Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Look Back"

showing 1,701-1,720 of 11,670
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
  • R. Kent Hughes, In His Book, James—faith ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Apr 21, 2001
    based on 92 ratings
     | 8,297 views

    R. Kent Hughes, in his book, James—Faith That Works, shares this story. "It is said that Napoleon, while looking at some papers, let slip the bridle of his horse, which reared so that the Emperor was in danger. A corporal of the grenadiers leaped forward and caught the bridle, bringing the ...read more

  • While Out On A Date One Evening I Decided To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 5, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,015 views

    While out on a date one evening I decided to drive out to a favorite parking place to talk. I didn’t have enough money to do anything else. After we stopped the car and was just sitting there talking in the dark I leaned my head against the stering wheel a couple of times. I don’t know why I did ...read more

  • My Daughter Brought A Caterpillar From School One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 8, 2001
    based on 42 ratings
     | 1,848 views

    My daughter brought a caterpillar from school one day. We promptly found a shoe box and put some leaves and grass into the box. My daughter gently placed the little insect into its new home. We punched holes in clear wrap and placed it over the top of the box, so that we could watch our little ...read more

  • Six Humans Trapped By Happenstance In Bleak And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 2,109 views

    Six humans trapped by happenstance in bleak and bitter cold, Each one possessed a stick of wood, or so the story goes. Their dying fire in need of logs, The first man held his back, For on the faces around the fire He noticed one was black. The next man looking across the way Saw one not of his ...read more

  • Forever Faithful  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,819 views

    FOREVER FAITHFUL Some of us can remember the Sunday morning terrorist bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, in which hundreds of Americans were killed or wounded as they slept. Many of us can still recall the terrible scenes as the dazed survivors worked to dig out their trapped brothers from ...read more

  • The Cold Within  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 24, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,815 views

    THE COLD WITHIN Six humans trapped by happenstance in bleak and bitter cold, Each one possessed a stick of wood, or so the story goes. Their dying fire in need of logs, the first man held his back, for on the faces around the fire he noticed one was black. The next man looking across the way saw ...read more

  • It Beats Hell!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,948 views

    IT BEATS HELL! It is said that Abe Mulky, who became the Texas Evangelist, went to an old-fashioned revival and was under deep conviction. He went home and said to his wife, "Mandy, what shall I do? I am lost. I am miserable. But you know we have gained our possessions crookedly and if I get ...read more

  • I Think I Was In My Pre-Teen Years, When Someone ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 28, 2003
     | 1,720 views

    "I think I was in my pre-teen years, when someone whose name I did not hear at the time said this half in jest, but it made its point with me when I heard it and has stayed with me all these years. . He was British, and talking to an American pastor when he said, “The problem with you American ...read more

  • Wings Like Eagles  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 20, 2003
    based on 78 ratings
     | 2,706 views

    Story: The eagles is an interesting bird. It makes its nest from briars and thorns and then inlays the nest with animal skin, to stop the thorns and briars hurting the newly hatched eaglets. For the eaglets, this is the life. Mum brings the food and the eaglets hangs around the nest getting fat. ...read more

  • Several Men Are In The Locker Room Of A Golf ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,580 views

    Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands free speaker function and begins to talk. MAN: "Hello." WOMAN: "Honey, it’s me. Are you at the club?" MAN: "Yes." WOMAN: "I am at the mall now and found this beautiful leather coat. It’s ...read more

  • Randy Frazee, Pastor Of Pantego Bible Church In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,845 views

    Randy Frazee, pastor of Pantego Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas, shared this story: I remember seeing a picture of a husband and wife in a gentleman’s office. I said, “Nice picture.” I turned around and looked at the man, and he had tears in his eyes. So I asked him, “Why are you crying?” He ...read more

  • The Full Fly

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,857 views

    The Full Fly A fly was buzzing along one morning when he saw a lawn mower someone had left out in their front yard. He flew over and sat on the handle, watching the children going down the sidewalk on their way to school. But one little boy tripped on a crack and fell, spilling his lunch on the ...read more

  • Hidden Treasure  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,658 views

    Hidden Treasure The Smith House in Dahlonega, Georgia, has been sitting on a gold mine for more than a century. During renovation of the landmark hotel back in February of 2006, workers discovered the entrance to a four-foot wide hole under the concrete floor in the main dining room. The hole goes ...read more

  • In The Spring Of 1982 Kenneth Nordvall Was The ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
     | 1,366 views

    In the spring of 1982 Kenneth Nordvall was the speaker at a Morning Prayer group that meets in a town near Springfield Illinois. Before he spoke, a neighboring pastor shared about a recent mission trip to Mexico. While his group was returning, their van developed mechanical problems. After ...read more

  • Randy Travis Came Out With A Country Song A While ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
     | 897 views

    Randy Travis came out with a country song a while back called “Why I Cheat.” Here are some of the lyrics: A workin’ day too long, when everything goes wrong And a boss who don’t know I’m alive. I once had a notion I’d get that promotion, But now I barely survive. My children keep growin’ ...read more

  • A King In An Ancient Palace Secured A Famous ...

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 13, 2008
     | 1,192 views

    A king in an ancient Palace secured a famous musician to BUILD A WONDERFUL HARP. In the evenings the household would gather and spend happy hours listening to the peaceful music. Years went by, the king died and the prince took his family to live in the castle. A musician was found to play the ...read more

  • What Love Does

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,225 views

    WHAT LOVE DOES 1. Love is Patient – v4 It takes a long time before fuming & breaking into flames. Love doesn’t retaliate. Love’s patience is the ability to be inconvenienced by a person over & over again without getting angry. -Romans 12:17 Refuses to pay back evil for evil, but if slapped on the ...read more

  • Read The Instructions

    Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 27, 2008
     | 3,830 views

    READ THE INSTRUCTIONS Have you ever been given instructions on how to do something, but you were pretty sure that you could figure it out, so you threw out the instructions? I did that one time with a brand new entertainment center. I had put all kinds of furniture together before and I just ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 4, 2008
     | 1,121 views

    The Wheelbarrow Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev used to tell of a time when there was a wave of petty theft in the Soviet Union. To curtail this the authorities put up guards around the factories. At one timberworks in Leningrad, the guard knew the workers in the factory very well. The first ...read more

  • I Was About Six Years Old, First Grade Student… ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jul 29, 2008
     | 1,206 views

    I was about six years old, first grade student… And half of the school facilities were under construction, remodeling the classrooms. So they put all the grades, from 1 to 8 on a condensed schedule. Grades 5- 8 in the morning, from 7:00 to 1:00 PM, and grades 1 to 4, afternoon, from 2:00 to 6:00 ...read more