In Sermon Illustrations: "Mental Health"

Youth Pastor Burnout: The Bridges Project, A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Youth Pastor Burnout: The Bridges Project, a research study of the Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary, has identified several factors common to youth pastors who experience burn-out or a lack of success in ministry: ►Inability to shape healthy work relationships ...read more

Tags: Church General

A Member Of Alcoholics Anonymous Once Sent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

A member of Alcoholics Anonymous once sent columnist Ann Landers the following: We drank for happiness and became unhappy. We drank for joy and became miserable. We drank for sociability and became argumentative. We drank for sophistication and became obnoxious. We drank for friendship and ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Great Is Thy Faithfulness" Is Not The Result Of ...  PRO

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007

“Great Is thy Faithfulness” is not the result of some tragic event in Thomas Chisholm’s life but a powerful witness to his daily walk with Jesus as he experienced “morning by morning” new mercies from His Everlasting Father. Pastor Chisholm always trusted his Everlasting Father to take care of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:44-48

Tags: Mercy, Forgiveness, Grateful, Grace, Thankfulness, Thanks  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Rev. R.s. Jones Was A Missionary To Brazil. He ...

Contributed by Dan Mahan on Feb 26, 2007

Rev. R.S. Jones was a missionary to Brazil. He had many years of Christian service. In 1936, he was retiring due to ill health. At the Southern Baptist Convention that year, this missionary was talking to the songwriter BB McKinney. Jones told McKinney that his doctor would not let him return to ...read more

Imagine There Is A Bank That Credits Your Account ...  PRO

Contributed by Gary Macdonald on Nov 1, 2001

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. Yes, every morning. However, it debits what is left over at the end of the day. Every evening, it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every penny, of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:5

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Action Of Karma  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2002

THE ACTION OF KARMA The teaching of karma (literally translated the word means “action”) indicates that karma is something negative, the acting is wrong. Karma is something you must be released from. Karma is the reason for the poverty of the beggar; the illness of the sick, and the hopeless ...read more

Looking To The Future  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2002

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE In his book, First Things First, author Stephen Covey writes about Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychologist who survived the death camps of Nazi Germany. Frankl made a startling discovery about why some survived the horrible conditions and some did not. "He looked at several ...read more

Tags: Faith, God Brings Hope

We Feel Guilty When We're Not Working, And We're ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 14, 2002

We feel guilty when we’re not working, and we’re suspicious of anyone else who removes their nose from the grindstone for too long. Take vacations, for example. In Europe , the standard is five or six weeks of time off per year. Sound good? In France, the whole country basically shuts down for the ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance, Giving Yourself, Disciplines General

Denomination: Baptist

A Member Of Alcoholics Anonymous Once Sent ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 24, 2004

A member of Alcoholics Anonymous once sent columnist Ann Landers the following: 1. We drank for happiness and became unhappy. We drank for joy and became miserable. We drank for sociability and became argumentative. We drank for sophistication and became obnoxious. We drank for friendship and ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Wesleyan

Early In My Ministry, I Met A Man Named Worral. ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004

Early in my ministry, I met a man named Worral. He had been stricken with rheumatoid arthritis at age 15, and when I met him 30 years later, he was totally paralyzed except for 1 finger, could barely speak and was totally blind. But he had a string tied to that one mobile finger that could turn on ...read more

Tags: Peace, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rev. R.s. Jones Was A Missionary To Brazil. He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Rev. R.S. Jones was a missionary to Brazil. He had many years of Christian service. In 1936, he was retiring due to ill health. At the Southern Baptist Convention that year, this missionary was talking to the songwriter BB McKinney. Jones told McKinney that his doctor would not let him return to ...read more

Tags: Faith

I Give Thee Humble Thanks

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 19, 2007

“I Give Thee Humble Thanks” I give Thee humble thanks: For all the gifts that Thou dost send, For every kind and loyal friend, For prompt supply of all my need, For all that’s good in word or deed, For gift of health along life’s way. For strength to work from day to day. I give Thee humble ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

One Day A Ninety-Five Year Old Woman At The ...

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Mar 9, 2008

One day a ninety-five year old woman at the nursing home received a visit from one of her fellow church members. “How are you feeling?” the visitor asked. “Oh,” said the lady, “I’m just worried sick!” “What are you worried about, dear?” her friend asked. “You look like you’re in good health. They ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

A Death Blow To Self-Centered False Gospels  PRO

Contributed by Michael Wiley on Nov 12, 2008

John MacArthur writes: This passage...strikes a death blow to the self-centered false gospels that are so popular in contemporary Christianity. It leaves no room for the gospel of getting, in which God is considered a type of utilitarian genie who jumps to provide a believer's every whim. It ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving, Greed And Salvation

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 12, 2009

GIVING, GREED AND SALVATION A very old rich skinflint in declining health finally gets serious about his eternal state. He goes to the local pastor and asks what he can do to account for the fact that he’s never given God much time or given the church a dime. The pastor just looks at him with that ...read more

Tags: Greed

Denomination: United Methodist

Hurt Vs. Harm

Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 12, 2010

HURT VS. HARM There is a wonderful book entitled "Boundaries" in which the authors differentiate two words - Hurt and Harm. Think of these examples. If I were to eat an entire 2 pound bag of peanut M&M's (which I sadly am fully capable of doing!) would it hurt me? No, it would feel great! ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Through His Blood

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

THROUGH HIS BLOOD In 1927, in West Africa, a blood specimen was taken from a native man named Asibi, who was sick with yellow fever. A vaccine was made from the original strain of virus obtained from this man. In fact, all the vaccine manufactured since 1927 by the Rockefeller Foundation and ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Brethren

Liberation Treatment

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 15, 2011

LIBERATION TREATMENT Liberation Treatments are becoming commonly known treatments for people suffering with Multiple Sclerosis. The condition known as Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCVI), according to Dr. Paolo Zamboni, Italian founder of the Liberation Treatment, is a condition ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Salvation Army

Colors Of Storms

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 27, 2011

COLORS OF STORMS As I was watching the weather warnings run across the TV screen, I began to think about how we go through life's storms without any warnings. Each one of the storms we go through are painted a different color of severity, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red. It could be that a Green ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12, Psalm 34:17-19

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Baptist

Surf Torture  PRO

Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 12, 2005

ILLUSTRATION The U.S. Navy has a Special Forces team called the SEALS. It takes a lot to become part of this elite group. One of the many physical challenges that SEALS in training must complete is called “surf torture”. Basically the entire class must wade into the surf zone to their waist line ...read more

Tags: Temptation General, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Baptist