In Sermon Illustrations: "Mysteries"

Mystery

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020

Paul talks about a Mystery hidden in God. Let me tell you about a great mystery story: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he once had a dose administered to himself. As he was ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:26-27

Tags: Mystery Hidden, Mystery Found

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mystery

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

Paul talks about a Mystery hidden in God. Let me tell you about a great mystery story: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he once had a dose administered to himself. As he was ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:26-27

Tags: Mystery, Mystery Found

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Mystery Of The ...

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008

The Mystery of the Mop Everyone at the State University knew that Donner Hall had the best parties. All-night dancing and beer guzzling attracted the largest weekend crowds by far – especially on the notorious second floor. By midnight every Friday and Saturday, the entire second floor was three ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mystery

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Feb 3, 2009

THE MYSTERY A mystery, by definition (and certainly in Biblical usage) is something which is not easily understood, but that will eventually be revealed to those who search and wait. Think about it. How interesting do you think it would be if Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his Sherlock Holmes ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

The Monarch Mystery  PRO

Contributed by Michael Elmore on Jan 17, 2002

The Monarch Mystery. The ability to find home evokes legends of Rover or Fido who, when owners have moved from one coast to the other, have made a 3,000-mile trek to find their owners in a location to which they’ve never been before. At least the dogs make it back home. But not the monarch ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-19

Tags: Creation, God's Omniscience, New Creation

Denomination: Methodist

Stradivarius Mystery

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011

STRADIVARIUS MYSTERY Perhaps the greatest of all Stradivarius mysteries is why no modern violinmaker has been able to replicate Stradivari’s work. The violins of Stradivari’s time were treated with a varnish made from the resinous material of any of a number of possible plants. We don’t know what ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29

Tags: Growth In Christ

There Are Many Mysteries

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 25, 2021

There are 12 or 13 diseases that Doctors know nothing about or very little. They are Mystery's. One such mystery disease is “the sleeping sickness”. From 1917 to 1928, half a million people were afflicted with a ghastly condition that could be part of the plot-line of a horror film. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Tags: Mysteries, Mystery Of God Can Be Found

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mistletoe Mystery

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024

The myth: Mistletoe will bring you good luck. Remember that old joke? If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do astronauts get? Missile toe! Mistletoe is an odd plant: it is a parasite that grows atop tree or shrub branches. The association of good luck with mistletoe goes back centuries. The idea ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Christmas, Customs, Traditions, Decorations, Mistletoe, Christmas Myths  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

This Is The Mystery Of The Riches Of Divine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"This is the mystery of the riches of divine grace for sinners, for by a wonderful exchange our sins are now not ours but Christ’s, ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

This Is The Mystery Of The Riches Of Divine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"This is the mystery of the riches of divine grace for sinners; for by a wonderful exchange our sins are now not ours but Christ’s, and Christ’s ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Mysterious Life Principle

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2011

MYSTERIOUS LIFE PRINCIPLE A wise old professor of biology stood before his class of eager students. The Professor held a little brown seed in his hand. Quietly he spoke to his class. "I know just the composition of this seed. It has nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon. I know the exact proportions. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Tags: Creation

I Love A Mystery When It's A Mystery

Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 1, 2020

Because of the situation we are in these days, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I have spent some significant time watching mysteries. We enjoy a mystery movie. I have always loved mysteries. I have read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. I have read the Father ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:14

Tags: Mystery, Wager

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Borchert Rightly Calls The Terrifying Mystery Of ...

Contributed by Larry Crawford on May 26, 2007

BORCHERT RIGHTLY CALLS THE TERRIFYING MYSTERY OF THE ULTIMATE REALITY. WHERE HE ADVISES “NO ONE TO ENCOUNTER THE WRONG SIDE OF THIS MYSTERY, FOR IF THE INCARNATE MYSTERY COULD RENDER AN ARRESTING BAND PROSTRATE, WHAT CAN THE ULTIMATE ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Mystery Of Government Is Not How Washington ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but ...read more

Tags: America

Friendship Mysterious Cement Of The Soul ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship Mysterious cement of the soul Sweet'ner of life, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Donald Grey Barnhouse On Mystery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009

Donald Grey Barnhouse on Mystery Engagement The second aspect of our being strengthened is given in the last half of Romans 16:25 where Paul says, “according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages.” In other words, we are strengthened when and as the ancient mystery is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:25-27

Tags: Secrets

The Past Is History; The Future Is A Mystery; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The past is history; the future is a mystery; today is a gift; that's ...read more

Tags: Present

A Daughter Is Mystery And Enchantment And Magic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A daughter is mystery and enchantment and magic and fantasy all rolled up in ...read more

Tags: Children

The Mysterious Formula For Coca-Cola  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 11, 2002

The mysterious formula for Coca-Cola In 1925, the only written copy of its formula Coca-Cola admits to having was retrieved from a New York bank (where it had been held as collateral on a sugar loan) and reverently laid in safe deposit box in Woodruff’s Atlanta bank, the Trust Company of Georgia ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Moves In A Mysterious Way  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 20, 2002

Title: God Moves in a Mysterious Way The hymn God Moves in a Mysterious Way has been a source of great comfort and blessing to many of God’s people since William Cowper wrote it in the 18th century. Yet few people know of the unusual circumstances that led to its composition. William ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational