In Sermon Illustrations: "Knew The Shepherd"

Lake Speed Has Been One Of The Prominent Racers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lake Speed has been one of the prominent racers on the NASCAR circuit. He said “Most of my life I had all the things the world says will make you happy, the big house, the cars and boat and I had also been very successful. But there was still an emptiness inside. And when the Lord asked that ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

A Young Customs Official Noticed A Woman ...

Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 26, 2007

A young customs official noticed a woman crossing the border every day on a motorcycle with a wooden box strapped on the back of the motorcycle. The guard knew she was trying to smuggle something into the country so he stopped her and searched the box. There was nothing in the box except sand, so ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Lutheran

Some People Are Only Interested In Jesus' ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 22, 2010

Some people are only interested in Jesus' function as a sin-sacrifice, but do not want a relationship with Him. They will be disappointed when Jesus says, "Depart from me, I never knew you." In 2005, I had the opportunity to open the Indiana State Senate in prayer. As I prepared my prayer, I ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Lives

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Can See You.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

"I CAN SEE YOU." One night a house caught fire and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. The father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, "Jump! I'll catch you." He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Brethren

The No-Mores

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 19, 2011

THE NO-MORES "When you soldiers were downrange, it was the 'no-mores' that kept you going. You knew that eventually there would be no more sand; no more patrols; no more 130 degree temperatures; no more IEDs; no more constantly looking over your shoulder for danger in every Iraqi you saw. "When ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Baptist

Worship And The Woman At The Well

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 29, 2011

WORSHIP AND THE WOMAN AT THE WELL The Nelson Study Bible states: "By mentioning the two different worship sites, the woman was perhaps trying to shift the conversation away from the subject of her own sins to theological questions. Or perhaps she realized that she was a sinner (v. 18), and knew ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Fulfills His Promise

Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 2, 2008

ILUSTRATION God gave me a dream one night, I was on the platform preaching in a large church with a pie shaped auditorium, and there were people there I knew and people I didn’t know. The presence of the Lord had inhabited the place and the glory was falling. God told me, this was my pastorate. Go ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Story Is Told That After Helen Keller's ...

Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008

The story is told that after Helen Keller’s teacher, Anne Sullivan, had given her the names of physical objects in sign language, Miss Sullivan attempted to explain God and tapped out the symbols for the name "God." Much to Miss Sullivan’s surprise, Helen spelled back, "Thank you for telling ...read more

Tags: Revelation

Denomination: Mennonite

A Homeless Drug Addict In June 1984, John Corapi ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 30, 2008

A homeless drug addict in June 1984, John Corapi stumbled back into his mother’s house, with what he called all the forces of hell riding on his shoulder. He prayed for the first time in years and experienced the mercy of God, a sense of peace that replaced the wrath he had felt until then. He ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Catholic

What's That?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011

WHAT'S THAT? What a tragedy if Clark Kent never knew that he was Superman? Can we imagine Clark Kent on his deathbed, looking down and muttering, "What’s that big 'S' on my T-shirt? Superman? What’s that?" How sad! All his life he could have been catching speeding bullets and leaping tall ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Keeping Jesus In A Cradle

Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 25, 2011

KEEPING JESUS IN A CRADLE The World prefers to keep Jesus in a cradle where He is innocent and powerless. the dare not allow Him to be Lord and God much less our suffering servant. When the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci went to China in the 16th century, he brought samples of religious art to ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Nazarene

Grace In A Cell Phone

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 27, 2011

GRACE IN A CELL PHONE I remember a grace moment one morning when I got a call from Susan on a cell phone. You see, Susan doesn’t own a cell phone, but on that day when she was driving to work and the tread on one of her tires disintegrated on the freeway, a gracious man with a cell phone pulled ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

John Maxwell, A Famous Author And Writer Of Many ...

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 25, 2012

John Maxwell, a famous author and writer of many books on leadership, shared that once he was visiting his parents and needed to make a conference call. He needed a quiet place and his father let him use his office. As he sat at his desk, he noticed a card next to the phone with these words ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When Momma Needed Her Quiet Time

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 7, 2023

If you think you are too busy for a Quiet Time, consider Charles and John Wesley's mother Susanna Wesley, who had nineteen children. And, yet, in the middle of her busy day, she would sit down in a chair and pull her apron up over her head and have her Quiet Time! ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Tags: Prayer, Meditation, Seeking God, Quiet Time, Devotions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Was Jesus Born In Pennsylvania?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 29, 2023

When a little boy in a suburban Philadelphia Sunday School class was asked where Jesus was born, he quickly answered, "Philadelphia!" The teacher said, "No, try again." The little boy thought about the question and said, "How about Pittsburgh?" When the teacher ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-12, John 2:1-12

Tags: Pennsylvania, Christmas Humor, Christmas, Children, Advent, Sunday School, Birth Of Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Immanuel Baptist Church First Called ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 2, 2004

When the Immanuel Baptist Church first called Pastor Waite he quickly made his way to each home. Letting people know that he wanted to know anything about the people that would be helpful in his ministry. It wasn’t long before the new pastor knew most of the church secrets. When it came to getting ...read more

Tags: Men And Women, Unity

Denomination: Baptist

I Heard A Story That Illustrates This Point In An ...  PRO

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005

I heard a story that illustrates this point in an interesting way. An author named Bret Harte wrote a story about the Wild West, called “The Luck of Roaring Camp.” Roaring Camp was the meanest, toughest Mining Town in all the West. There were more murders and thefts than any other place around. ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Advent, Birth Of Jesus, Incarnation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Just Want Bread  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

"I Just Want Bread" There was a beggar who came and sat before a baker. "I want bread," he said. "How wise you are," the baker assured him. "Bread is what you need. And you have come to the right bakery." So he pulled his cookbook down from his shelf and began to tell the beggar all he knew about ...read more

Scripture: John 6:25-59

Tags: Jesus Teachings

Facing Down A Mountain Lion  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 14, 2011

FACING DOWN A MOUNTAIN LION Did you know that in the United States, mountain lions are the number one predator of human beings? So says author and naturalist, Craig Childs. On one occasion, he was doing research on the lions in Arizona’s Blue Range Wilderness. As he approached a water hole from ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7

Tags: Satan

What's Your Dream?

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Apr 22, 2008

WHAT'S YOUR DREAM? Mathew Barnett, at the young age of 20, was asked by his father Tommy Barnett to pastor an Inner City Church in Los Angeles. The first day that Mathew was at the Church it had a congregation of forty people. But instead of growing under his young and enthusiastic leadership, ...read more

Tags: Dreams