In Sermon Illustrations: "Lying Never Pays Off"

Don't Monkey Around With Eternity!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 31, 2022

I once heard about how animal catchers used to catch wild monkeys for zoos. I was told that they would set an empty glass pop bottle in an open field with a peanut dropped into it. Then they'd hide in the bushes and wait. After a while, a monkey would sneak up to the pop bottle, squeeze its paw ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Commitment, Eternity, Satan, Temptation, Possessions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greedy Little Monkey

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 28, 2022

I once heard about how animal catchers used to catch wild monkeys for zoos. I was told that they would set an empty glass pop bottle in an open field with a peanut dropped into it. Then they'd hide in the bushes and wait. After a while, a monkey would sneak up to the pop bottle, squeeze its paw ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35, 1 Timothy 6:10

Tags: Discipleship, Greed, Parables, Kingdom, Money, Riches  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Robert F. Kennedy Once Said, "Some Men See ...  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Lucas on May 11, 2001

Robert F. Kennedy once said, “Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Pentecostal

It's Good To Be A Child  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

IT'S GOOD TO BE A CHILD It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty founder was a ...read more

Tags: Messianic Prophecies, Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

Do Not Let Your Happiness Depend On Something You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only [upon] the Beloved who will never ...read more

Tags: Joy, God's Provision, Promises Of God

A 90 Year Old Faithful Christian Was Asked How ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 28, 2004

A 90 year old faithful Christian was asked how he did so much for Christ and he said, “I ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

George Jessel Said, "The Human Brain Starts ...

Contributed by Mark Kennicott on May 11, 2006

George Jessel said, "The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Whenever Our Lord Talked About Discipleship, He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whenever our Lord talked about discipleship, He always prefaced it with an IF, never with an emphatic assertion You ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

It Is A Great Moment When We Realize That We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is a great moment when we realize that we have the power to trample on certain moods. Moods never ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Treat The Media As You Would Any Other Watchdog. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Treat the media as you would any other watchdog. Stay calm. Be friendly. Let them sniff your ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Good Sense Travels On The Well-Worn Paths; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is ...read more

Tags: Thought

If You Tell Your Troubles To God, You Put Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you tell your troubles to God, you put them into the grave; they will never rise again when ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Empty Pieties And Good Resolutions Are Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Empty pieties and good resolutions are part of the natural equipment of every proper man. They were never meant to be performed or fulfilled, but ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

A Mans Influence Works Two Ways: Positively Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A mans influence works two ways: Positively or negatively never neutrally The man who doesnt take a stand ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Two May Talk Together Under The Same Roof For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others ...read more

Tags: Compassion

When Once You Profess Yourself A Friend, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When once you profess yourself a friend, endeavor to be always such. He can never have any true ...read more

Tags: Compassion

If God Is Really Preparing Us All To Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If God is really preparing us all to become that which is the very highest and best thing possible, there ought never to be a ...read more

Tags: Emotions

The Most Remarkable Thing About My Mother Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served us nothing but leftovers. ...read more

Tags: Food

Everyone Has An Invisible Sign Hanging From His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from his neck saying, Make Me Feel Important Never forget ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Like Dogs In A Wheel, Birds In A Cage, Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and ...read more

Tags: Poverty