In Sermon Illustrations: "No Matter What"

A Collector’s Item?

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 23, 2020

Hard to believe, but I may have a collector’s item! In my own house! Now, before you start sending me “Can I see it?” types of emails, maybe I should explain just what this “collector’s item” really is. Really, it wasn’t that much of a collectible, even from a couple of years ago. It’s only ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-20, Colossians 3:2

Tags: Stewardship, Collector's Items

Denomination: Baptist

The Difference Maker

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Sep 16, 2020

My pastor, Wana Archer, tells about a time when he was a teenager and worked at a restaurant for .25 cents/hour. In this restaurant, there was a gambling machine that looked like a pinball machine. A player would deposit a nickel and get one shot to hit the jackpot or win some money. He noticed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Tags: Holy Spirit, Obedience

Denomination: Baptist

Cups Of The Lord

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Cups of the Lord The Cup of Blessings Psalms 16:5 says, "The Lord is my portion of my inheritance and my cup..." (NAS) What a wonderful blessing, to know that the Lord Himself is our inheritance. Dr. Dewight Jones tells us that there are some 32 cups mentioned in the Word of God. We have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:5

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Biblical Change  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Biblical Change "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Renewal, Change, Transformation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[186]. A Message From A Poem – Musings On Being In Heaven

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 5, 2025

[186]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MUSINGS ON BEING IN HEAVEN This is a lovely poem FOR ME, which is why I wrote it. How much do we think of heaven? I am afraid some are so earth-bound that they give little thought to heaven. Do we know what heaven will be like? Of course we do not. We can only ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-4, 1 Corinthians 2:9

Tags: The Third Heaven, Jesus, Heaven, Center, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I’d Rather Kiss A Goat

Contributed by James Snyder on May 15, 2023

There are very few things in my life I regret; at least that I can remember. One of the good things about getting old is that you can forget many things. The important thing is to forget the right thing, which is a challenge. You can be sure I work on this all the time. It takes a really good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:36-37

Tags: Kiss, Goat, Accountability, Excuses

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

I’m Too Smart To Be Stupid.

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 24, 2023

After being married for over 50 years, my wife, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, knows more about me than I know about myself. At least, that's the perception I get from her actions. It must be true when she says something about me, and I won't challenge her with anything she says. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:15-16

Tags: Marriage, Relationship

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

As If I Didn’t Already Know

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 12, 2024

I've been accused of many things throughout my life, but never having a great memory. It's not that I don't try to remember things; I can't remember things I'm supposed to remember. It has nothing to do with my age because it started as far back as I can remember. This ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24

Tags: Memory, Relationship

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Peter Marshall Said "We Are Too Christian Really ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

Peter Marshall said “We are too Christian really to enjoy sinning, and too fond of sinning really to enjoy Christianity. Most of us know perfectly well what we ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Holiness, Sin General

Denomination: Wesleyan

One Day Adam And His Boys Were Out For A Walk ...  PRO

Contributed by Rob Culler on Mar 20, 2001

One day Adam and his boys were out for a walk and happened upon the Garden of Eden. One of the boys said, “Dad, what is that place?” Adam responded, “Guys, ...read more

Tags: Lettuce, Mother's Day, Monkey, Original Sin, Noah's Wife, Family, Adam And Eve, Children  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Has A Scene ...  PRO

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Mar 3, 2002

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has a scene that illustrates what is probably the attitude of many Americans who pray.. Old Aunt Bethany "prays," but in reality, she is reciting the pledge of ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To, Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

John Piper, In A Hunger For God, Comments, "If ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Mar 15, 2002

John Piper, in A Hunger for God, comments, "if the reward you aim at in fasting is the admiration of others, that is what you will get, and that will be all you get. In other words, the danger of hypocrisy is that it is so ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Fasting, Emotions, Temptation Pride

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Journalist Asked The Remarkable Christian, ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 15, 2002

A journalist asked the remarkable Christian, G.K. Chesterton, what one book he would want to have along if he were stranded on a desert island. Chesterton paused only an instant before ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, God's Omniscience

Denomination: *other

Alexander Whyte, The Scottish Preacher, Always ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 20, 2003

Alexander Whyte, the Scottish preacher, always began his prayers with an expression of gratitude. One cold, miserable day his people wondered what he would say. He ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Church Of God

Three Bible Degrees Every Christian Should Strive ...  PRO

Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 3, 2003

Three bible degrees every Christian should strive to have B.L. - Bible Language What, Where, and As B.R. - Bible Reverence - Bible interprets Bible B.A. - Bible ...read more

Tags: Bible Study, Bible Influence

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Not Long Before She Died In 1988, In A Moment Of ...

Contributed by Earl Graston on Jun 21, 2005

Not long before she died in 1988, in a moment of surprising candor in television, Marghanita Laski, a well known secular humanist and novelist, said, "What I envy most about you ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Provision

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer Is Reaching Out After The Unseen; Fasting ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Advertising: The Education Of The Public As To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Advertising: The education of the public as to who you are, where you are, and what you have to offer in the way of skill, talent or commodity. The only man who should not advertise is the man ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Hors Doeuvres Have Always Had A Pathetic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Hors doeuvres have always had a pathetic interest for me: they remind me of ones childhood that one goes through, wondering what the next course is going to be likeand during the ...read more

Tags: Children

In Italy For Thirty Years Under The Borgias ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed; they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred ...read more

Tags: Peace