In Sermon Illustrations: "Messed Up"

Being Defeated Is Often Only A Temporary ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is ...read more

Tags: Competition

Cockroaches And Socialites Are The Only Things ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all ...read more

Tags: Food

Dont Be Reckless With Other Peoples Hearts, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, and dont put up with people ...read more

Tags: Heart

The Sooner You Fall Behind, The More Time You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The sooner you fall behind, the more time you ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Success Humbles The Great Man, Astonishes The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success humbles the great man, astonishes the common man, and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Tears Are The Softening Showers Which Cause The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to ...read more

Tags: Emotions

A Vicar Had A Dream. He Was On His Way To Heaven. ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 9, 2000

A vicar had a dream. He was on his way to heaven. Before him there stretched a long flight of stairs. As he started to go up, he was given a piece of chalk and told that he must put a chalk mark on each of the steps for each sin he had committed. When he was about halfway up he met the bishop ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, God's Forgiveness, Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

A Husband Was Told By The Marriage Counselor To ...  PRO

Contributed by Ross Mitchell on Jan 30, 2001

A husband was told by the marriage counselor to try and be nice to his wife. One day he comes home from work. He’s dressed up in a suit, he has cologne on, he has a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy in his hands. He’s trying to make a good impression. The wife says, "Oh, I can’t ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Christian Love, Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rabbi David A. Nelson Likes To Tell The Story Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on May 17, 2001

Rabbi David A. Nelson likes to tell the story of two brothers who went to their rabbi to settle a longstanding feud. The rabbi got the two to reconcile their differences and shake hands. As they were about to leave, he asked each one to make a wish for the other in honor of the Jewish New Year. The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:12

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Christian Love, Cross, Judge, Judgement, Mote  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

When A New Calf Is Born, Sometimes It ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jul 5, 2001

When a new calf is born, sometimes it doesn’t come to and breathe well right away. And so what a farmer will do - is to take a stick and jab it up the nostril of the calf. This jabbing irritates the calf - gets his heart pumping - hurries up his breathing. As a result, instead of dying, the calf ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God In The Hardships, Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

The Two Frogs In The Cream. I Love The Story Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 11, 2002

THE TWO FROGS IN THE CREAM. I love the story of the two frogs that fell in the ten gallon milk bucket. They swam for hours. The one frog said, "What is the use?" and he gave up and drowned. The other frog said, I cannot afford to give up. So the frog kicked and kicked until the cream turned into ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lord Use My Time  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002

LORD USE MY TIME Lord I have time I have plenty of time All the time that you give me The years of my life The days of my years The hours of my days They are all mine Mine to fill, quietly, calmly, But to fill completely, up to the brim, To offer them to you, that of their insipid water You may ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, New Year's Day

In August 1994, A Korean Air Jet Skidded Across ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 6, 2003

In August 1994, a Korean air jet skidded across a rain-soaked runway and rammed into a safety barricade in Cheju, Korea. All 160 passengers escaped to safety, just moments before the plane exploded into flames. So what caused this near tragedy? According to news reports, the pilot and co-pilot had ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Character

Denomination: Baptist

Some Time Ago A Man Was Staying In A Chalet In ...  PRO

Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003

Some time ago a man was staying in a chalet in the Swiss Alps. Early one morning he heard what sounded like an earthquake. Hurriedly he got out of bed and ran to the front desk and asked if there was something wrong, if the mountains were breaking up? He was scared. The man at the front desk ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Have You Seen The Commercial On Tv Lately Where ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003

Have you seen the commercial on TV lately where this woman is with her son in Office Max and she has the visions of him being a rocket scientist as she picks up his school supplies. And what happens when he gets to school? He picks up the new ruler he and his mom bought and he uses it to hurl a ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Methodist

A Man Fell Off A Cliff, But Managed To Grab A ...  PRO

Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 23, 2004

A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on his way down. “Is anyone up there?” he cried out. “I am here, I am the Lord, do you believe me?” the voice said. “Yes, Lord I believe, I really believe, but I can’t hang on much longer.” “If you really believe you will be alright, I ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Doubt

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Documented In A Book By James Patterson And Peter ...  PRO

Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 15, 2004

Documented in a book by James Patterson and Peter Kim, the Day America Told the Truth, (1991), Americans were asked: “What are you willing to do for $10,000,000?” Would abandon their entire family (25%) Would abandon their church (25%) Would become prostitutes for a week or more (23%) Would give ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Money

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Front Of Our Own Church, Our Church Sign Has ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 21, 2003

In front of our own church, our church sign has been tampered with. Today, on it is the phrase, “Jesus Loves You”. Kids recently jumbled up all the letters and made it read other things. I placed it back in correct order and found 6 letters missing. I think a christians life is to say to others ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Baptist

A Heard About A Man That Took His Wife To A ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

A heard about a man that took his wife to a marriage counselor and they told him all their problems. Finally after an hour of listening the counselor got up, walked around the desk, lifted her up out of her chair, and gave her a kiss that took her breath away. He turned to the husband and said, ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Baptist

When W.e. Sangster Was Appointed General ...

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004

When W.E. Sangster was appointed General Secretary of the Home Mission Department of Methodist Church in Britain, he divided labor between his subordinates, assigned each responsibility, and gave up all supervision. He never regretted such trust. It was said of Sangster: “his greatest grasp of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Leadership

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational