In Sermon Illustrations: "Last Days"

Smell The Rain

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007

Smell The Rain A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in Dallas as the doctor walked into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. Still groggy from surgery, her husband David held her hand as they braced themselves for the latest news. That afternoon of March 10, 1991, complications ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Coffee Without Coffee Just Ain’t Coffee

Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 23, 2021

I must soberly confess that I have throughout my life given in to habits and rituals. I don't like saying that, but it is the truth. At this point, I don't know the difference between a habit and a ritual. One ritual I have is when I get up in the morning, the first thing I do is have a ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:8

Tags: Ritual, Habit, Coffee

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

If It Was Up To Me

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 13, 2021

Fifty years ago, I was a teenager. Boy, do I miss those Days of Yore. It's not that I would like to relive them, but I was a much different person back then. As a teenager, I knew everything, and all you had to do was ask me. Even if you didn't ask me, I still would tell you what was on my ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:19

Tags: Wisdom, News, Politics

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Laughter Is Not For Sissies

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 12, 2022

Since birth, I have been infected with a Laughter-Virus. I’m not sure which side of the family it came from, or it could’ve come from both sides. But the least little thing will make me laugh. Sometimes I have a hard time stopping laughing. I have yet to find a mask big enough to cover my face ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:2

Tags: Virus, Laughter

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Renewal Of Our Natures Is A Work Of Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The renewal of our natures is a work of great importance. It is not to be done in a day. We have not only a new house to build up, but an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Tags: Holiness, Character

Without Hope

Contributed by Ted Mulder on Nov 27, 2004

Chuck Swindoll wrote We can live several weeks without food, days without water, and only minutes without ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God: "Whew! I Just Created A 24-Hour Period Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

God: "Whew! I just created a 24-hour period of alternating light and darkness on Earth." Angel: "What are you ...read more

Tags: Creation

An Average Of 84 Americans Died By Their Own Hand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

An average of 84 Americans died by their own hand each day in ’97, 67% were males. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Death

38% Of American Adults Attended Synagogue Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

38% of American adults attended synagogue or church in the past 7 days. 43% of teens did so. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

Do Not Have Your Concert First, And Then Tune ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

If You Stare Into The Mirror Each Morning, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you stare into the mirror each morning, having no meaningful goals for the day, not even expecting to accomplish anything ...read more

Tags: Goals

Once You Are Old Enough To Be On Medicare, I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Once you are old enough to be on Medicare, I never would have suspected, You spend the rest of your days taking ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If You Stare Into The Mirror Each Morning, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you stare into the mirror each morning, having no meaningful goals for the day, not even expecting to accomplish anything ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is The Imagination Which Makes The World Seem ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is the imagination which makes the world seem new to us every dayIt is the imagination which wakens the dry bones of any ...read more

Tags: Thought

Great Opportunities Come To All, But Many Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great opportunities come to all, but many do not know they have met them. The only preparation to take advantage of them ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

Put Your Morning Devotions Into Your Personal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Put your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the ...read more

Tags: Possession

We Should Seize Every Opportunity To Give ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. The days are always dark enough. There is not need for ...read more

Tags: Gifts Encouragement

A World Without A Sabbath Would Be Like A Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like a summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Yesterday Is A Memory; Tomorrow Is An ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Yesterday is a memory; tomorrow is an imagination; today is eternity. Cut out two days of your life, yesterday with its mistakes, ...read more

Tags: Present

As Grace Is First From God, So It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As grace is first from God, so it is continually from him, as much as light is all day long from the sun, as ...read more

Tags: Grace