In Sermon Illustrations: "Let Your Light Shine"

John Macarthur States This About Our Text And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 25, 2011

John MacArthur states this about our text and the Bible: "Now let me make it as clear as I can to you. The Old Testament is not a collection of the wisdom of ancient men. The Old Testament is not a collection of the best of religious thinking. The Old Testament is not a collection of the good ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Kenya

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Which Do You Think He Believed?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011

WHICH DO YOU THINK HE BELIEVED? A man sat down to supper with his family and said grace, thanking God for the food, for the hands which prepared it, and for the source of all life. But during the meal he complained about the freshness of the bread, the bitterness of the coffee, and the sharpness ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:17

Tags: Hypocrisy

The Bride Of Christ

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 21, 2011

THE BRIDE OF CHRIST When I was a janitor at O.B.C. there were two or three times I had the opportunity to clean the floors in the girls dorms. One thing that astounded me as I went from room to room was the large pin-up pictures and posters of brides on the walls. Some of these girls had ...read more

Tags: Weddings

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Baseball In Heaven  PRO

Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012

BASEBALL IN HEAVEN A preacher and a song leader were both avid baseball fans. These guys didn't just like baseball; they lived, breathed and ate baseball. What time they weren't about church duties, they were attending a game, watching a game on the tube, or coaching a little league game in the ...read more

Tags: Death, Heaven, Baseball

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mothers

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

Mothers are so wonderful and all are different and all are the same. Loving, caring, sacrifice and dedication to Children and family. Mother’s Day was started when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Everyone doesn’t have a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Tags: Mothers Day, Mothers

Denomination: Independent/Bible

World Evangelism Statistics

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 5, 2022

If you say that Jesus is waiting on the Church to get the Gospel out before His return, let me give you a few statistics on the challenge the Church faces. We have almost 8 billion people on our planet right now. There are almost 2.4 Christians in the world today. If 500,000 people were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:19-20

Tags: Salvation, Gospel, Missions, Witnessing, Lost, Great Commission, Evangelism  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Sting Of Death Is Gone For Every Believer

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 13, 2022

A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon. Suddenly out of nowhere a bumblebee flew in the car window. Since the little boy was deathly allergic to bee stings he became petrified. His father quickly reached out, grabbed the bee, squeezed it in his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:55-56

Tags: Heaven, Funerals, Death, Fear, Resurrection  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God With Us

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Dec 2, 2024

I started out by describing a song that I had been singing all week long. (I used Leaning on the Everlasting Arms but you can use any song). I spent about 5 - 7 minutes giving all the details of the song. The author, the beat, where it is used at, who sung the song, etc. I keep the title ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:23, Philippians 2:5-11

Tags: Emmanuel, Immanuel, God With Us

Denomination: Church Of God

Do It Scared

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 20, 2025

Let me share from an email I got from the Navigators about their summer outreach with college students: “This past summer, the students had over 700 gospel conversations with strangers. From those discussions, 22 people gave their lives to Christ and were connected with local churches. For one ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Tags: Evangelism, Scared, Outreach

Denomination: Methodist

Billy Sunday Said, "If You Have No Joy, There's ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 22, 2005

Billy Sunday said, “if you have no joy, there’s a leak ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Lutheran

To Carry Care To Bed Is To Sleep With A Pack On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back. Thomas ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Reasoning With A Child Is Fine, If You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Reasoning with a child is fine, if you can reach the childs reason ...read more

Tags: Children

When You Are Dealing With A Child, Keep All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, ...read more

Tags: Children

A Child Is Like An Axe; Even If It Hurts You, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A child is like an axe; even if it hurts you, you still carry ...read more

Tags: Children

Remember That As A Teenager You Are In The Last ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be ...read more

Tags: Children

H. Jackson Brown Jr., "The Best Preparation For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

H. Jackson Brown Jr., “The best preparation for tomorrow is ...read more

Tags: Parable Ten Virgins

Lev 20:7 " `consecrate Yourselves And Be Holy, ...

Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Jan 17, 2008

LEV 20:7 " `Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Appropriate Timing Is "Everything" So Do Not ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 30, 2008

Appropriate timing is "everything" so do not miss your ...read more

Tags: Time

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If You Want To Succeed And You Prepare To Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you want to succeed and you prepare to do so, you will ...read more

Tags: Dreams

A Psychiatrist Is A Fellow Who Asks You A Lot Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A psychiatrist is a fellow who asks you a lot of expensive questions ...read more

Tags: Emotions