In Sermon Illustrations: "Let Go"

Scrubs Christmas Voiceover  PRO

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009

SCRUBS CHRISTMAS VOICEOVER The cast of the TV Show Scrubs have done a number of satirical looks at various things. The did a voice over of "Charlie Brown’s Christmas" and Dr. Cox does the Linus soliloquy which originally was the story of Christmas from the gospel. This post-modern version [IMHO] ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Shoe Repair Receipt Submitted After 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010

Shoe Repair Receipt Submitted After 20 Years Many years ago, the L.A. Times carried a story about a man who went to the house where he grew up and knocked on the door. It had been 20 years since he lived there, so he grew a little sentimental. He asked the current owners if he could walk through ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Tags: Workplace

The Compass That Wouldn't Cooperate  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2011

THE COMPASS THAT WOULDN'T COOPERATE An old sailor repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass and urged him to use it. The next time he went out in his boat, he followed their advice and took the compass with him. But as usual he became hopelessly confused and was unable to find ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Hit By A Rock

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2011

HIT BY A ROCK Corrective suffering is tribulation or affliction God allows in our lives to chasten us for unforsaken sin in order to turn us back to Him. In the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the broken end of a high voltage wire was lying on the pavement, along which the engineer was walking, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-12

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Pride At The Donut Shop

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011

PRIDE AT THE DONUT SHOP I was living in Phoenix at the time and on my way to work I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts drive through. I said to the woman at the window, "I'll have 3 cake donuts and a cup of coffee." She started mumbling something that I couldn't hear. I thought she may be able to hear me ...read more

Tags: Pride

Accepting The Good News  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011

ACCEPTING THE GOOD NEWS A promotion by H. R. Block Inc. in 2001 offered walk-in customers a chance to win a drawing for a million dollars. Glen and Gloria Sims of Sewell, New Jersey, won the drawing, but they refused to believe it when an H. R. Block representative phoned them with the good ...read more

Scripture: John 5:45-47

Tags: Unbelief

Chippie's Story  PRO

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Nov 14, 2011

CHIPPIE'S STORY Max Lucado shares the story of a parakeet named Chippie. Chippie’s owner decided to clean his cage...with a vacuum cleaner. She was almost finished when the phone rang, so she turned around to answer it. Before she knew it, Chippie was gone. In a panic she ripped open the vacuum ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Few More Hours

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 23, 2013

A FEW MORE HOURS A young lady busied herself getting ready for a blind date. He had promised dinner at an exclusive downtown restaurant with live music and dancing. Wanting to make a good first impression she had taken the day off work. She cleaned her apartment; she went out that afternoon to ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Baptist

Last Lap Of The Race

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 4, 2014

May 29, 2011 it looked like it was destiny, the day Dale Earnhardt Jr. was rounding the last lap of the Charlotte Motor Speedway. You could just imagine the script that was being set; it was memorial day, he was being sponsored by the national guard, and He was going to finally win for the first ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7

Tags: Perseverance, Endurance, Finish The Race, Gas Tank

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Tents In Heaven!

Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Jun 24, 2016

I am not a camper. I spent one miserable weekend as a kid in an old, smelly canvas tent. It was designed to sleep 10, but 2 adults and 2 kids kicked, punched and threw sand all over one another all night. And that was while we were asleep. As I said, it was a miserable weekend. When I became ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-7

Tags: Camp, Tabernacle

Denomination: Baptist

Character Is Defined As "God Expressing Himself ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 9, 2005

Character is defined as “God expressing himself through man”, in other words, it is letting God have ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Really Believe In The Brotherhood Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, youve ...read more

Tags: Family

A Mans Strength Of Character May Be Measured By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A mans strength of character may be measured by his ability to control his temper, instead of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Do You Believe In Dreams? Dont Oversleep If You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do you believe in dreams? Dont oversleep if you want your dreams to come true Dont ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Your Hopes, Dreams And Aspirations Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the storms, above ...read more

Tags: Dreams

It Was Edwin Markham Who Said These Famous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

It was Edwin Markham who said these famous words: “We have committed the Golden Rule to ...read more

Tags: Faith General

About 2,000 Years Ago A Hugh Fire Broke Out, And ...

Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007

About 2,000 years ago a hugh fire broke out, and it is still burning today in the ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

When One Has Reached 81, One Likes To Sit Back ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When one has reached 81, one likes to sit back and let the world turn by ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Is Love At Christmas Because Christmas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is love at Christmas because Christmas was born of love. Let us, each one, keep alive ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Vision Is The Aladdins Lamp Of The Soul. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Vision is the Aladdins Lamp of the soul. It is the divine spark that lights the lamp of progress. It is the hand that pushes aside ...read more

Tags: Leadership General