In Sermon Illustrations: "Never Knew You"

For Eighteen Fruitful Years, Dr. H.a. Ironside ...

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 25, 2005

For eighteen fruitful years, Dr. H.A. Ironside pastored the Moody Church in Chicago. When he got ready to take the offering, he would often say, "We ask God’s people to give generously. If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ, we do not ask you to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Baptist

Jehovah ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

JEHOVAH SHAMMAH I like what Charles Spurgeon once said, "Whatever your difficulties and trials and sorrows, all is well with you if God is your delight, and His presence your joy." When you feel abandoned or afraid, address Him as Jehovah Shammah. When ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33

Tags: Trials And Difficulties, Trials

Kids Love Family Best At Christmas  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 7, 2009

KIDS LOVE FAMILY BEST AT CHRISTMAS On the TV show, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, they took a poll of 8 to 12 year olds and asked them, "What do you most enjoy about the holidays?" A) Decorating the house B) Spending time with family and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-42, Luke 4:18-21

Tags: Bible, Family

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Clemson University Tigers Wear Orange Clothing ...

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010

Clemson University Tigers wear orange clothing with white tiger paws. The Henderson Advertising agency came up with that symbol back in the 70's. Prior to that time, the Tigers wore a “C” on their helmet. So, Tigers wear orange and tigers wear paws. Therefore, on game day, if you are in Orange ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Denomination: Baptist

One Sunday Morning A Very Well Meaning Boy ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 21, 2009

One Sunday morning a very well meaning boy walked up to the Vicar after the service and handed him his £1 pocket money. The boy said, “I want you to have my pocket money Vicar. I think you must need it more than me, ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Anglican

Sin Is Like Quicksand: Your Own Efforts Only Make ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 10, 2001

Sin is like quicksand: Your own efforts only make you sink deeper. Only an outside hand can ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To, God's Forgiveness, God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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: Smoking, Addiction, Giving Yourself, Heaven

Denomination: Congregational

The Most Important Word In The Vocabulary Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is TEST. If you pretest your product with consumers, and pretest your ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

In The Case Of Good Books, The Point Is Not How ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

At The Day Of Doom Men Shall Be Judged ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, Did you believe? ...read more

Tags: Character

When A Train Goes Through A Tunnel And It Gets ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you dont throw away the ticket and jump off. ...read more

Tags: Faith

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

Failure Doesn't Consist In Stumbling And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure doesn't consist in stumbling and falling. The failure is staying there on the floor. Success is finding something ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

For When The One Great Scorer Comes To Write ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For when the One Great Scorer comes To write against your name, He marks not that you won or ...read more

Tags: Learning

Im Here As An Invitation Bearer. Not My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Im here as an invitation bearer. Not my invitation, but anothers. Im here to deliver it as winsomely as I can. You decide if ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

The Reality Is, If We Tell The Truth, We Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The reality is, if we tell the truth, we only have to tell the truth once. If you lie, ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

The Devil Is Easy To Identify. He Appears When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Devil is easy to identify. He appears when youre terribly tired and makes a very reasonable ...read more

Tags: Satan

John Maxwell Has Written, ‘people Don't Care ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 17, 2007

John Maxwell has written, ‘People don’t care know how much you know until ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Take Off The Masks Of Fake Religion, Self ...

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jul 20, 2008

Take off the masks of fake religion, self righteousness and put on God’s power He placed ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Baptist