In Sermon Illustrations: "Kicked Out"

Saving On Parking Shrewdly

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2025

A woman goes to a bank in NYC and takes out a loan for $5,000. She leaves her Rolls Royce as collateral. They carefully park it in their garage, confused as to why a millionaire would take out a loan for only $5,000. Two weeks later, she returns. She pays off the loan plus $15.55 interest. The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-9, Luke 16:1-9, Matthew 10:16

Tags: Wise, Shrewd, Creative, Clever, Conniving  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sin Is Like Quicksand: Your Own Efforts Only Make ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 10, 2001

Sin is like quicksand: Your own efforts only make you sink deeper. Only an outside hand can ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To, God's Forgiveness, God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Henry Ward Beecher Once Said, "The Strength And ...  PRO

Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002

Henry Ward Beecher once said, "The strength and the happiness of a man consists in finding out the way in which ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Doing God's Will

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Marriage Is Like Flies Buzzing Around A Screen ...  PRO

Contributed by Justin Meek on Jun 1, 2002

Marriage is like flies buzzing around a screen door in the summer. All those on the outside want to get in and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:4-5

Tags: Marriage General, Marriage Singleness, Marriage, Undefiled, Fornication, Honourable, Divorce  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Bob Dylan: Saved

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 6, 2005

As Bob Dylan sings, “I was blinded by the devil, Born already ruined, Stone-cold dead As I stepped ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: *other

We're Not Necessarily Doubting That God Will Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“We’re not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

If You Ask Me What I Have Come To Do In This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

If you ask me what I have come to do in this world I will reply: I am ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Any Road You Travel In Life Is Made Infinitely ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Any road you travel in life is made infinitely better if you remember to pack a smile in your luggage and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Is Little Good In Filling Churches With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is little good in filling churches with people who go out exactly the same as they come in; the call of the Church is ...read more

Tags: Church General

My Doctor Told Me That If I Were Three Inches ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My doctor told me that if I were three inches taller, Id be the perfect weight. So I went ...read more

Tags: Human Body

The Percentage Of Mistakes In Quick Decisions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

One Should Respect Public Opinion Insofar As Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

The Reason So Many People Never Get Anywhere In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because, when opportunity knocks, they are out in the ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

When You Put Down The Good Things You Ought To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When you put down the good things you ought to have done and leave out bad ...read more

Tags: Aging

America Lives In The Heart Of Every Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to ...read more

Tags: America

A Library Book ... Is Not, Then, An Article Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A library book ... is not, then, an article of mere consumption, but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Loving A Child Doesnt Mean Giving In To All His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Loving a child doesnt mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to ...read more

Tags: Children

I Never Liked To Work, I Mean Manual Work.i ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I never liked to work, I mean manual work.I always found ways to get out of work I ...read more

Tags: Workplace

William Barclay - Temptation Is Not Meant To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

William Barclay - Temptation is not meant to make us fail; it is meant to confront us with a situation out of ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Be Active, And Expect Christ To Be With Thee: ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"Be active, and expect Christ to be with thee: be idle and the thorns and briers will grow so thickly, that He will ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 24:30-34, Proverbs 30:25, Hebrews 6:4-12

Tags: Active, No Sluggishness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational