In Sermon Illustrations: "No Matter What"

I Thank God That I Live In A Country Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I thank God that I live in a country where dreams can come true, where failure sometimes is the first step to success and where success is only another form ...read more

Tags: Dreams

In A Circle Of True Friends Each Man Is Simply ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In a circle of true Friends each man is simply what he is: stands for nothing but himself. No one cares twopence about any one elses family, profession, class, income, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Today Is Your Day And Mine, The Only Day We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Today is your day and mine, the only day we have, the day in which we play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole we may not ...read more

Tags: Present

According To "Character Counts!" To Be ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010

According to "Character Counts!" to be responsible is to * Do what you are supposed to do * Persevere: keep on trying! * Always do your best * Use self-control * Be self-disciplined * Think before ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Church Of God

Unsung Heroines-The Women Who Prepared Materials For The Tabernacle

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 1, 2022

Introduction: The Tabernacle. For the first time in history, the God of Heaven agreed to dwell in one location with His special people, Israel. Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the details of the construction, the listed steps and instructions, and other things but it’s important to remember: ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 35:20-29

Tags: Tabernacle, Offerings, Unsung Heroines

Denomination: Baptist

We Weren’t Expecting That

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 1, 2023

Sometimes things happen that you never expected. When those unexpected things happen, if they are good, that is a blessing, if they are bad, that’s a different story. I learned this expectation of good from my good old Uncle Ted. He was a truck driver, and boy, did he have the stories to ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:15

Tags: Expectation, Free Lunch

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

I Don’t Believe In Superstition…but

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 4, 2023

I don’t believe in any of the superstitious nonsense that seems to be going around these days. Some people have a fear of numbers like 13 and 666. What in the world does a number have to do with anything? When I am around people who are superstitious like that, I’m afraid I lean toward the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9

Tags: Secrets, Superstitious

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 21, 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 16, 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

It¡¦s A Feeling My Dog Annie The Pit Bull Once ...

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 10, 2008

It¡¦s a feeling my dog Annie the pit bull once had ¡V She was only a year and a half old, and after chasing 500 cars she finally ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

Denomination: United Methodist