In Sermon Illustrations: "Lift Him Up"

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

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008

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

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Baptist

The One Thing That Has Always Impressed Me About ...

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 24, 2009

The one thing that has always impressed me about beggars is that they know how to make money. I don’t mean that to be insulting I really don’t it is impressive. I remember a few years ago I was in my office working and this car pulled up. A couple came in and asked if we could help them out with ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: *other

Mark 8:35 For Whoever Wants To Save His Life A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009

Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life a will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. (NIV) Now, Jesus is not talking about the cost of our salvation here, because that is free! Romans 6:23 says, “The FREE gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Tags: Discipleship, Risk

Homeless Man Comes Home To His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010

Homeless Man Comes Home to His Mother In 1988 there was a story in the LA Times entitled “A Mother’s Search for Russell Love.” It told of a woman in Houston named Beverly Elliott. She had not seen her son, Russell Love, for four years and had not heard from him in two years; but she knew he was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Tags: Parable Prodigal Son

An Inconvenient ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH An Inconvenient Truth is an Academy Award-winning documentary film about climate change, specifically “global warming” and a future ice age in Northern Europe, presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth “I’m ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unsung Heroines-Susanna

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 20, 2022

Introduction: Susanna is only mentioned once in Scripture, but it’s in a very positive light. She was one of the unsung heroines who ministered to Jesus and the disciples during His days of ministering on this earth. Text: Luke 8:1-3, KJV: 1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-3

Tags: Susanna, Unsung Heroines

Denomination: Baptist

A Good Novel Is Possible Only After One Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A good novel is possible only after one has ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

How Vain It Is To Sit Down To Write When You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Every Child Is An Artist. The Problem Is How To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an ...read more

Tags: Children

I Wish People Who Have Trouble Communicating ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I wish people who have trouble communicating ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Nothing Ever Happens In A Small Town, But What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing ever happens in a small town, but what you ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Being Defeated Is Often Only A Temporary ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is ...read more

Tags: Competition

Cockroaches And Socialites Are The Only Things ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all ...read more

Tags: Food

Dont Be Reckless With Other Peoples Hearts, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, and dont put up with people ...read more

Tags: Heart

The Sooner You Fall Behind, The More Time You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The sooner you fall behind, the more time you ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Success Humbles The Great Man, Astonishes The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success humbles the great man, astonishes the common man, and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Tears Are The Softening Showers Which Cause The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Movie Ticket Sales

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

• Movie ticket sales are on the rise, up 8% year to date. ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Where Did The Summer Go?

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 14, 2023

This past week started out as the best week of the whole year. At least, I thought so at the time. I finished my book manuscript and sent it to the publisher. I caught up with some other projects that were lagging. And I had time to balance my checkbook. What could be better than that? The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:24

Tags: Summer, Time

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Tiger Breath!" Matthew 6:9-13 Key Verse(S): ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 6, 2005

“Tiger Breath!” Matthew 6:9-13 Key verse(s): 13:“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” It has been foreordained that life is a temptation! Now that is a depressing thought if I ever heard one. Foreordained? That means that no matter what I do or how I do it, ultimately I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 4:1-11

Tags: Risk Of Sin, Release, Sin Separates From God, Sin Exposed

Denomination: Lutheran