In Sermon Illustrations: "Love"

Jehovah-Shammah

Contributed by Darryl Womack on Oct 30, 2009

JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH I love to play peek-a-boo. My grandson Cayden loves to watch as I cover my face and then move my hands and say peek-a-boo. He’ll laugh and laugh. Ever wonder why that works so well at entertaining babies. It’s because they haven’t figured out yet that you really haven’t gone ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 48:35

Tags: God's Omniscience

Denomination: Baptist

[253]. A Message From A Poem – The Artist And The Gypsy Girl

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 7, 2026

[253]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE ARTIST AND THE GYPSY GIRL Created faithfully from a tract of the same name. It was around 1998 that I came to have a gospel tract called “The Artist and the Gypsy Girl” and I was quite impressed by it. I wanted to convert the tract to a poem but maintaining ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19, Acts 4:12

Tags: Pepita, A Gospel Tract, Witnessing, The Gospel Message, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Stenburg, Crucifixion Painting, Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

These Are The Signs, These Are The Signs Of ...  PRO

Contributed by James H Boyd on Feb 10, 2003

"These are the signs, these are the signs of life, The love that proves there is a living faith ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: Charismatic

The Grand Essentials Of Happiness In This Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The grand essentials of happiness in this life are something to do, someone to ...read more

Tags: Joy

Mother Teresa, "We Can Do No Great Things, Only ...

Contributed by Tony Searles on May 29, 2007

Mother Teresa, “We can do no great things, only small ...read more

Denomination: Other

A Bird Is Meant To Fly In The Air. Fish Operate ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

A bird is meant to fly in the air. Fish operate best in the water, and Christians are to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

In The Night Of Death, Hope Sees A Star And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...in the night of death, Hope sees a star and glistening love can ...read more

Tags: Death

Following Christ Has Nothing To Do With Success ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Following Christ has nothing to do with success as the world sees ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

The Better I Get To Know Men, The More I Find ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The better I get to know men, the more I find ...read more

Tags: Family

Christmas Happens Everywhere Every Time Someone ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christmas happens everywhere every time someone reaches out to touch ...read more

Tags: Christmas

There Are No Rules For Friendship. It Must Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself; we cannot ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Best Things In Life Are Never Rationed. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The best things in life are never rationed. Friendship, loyalty, love ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Thread Of Our Life Would Be Dark, Heaven ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The thread of our life would be dark, Heaven knows If it were not with ...read more

Tags: Compassion

He Has Achieved Success Who Has Worked Well, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

A Woman Watches Her Body Uneasily, As Though It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ...read more

Tags: Women

G.k. Chesterton Said,

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009

G.K. Chesterton said, "Sometimes our religion is more a ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Denomination: Baptist

A Good Illustration Of This Comes From An Old ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 26, 2003

A good illustration of this comes from an old parable of the end time judgment with all the people who have ever lived being brought before God. Not submitting to God they come with a complaint. One group made the claim that they suffered persecution. They had died in gas chambers and concentration ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36, Genesis 50:20

Tags: Humanity Of Christ

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Treasure, Adapted From A Story By Alice Gray ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Treasure, adapted from a story by Alice Gray as printed in "More Stories for the Heart" There’s a story I like about a little girl who fell in love with a string of plastic pearls. She had saved up all her money to buy these plastic treasures. After she bought them, she wore those pearls ...read more

Tags: Patriarchs Abraham

Homeless Man Comes Home To His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010

Homeless Man Comes Home to His Mother In 1988 there was a story in the LA Times entitled “A Mother’s Search for Russell Love.” It told of a woman in Houston named Beverly Elliott. She had not seen her son, Russell Love, for four years and had not heard from him in two years; but she knew he was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Tags: Parable Prodigal Son

When Elizabeth Married The Famous Poet Robert ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2001

When Elizabeth married the famous poet Robert Browning, her parents were so upset they disowned her. She and her husband settled far from home in Florence, Italy. Elizabeth loved her mother and father and did everything she could to be reconciled with them. Several times a month she wrote ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Tags: God's Provision, Cross Agony, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ