In Sermon Illustrations: "Loved Ones"

One Giant Leap For Mankind  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 10, 2008

ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND ONE OF THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY took place on July 20th, 1969, at exactly 4:17 P.M., EDT, when the Lunar Module "Eagle" landed on the surface of the moon. The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the moon. It was the 5th human spaceflight ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Best News No One Heard

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

THE BEST NEWS NO ONE HEARD Take the year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous. Napoleon was sweeping through Austria; blood was flowing freely. Nobody then cared about babies. But the world was overlooking some terribly significant births. For example, William Gladstone was born that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-5

Tags: Christmas

If I Could Be One Of Them...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009

If I Could Be One of Them... A man stayed home as his family went off to church one Christmas Eve. He just could not swallow the Jesus story about God coming to earth as man. Shortly after the family drove away in the car, snow began to fall. He went to the window to watch the flurries getting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:23, John 1:14, Colossians 2:9

Tags: Emmanuel, Christmas, Incarnation

The Tarsier Is One Of The Smallest Primates And ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 19, 2009

“The Tarsier is one of the smallest primates and lives in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra and the Philippines. Tarsiers have a maximum body length of 6⅓ inches and a 10½ inch tail. Their eyes are so large that they would be equivalent to grapefruit-sized eyes in a human being. Tarsiers, ...read more

Tags: Stress

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Let No One Go Unwarned

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

LET NO ONE GO UNWARNED In the brief span of just 30 seconds, 53 people die worldwide and 36 of them enter eternity without Christ. With more than one person per second going to Hell, Charles Spurgeon’s words of urgency and concern need to resonate in our hearts: "If sinners be damned, at least let ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

One Mountain Too Many

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

ONE MOUNTAIN TOO MANY "No one has the right to an activity that can cause so much suffering and pain to others just so they can do something fun." Those are the words of Karl Purnell who lost his 28 year-old son Chris to an avalanche when Chris was ice-climbing in Canada. You can hear and maybe ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 12:29-31

Tags: Idolatry

I Am One Of Them

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

I AM ONE OF THEM As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: "It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy, which is a thousand times ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

To Provide For The Future Is A Part Of Ones ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To provide for the future is a part of ones responsibility in life; and the world has scant ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

One Of The Shallowest Disdains Is The Sneer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the shallowest disdains is the sneer against the ...read more

Tags: Government

One Of The Penalties For Refusing To Participate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up ...read more

Tags: Government

There Are Compensations For Growing Older. One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are compensations for growing older. One is the realization that to be sporting isn't at all necessary. It is a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

To Be Prepared For War Is One Of The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means ...read more

Tags: War

One Of The Tragedies Of Life Is To Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the tragedies of life is to have finished a tent and have nothing to do except play ...read more

Tags: Productivity

One Of The Main Weaknesses Of Mankind Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average mans familiarity ...read more

Tags: Competition

Integrity Is One Of Several Paths. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Integrity is one of several paths. It distinguishes itself from the others because it is the right path and the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

One Of The Surest Evidences Of Friendship That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to ...read more

Tags: Compassion

One Measure Of Friendship Consists Not In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One measure of friendship consists not in the things friends can discuss, but in the number of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

I Account That One Of The Greatest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I account that one of the greatest demonstrations of real friendship, that a friend can really endeavor to have his friend ...read more

Tags: Compassion

This Is The Posture Of Fortunes Slaves: One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This is the posture of fortunes slaves: one foot in the gravy, ...read more

Tags: Money

The Notion That One Opinion Is As Good As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The notion that one opinion is as good as another will not work in any other area of human experience. Why ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute