In Sermon Illustrations: "Never Leave"

Middle C

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

MIDDLE C When Lloyd C. Douglas, author of The Robe and other novels, was a university student, he lived in a boarding house. Downstairs on the first floor was an elderly, retired music teacher who was infirm and unable to leave the apartment. Douglas said that every morning they had a ritual they ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Brethren

More Than A Golf Ball

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011

MORE THAN A GOLF BALL Curtis Strange, one of the golfers in the Master’s Tournament, teed up on the 12th hole and hit a beautiful shot. It rolled right up and dropped in the cup for a hole-in-one. The crowd went crazy with applause and cheering. Then Curtis Strange did an interesting thing. He ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:22

Tags: Character

The Two Adversaries

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2012

THE TWO ADVERSARIES Robert Biggs, 69, who often hikes in the Whisky Flats area, came across a mother bear and her cubs, which were about 40 feet from where he was standing. After watching the bear family for a few minutes he decided to leave them alone and turned to walk back up the trail. As he ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mothers

Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016

To Mama and Jesus, You and He, You gave me life and He extended it. You saved me from the cold and He from sin. You taught me hope and He defended it. From you I once was born . . . from Him again. You let me skip in fields that He had made. He bid me bless the loaves you baked for me. You ordered ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-6

Tags: Death, A Mother's Heart

Denomination: Baptist

How We Stop God From Answering Our Prayers

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 24, 2022

Recently, the Lord moved me from Arkansas to Louisiana. I was so happy to leave Arkansas and be released from it – it had felt like an overgrown prison to me. As I drove south on the interstate, I was thanking and praising God for a new start in a new place when He impressed upon me that I could ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:13, James 3:6

Tags: Unanswered Prayers, Preventing God, Words Stout Against Him, Tongue, Power Of Words  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

General Macarthur Said, I Will Return!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024

General Douglas MacArthur, during World War II, famously declared to the people of the Philippine Islands, “I shall return.” This resolute statement was made after he was ordered to leave the Philippines, which were under Japanese invasion. His promise echoed the determination of our Lord Jesus ...read more

Tags: End Times, Prophecy, Second Coming, Last Days, Rapture, Signs, Return Of Christ, Promises  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Ice Storm Train (1917)

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 4, 2025

In December 1917, a massive ice storm paralyzed New England. A passenger train froze on the tracks outside Hartford, leaving hundreds stranded in subzero temperatures. The passengers had no food, no heat, and no way home on Christmas Eve. Then something remarkable happened. Families living along ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:33-40

Tags: Christmas, Helping Others, Incarnation, Humanity, Trains  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

He Is No Fool Who Gives What He Cannot Keep To ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 23, 2008

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he can never ...read more

Tags: Self

Denomination: Baptist

I Can Give You This Guarantee—your Difficult ...

Contributed by Michael West on Dec 20, 2008

I can give you this guarantee—your difficult situation will never change or improve as long as ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Curious Person Who Asks Questions May Be A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A curious person who asks questions may be a fool for five minutes; he who never asks ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

When We Dare To Dream, Many Marvels Can Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we dare to dream, many marvels can be accomplished. The trouble is, most people never start ...read more

Tags: Dreams

There Is Little Peace Or Comfort In Life If We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is little peace or comfort in life if we are always anxious as to future events. He that worries himself with the dread of ...read more

Tags: Guilt

What Experience And History Teach Is This That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What experience and history teach is this that people and governments never have learned anything from history, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Friends Are The Surest Guard For Kings, Gold In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends are the surest guard for kings, gold in time does wear away, And other precious things do ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Is Only The Great Hearted Who Can Be True ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, can never ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Spring Still Makes Spring In The Mind When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Spring still makes spring in the mind When sixty years are told; Love makes anew this ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love Is The Willingness To Give Up A Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is the willingness to give up a part of yourself you think you know, to discover a part of ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Show Me A Married Couple Who Boast That Theyve ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Show me a married couple who boast that theyve never had an argument and Ill show you a pair of ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Once You Get To Be Over 100 You Have It Made. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Once you get to be over 100 you have it made. You almost never hear of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Nothing, Ultimately, Costs More Than The Upkeep ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing, ultimately, costs more than the upkeep on castles in the air. Reality, no matter how taxing, is never as ...read more

Tags: Thought