In Sermon Illustrations: "Mystery Of God Can Be Found"

The Dreams Of James Irwin

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 21, 2011

THE DREAMS OF JAMES IRWIN It started like so many evenings--Mom and Dad at home and Jimmy playing after dinner. Mom and Dad were absorbed with jobs and did not notice the time. It was a full moon, and some of the light seeped through the windows. Then Mom glanced at the clock. "Jimmy, it's time to ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Denomination: Baptist

The Silent Sermon  PRO

Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Nov 17, 2011

THE SILENT SERMON A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending Services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the preacher decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The preacher found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Tags: Encouragement

Denomination: Apostolic

Un Estudio De La Impaciencia

Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jun 19, 2012

UN ESTUDIO DE LA IMPACIENCIA en 2006 encontró: • se necesita un promedio de 17 minutos para la mayoría de las personas para perder la paciencia en una cola o línea de espera. • En el teléfono, se tarda alrededor de 9 minutos para la mayoría de las personas en perder la paciencia. • Las ...read more

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: Baptist

Mowing Your Yard In The Midst Of A Flood!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2020

Glen and Jo Ann live in Orange County, California in a low lying area. It flooded one year and the local newspaper sent a reporter in a boat out to Glen and Jo Ann’s neighborhood. The reporter found Jo Ann, sitting on their roof watching large objects floating by, so he climbed up on the roof to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Tags: Humor, Priorities, Seeking The Kingdom First

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Be So Negative?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 12, 2025

NEGATIVE: One young boy stood holding on to the poles behind me. He was a smart young man. During the trip the young boy talked how stupid his teachers were. The conversation turned about how bad the principal and the office staff was. Then he told me how our best Sunday School teacher was ignorant ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:22

Tags: Negative, Attitude

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Fear And Division

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 3, 2026

A Simple Game Teaches Kids About Fear and Division One of my friends told me about a powerful lesson in her daughter's high school class recently. They're learning about the Salem Witch Trials, and their teacher told them they were going to play a game. "I'm going to come ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10, Ephesians 4:3

Tags: Fear, High School, Division, Salem Witch Trials

Denomination: Methodist

I'll Say This For Adversity: People Seem To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I’ll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that’s more than I can say ...read more

Tags: Money

Character Cannot Be Developed In Ease And ...

Contributed by Tim Burns on Mar 6, 2007

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

To Do Something, However Small, To Make Others ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating ...read more

Tags: Ambition

The Final Lesson A Writer Learns Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The final lesson a writer learns is that everything can nourish the writer. The dictionary, a new word, a voyage, an encounter, a ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Character Cannot Be Developed In Ease And Quiet. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Discipleship, Hardship Of Life

Jim Cymbala, Pastor Of The Brooklyn Tabernacle ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 7, 2002

Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle says, "You can measure your closeness to the Lord by your ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Pentecostal

Someone Asked The Speaker At A Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002

Someone asked the speaker at a church conference, “Can you smoke and still go to heaven?” The speaker answered, ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Smoking, Addiction, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Congregational

We All Need Some Form Of Deeply Rooted, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation it empowers us to overcome ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Among The Natural Rights Of The Colonists Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Now And Then One Sees A Face Which Has Kept Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Now and then one sees a face which has kept its smile pure and undefiled. Such a smile transfigures; such a ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

What A Man Really Says When He Says That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What a man really says when he says that someone else can be persuaded by force, is that he himself is incapable ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Weather Is A Great Bluffer. I Guess The Same Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society things can look dark, then a break ...read more

Tags: Creation

Dreams Do Come True, If We Only Wish Hard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Any Person Capable Of Angering You Becomes Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit ...read more

Tags: Anger