In Sermon Illustrations: "Last Things"

We Missed Him. Our Chance To Change Things Came ...

Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 5, 2005

We missed him. Our chance to change things came and passed and we did not know it was there. A dark-skinned little boy sat through Sunday School classes for three years at a great Baptist Church (First Church, San Antonio) but some one missed him. His name was Sirhan Sirhan, and at age 24 he shot ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

One Of The Hard, Mature Things We All Have To Do ...  PRO

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 5, 2005

One of the hard, mature things we all have to do is to separate fact from fiction. I heard a cute story about a kid who finally began to face up to the fragility of his belief in the Tooth Fairy. He confronted his mother and asked her, “Mom, are you the Tooth Fairy?” Well, she gave a little sigh, ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Adventist

Morals Sub Par: One Thing That Most Americans Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Morals Sub Par: One thing that most Americans can agree on is that moral values in the U.S. are less than good and are getting worse. Older adults are particularly critical of the state of moral values today. Overall, only 19% of Americans describe moral conditions in the country as “excellent” or ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Don't Want To Do Things That Make The Devil ...

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 1, 2006

We don’t want to do things that make the devil glad, makes the Holy Spirit sad, or dooms our brother or sister to feeling bad. Rather, we want to make the devil run, magnify the Son, and learn ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Have Always Liked To Let Things Simmer In My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I have always liked to let things simmer in my mind for a long time before ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

You Can Learn Many Things From Children. How ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You can learn many things from children. How much patience ...read more

Tags: Children

The Best Thing About Being Young Is, If You Had ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The best thing about being young is, if you had it to do all over again, ...read more

Tags: Children

There's Only One Thing Finer Than A Friend You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There's only one thing finer than a friend you can trust, and ...read more

Tags: Faith

When A Thing Has Been Said And Said Well, Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Mother Teresa, "We Can Do No Great Things, Only ...

Contributed by Tony Searles on May 29, 2007

Mother Teresa, “We can do no great things, only small ...read more

Denomination: Other

When Things In Your Life Seem Almost Too Much To ...

Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Jun 30, 2007

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar... and the wine...:A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Tags: Busy, 24 Hours, Time, Not Enough Time

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It's One Thing To Talk To Our Kids About Jesus; ...

Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008

It’s one thing to talk to our kids about Jesus; it’s another thing to talk like Jesus in front of our kids. The fact of the matter is: our kids might stop ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist

There Are Many Things I Don't Enjoy. One Of Them ...  PRO

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 20, 2008

There are many things I don’t enjoy. One of them is taking my vehicle to the dealership to have it serviced. Then there’s the wait for a ride back to the office (or sit in the waiting room drinking terrible coffee). I lose the rhythm in my day. This past week was an absolute nightmare on ...read more

Tags: Encouragement, Church Growth, Finish, Start

Denomination: Salvation Army

Smile; Its The Second Best Thing One Can Do With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Smile; its the second best thing one can do ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Do Things You Dont Like To Do; Bear Down That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do things you dont like to do; bear down that much harder on what you hate doing. Itll make you a lot ...read more

Tags: Endurance

I Can Do All Things Through Christ Which ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. The man who believes this has calm quiet confidence, but, because his confidence is based upon Gods power and not ...read more

Tags: Confidence

I've Learned The Same Thing About My Garden That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I've learned the same thing about my garden that Adam and Eve learned about theirs. ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Oh, I Worry Over This Thing And I Worry Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, I worry over this thing and I worry over that, But I notice when the atmosphere has cleared, That the bad luck I had looked for Didn't come and knock me flat, And I didn't have the trouble that I feared. Oh, I like to start the morning with an apprehensive sigh, For I find a bit of worry to ...read more

Tags: Guilt

I Owe Much To My Friends; But, All Things ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs to life ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

I Have Held Many Things In My Hand And Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have held many things in my hand and lost them all, but whatever I have placed in Gods ...read more

Tags: God's Provision