In Sermon Illustrations: "Last Meal"

It Took Me Years To Understand That Words Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, ...read more

Tags: Words

My Oldest Son Loves To Read. His Mom Gets The ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 13, 2005

My oldest son loves to read. His mom gets the credit for that. She has a ferocious appetite for reading, (as well as being extremely beautiful). One of the first series of books Kenny read was the children’s version of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. The seventh book is entitled The Last ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Have A Dream That One Day On The Red Hills Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 9, 2001

"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.. ...I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-20, 1 Corinthians 12:20

Tags: One Body, Unconditional Love, Racism

Denomination: Lutheran

People Matter

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011

PEOPLE MATTER One woman told the time her professor in nursing school gave a pop quiz. She said "I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: 'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?'" She thought: "Surely this was some kind ...read more

Scripture: John 10:14

Tags: Christian Values

Rick Warren Poses An Interesting Question, "When ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Wafford on Apr 13, 2005

Rick Warren poses an interesting question, “when was the last time you emptied ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Baptist

A Duty Dodged Is Like A Debt Unpaid; It Is Only ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

The More Inward A Man's Greatness, In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The more inward a man's greatness, in proportion to the external show of it, the more ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

To Be Able To Fill Leisure Intelligently Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very ...read more

Tags: Enjoyment

Success Is Full Of Promise Till Men Get It, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is full of promise till men get it, and then it is a last year's nest, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

When The Lord Handed Out Humor, Woman Was Late, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When the Lord handed out humor, woman was late, as usual. She arrived just in ...read more

Tags: Women

A. A Kentucky Mountaineer Fighting Overseas In ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 16, 2001

A. A Kentucky mountaineer fighting overseas in WW1 kept getting nagging letters from his wife back home. He was too busy fighting to write letters, even to his wife. At last, angered by his wife’s scolding letters, he sat down and wrote her: "Dear Nancy: I been a-gittin yore naggin letters all ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:9, Habakkuk 3:17-18

Tags: Christian Love, Marriage Obligations, Marriage, Polygamy

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Put The King In First

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

PUT THE KING IN FIRST In the Berlin art gallery there is a painting by the famous artist Mengel that is only partially finished. It is supposed to be a painting of King Frederick of Germany talking to his generals. Mengel painstakingly painted the generals first around the outside of the painting. ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Resolved, Never To Do Anything, Which I Should Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Resolved, never to do anything, which I should be afraid to do, if it were the last hour of my ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting, Sin Separates From God, Holiness

Reports Of Suspected Child Pornography Climbed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Reports of suspected child pornography climbed 39% last year. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Anybody Who Has Survived His Childhood Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to ...read more

Tags: Children

Whilst Adam Slept, Eve From His Side Arose; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whilst Adam slept, Eve from his side arose; Strange his first sleep ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Stay Young By Hanging On To Your Dreams. A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Stay young by hanging on to your dreams. A philosopher writes: There is not much to do but bury a man ...read more

Tags: Dreams

No Resolutions Have I Made As Folks Are Wont To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No resolutions have I made As folks are wont to do The ones I made this time last ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

For All Are Friends In Heaven, All Faithful ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For all are friends in heaven, all faithful friends; And many friendships in the days of time Begun, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Responsible Journalism Is Journalism ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Responsible journalism is journalism responsible in the last analysis to the editors own conviction of what, whether interesting ...read more

Tags: News