In Sermon Illustrations: "Missing Out"

Those Who Doubt Most, And Yet Strive To Overcome ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Those who doubt most, and yet strive to overcome their doubts, turn out to be some of Christ’s strongest ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Faith General

In The Cartoon "Peanuts" Linus Says Of His ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on Mar 22, 2002

In the cartoon "Peanuts" Linus says of his security blanket "Only one yard of outing flannel stands ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Denomination: Pentecostal

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

When My Kids Become Wild And Unruly, I Use A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When ...read more

Tags: Children

If You Treat A Sick Child Like And Adult And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If you treat a sick child like and adult and a sick adult like a child, everything ...read more

Tags: Children

I Have Found That The Best Way To Give Advice ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I have found that the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they ...read more

Tags: Children

Perhaps There Is Only One Cardinal Sin: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we are driven out of Paradise; ...read more

Tags: Peace

The Golf Links Lie So Near The Mill That Almost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The golf links lie so near the mill That almost every day The laboring children can look ...read more

Tags: Sports

Marriage Is Not Just Spiritual Communion And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marriage is not just spiritual communion and passionate embraces; marriage is also three meals a day, sharing the ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

It [marriage] May Be Compared To A Cage, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It [marriage] may be compared to a cage, the birds without try desperately to get in, and those ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Heredity Is An Omnibus In Which All Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Heredity is an omnibus in which all our ancestors ride, and every now and then one of them puts ...read more

Tags: Family

The Jaws Of Power Are Always Open To Devour, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the ...read more

Tags: Power

Church-Goers Are Like Coals In A Fire. When They ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 7, 2009

Church-goers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they ...read more

Tags: Unity, Unity In Christ

The Late W.h. Auden Wrote, "Because Of ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009

The late W.H. Auden wrote, "Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Church Of God

Perspective

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 22, 2009

The sun is 865,000 miles across, but the smallest coin can block out the sun if you ...read more

Tags: Perspective, Wonder

Fail To Make Decisions

Contributed by Trae Durden on Nov 11, 2014

“To delay or fail to make decisions may be more sinful than to make wrong decisions out of faith ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:34-38

Tags: Risk, Big Decisions, John Piper, Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Help!

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 3, 2022

God, if you get me out of this mess I promise you'll never ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13, Ephesians 3:14-21

Tags: Answers To Prayer, Faith, God, Salvation, Prayer, Miracles  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Read Not That Christ Ever Exercised Force But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian, Easter Palm Sunday, Lordship Of Christ

The Unattended Garden Will Soon Be Overrun With ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 11, 2002

The unattended garden will soon be overrun with weeds; the heart that fails to cultivate truth and root out error will shortly ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Don't Do Your Roadwork In The Wee Hours ...  PRO

Contributed by David Swanger on Mar 15, 2003

"If you don’t do your roadwork in the wee hours of the morning, you will be found out under ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ