In Sermon Illustrations: "Make A Joyful Noise"

On The Central East Coast Of Florida 1000's ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 1, 2007

On the central east coast of Florida 1000’s loggerhead female turtles come onto the beach at night to nest their eggs, they dig a chamber and can lay anything from 80 - 120 eggs once that is done they cover the chamber with sand. Incubation takes about 60 days, unlike baby alligators who are ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Pastor Approached One Of The Wealthiest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A pastor approached one of the wealthiest members of his congregation about making a pledge to the church. The man informed the pastor that he already had too many financial obligations. He asked the pastor if he knew that the man’s father was about to have his farm foreclosed, and that his mother ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Twas Battered And Scarred, And The Auctioneer ...

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Jun 4, 2008

Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer thought it scarcely worth his while to waste much time on the old violin. But he held it up with a smile; "What am I bidden, good folks?" he cried. "Who’ll start the bidding for me?" "A dollar, a dollar"; then two!" "Only two? Two dollars, and who’ll ...read more

Tags: Music

Paul Harvey Tells About A Airline Stewardess Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

Paul Harvey tells about a airline stewardess who was being harassed by a slightly inebriated man up in the first class section who was making passes at her and trying to get her to agree to meet him in his hotel suite that night. With some difficulty she got away from him, only to encounter another ...read more

Tags: Ot Characters

How Jesus Trained The Disciples

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 2, 2020

Robert E. Coleman wrote the book, The Master's Plan of Evangelism, and gave us the principles that Jesus used to spread the Gospel around the world until He returns. Here is the list: 1. SELECTION:   “He chose from the twelve.” (Luke 6:13)  2. ASSOCIATION: The principle of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8

Tags: Evangelism, Outreach, Discipleship, Missions, Witnessing  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Opinion Of People Depends Less Upon What We ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 16, 2002

Our opinion of people depends less upon what we see in them than upon what they make us see ...read more

Tags: Friendship General, Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Crowning Fortune Of A Man Is To Be Born To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Are Commanded To Be Gods Witnesses, Not Soul ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are commanded to be Gods witnesses, not soul winners. We are commanded to make disciples, not win souls. We are the witnesses, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

We Succeed In Enterprises Which Demand The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those ...read more

Tags: Competition

Family Faces Are Magic Mirrors. Looking At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future. ...read more

Tags: Family

There Is A Secret Pride In Every Human Heart ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, ...read more

Tags: Government

At The Bottom Of All The Tributes Paid To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, ...read more

Tags: Government

I Have To Be Wrong A Certain Number Of Times In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have to be wrong a certain number of times in order to be right a certain number of times. However, in order to ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The Percentage Of Mistakes In Quick Decisions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Absolutely No Good Comes From Welfare. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Absolutely no good comes from welfare. It depletes available resources, making it ever more difficult for what passes as government ...read more

Tags: Money

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

There's A New Baby Food On The Market. It's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There's a new baby food on the market. It's half orange juice and half garlic. It not only makes the baby ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

I Have Never Found A Better Way To Enhance The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have never found a better way to enhance the communications process than by reinforcing the points or concepts I wish ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Peace Is Not Something You Wish For; It's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something ...read more

Tags: Peace

William Barclay - Temptation Is Not Meant To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

William Barclay - Temptation is not meant to make us fail; it is meant to confront us with a situation out of ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ