In Sermon Illustrations: "Leaving All"

God Will Bless All Of You Who Choose To Follow ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 19, 2010

God will bless all of you who choose to follow Jesus; and that blessing, for some, will come in the form of insults. Many years ago I was outside Glasgow station and when a Hare Krishna devotee discovered I was a Christian he whacked me on the head with his ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Anglican

You Could All Have One If You Wanted  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2012

YOU COULD ALL HAVE ONE IF YOU WANTED In Gipsy Smith's book The Beauty of Jesus, Gipsy Smith told about Peter Apples, a man (during the Civil War) who went into the enemy's territory. Peter Apples did not know much about being a good soldier. He just knew that when his superior officer said, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:34-38

Tags: Evangelism How To

When Prayer Isn't All You Need

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2012

WHEN PRAYER ISN’T ALL YOU NEED Tim Hansel, Holy Sweat, 1987, Word Books Publisher, p. 63. In my late twenties, a bunch of my friends and I decided to sail around the world. I have to admit, though, at the time I was a bit worried. I hadn’t even sailed before. I was uneasy and anxious. So I spent a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Peace

It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Looses An ...

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 21, 2012

"It’s all fun and games until someone looses an ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Salvation Army

Whoever Gets The Son, Gets All The Father Has!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 3, 2022

Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:10-13

Tags: Evangelism, Faith, Heaven, Salvation, Gospel, Invitation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Came To Worship

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Henry Ward Beecher knew he was going to be absent from the pulpit of Plymouth Church one Sunday, so he asked his brother to preach for him. When the worship service began, and it became apparent that the great preacher would not be speaking that particular morning, some people got up and started to ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Who Did You Come To Worship?

Contributed by Jun Suyat on Apr 25, 2011

WHO DID YOU COME TO WORSHIP? Henry Ward Beecher was one of the great preachers of the 19th Century. He was ill one Sunday, so a substitute pastor walked up to the pulpit as the worship service began. Seeing that Dr. Beecher would not be speaking that day, a number of people got up and headed for ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Denomination: Nazarene

[171]. A Message From A Poem – Living In A Country Town

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 21, 2025

[171]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LIVING IN A COUNTRY TOWN This poem is a little idealistic but it was written with the aim of a possible country gospel song. It is not my personal experience, though I have lived in isolated areas including in the semi-desert outback for many years. I can well ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-2, Psalm 8:3-4, Hebrews 13:5-6

Tags: Christian Poems, Country Town, Creation, Faithful, Isolation, Caring, The Creator, Never Leave  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jim Elliot A Missionary Who Was Killed In South ...  PRO

Contributed by Gregg Svalstad on Nov 3, 2004

Jim Elliot a missionary who was killed in South America in the late 50’s said: “He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.” We are to be sold out to the eternal things we cannot lose rather than selling out to the temporary things here that we cannot keep. What ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

The 5-Year Old Had Been Missing All Night. When ...  PRO

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Apr 27, 2003

The 5-year old had been missing all night. When his mother had looked out yesterday afternoon, she no longer saw him playing in the yard as he had been doing fifteen minutes earlier. Had he been abducted? Had he wandered off? Soon she and her husband, the neighbors and the police were all ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Lutheran

O God, Don't Let That Be All There Is?" John 1: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 22, 2004

“O God, Don’t Let That Be All There Is?” John 1: 14-18 Key verse(s): 14-18: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The recent news story of the pregnant Missouri woman who was ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:1-14, John 1:14-18

Tags: Christmas Eve

Denomination: Lutheran

We've All Read And Heard These Bible Verses About ...  PRO

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Nov 26, 2000

We’ve all read and heard these Bible verses about the shepherds before, taught by pastors and Sunday School teachers at Christmas time. We can even hear these verses on TV each year if we watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Charlie Brown spends the show as so many people do today, looking in all ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas, Patient, Wait

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All I Will Ever Need To Know I Learned From ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Feb 28, 2001

-All I will ever need to know I learned from Noah. One, Don’t miss the boat. Two, Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark . Four, Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old someone may ask you to do something really big. Five, Don’t listen to ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Faith

Denomination: Church Of God

Woman Asked, ’if You Had It To Do All Over ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 17, 2001

Woman asked, ’If you had it to do all over again would you have children? ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting, Mother's Day

It's Easy To Avoid Criticism: All You Have To Do ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

It’s easy to avoid criticism: all you have to do is say nothing, do ...read more

Tags: Criticism, Fear And Worry, Endurance

Through Prayer We Can Carry In Our Heart All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Through prayer we can carry in our heart all human pain and sorrow, all conflicts and agonies, all torture and war, all hunger, loneliness and misery, not because of some great psychological or emotional ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship, Prayer General, Prayer Supplication

All I Have Seen Teaches Me To Trust The Creator ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8-9

Tags: Creation, Descriptions Of God, Divinity Of Christ

G. Campbell Morgan Had Four Sons, And All Became ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 27, 2002

G. Campbell Morgan had four sons, and all became ministers of the Gospel. At a family reunion, he was asked, “Which of the four Morgans was the greatest preacher? The father looked at each of his four sons in ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

God Our Father Has Made All Things Depend On ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 30, 2002

God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not have ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I've Lived To Thank God That All My Prayers ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2002

“I’ve lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Answered

Denomination: Congregational