Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "leading" showing 1,421-1,440 of 1,697

Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • John Stott, A Humble Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
     | 4,279 views

    JOHN STOTT, A HUMBLE MAN I like the way Thomas Carlyle put it some time ago. He said, "One example is worth a thousand arguments." (Thomas Carlyle, quoted in Men of Integrity, July/August 2000; www.Preaching Today.com) In difficult times, we don't need dictators and arguments. We need leaders ...read more

  • Don't Do Change Alone

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,256 views

    DON'T DO CHANGE ALONE With a new year just around the corner, most of us are busy scribbling down resolutions. We desire radical change in the way we look, the way we behave, the way we make our living. But if research regarding New Year's resolutions is at all true, most of us will fall short of ...read more

  • Stop Expecting Life To Be Perfect

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
     | 2,420 views

    STOP EXPECTING LIFE TO BE PERFECT Donald Miller has written a book called, "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years." It's about the journey Don went on when a couple of filmmakers decided to make a movie about his life, based on his book Blue Like Jazz. Now during the process of writing a screenplay ...read more

  • Selling Your Cow  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 31, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,553 views

    Daniel Overdorf: One of my older sisters and her husband served for 12 years as missionaries to Haiti. Among various other ministries, such as church plants, a school and feeding programs, they discipled a few young men who today lead various churches and ministries. One participant in this was ...read more

  • Lo Ruhamah

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Dec 15, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,771 views

    Lo-Ruhamah There is no Old Testament story more fascinating than that of the prophet Hosea, who at commands of the Lord, acted out a parallel of God’s love, yet severe warnings for his unfaithful people, the kingdom of Israel. Contrary to every healthy instinct and cautionary impulse, Hosea was ...read more

  • Breathtaking

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 19, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,192 views

    I recently had a conversation with a woman who is a double lung transplant recipient. The transplant took place over 20 years ago and I had known part of her story, but there was a detail she included in this retelling that stopped me in my tracks. She gave some facts about the disease, when she ...read more

  • A Lesson From A Pair Of Brothers

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 3, 2019
     | 1,532 views

    Scripture: Mat 18:1-3, NASB 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, 3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will ...read more

  • John Wilkes Booth Was A Die Hard American. His ...

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Mar 19, 2008
     | 1,380 views

    John Wilkes Booth was a die hard American. His sympathy was with the Southern cause. Slavery was only a side line to the many who opposed the Union in the years leading up to the Civil War. The real issue was the rights of individual states to conduct their business under the umbrella of a national ...read more

  • In A Movie Classic - National Lampoon's Vacation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
     | 2,992 views

    In a movie classic - National Lampoon’s Vacation - Chevy Chase - otherwise known as Clark Griswold - leads his family across the country to their dream vacation at Wally World. Along the way, Clark gets lost several times. One time happened to be in St. Louis. After several wrong turns, the houses ...read more

  • One Famous Business Man: About A 100 Plus Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,636 views

    ONE FAMOUS BUSINESS MAN: ABOUT A 100 PLUS YEARS AGO A YOUNG MAN HAD TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE HIS FAMILY COULD NOT AFFORD TO FEED AND HOUSE HIM. ON HIS WAY TO HIS FUTURE HE MEET AN OLD FRIEND WHO WAS CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT. THE CAPTAIN ASKED WHERE HE WAS OFF TO. HE REPLIED, “I DON’T KNOW.” HE TOLD HIM ...read more

  • My Favorite Story About The Holy Spirit Is The ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,347 views

    My favorite story about the Holy Spirit is the story C.S. Lewis told about a college student who wrote to him. The young man was an atheist. And he was very concerned, because he had made friends with some Christian students. They were enthusiastically witnessing to him about Jesus, and it had ...read more

  • The Gift Nobody Wants

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 3,564 views

    The Gift Nobody Wants In 1999 Dr Paul Brand and Philip Yancey co-wrote a book called "Pain: the Gift Nobody Wants." Dr Brand was born in India to missionary parents, and has spent most of his life caring for people with leprosy. One of Dr Brand's greatest discoveries was that people with leprosy ...read more

  • Are You Sure, Lord?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,616 views

    ARE YOU SURE, LORD? In a movie classic - National Lampoon's Vacation - Chevy Chase - otherwise known as Clark Griswold - leads his family across the country to their dream vacation at Wally World. Along the way, Clark gets lost several times. One time happened to be in St. Louis. After several ...read more

  • Don't Forget About Marsha

    Contributed by Mark Tonkery on Feb 21, 2009
     | 2,152 views

    DON'T FORGET ABOUT MARSHA The story is about one day when a woman named Louise fell asleep in her bed, and dreamed a very frightful dream. She dreamed that someone in Hell wrote a letter to her, and it was to be delivered to her by a messenger. The messenger passed between the lakes of Hell, and ...read more

  • Psychology Today

    Contributed by Ryan Peters on Mar 10, 2009
     | 2,294 views

    Psychology Today The Dangers of Loneliness (Aug 2003) Friendship is a lot like food. We need it to survive. What is more, we seem to have a basic drive for it. Psychologists find that human beings have fundamental need for inclusion in group life and for close relationships. We are truly social ...read more

  • Jesus Didn't Just Sit Around The Synagogue All ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,690 views

    Jesus didn’t just sit around the synagogue all day. Jesus didn’t just hang around the temple courtyard all the time. Instead Jesus went out where the people were. He didn’t isolate himself alone on a mountain top. Although he certainly did retreat there from time to time for prayer and refreshment. ...read more

  • At The Time Of This Writing, The Story ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,051 views

    At the time of this writing, the story dominating the national news involves the execution of former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein. On December 30, 2006 the gun-toting dictator, who ruled Iraq with an iron fist for 24 years, was taken to the gallows. This 69-year-old despot, who ruled in ...read more

  • How Many Of You Have Heard About The Book And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,692 views

    How many of you have heard about the book and movie called “The Secret”? 1. Here is some of the verbiage being used to advertise “The Secret”: “The Secret is released to the world This ground-breaking feature length movie presentation reveals The Great Secret of the universe. It has been passed ...read more

  • When Johnny Was 6 Years Old He Was With His ...

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jul 13, 2007
     | 1,280 views

    When Johnny was 6 years old he was with his father when they were stopped for speeding. His father handed the officer a twenty dollar bill along with his drivers license, turned to his son and said “It’s okay son, everybody does it.” When he was 8 he was present at a family counsel lead by his ...read more

  • Once Upon A Time, A Congregation Outgrew Their ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
     | 1,722 views

    Once upon a time, a congregation outgrew their church building. Everyone agreed that they needed to build a new church; but they couldn’t agree on a blueprint, a budget or a building site. In desperation, the pastor invited everyone to join him for an evening of special prayer. One woman came, ...read more

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 84
  • 85
  • Next