In Sermon Illustrations: "Mean People"

Bryon's Story

Contributed by Arron Chambers on Dec 21, 2011

BRYON'S STORY Do you know that Jesus is still in the life-changing business? Bryon Widner does. Bryon used to be one of the leaders of the white power movement as the found of the Vinlanders gang of skinheads. He’d covered his body and face with tattoos that were designed to communicate hate and ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Christian Church

Spiritual Gambling

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 30, 2013

SPIRITUAL GAMBLING The problem of compulsive gambling may seem foreign to most of us. Yet experts believe that millions of Americans are psychologically addicted to gambling. It gives them the excitement of hope and risk, but it usually ends in defeat. It is indeed a temporary pleasure. For those ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Time

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jan 2, 2015

Where has the time gone? There is a time for everything but, that never seem to bother me when I was young. But as I get older I consider almost everything in time. It’s time to take my medicine, it’s time to go to the doctor, it’s time for this or time for that. One of the few things Brenda and I ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-4, Ecclesiastes 3:1

Tags: Accepted Time, Time, Fullness Of Time

Denomination: Baptist

Wrong Reasons For Study Of Bible

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 21, 2018

At the village church in Kalonovka, Russia, attendance at Sunday school picked up after the priest started handing out candy to the peasant children. One of the most faithful was a pug-nosed, lad who recited his Scriptures with proper piety, pocketed his reward, then fled into the fields to munch ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-3

Tags: Holy, Sanctification

We Pay On Friday

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on May 24, 2020

I am often asked by those with whom I study: “How often is the often?” How often do believers in Christ take communion? The bible does not say: “every Sunday.” Where does it state: “every first day of the week?” I explain it this way. I share with them one of my job interviews, for a training ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Tags: Communion, Contribution, First Day Of The Week

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Semper Fi - Forever Faithful

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 12, 2023

One of the most tragic events during the Reagan Presidency was the Sunday morning terrorist bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, in which hundreds of Americans were killed or wounded as they slept. Many of us can still recall the terrible scenes as the dazed survivors worked to dig out their ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Tags: Holy Spirit, Commitment, Faithfulness, Fruit Of The Spirit, Works Of The Flesh, Spirit Filled Life  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cookies Vs Brownies - Truth Is Subjective

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 13, 2024

Cookies versus brownies Alisa’s Childers gave the following example in her book, “Live Your Truth and Other Lies”. What is the best dessert? Pie? Ice cream? Brownies? Cookies? Cake? If you choose cake with ice cream, you would be correct. Well, actually, it just means that you’re probably a really ...read more

Scripture: John 18:38, John 14:6

Tags: Objective Truth, Subjective Truth, Tolerance, Truth

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Parallels Between Jesus And The Manna In The Wilderness

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 18, 2024

The manna that fell in the Wilderness can be compared to Christ in 5 specific ways: CAME FROM HEAVEN: Manna, as described in the Old Testament, serves as a symbolic representation of Christ. Let me explain further. Heavenly Origin: Manna was a miraculous food provided by God to sustain the ...read more

Tags: Christ, Bread Of Life, Manna, Typology

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Light Of The W.orld Holman Hunt

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 23, 2025

A verse that means a lot to me is Rev 3:20 where Jesus says 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. The famous painting known as the Light of the World, was begun in 1849 and completed in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Tags: Jesus, Free Will

Denomination: Anglican

There Are No Hopeless Situations; There Are Only ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Are Writing More And More Books That Are Read ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We are writing more and more books that are read by fewer and fewer people with less ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

You Cant Change Circumstances And You Cant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You cant change circumstances and you cant change other people, ...read more

Tags: Change

There Is Little Use To Talk About Your Child To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

There is little use to talk about your child to anyone; other people ...read more

Tags: Children

There Are No Hopeless Situations; There ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on May 1, 2007

• There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Put Away Your Cell Phone And Your Ipod And Pay ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 7, 2009

Put away your cell phone and your ipod and pay attention to the ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dont Knock The Weather; Nine-Tenths Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldnt start a conversation if it ...read more

Tags: Creation

My Doctor Told Me To Stop Having Intimate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless ...read more

Tags: Food

The Real Destroyer Of The Liberties Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Difference Between What The Most And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

The Most Successful Politician Is The One Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most successful politician is the one who says what the people are thinking ...read more

Tags: Government