In Sermon Illustrations: "Know The Truth"

Brenda Was A Young Woman That Wanted To Learn To ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001

Brenda was a young woman that wanted to learn to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death she went with a group and they faced this tremendous cliff of rock. Practically perpendicular. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear and she took a hold of the rope and she started up the face of ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered, God's Provision, Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Don't Want A ‘shicken Sandich'! (06.13.05--The ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 10, 2005

I Don’t Want a ‘Shicken Sandich’! (06.13.05--The Tie That Binds--1 John 3:13-18) “Well, what do you want?” The young frustrated mother blurted out to her little boy as he pouted in the fast food line. “We’ve been standing here for five minutes and I’ve told you everything on the menu. What is it ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:13-18

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Lutheran

Substitute Teacher Finally Admits She Doesn't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009

Substitute Teacher Finally Admits She Doesn’t Know Subject Matter Have you ever tried to stand and teach, and there you are in front of the class, and you realize all of a sudden that you are out of your depth and that you haven’t got a clue as to what is going on and what to say? That makes for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Evangelism How To

For The Longest Time

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 10, 2020

For the Longest Time Chorus Oh, oh, oh For the longest time Oh, oh, oh For the longest Verse 1 When you said goodbye to me in March There was still more worship left to bring What else could I do? I'm so inspired by you Church hasn't happened for the longest time verse 2 Once I thought ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22

Tags: Church, Worship, Singing, Pandemic, Covid19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Well, Here We Go Again

Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 9, 2021

I have lived long enough to know that the only change that has any kind of reality is the change in my pocket. I keep track of that change with great supervision and count it every day. When people tell me that this is a New Year and there will be a lot of changes this year, I search my pocket ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:9

Tags: Old, Humor, Change, New Year

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Love Bugs Are Really Not That Loving

Contributed by James Snyder on May 16, 2020

Here in Florida, we have what people call "Love Bugs." I know exactly why they are called “Love Bugs,” but I am not fond of these little critters. Why don’t they just get a motel room? Being shut down at home for quite a while it is not that exciting. You can only be shut down for so ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:3

Tags: Humor, Love Bugs

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

I May Be A Knucklehead, But I'm Not Insane

Contributed by James Snyder on May 15, 2021

Nobody is perfect except maybe the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage comes close. I've never caught her in some imperfection, or if I had, nobody would know it from me. There is such an obsession today for people to be perfect. And, of course, their definition of perfect is what they are. ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:3

Tags: Humor, Family, Agreement

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

I May No Longer Depend On Pleasant Impulses To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel ...read more

Tags: Faith, Discipleship, Christian Disciplines

Anyone Who Is To Find Christ Must First Find The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he ...read more

Tags: Church General

I Never Worry About What I Will Do If I Win A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I never worry about what I will do if I win a battle, but I always know exactly what I will do if I lose one. ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

A Teacher, When Asked When A Man Should Repent, ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 8, 2006

A teacher, when asked when a man should repent, said, “Repent on the last day of your lives.” And the students said, “But we do not know when that ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Many Guys And Girls Drink To Prop Up Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Many guys and girls drink to prop up their sagging courageto help them do what they really want to do, and what they know is the wrong thing to ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Anxiety Is Loves Greatest Killer. It Makes One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anxiety is loves greatest killer. It makes one feel as you might when a drowning man holds unto you. You want to save him, but ...read more

Tags: Guilt

You Dont Really Understand Human Nature Unless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You dont really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Lao Tzu Said This Of A Leader: "A Leader Is ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 30, 2012

Lao Tzu said this of a leader: "A leader is best when people barely know that he exists. He is not so good when people obey and ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mother Love Is The Fuel That Enables A Normal ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 20, 2012

Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. - Marion C. Garretty We never know the love of the parent until we ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Clearly, Dearly And Nearly...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jul 7, 2015

How true is this trustworthy saying…more we know God clearly, more we would love Him dearly and more we love Him ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10

Tags: Clearly

Denomination: *other

Dogs Are Our Link To Paradise.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 4, 2020

“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27, 1 Peter 5:8, Ephesians 6:10-20

Tags: Love, Calm, Endurance Of Being Ignored

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When God Permits His Children To Go Through The ...

Contributed by Nathan Parker on Feb 9, 2008

When God permits His children to go through the furnance, He keeps His eye on the clock & His hand on the thermostat. His loving ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

My Name Is George Snodgrass. I Really Believe ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 4, 2002

"My name is George Snodgrass. I really believe that if Pastor DoGood would stop ending his sermons with the phrase, ‘But then again, what ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational