In Sermon Illustrations: "Last Supper"

To Sit Back Hoping That Some Day, Some Way, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To sit back hoping that some day, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping that ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

If Sunday Had Not Been Observed As A Day Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If Sunday had not been observed as a day of rest during the last three centuries, I have not the slightest doubt that we should have been at ...read more

Tags: Church General

Mark Twain And A Friend Walked Outside One Day ...  PRO

Contributed by Joanna Loucky-Ramsey on Nov 4, 2002

Mark Twain and a friend walked outside one day in the rain. The friend said, “You think it will stop?” Mark Twain said, “It ...read more

Tags: Endurance, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Baptist

Says The Wife Of A Baptist Minister Who Had Seen ...

Contributed by Greg Tonkinson on Mar 11, 2003

Says the wife of a Baptist minister who had seen many a marriage licenses. On one, after the blank for number of marriages, the groom had answered: ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

My Wife And I Have The Secret To Making A Happy ...  PRO

Contributed by W F on Jun 12, 2005

My wife and I have the secret to making a happy marriage last. Two times a week we go to a nice resteraunt for some ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Marriage Obligations

Denomination: *other

Wal-Mart Rang Up More Than $288 Billion In Sales ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wal-Mart rang up more than $288 billion in sales last year. Compare that to #2 Target with $46.84 billion. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

Luxury Consumers Spent An Average Of $33,188 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Luxury Consumers spent an average of $33,188 buying luxuries last year, an increase of 33% over their ’03 spending of $25,010. ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

South African Researchers For The Medical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

South African researchers for the Medical Research Council estimate a male partner killed a girlfriend or spouse every six hours last year. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Only Those Books Come Down Which Deserve To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Only those books come down which deserve to last. All the gilt edges, vellum and morocco, all the presentation copies to all the libraries will not ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

My Own Experience Has Taught Me This: If You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My own experience has taught me this: if you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured it may never arrive. Mountains will not be ...read more

Tags: Experience

You Don't Grow Old Gradually, Or On Purpose, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You don't grow old gradually, or on purpose, the way you go downtown on a subway. It's more like finding yourself standing in ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Christmas Eve Was A Night Of Song That Wrapped ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart ... ...read more

Tags: Christmas

One's Sense Of Honor Is The Only Thing That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One's sense of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and the last pleasure, when one is worn out with age, is not, as the poet said, making ...read more

Tags: Worship General

The Only People Who Make No Mistakes Are Dead ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The only people who make no mistakes are dead people. I saw a man last week who has not made a mistake for four thousand years. He was a mummy ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

The Chorus Of The Song

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2009

The chorus of the song “Only One Life” says: “Only one life, ‘twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last!” ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Baptist

A Thanks Offering For God's Grace  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

A Thanks Offering For God's Grace In this country, the entire nation celebrates Thanksgiving in November. Some celebrate by busily preparing food, watching football and gathering with family. These are great Thanksgiving celebrations. However, Christians have a greater blessing in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10, Exodus 15:1-21

Tags: Lodebar, Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Publicly ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Publicly Sing Praises to God A Necessity in Corporate Worship Corporate worship services offer Christians the opportunity to publicly sing the greatness of God, proclaim His truths and better yet, as a congregation sing unto the Lord. Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Learn To Speak The Language

Contributed by Neil Olcott on Sep 10, 2009

LEARN TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE A new missionary recruit went to Venezuela for the first time. He was struggling with the language and didn’t understand a whole lot of what was going on. Intending to visit one of the local churches, he got lost, but he eventually got back on track and found the place. ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Baptist

Parable Story  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010

PARABLE STORY Theological belief is sometimes a murky matter. A candidate for ordination as a minister was asked, "What part of the Bible do you like best?" He said: "I like the New Testament best." Then he was asked, "What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?" He answered, "The Book of the ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Pentecostal

Driven By Hurt

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 11, 2022

DRIVEN BY HURT! MIGHT I ADD A PREACHER’S PERSPECTIVE TO START THIS LESSON? BE KIND TO EVERY PERSON. PERHAPS YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEMS AND THE BATTLES OTHERS ARE FACING. A preacher friend of mine was having some self-doubts and fears he was facing. There was a rather large family that had ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:3, 1 Peter 5:7

Tags: Bitter, Hurt, Ministry

Denomination: Assembly Of God