In Sermon Illustrations: "Make Room"

Go Get Your Mother!

Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 27, 2012

GO GET YOUR MOTHER! One of my favorite stories of a door is the story of the Amish boy and his father who went to the big city for the very first time. They were amazed by everything they saw. Having grown up and lived all their lives on a rural farm everything was completely new to them. The ...read more

Scripture: John 10:7-10

Tags: Door, Change, Transformation, Mystery, Elevator, Amish  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If I Have Seen Everything....  PRO

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 23, 2016

IF I HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING.... Evangelist Jack Taylor was alone in his hotel room in Houston, Texas after a Southern Baptist Convention meeting. He felt exhausted in ministry. He cried out to God in prayer, "Lord, if I have seen everything You have for me in my ministry.......then take my life ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-5

Tags: Pastoral Ministry, Total Surrender, Burnt Out

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Over Your Head

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

OVER YOUR HEAD I remember struggling in the water and I remember going under. I also remember the distinct feeling that I was going to die. What I learned as a young child was that one should be careful about getting in over one's head. I would like to ask you a question. How many of you can ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-2

Tags: Fear, Commitment

Denomination: Pentecostal

Be Ready, Have A Plan.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 17, 2021

PEOPLE NEVER PLAN TO FAIL, THEY FAIL TO PLAN AND BECOME TRAPPED TO BE DOOMED. WHAT IS FAILURE? WHAT IS SUCCESS? LIFE OFTEN HAS MANY TEMPORARY SET BACKS? We must be ready! ALBERT EINSTEIN did not beginning talking until he was 4 years. Many of Einstein’s family and friends thought he was mentally ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:7, Matthew 25:10

Tags: Plan, Ready

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Daniel In The Lion's Den

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 13, 2022

Need this picture displayed for illustration: https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/moody-daniel-lions/ Charles Stanley tells of a time when he was struggling with much opposition. In the midst of the turmoil, an elderly member of his church invited him to her apartment for lunch. He ...read more

Tags: Fear, Almighty, Powerful

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Simple Confession, Profound Forgiveness

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022

In 1818 one out of six women who had children died of something called “childbirth fever.” A doctor’s daily routine back then started in the dissecting room, where he performed autopsies, and from there he made his rounds to examine expectant mothers. No one even thought to wash his hands...at ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Tags: Grace, Forgiveness

It Is A Poor Sermon That Gives No Offense; That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with ...read more

Tags: Church General

It Is Not How Much We Have, But How Much We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Unless He Has A Genuine Sympathy With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Unless he has a genuine sympathy with the authors problems, no one can hope to make an ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

A Bureaucrats Idea Of Cleaning Up His Files Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A bureaucrats idea of cleaning up his files is to make a copy of every ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Experience Is That Marvelous Thing That Enables ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Growth In Christ, Discipleship

The Roman Emperor And Stoic Philosopher, Marcus ...

Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Apr 18, 2004

The Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, said, "Our life is ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Methodist

I Will Permit No Man To Narrow And Degrade My ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 1, 2004

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Grace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Must Stay Connected To The Ultimate Source Of ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 8, 2008

We must stay connected to the ultimate source of life in order to make ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Really Thankful Heart Will Extract Motive For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A really thankful heart will extract motive for gratitude from everything, making the ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Shall Be Rich Or Poor Only As We Seek Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We shall be rich or poor only as we seek or reject those ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Hope Is Not The Conviction That Something Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes ...read more

Tags: Faith

Individual Commitment To A Group Effort That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Individual commitment to a group effort that is what makes a team work, a company work, a ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Let Us Not Be Content To Wait And See What Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Golf Is Not A Game Of Great Shots. It's A Game ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the most misses. The people who ...read more

Tags: Sports