In Sermon Illustrations: "New Suit"

Travel Has Changed  PRO

Contributed by Harold White on Jan 5, 2001

Travel has changed: More than two hundred years ago George Washington traveled from Virginia to Washington D.C. by horseback. It could take him ten days traveling at a speed of twenty five miles per day. Today astronauts can enter a space shuttle and travel at twenty five thousand miles per hour. ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Fear And Worry, Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

A Dennis The Menace Cartoon Shows Dennis Speaking ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001

A Dennis the Menace cartoon shows Dennis speaking to his father, saying, "Dad, it’s raining outside." Mr. Mitchell was reading his paper & also watching the news on television. So he grunted, "Uh huh." Undeterred, Dennis went on, " Margaret is getting ready to go to camp this week." Mr. ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Woman Once Wrote That At A Garage Sale She Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 31, 2002

A woman once wrote that at a garage sale she had spotted a handsome antique copper kettle for only $2.50. It was badly tarnished, so she asked the woman running the sale if the discoloration would come out. She cheerfully offered to try some copper cleaner on it and disappeared with it into the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:11-14

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hell At Ground Zero  PRO

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 2, 2002

HELL AT GROUND ZERO Jerry Sillcocks is a New York firefighter and a Christian who helped search for survivors at “ground zero.” He writes that he and his co-workers called this place the “pit.” “Almost everywhere I looked, mighty columns of steel were twisted into sad, pointless sculptures, ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Second Coming, Hell

Denomination: United Methodist

Marty Williams A Pastor Of Family Ministries Asks ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 15, 2004

Marty Williams a Pastor of Family Ministries asks the question that we all must ask ourselves today, “Am I Teachable?” He has 12 thoughts to help us discover if we are teachable: 1. I am willing to listen more than talk. 2. I admit when I am mistaken. 3. I observe before acting on a situation. 4. I ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:34-36, Proverbs 1:5

Tags: Basics Of Christianity, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

They Call It The Marshmallow Test. A Researcher ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

They call it the marshmallow test. A researcher gives this choice to a 4-year-old: “I am leaving for a few minutes to run an errand and you can have this marshmallow while I am gone, but if you wait until I return, you can have two marshmallows.” Researchers at Stanford University ran that test in ...read more

Tags: Peace

Girl Power Comics: Sales Of Japanese Comics - ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Girl Power Comics: Sales of Japanese comics - more familiarly known as manga (pronounced MAHN-gah) - are exploding in the U.S., and much of the boom is due to efforts by comic book publishers to extend their reach beyond young male readers. “Manga producers in the U.S. have tapped into a new ...read more

Tags: Children

Where Evangelicals Live: 7% Of The U.s Adult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Where Evangelicals Live: 7% of the U.S adult population (15 million people) is evangelical. Little Rock has the highest percentage of evangelicals (22%) of all large U.S. metro areas. Los Angeles has more evangelicals than New York, Chicago and Boston areas combined! A new Barna Group report shows ...read more

Tags: Character

I Remember That Our First Church Took Over The ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 1, 2006

I remember that our first church took over the building of another prominent church that had moved. Westcor, a major builder, had purchased it from this other church. It was a great deal. The church sold the property for a little over 12 million and they were given a new church at another ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Want To Close With This Poem By Lois Reynolds ...

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 30, 2006

I want to close with this poem by Lois Reynolds Carpenter, entitled “Second Birth”. I never loved the pleasant earth So much as since my second birth. The shy forget-me-not’s soft blue Seems bits of Heaven shining through. The golden buttercup’s bright face Proclaims the glory of His grace. His ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Friends And Family, This You Need To Hear And ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 28, 2006

Friends and family, this you need to hear and understand today. If you are one who has believed from your heart in Jesus Christ as the One who shed His blood and died to pay the penalty for your sins and then rose bodily from the dead on the third day just as He said that He would, and you now ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

Some Time Ago A Man Was Staying In A Chalet In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Some time ago a man was staying in a chalet in the Swiss Alps. Early one morning he heard what sounded like an earthquake. Hurriedly he got out of bed and ran to the front desk and asked if there was something wrong, if the mountains were breaking up? He was scared. The man at the front desk ...read more

Children's Prayers  PRO

Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 25, 2006

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

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: *other

Children's Prayers

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

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

Tags: Prayer How To

The Happy Hypocrite." It Is A Story About A Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“The Happy Hypocrite." It is a story about a man who was born with an awful facial deformity. He grew up alone and lonely. When reaching adulthood, he decided to move from his town to begin a new life. On his way he discovered a beautiful mask that fit his making him look handsome. At first the ...read more

Tags: Grace

People Neglect Their Opportunities In Life. I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

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

Tags: Giving General

Feeling Like A Nobody  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 10, 2007

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

Tags: Power, Authority

Denomination: Baptist

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

Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 9, 2008

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

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Scan Checks From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

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

Tags: Technology

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

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

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

Scripture: Judges 7:9-14

Tags: God In The Hardships