In Sermon Illustrations: "Moving Up"

Left-Handed Whopper

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 1, 2011

LEFT-HANDED WHOPPER On 1st April 1998 Burger King published a full page advertisement in an American newspaper announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" especially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new ...read more

Tags: Fool

Denomination: Anglican

Unwanted Items—the Ark Of The Covenant

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 16, 2025

Unwanted Items—The Ark of the Covenant Introduction: To “frame” this illustration, we’d need to look at a couple of chapters in 1 Samuel. In chapter 4, the writer tells us of Israel’s decision, foolish as it was, to bring the Ark of the Covenant out of the Tabernacle and down to the battlefield. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:1-12

Tags: Philistines, Ark Of The Covenant, Unwanted Items

Denomination: Baptist

A Story Of Hudson Taylor

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025

Hudson Taylor began the study of medicine as well as Greek, Hebrew, and Latin. He realized, however, that the most important preparation of all must take place in the realm of his own soul. In China he would have to depend utterly upon his Lord for protection, supplies -- everything. Lest a ...read more

Scripture: John 14:13-26

Tags: Hudson Taylor, Trust

Denomination: Anglican

We See What Is The Work Of Heaven, And We Ought ...

Contributed by N A on Sep 18, 2008

"We see what is the work of heaven, and we ought to get our hearts tuned up for it, and to long for that world where our praises, as well as ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: *other

To The Hardships Of Life, The Famous Poet Robert ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

To the hardships of life, the famous poet Robert Frost would say this: "In three words I can sum up everything ...read more

Tags: Endurance, God's Provision, Hardship Of Life

The Postal Service Is Expected To Handle 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Postal Service is expected to handle 20 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up slightly from last year. ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Write Only What You Love, And Love What You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Peace Does Not Mean The End Of All Our Striving; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Peace does not mean the end of all our striving; Joy does not mean the drying of our tears; Peace is the power that comes to souls ...read more

Tags: Peace

Demonstrate The Value Of Contentment. Sheryl ...

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 23, 2008

Demonstrate the value of contentment. Sheryl Crow sings in her song “Soak up the Sun”, “It’s not having what ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Wesleyan

You Dont Ever Want To Sleep When Youre ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You dont ever want to sleep when youre enthusiastic. If you cant wait to get up until tomorrow to get back to work on ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Perseverance Gives Power To Weakness, And Opens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perseverance gives power to weakness, and opens to poverty the world's wealth. It spreads fertility over the barren landscape, and bids the choicest fruits and flowers ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:6-7

Tags: Desert, Endurance

Serious Sport Has Nothing To Do With Fair Play. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules, and sadistic pleasure in witnessing ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

I Can't Think Of A Better Place For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I can't think of a better place for a non-Christian to sit down and light up a cigarette than in the home of a Christian where he ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Obstacles Dont Have To Stop You. If You Run ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall, dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Life Is Not A Journey To The Grave With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, ...read more

Tags: Learning

The People Im Furious With Are The Womens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The people Im furious with are the womens liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. Thats true, but it ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

It Is Good To Have Money And The Things That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but its good too, to check up once in a while and make sure ...read more

Tags: Money

Dont Forget That You Are, Or Ought To Be, Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont forget that you are, or ought to be, your childrens ideal of all that is perfection, and that it is your duty to live up to those ideals in every ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Fans Often Confuse Their Admiration For ...

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 11, 2013

"Fans often confuse their admiration for devotion. They mistake their knowledge of Jesus for intimacy with Jesus. Fans assume their good intentions make up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-25

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Eschatology Is Like Golf

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 23, 2018

Eschatology or the study of the end times is like golf, it’s fun it gives you something to do but in the long run it you end ...read more

Tags: Revelation, End Times, Second Coming

Denomination: Wesleyan