In Sermon Illustrations: "Long Sermons"

Once In Seven Years I Burn All My Sermons; For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I cannot write better ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Now, During My Sermon Preparation Time, I Came ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Now, during my sermon preparation time, I came across a humorous story entitled, “Helping Hand”: a. According to the story, a pastor is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy … trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. b. However, the boy is very small ...read more

Tags: Cross

Sharing Sermon Notes, Stories And Outlines To Further The Gospel Of Jesus

Contributed by John T Brantley on Dec 22, 2015

When all through the town, Folks were snuggled comfy and sound. All my night guests had checked in, And I was exhausted and tucked in my kin, When out at the door the I heard a swift rap, of the door knocker knocking interrupting my nap. I sprang up from my cot to see what was the issue, Couldn’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Inn Keeper, No Room In The Inn, Christmas, Christmas Eve

Denomination: United Methodist

Carlyle Fielding Ste, How Long Will You Limp?: ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2001

Carlyle Fielding Ste, How Long Will You Limp?: "Too many churches today are devoid of the Spirit of Pentecost because they are dry and stale, where people are in a stupor; where worship services are wooden and so scripted that they are hollow; where the preaching is dull and flat; where the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Tags: Apathy, Lack Of Joy, Revival, Preservation, Pentecost  (view more)  (view less)

Long Ago Demosthenes Had Written: "We Keep ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Long ago Demosthenes had written: “We keep prostitutes for pleasure; we keep mistresses for the day to day needs of the body; we keep wives for the begetting of children and for the faithful guardianship of our homes. So long as a man supported his wife and family there was no ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God

Men Can Always Be Blind To A Thing So Long As It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

Men can always be blind to a thing so long as it is big ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

American Donors Give About The Same Over The Long ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

American Donors give about the same over the long term. The IRS reports that those who itemize deductions on their tax returns have claimed since 1975 that between 1.6% and 2.16% of their income went to charitable concerns. Gallup polls finds that charitable donations run between 1.5% and 2% and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Divorce In A Long Term Study Of Couples Who Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Divorce In a long term study of couples who were at a point of getting a divorce, 22% of those who went ahead with the divorce reported they were happy 5 years later while 86% of those who decided to stick it out, seek help and counseling to fix their marriage reported they were happy 5 years ...read more

Tags: Divorce

George Barna Says, "As Long As Churches Measure ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

George Barna says, “As long as churches measure success on the basis of popularity and efficiency, we will continue to see a nation filled with people who can recite Bible stories but fail to live ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

As Long As I See Any Thing To Be Done For God, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"As long as I see any thing to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how vain and unworthy it is to ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Long Ago Demosthenes Had Written: "We Keep ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Long ago Demosthenes had written: "We keep prostitutes for pleasure; we keep mistresses for the day to day needs of the body; we keep wives for the begetting of children and for the faithful guardianship of our homes. So long as a man supported his wife and family there was no ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Books Had Instant Replay Long Before Televised ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Books had instant replay long before ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

No Road Is Too Long For Him Who Advances Slowly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No road is too long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry, and no attainment is beyond his reach who ...read more

Tags: Peace

We Must Wait For God, Long, Meekly, In The Wind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must wait for God, long, meekly, in the wind and wet, in the thunder and lightning, in the cold and dark. Wait, and He will ...read more

Tags: Peace

The World Will Never Have Lasting Peace So Long ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and ...read more

Tags: Peace

Man Will Believe Any Ism So Long As It Promises ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Man will believe any ism so long as it promises him that theres no hell and that he doesnt have ...read more

Tags: False Teaching

Follow Your Dream As Long As You Live, Do Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Follow your dream as long as you live, do not lessen the time of following desire, for wasting ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Long Agoi Resolved That I Would Permit No Man, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Long agoI resolved that I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and ...read more

Tags: Anger

Man Will Believe Any Ism So Long As It Promises ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Man will believe any ism so long as it promises him that theres no hell and that he doesnt have ...read more

Tags: Faith General

You Never Get Over Being A Child, As Long As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You never get over being a child, as long as you have ...read more

Tags: Parenting