In Sermon Illustrations: "Mans Choice"

Misapplied Scriptures: Genesis 6:3

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 14, 2023

Introduction: There is any number of Scriptures that have been used out of context or simply misapplied over the years. A Christian magazine listed about a dozen of these back in the early 1980’s and, I must say, some of the author’s insights were something I had never thought of before. Maybe I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8

Tags: Flood, Noah, Misapplied Scripture

Denomination: Baptist

May 26, 2002, Memorial Day Weekend, A Barge Pilot ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2005

May 26, 2002, Memorial day weekend, a barge pilot passed out and hit a bridge span of I-40 over the Arkansas river. This accident dropped a 600 foot span of the bridge 62 feet into the swift flowing river below. Eleven people (and a trailer full of show horses) died as their cars and 18-wheelers ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Evangelism Urgency

There Was A Merchant Who Had Identical Twin Sons. ...  PRO

Contributed by Johanna Radelfinger on Feb 2, 2003

There was a merchant who had identical twin sons. The boys worked for their father in the department store he owned and, when he died, they took over the store. Everything went well until the day a dollar bill disappeared. One of the brothers had left the bill on the cash register and walked ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Adventist

Do Not Keep On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

DO NOT KEEP ON BABBLING Dr. Clarence Bass, professor at Bethel Theological Seminary, early in his ministry preached at a church in Los Angeles. He thought he had done quite well as he stood at the door greeting people as they left the church. The remarks about his preaching were complimentary. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Tags: Prayer How To

Eating A Bald Eagle  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011

EATING A BALD EAGLE A forest ranger is making rounds in a remote part of the wooded reserve when he comes across an unkempt man, sitting at a make-shift campfire, and, to the ranger's astonishment, eating a fish and a bald eagle. The man is consequently put in jail for the crime. He was soon ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:9-10

Tags: Hypocrisy

A Confident Faith  PRO

Contributed by David Parks on Apr 2, 2013

A CONFIDENT FAITH Jesus indicted the Pharisees saying: "All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:2-3

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Bottle That Didn’t Take The Heat!

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 5, 2024

Text: 1 Corinthians 3:12-15, KJV: 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:12-15

Tags: Rewards, Tests, Plastic Bottles

Denomination: Baptist

The King Who Humbled Himself

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 1, 2025

In John's Gospel, Jesus shared these words: BIBLE "If I your Lord and Teacher have washed your feet, you also should wash each other's feet." Jesus did this as an example. Then Jesus took the bread and the cup and set another example. "Do this, in remembrance of me." ...read more

Scripture: John 13:14, Luke 22:19-20, 1 Corinthians 11:27

Tags: Body, King, Visit, Humbled, Blood  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Don't Pray When You Feel Like It. Have An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

By A 33% To 21% Margin, Americans Would Rather ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

By a 33% to 21% margin, Americans would rather ride in a car driven by a man than a woman. For 43% it makes no ...read more

The Quickest And Most Effective Way For A Battle ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Affleck on Jan 23, 2001

The quickest and most effective way for a battle to be won is to knock the other man down – this is what the Devil does ...read more

Tags: Satan, Discipleship, Emotions

Denomination: Brethren

G.k. Chesterton: Paradox

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 30, 2002

Quotable “It is the highest and holiest of the paradoxes that the man who really knows he cannot pay his debt will ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Pentecostal

This Reveals That There Is A Deliberate Attempt ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007

This reveals that there is a deliberate attempt by the kingdom of darkness to ensnare us by the words of our mouth. No wonder the bible states in James ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Civilization Is The Progress Of A Society ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Civilization is the progress of a society towards privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. ...read more

Tags: Culture

Bad Temper Is Its Own Scourge. Few Things Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A mans venom ...read more

Tags: Anger

So Much Of Our Time Is Preparation, So Much Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much is retrospect, that the path of each man's ...read more

Tags: Thought

It's Sad For A Girl To Reach The Age Where Men ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It's sad for a girl to reach the age Where men consider her charmless, But it's worse for a man to attain the age ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

He Does Nothing Who Seeks To Console A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He does nothing who seeks to console a desponding man with words; a friend is one who aids with deeds at a ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Average Girl Would Rather Have Beauty Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The average girl would rather have beauty than brains because she knows the average man ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

The Ultimate End Ofall Revolutionary Social ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The ultimate end ofall revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values