In Sermon Illustrations: "Kicked Out"

A Man From China Who Was Converted To Christ Told ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009

A man from China who was converted to Christ told this story: A man fell into a dark, slimy pit. He tried to climb out of the pit, but he couldn’t. Confucius came along, saw the man and said, "Poor fellow, had he listened to me, he never would have gotten there," and he went on. Buddha came along ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Tags: Religion

Winnowing Fork

Contributed by Subasini Peter on May 8, 2024

God's winnowing fork Imagine God being so good, loving and kind now will have a winnowing fork in His hand to separate the chaff from the grain. All our works in a lifetime we have done will be judged by God. All the works that do not glorify the name of Jesus Christ will be separated. We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:12

Tags: Grain, Seed, Winnowing Fork

Guilt Upon The Conscience, Like Rust Upon Iron, ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Jul 13, 2001

"Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles it and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Guilt, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is Not One Square Inch Of The Entire ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 25, 2003

There is not one square inch of the entire creation about which Jesus Christ does not cry out, “This is mine! This belongs to ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

The National Center For Health Statistics Claims ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The National Center for Health Statistics claims 1.4 million (nearly 35% of all ’03 births) were out of wedlock. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Joy Of The Lord Will Arm Us Against The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies and put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Creativity Is So Delicate A Flower That Praise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and ...read more

Tags: Art

There Are Many Things I Admire In Children, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There are many things I admire in children, but the one that impresses me the most is the way they can get the thrill of a lifetime out of the little ...read more

Tags: Children

To Discipline A Child Is Not To Punish Him For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To discipline a child is not to punish him for stepping out of line, but to teach that child the way he ought to go. Discipline therefore includes ...read more

Tags: Children

You Don't Raise Heroes, You Raise Sons. And If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, ...read more

Tags: Children

Freedom No Word Was Ever Spoken That Has Held ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Freedom no word was ever spoken that has held out greater hope, demanded greater sacrifice, needed more to be nurtured, blessed more the ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

When A Government Entity Talks About Matching ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a government entity talks about matching funds, it usually means that for every dollar it plans to take out of your left pocket, it ...read more

Tags: Government

There Isnt Any Problem We Cant Solve If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There isnt any problem we cant solve if government will give us the facts. Tell us what needs to be done. Then, ...read more

Tags: Government

Obstacles Dont Have To Stop You. If You Run ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall, dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb ...read more

Tags: Endurance

I Read, I Study, I Examine, I Listen, I ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I read, I study, I examine, I listen, I reflect, and out of all this I try to form an idea into which I ...read more

Tags: Thought

Life Is Not A Journey To The Grave With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, ...read more

Tags: Learning

Be Different If You Dont Have The Facts And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be different if you dont have the facts and knowledge required, simply listen. When word gets out that you can listen when others ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

The Most Powerful Combination Of Emotions In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most powerful combination of emotions in the world is not called out by any cosmic event, nor is it found in novels or history books; merely, it is ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Left Sincerely Believes That Ordinary ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Left sincerely believes that ordinary Americans are imbeciles unfortunates who are sorely in need of a keeper (big government) to bring us in out of ...read more

Tags: Politics

We Have A Strange Illusion That Mere Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sinBut mere time does nothing either to the fact or to the guilt of a sin. The guilt is washed out ...read more

Tags: Sin General