Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "New Beginning"

showing 3,041-3,060 of 8,538
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Children's Prayers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,071 views

    CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

  • People Neglect Their Opportunities In Life. I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,447 views

    People neglect their opportunities in life. I received a pastor’s letter in the mail last week. In the 1940s, IBM considered commercializing the new computer operation they had with the US Government. But after due consideration, Thomas J Watson, chairman of IBM, issued this statement, ...read more

  • Feeling Like A Nobody  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,493 views

    Feeling Like A Nobody We all feel like a nobody sometimes, and some of us feel like a nobody all the time. Some time ago a new employee at a Wal-Mart had an unusual experience. The young man had just been at work three days and was the low man in the pecking order at the store. He was standing ...read more

  • We Will Live Again… Because He Lives. That Gives ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,165 views

    We will live again… because he lives. That gives confidence and courage. Picture it this way: Imagine that you are an ice skater in competition. You are in first place with one more round to go. If you perform well, the trophy is yours. You’re nervous, anxious, and frightened. Then, only ...read more

  • Scan Checks From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,667 views

    SCAN CHECKS FROM HOME Soon you will be able to deposit checks by scanning them at home and sending them electronically to your bank. No need to visit a branch or an ATM. This is possible because of the Check Clearing for 21st Century Act which allows banks to exchange electronic images of checks. ...read more

  • Years Ago, I Was Driving On I-68 In Southwest ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,375 views

    Years ago, I was driving on I-68 in southwest Virginia when a lady passed my VW just flying. She had a brand new fancy Ford Thunderbird. She had her foot in the carburetor and she passed me like I was sitting still. On up the road I came around a curve, and this beautiful new Thunderbird was ...read more

  • In Tom Hanks' Movie "The Terminal" Hanks Plays ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 14, 2008
     | 1,237 views

    In Tom Hanks’ movie “The Terminal” Hanks plays Viktor Navorski a man from a fictional country called Krakozhia. While Hanks is flying from his home country to the U.S., there is a coup in Krakozhia and the government is overthrown. The U.S. refuses to acknowledge the new government and, as a ...read more

  • Who Owns The Church?

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jan 6, 2009
     | 2,108 views

    WHO OWNS THE CHURCH? My grandson Nate and I went to the Church New Year's day to clean up after our wonderful New Year's Eve party. On the way there he asked, "Granpa, do you own the church?" I said, "No. I just manage it." He says, "Well, who owns it?" I tried to tell him that the ...read more

  • Hell Should Break Your Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,757 views

    HELL SHOULD BREAK YOUR HEART It is difficult for any of us to receive a hard truth, however necessary it may be for us to hear it. But it is always much easier to hear it if it is told in love. Pastor and author Ray Stedman tells of a congregation that had dismissed its pastor. Someone asked a ...read more

  • I Don't Remember

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,692 views

    I DON’T REMEMBER An elderly man moved into a retirement community. It wasn’t long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents. There was one lady he was especially attracted to and she was attracted to him, also. They spent a lot of time together. Finally one evening he ...read more

  • You Can Change

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Mar 27, 2023
     | 1,281 views

    Colin Smith tells the story of a friend who had a severe heart attack. The man said it felt like an elephant on his chest. He survived, but the doctor told him he would have to change his diet. Colin asked the man what he ate before the heart attack. The man said he loved cheeseburgers, fries, ...read more

  • Christmas Suicide Myth

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024
     | 545 views

    It is a myth that suicide rates increase during the holidays. It is true that deaths rise around Christmas and New Year’s Day. Authorities are not sure why, but some suspect it is because people delay addressing health concerns until after the holidays and/or because hospitals, nursing homes, and ...read more

  • Spam Will Cost The World $50 Billion In Lost ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 957 views

    Spam will cost the world $50 billion in lost productivity and other expenses this year, according to a new Ferris Research study. More than a third of that, or $17 billion will be wasted by ...read more

  • There Is A Certain Relief In Change, Even Though ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,366 views

    There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stage-coach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position and be bruised in a new place. ...read more

  • Torn: 75% Of Evangelicals Feel A Part Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,228 views

    Torn: 75% of evangelicals feel a part of mainstream American, but 75% also believe they are a minority under siege and must fight to be heard, finds a poll by Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and ...read more

  • Genuine Revival

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Oct 12, 2009
     | 4,399 views

    GENUINE REVIVAL Quote - NEW SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE BIBLE (Nelson’s) (Is 64:1-3) 'Awesome things that we did not expect' (Is 64:3) is a perfect description of genuine revival, because the unpredictable ...read more

  • A Memento  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 13, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,082 views

    A MEMENTO Seeing her friend Sally wearing a new locket, Meg asks if there is a memento of some sort inside. "Yes," says Sally, "a lock of my husband's hair." "But Larry's still ...read more

  • Perseverance--Gianni Poli Of Italy Won The 1986 ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 9, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,280 views

    Perseverance--Gianni Poli of Italy won the 1986 New York Marathon in 2:11:06. On March 2, 2003, Mark Yatich of Kenya won the Los Angels Marathon in 2:09:52. To me, however, the real hero of both marathons was the man who finished dead last in both. He is fifty-seven year old Bob Wieland. In ...read more

  • Words Of Discouragement From Lucy To Charley ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
     | 6,217 views

    Words of Discouragement from Lucy to Charley Brown Charley Brown says to Lucy, still dispensing sage wisdom for the pre-inflationary price of five cents, "Nobody likes me, Lucy. Everybody hates my guts. Do you see that plane up there, Lucy? It’s a plane full of people going somewhere else. That’s ...read more

  • Sober Souls: 27% Of American Adults Never Drink ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,519 views

    Sober Souls: 27% of American adults never drink alcoholic beverages--such as liquor, wine or beer—and 25% only drink them on special occasions, such as New Years and holidays, ...read more