In Sermon Illustrations: "Making The Point"

Tom White's Story

Contributed by Deborah Westbrook on Aug 13, 2008

TOM WHITE'S STORY Sometimes there are great revelations that come out of our storms. Let me tell you about a man named Tom White. In the 1970’s when America was full of protest marches and flower power, stories began coming out of Castro’s Cuba of terrible torture and imprisonment of Christians ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Methodist

A Man By The Name Of Spike Milligan Once Said: ...

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 7, 2002

A man by the name of Spike Milligan once said: "All I ask is the chance to prove ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Money

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Cant Just Sit There And Wait For People To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You cant just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream, youve got to get out ...read more

Tags: Action

There Is Little Difference In People, But That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big ...read more

Tags: Altitude, Attitude General

The Book To Read Is Not The One Which Thinks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

If A Man Is Not Familiar With The Bible, He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a man is not familiar with the Bible, he has suffered a loss which he had better make ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Work An Unknown Good Man Has Done Is Like A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

John D. Rockefellar When Asked How Much Money It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John D. Rockefellar when asked how much money it took to make a man happy ...read more

Tags: Peace

Do You Remember My Catch Phrase: A Saint Is Not ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007

Do you remember my catch phrase: A saint is not an “aint,” because the Spirit of Christ adds “S” to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Three Great Apostles Of Practical Atheism ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The three great apostles of practical atheism that make converts without persecuting, and retain them without ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Philosophers Dispute Whether It Is The Promise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Philosophers dispute whether it is the promise of what she will be...that makes her attractive, the undeveloped maidenhood, or ...read more

Tags: Children

Under God We Are Determined That Wheresoever, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Under God we are determined that wheresoever, whensoever, or howsoever we shall be called to ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Neither A Lofty Degree Of Intelligence, Nor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence, nor imagination, nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, ...read more

Tags: Thought

How Narrow Our Souls Become When Absorbed In Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill It is only the thought of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Those Who Know How To Win Are Much More Numerous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

I Always Feel At Home With A Person Who Admits ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I always feel at home with a person who admits he makes mistakes because I ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Its A Lot Better To Be Seen Than Heard. The Sun ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Its a lot better to be seen than heard. The sun is the most powerful thing I know of, ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Good Manners Have Much To Do With The Emotions. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

Always Be Polite To A Dragon. Its Harder Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Always be polite to a dragon. Its harder than it sounds. Dragon etiquette is incredibly complicated, and if ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

Our Certainty That Angels Right Now Witness How ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our certainty that angels right now witness how we are walking through life should mightily ...read more

Tags: Angels