In Sermon Illustrations: "New Age"

As Soon As We Renounced The Precepts Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As soon as we renounced the precepts of the Gospel, we renounced all interior discipline. The new generation is not even ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

An Optimist Stays Up Until Midnight To See The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. I pessimist stays up to ...read more

Tags: Endurance

I Finally Solved My Weight Problem. I Purchased ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I finally solved my weight problem. I purchased a new metric scale and now I ...read more

Tags: Human Body

As Life Runs On, The Road Grows Strange With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As life runs on, the road grows strange With faces new, and near the end The milestones into ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Yesm, Old Friends Is Always Best, Less You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Yesm, old friends is always best, less you can catch a new one thats fit ...read more

Tags: Compassion

If In The Last Few Years You Hadnt Discared A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If in the last few years you hadnt discared a major opinion or acquired a new one, ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

When All The Kids Have Grown Up, Married, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When all the kids have grown up, married, and moved away, many parents experience a strange ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Most Exciting Phrase To Hear In Science, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka (I ...read more

Tags: School

Jesus Seems To See The Whole Story Of His People ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2008

Jesus seems to see the whole story of his people coming to fulfillment in his time and in his own person...He is claiming to be a new David...In talking of liberation...he is identifying himself as a new Moses, a new lawgiver who gives the people a new law?...In calling people to faith...In ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thy Great ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Thy Great Salvation Regeneration “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:5-6

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sidewalk Flowers

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

"There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose." - Hubbard, Kin American Journalist (1868-1930) I once knew a woman who grew up in Oklahoma in a very poor family. She ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Tags: Persevere, Adversity, Disability, Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Charismatic

Where Oh Where Is My Hair?

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 10, 2021

I must confess I sometimes get so busy that certain things have slipped my mind. I don't do this intentionally, but I try to prioritize things in my life. With so many things going on, it is tough to keep up-to-date with everything, even personal items. This is not true with the Gracious ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:29

Tags: Humor, Change

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

[350]. A Message From A Poem - Worthy Worthy Is The Lamb

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 16, 2026

[350]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WORTHY WORTHY IS THE LAMB The setting for this poem is Revelation chapters 4 and 5. The scene is in heaven where the Bride of Christ is gathered, a mighty number of people purchased by the blood of the Lamb. As should be the case, Jesus is in the midst. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:2-3, Revelation 4:10-11, Revelation 5:9-10, Revelation 5:6

Tags: Honor, Glory, Worship, Praise, Power, Worthy, Worthy Is The Lamb, Jesus On The Throne, Christian Poems, The Church In Heaven, The 24 Elders  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Answer Is No  PRO

Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003

THE ANSWER IS NO I had a friend growing up who had the ugliest bicycle I’d ever seen. It was a hand-me-down made from the parts of other bicycles. It was so ugly it didn’t even have handlebar grips. He was always complaining that his hands would slip off the slick handlebars. He pestered his dad ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Children

Denomination: Baptist

February 24, 1993, In The U.s. Supreme Court. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

February 24, 1993, in the U.S. Supreme Court. The case: Lamb’s Chapel and John Steigerwald v. Center Moriches Union Free School District. A group of Christians wanted to show a film after hours in a public facility. Apparently, religious hostility has reached the point in this nation where, because ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

The Week Before Last I Made A Trip To Lincoln, ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 20, 2008

The week before last I made a trip to Lincoln, Illinois. I drove Dallas and Alpha’s car up there and left it off for them. (It was an 18-hour road trip, but I actually enjoyed most of it. The reason I enjoyed it was not JUST that I was driving a red SAAB with lots of pickup --- that got 35 miles ...read more

Tags: Music

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fishing With A Net

Contributed by John Bright on May 12, 2023

Dr. Daniel B. Wallace has taught Greek and New Testament courses on a graduate school level since 1979. He wrote about this idea based on Matthew 4 “19 He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.” 20 They left their nets immediately and followed him.” “It’s strange ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19

Tags: Fishing, Evangelism, Hell

Denomination: Methodist

A Man Who Buys A Book Is Not Just Buying A Few ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A man who buys a book is not just buying a few ounces of paper, glue and printers ink; he ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

If I Have Not Read A Book Before, It Is, For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

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