In Sermon Illustrations: "Making Excuses"

An Observation About A Pair Of Hard Hats

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 15, 2024

Text: 2 Samuel 3:33-34, KJV: 33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth? 34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. Have you seen any roadside memorials? It ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 3:33-34

Tags: David, Death, Joab, Abner

Denomination: Baptist

At First It Is A Mere Thought Confronting ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim George on Feb 8, 2001

“At first it is a mere thought confronting the mind; then imagination paints it in stronger colors; only after that do we take pleasure in it, and the will makes a ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Baptist

Life Is No Brief Candle To Me. It Is A Sort Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

"Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Sharing Your Faith, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Need To Begin To Search For God In Our Places ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We need to begin to search for God in our places of work. God is already there, make no mistake about it; we simply have not trained ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Promises Of God, Workplace

If Jesus Christ Were To Come Today People Would ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

If Jesus Christ were to come today people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner; and hear what he had to say, and ...read more

Tags: World Religions, Apologetics General

Story: C.t. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 5, 2003

Story: C.T. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) (1860-1931) had this motto: "If Jesus Christ is God and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Discipleship, Studd

Denomination: Anglican

Tyndale House And Gospelcom.net Have Formed An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Tyndale House and Gospelcom.net have formed an alliance that makes the New Living Translation available for reading and study on the Web at ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Our Behavior Should Be An Outward Growth Of Our ...

Contributed by Carl Benge on Jul 2, 2007

Our behavior should be an outward growth of our love of God. It is the soil in which our spiritual fruits are planted. The Holy Spirit is the fertilizer that ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-15

Tags: Revival

Denomination: Methodist

A Few Weeks Ago As I Was Returning From An ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 4, 2008

A few weeks ago as I was returning from an emergency trip to Rapid City, I went through a small town, and a church sign had this on ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Bloom Of Human Life Is Morality; Whatever ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The bloom of human life is morality; whatever else we may possess, health and wealth, power, grace, knowledge, have a value only as they lead up to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

All Men Dream But Not Equally. Those Who Dream ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, ...read more

Tags: Dreams

The Tragedy Of Many Lives Is Not That Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The tragedy of many lives is not that our talents are few, but that too frequently we do not use the ones entrusted to us. We pray for bigger opportunities but do ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

People Are Always Blaming Circumstances For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I dont believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Beauty Of Spacing Children Many Years Apart ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The beauty of spacing children many years apart lies in the fact that parents have time to learn the mistakes that were made with the older ones which permits them to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Save Defined

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jan 4, 2010

"SAVE" DEFINED The word "save" in the Greek is the word sozo which literally means to heal, preserve, save, do well, and be (make) whole. It means deliverance in the present as well ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Church Of God

God Stops To Hear Your Cry

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 11, 2012

GOD STOPS TO HEAR YOUR CRY As a young person sitting in the choir of Kathryn Kuhlman I heard her say many times, "God will stop making ...read more

Tags: God's Love

In Beverly Hills ... They Don't Throw Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

In Beverly Hills ... they don’t throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows. Woody Allen (b. 1935), U.S. filmmaker, and Marshall Brickman, ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

One Hundred Religious Persons Knit Into A Unity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Our Peace And Confidence Are To Be Found Not In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Our peace and confidence are to be found not in our empirical holiness, not in our progress toward perfection, but in the alien righteousness of Jesus Christ that covers our sinfulness ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Our Peace And Confidence Are To Be Found Not In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Our peace and confidence are to be found not in our empirical holiness, not in our progress toward perfection, but in the alien righteousness of Jesus Christ that covers our sinfulness ...read more

Tags: Christian Values