British control. The English were besieged in the city of Lucknow, and were in momentary ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 124:1-8

Tags: War

Sound Biblical Thinking

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

SOUND BIBLICAL THINKING There is no substitute for sound, biblical thinking. John Gardner: "An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent theologian. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in theology ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-2

Tags: Doctrine

Come To Jesus "Messy"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 30, 2011

COME TO JESUS "MESSY" My autistic son Chase has this ritual where he has to look at every clock in the house at :50 on the hour. It starts at 6:50, 7:50 till 8:50 at night. I once got tired at night when Julie was at a bible study and tried to get Chase to bed early. I changed the upstairs clock ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

We Had Been Given A Gift To Go The Whitewater ...

Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011

We had been given a gift to go the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC to go on a Rope Course and Zip Line. First of all you get into a harness which feels like you are a two year old that has just gotten into trouble for the 20th time. Now you are on a leash, a short leash. The rope course is ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

The Slightest Wish  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2012

THE SLIGHTEST WISH During the War Between the States, General Lee one day sent word to Stonewall Jackson that the next time he rode in the direction of headquarters the Commander-in-Chief would be glad to see him on a matter of no great importance. General Jackson received the message and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:46-49

Tags: Obedience

Vanishing Waves

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012

VANISHING WAVES A wise man once told me to pour a glass of water. He dipped his index finger into the cup, I watched as miniature waves hit the glass only to halt seconds later. The wise man told that regardless of how important the world will ever view me or my accomplishments, history will only ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Tags: Parable Rich Fool

Where Are The Happiest Kids?

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Feb 7, 2013

WHERE ARE THE HAPPIEST KIDS? Where do the happiest kids in the world live? A study released in 2012 titled "The New Definition of Childhood" produced by an agency headquartered in Chicago found that the happiest kids in the world live in Mexico--despite its many social ills and widespread ...read more

Tags: Happiness

Denomination: Baptist

You Pick It Up

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 29, 2020

The worst defeat in college football came in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland College of Kentucky 222 to 0. Cumberland never even made a first down. The much smaller Cumberland players were being mauled. Halfway through the first half one of the Cumberland players fumbled the ball. As ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9

Tags: Knocked Down, Fumble

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Only Time Jesus Did Not Use "father" In Prayer!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 8, 2022

“Father” is probably the most common term we use in prayer, and rightly so, because that is how Jesus addressed His prayers, using the phrase more than 70 different times. The only prayer Jesus ever prayed without using the name, "Father", was when He was on the Cross and cried out, “My ...read more

Tags: Cross, Prayer, God The Father, Heavenly Father, Holiness Of God, Prayers Of Jesus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational