In Sermon Illustrations: "Listen"

Let God Put It Together

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010

LET GOD PUT IT TOGETHER One night a father heard his young daughter speaking, although she was alone in her room. The door was open just enough that he could see that she was kneeling beside her bed in prayer. Interested to find out what subjects a child would bring before God, he paused outside ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Brethren

The Bible Found Me

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

THE BIBLE FOUND ME G. Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Brethren

The Bible Found Me

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 18, 2011

THE BIBLE FOUND ME G. Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:19-21

Tags: Doubt, Warning

Satisfied

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jul 31, 2011

SATISFIED News flash: I like food! You know -- with a dash of seriousness -- it doesn't take a master chef to see that I've had a love-affair with food for some years. I'm like a lot of Americans; I often eat more than I need in order be "satisfied." A number of years ago, I went to ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Lutheran

The Three Stone-Carriers  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2011

THE THREE STONE-CARRIERS Many years ago in a church in England, a preacher entered the pulpit and said: "Brethren, before I preach, allow me to tell this story. Many years have passed since I was in this place. On that evening there came three young men, not only with the intention of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Chronicles 16:22

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Not Going To Judge Me

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011

"GOD'S NOT GOING TO JUDGE ME" Life magazine once interviewed dozens of people. One person they talked to was a prostitute, age 24, in White Pine County, Nevada. She said, "I don't think about my feelings a lot, instead I lie in my bed and think onto Him. I meditate because sometimes my words don't ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Baptist

Start With Just One

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 8, 2012

START WITH JUST ONE Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, tells the story of a 23 year old Sailor that he spent time discipling. He spent many hours with this young man in the Word and the importance of being a witness for the Lord and leading other sailors to Jesus. A month later the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Lutheran

Hostile Heart

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012

HOSTILE HEART Beware the hostile heart. That's the warning of Dr. Redford Williams from Duke University's Behavioral Medicine Research Center. He has been saying for years that having a hostile personalities can kill us--most often by heart disease but also by injuries and accidents. Anger speeds ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:20-27

Tags: Heart

Rejected On Earth

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 23, 2016

REJECTED ON EARTH... Campbell Morgan was one of 150 young men who sought entrance to the Wesleyan ministry in 1888. He passed the doctrinal examinations, but then faced the trial sermon. In a cavernous auditorium that could seat more than 1,000 sat three ministers and 75 others who came to listen. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-10

Tags: Moses, Acceptance, Rejection, Calling

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Remember A Young Couple, They Joyfully ...

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 10, 2008

I remember a young couple, they joyfully discovered, after years of trying, they were going to have a baby. However, they were both perfectionists They did what a lot of expectant parents do, they purchased books on how to raise a child. But they went over board. They read every book they could ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Methodist

Gypsies-Beggars Are All Around Churches In ...

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 19, 2008

Gypsies-beggars are all around churches in Romania; the same in France and UK. Paris and London’s churches are literally homes for many beggars. Chased by police, they return always there. During my last trip in Europe I saw a large number of beggars. There were so many beggars, there was no way ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

How Can We Be A Friend To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We can ...read more

Tags: Ot Characters

Post-It Notes

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

POST-IT NOTES In 1968, Dr. Spencer Silver, a scientist at 3M in the United States, developed a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive. For five years, Silver promoted his invention within 3M, both informally and through seminars, but without much success. In 1974, a colleague of his, ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

God's Valentine's Day  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 17, 2009

GOD'S VALENTINE'S DAY If yesterday is like Valentine's Days of the past, over $1 billion was spent on chocolate, $1 billion on cards, and 218 million roses were sold in the pursuit of or in an attempt to demonstrate love. The Bible tells us that God sent the first Valentine. He showed what true ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Baptist

Gary Richmond, A Former Zookeeper, Had This To ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009

Gary Richmond, a former zookeeper, had this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention the change coming to a pet raccoon owned by a ...read more

Tags: Sin Punishment Of

Denomination: Baptist

He Went To Hell For Me

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009

HE WENT TO HELL FOR ME Kay Arthur, well-known Christian author and speaker, has influenced tens of thousands. As a young girl, she went to church. She wrote, "I would listen to the messages, and go to Sunday School, but I never really committed my life to Jesus." She grew up and got married, ...read more

Tags: Grace

At The Crossroad  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

At the Crossroad “I encountered a man on the Road of life, so sure of himself – so convinced he was right. He had (his) religion, but he didn’t know God, And though he had eyes, I thought that rather odd: He only could see what he wanted to see. So, blind to the truth that could set his soul ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Tags: Decision, Salvation, Cross, Choice, Easter Palm Sunday  (view more)  (view less)

Anonymous) - I Used To Go Out In The Morning To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

(Anonymous) - I used to go out in the morning to get the paper when we lived in El Paso. Our house was a good four miles from the main parade ground at Fort Bliss. On most mornings I could hear the whump, whump, whump of the 13-gun salute which was sounded every morning at seven o’clock. But on ...read more

Tags: Cults

William Edward Parry Was A British Explorer. In ...  PRO

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007

William Edward Parry was a British explorer. In the early 1800s he led an expedition to the Arctic Ocean. They wanted to go farther north to continue their chartings. So they calculated their location by the stars and then started a very difficult and treacherous march north. They walked the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Think That We Often Can Learn Some Pretty ...

Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 6, 2007

I think that we often can learn some pretty profound things from children…so listen to what these kids had to say about what heaven is like… "Everything is free," says Christina, age 12. "Everyone lives in a mansion. No one has to go to work. There are no house payments." "Heaven is a place that ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ