In Sermon Illustrations: "Living Sacrifice"

How Deeply Do You Desire To Connect With God? ...

Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 10, 2007

How deeply do you desire to connect with God? Are you desperate to see a mighty movement of God on your campus and throughout your generation? In the first decade of recent centuries, God has moved in astonishing ways to bring spiritual awakenings through students. We are living in that time ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Triumph  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2007

TRIUMPH (By Jim L. Davey) It was a dark & sullen morn, as several women approached the tomb, With breaking hearts and deepest gloom, The furthest thing from their minds.....was triumph Why did He have to die they asked, each other on the road that morn, It made no sense, their hearts were ...read more

In January, 1995, According To An Article ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Miano on Jan 20, 2001

“In January, 1995, according to an article written by Gary Thomas, J. Robert Ashcroft had fewer than forty-eight hours to live, but he was holding on to life, hoping to see his son, John Ashcroft, sworn into the U.S. Senate the following day. [John Ashcroft, as we all know by now, is in the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: *other

About 6am On A Wed Morning James Lawson Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeffrey Stewart on Oct 21, 2000

About 6am on a Wed morning James Lawson of Running Springs, CA left home to apply for a new job. An hour later his 36 yr old wife, Pasty left for her 5th grade teaching job down the mountain with her 2 children, 5 yr old Susan and 2 yr old Jerry. Unfortunately they never got that far. 81/2 hours ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Christian Love, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

A Pastor Went To Visit Some Prospective Members. ...  PRO

Contributed by Rita Sims on Aug 4, 2001

A pastor went to visit some prospective members. It was a husband and wife and their son. At the beginning of the visit, it was a typical visit. They were getting to know each other, what they had done in their lives. Finally, the woman said, "I can’t stand it anymore. I’ve got to say ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Dealing With Conflicts, Children

Denomination: United Methodist

Fred Craddock, In An Address To Ministers, Caught ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2001

Fred Craddock, in an address to ministers, caught the practical implications of living for Christ. -"We think giving our all to the Lord is like taking a $l,000 bill and laying it on the table-- ’Here’s my life, Lord. I’m giving it all.’ -But the reality for most of us is that he sends us to the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Some Years Ago Before The Death Of Mother ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Some years ago before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a part of her daily life. It showed all the horror of the slums of Calcutta and her love for these destitute people. The producer interviewed her as she made her rounds in that ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Forgiveness General, Poverty

Leaders Learn From Their Mistakes  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2002

Leaders Learn from Their Mistakes In his book Managing People is Like Herding Cats, leadership guru Warren Bennis observes that "Almost invariably, great leaders have had a significant setback, crisis or failure in their lives. Many of the leaders I studied faced adversity early in their lives. ...read more

Tags: Leader, Leadership General

A Free-Lance Reporter From The New York Times Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 26, 2002

A free-lance reporter from the New York Times was interviewing Marilyn Monroe years ago. She was aware of Marilyn’s past and the fact that during her early years Marilyn had been shuffled from one foster home to another. The reporter asked Marilyn, “Did you ever feel loved by any of those foster ...read more

Definition Of Worldliness: Worldliness Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2002

Definition of Worldliness: Worldliness is the lust of the flesh (a passion for sensual satisfaction), the lust of the eyes (an inordinate desire for the finer things of life), and the pride of life (self-satisfaction in who we are, what we have, and what we have done). Worldliness, then, is a ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Finding Fulfillment, Call Of The Disciples

I Read A Story This Week About A Woman Who Was ...

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003

I read a story this week about a woman who was the only English teacher in a small rural school. She described what she called “the mixed pleasure of teaching my own three sons.” They begged her not to call on them in class, use them as examples, or tell any family stories— rules to which their mom ...read more

Tags: Misconceptions

Denomination: Baptist

He Knows Your Need

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2003

HE KNOWS YOUR NEED There was a popular religious movement around the time of the founding of our country called Deism. Deism was opposed to Christianity’s personal idea of God. They believed that God created the world, but that he wound it up like a clock and then left it to attend to other ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, God's Provision

You Ever Watch Those Shows About These ...  PRO

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003

You ever watch those shows about these submarines that go down 2 and a half miles to the wreck of the Titanic? That’s one thing that I think I could never do. To be crammed into a machine not much bigger than a telephone booth with 2 other guys, 2 miles below the surface of the water, with the ...read more

Tags: Christian Liberty

Denomination: Lutheran

In January, 1995, According To An Article ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 8, 2003

“In January, 1995, according to an article written by Gary Thomas, J. Robert Ashcroft had fewer than forty-eight hours to live, but he was holding on to life, hoping to see his son, John Ashcroft, sworn into the U.S. Senate the following day. [John Ashcroft, as we all know by now…is our Attorney ...read more

Scripture: John 5:37

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: Charismatic

Somebody Came Running Up To John Wesley And Said, ...

Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007

Somebody came running up to John Wesley and said, "Your house just burned down!" The great preacher replied, "I don’t have a house. I manage a house for the Lord, His house just burned down. Since I’m His son, and He wants me covered, I guess He’ll find me another place to live." That is how we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

September 2007 In Hampshire Rosemary Edwards Left ...  PRO

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 14, 2007

September 2007 in Hampshire Rosemary Edwards left home without leaving any word or taking her things and has been missing all week. It was as a result of a her losing her job and her dads word which came to her explaining she would no longer be able to continue horse riding as a result the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Goodness: Pretend You Were To Go Out On The ...

Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jan 5, 2008

GOODNESS: Pretend you were to go out on the streets today and ask people a question. The question is this: “What is good?” On the face, we live in corrupted world; in which things are termed O.K. … So what is ‘good’? In Matthew 19 a man addressed Jesus and said, “Good Teacher, what good thing ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Affectionate Writing Can Reduce Cholesterol

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2008

Affectionate Writing Can Reduce Cholesterol According to new research, writing down affectionate thoughts about close friends and family can reduce your cholesterol levels. Floyd et al. (2007) randomly assigned participants to one of two groups: one experimental and one control. The experimental ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Was Reminded Of Two Young Ministry Students ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 26, 2008

I was reminded of two young ministry students down south who stopped at a rickety old shack to “share the gospel.” There must have been a dozen kids running around apparently doing whatever they wanted. It was chaos. The house was falling apart. A woman completely and totally disheveled answered ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

I Recently Read Of A Sign Which Hangs On The Wall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008

I recently read of a sign which hangs on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, a children’s home in Calcutta, which reads; People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, love them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives, be kind anyway. If you are successful, you ...read more