Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Long Life"

showing 13,281-13,300 of 14,714
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Falling After Dark

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,138 views

    FALLING AFTER DARK There is a story told about a construction worker. This construction worker was employed on a high-rise building project, which required him and others to work after dark. He was busy on the edge of one of the walls which was many stories high, when he suddenly lost his balance ...read more

  • Winning The Lottery

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
     | 4,153 views

    WINNING THE LOTTERY Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump payment and received $113 million after taxes. Listen ...read more

  • Serving Saves A Soul

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 8, 2011
     | 2,689 views

    SERVING SAVES A SOUL One of the best ways to do these good things is to get involved in Vacation Bible School: Praying for VBS, inviting kids to come, serving in VBS, and following up on our guests. Kids will get saved. Sometimes even parents get saved through VBS. Florence Lee can tell you that. ...read more

  • What I Don't Want To Be

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2011
     | 4,788 views

    WHAT I DON'T WANT TO BE I recall a conversation I once had with a precocious little boy we once had in the church I pastored for 10 years in Wiesbaden. I asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. "Well," he replied, "I don't want to be a fireman." I'd never had a kid tell me what he was ...read more

  • Fervent Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,777 views

    FERVENT PRAYER George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, future US Presidents, were among the delegates meeting at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, on March 23, 1775, considering a resolution sending Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. The Virginia House of Burgesses was unconvinced. ...read more

  • Visions Of Glory

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011
     | 5,506 views

    VISIONS OF GLORY Chan Gailey, who just began his second season as head coach for the Buffalo Bills, got his start coaching football at Alabama's Troy State University. In 1984, with a 12-1 record, he led the Troy State Trojans to a Division II NCAA national championship. A week before the big ...read more

  • We Have The Key

    Contributed by Matthew Olanrewaju on Sep 17, 2011
     | 2,165 views

    WE HAVE THE KEY Father William Bausch told a story of a boy who one morning had arrived very early at school and waited patiently at the door. Next to arrive was a lady who was surprised that this youngster had arrived so early. "It’s locked" the pupil said as the teacher tried the door. She began ...read more

  • Prison Vs. Full-Time Work

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 28, 2011
     | 1,825 views

    PRISON VS. FULL-TIME WORK In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8' X 10' cell. At work you spend most of your time in a 6' X 8' cubicle. In prison you get three meals a day. At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for that one. In prison you get time off for ...read more

  • Feeling God

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Mar 4, 2012
     | 3,356 views

    FEELING GOD When we try to measure time or weight or temperature or speed or any of a hundred other things, we normally rely on instrumentation. But we can try to tell the time by using our feelings, such as how hungry or tired we feel, and our senses, such as how light it seems, is crudely ...read more

  • Architectural Design By Touch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
     | 3,425 views

    ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY TOUCH Three years ago (2008), Chris Downey had just started a promising architectural job at a successful design firm. A few weeks after he took the job, he noticed that there was something wrong with his vision. The doctors told him he had a tumor wrapped around his optic ...read more

  • No Runs, No Hits, No Errors  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,217 views

    NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS In one little Midwestern town, Miss Jones had the distinction of being the oldest resident in town. So when she died, the editor of the local paper wanted to print a little article remembering this dear old lady, except he couldn't think of anything to say when he sat ...read more

  • God Opposes The Proud At Mt. St. Helens

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 2,918 views

    GOD OPPOSES THE PROUD AT MT. ST. HELENS In the spring of 1980, the mountain showed signs of awakening. There were earthquakes. There was volcanic activity. Residents were told to leave the area. But Harry Truman would have nothing to do with that. He believed the danger was exaggerated "I don't ...read more

  • Peace And The Chicken

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 15, 2013
     | 5,758 views

    PEACE AND THE CHICKEN As you and I well know, there are so many times when the circumstances around us are not peaceful. There is tension and turmoil that is so unsettling. It reminds me of the chicken that fell out of the chicken truck a few years ago. I pulled into the church driveway one ...read more

  • He Will Never, Never, Never Leave Me!  PRO

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 7, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,529 views

    HE WILL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER LEAVE ME! Written by Dr. Larry Petton Hebrews 13:5 is a rare verse. It has been simply translated by many as, "He will never leave you or forsake you." That is good English, but it is not good Greek in this instance. This verse contains an unusual triple negative. ...read more

  • A Stone From The Old West

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,047 views

    THE PRECIOUS STONE NO ONE SAW Back when the Old West was being settled, pioneers flocked across the country to California and Oregon. In one particular spot on the Eastern slopes of the Rockies there was a large, dirt covered rock protruding in the middle of the trail. Wagon wheels were broken on ...read more

  • Supreme Court Case Victory  PRO

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Apr 9, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,303 views

    In the Supreme Court case between Humanity and Satan, proceedings took on a surprising turn, in the court room when Judge God read out the charge against the defendant (humanity). Sin was the main charge with a list of violations being read out, some minor & seemingly insignificant while others ...read more

  • Little Gifts

    Contributed by Gerald Manning on Dec 14, 2015
     | 5,884 views

    The man was quite obviously hard pressed by life .. his clothing was a bit tattered, he hadn’t shaved for several days, his face was gaunt, his eyes vacant. He was hungry, no doubt, and all I had in my pocket was a quarter. I knew that it wouldn’t buy much, but perhaps it was a start, and I ...read more

  • Loaded Gun

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 1,570 views

    LOADED GUN Let's start out with a story; there's a young man standing with his eyes glazing over with shock. His eyes slowly shift in utter disbelief from the still smoking gun in his hand to his best friend laying in the floor with an ever-growing red spot on his chest. His eyes fill with ...read more

  • Notre Dame On Fire

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 18, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,082 views

    Just this last Monday (April 15, 2019), many of us were horrified to watch the great Cathedral of Notre Dame on fire. Its great spire toppled into the roof of the cathedral, and many feared that Paris’ most iconic landmark would be a total loss after standing for 850 years. However, early the ...read more

  • Floating Pumpkins

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 8, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,282 views

    Satan will use the same type of tactics that hunters use in Africa. The story is told of a certain African tribe that learned an easy way to capture ducks in a river. Catching their agile and wary dinner would be a feat indeed, so these hunters formulated a plan. The tribesmen learned to go ...read more