In Sermon Illustrations: "Now is the time" showing 5,241-5,260 of 15,399

Comfortable Out-On-A-Limb!" Romans 11:33-36 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 23, 2005

“Comfortable Out-On-A-Limb!” Romans 11:33-36 Key verse(s) 11:“For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” Get real! When as a youth I heard this phrase, it often gave me reason to pause. If someone was insisting that I was caught up in a fantasy and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:33-36

Tags: Trinity

Denomination: Lutheran

Seven Year Old Tommy Had Been Asking His Parents ...

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Oct 30, 2007

Seven year old Tommy had been asking his parents for a dog but they were not convinced that the family needed one. After Tommy’s repeated pleas, his dad told him if he would help his mother with chores around the house he could earn enough money to buy a dog. Tommy was more than eager to accept ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 46:1-34

Tags: Redemption, Redeemed

Denomination: Baptist

This Passage From The Bible Says That If A Person ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 3, 2008

This passage from the Bible says that if a person “has” Jesus in his or her life, then they have “eternal life.” What’s eternal life? The bottom line is that it means Heaven. Forever. And how do we get that eternal life? By having Jesus in your life. This says that if we have Jesus, we have ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Wesleyan

Why Mike Guglielmucci Lied To The World  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008

Why Mike Guglielmucci Lied to the World The Australian musician who wrote "Healer" needed his own healing from a porn addiction. His tragic story should challenge us to embrace purity. I play the song "Healer" all the time in my car. I can't get the tune out of my head. You probably know the ...read more

Tags: Hypocrisy

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Parable Of The Dragonfly

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011

THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGONFLY Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Tags: Heaven

Nothing But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 27, 2012

NOTHING BUT SLAG I read a story told by Russell Conwell about a young man who lived in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania years ago. It just so happened that he inherited an iron furnace after his grandfather and father had passed away. He was a young man who had inherited a passel of wealth and as many have ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

The Best Thanksgiving Ever

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus They lived a comfortable life in the upscale part of town, the children were teen and pre-teen then and had most anything their hearts desired. They had begun to recite their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: Gratitude, Serving Others, Giving Spirit

Denomination: Charismatic

Doing Your Duty With A Little Faith

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Sep 16, 2023

Don Gullett was the greatest athlete eastern Kentucky has ever seen. He excelled in all sports. He was so good that he was recruited by the University of Kentucky in all three sports….Basketball, Football, and Baseball. In Basketball he averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds a game; I personally ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10, 2 Timothy 1:3-12

Tags: Faith, Trust

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It Is Important To Note That Tiberius Caear Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Clark on Apr 12, 2001

It is important to note that Tiberius Caear is only mentioned 4 times throught history, every ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

Peter Ustinov Said, "Charity Is More Common Than ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2004

Peter Ustinov said, “Charity is more common than compassion. Charity is tax-deductible. ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

The Writer Does The Most Who Gives His Reader ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Children Think Not Of What Is Past, Nor What Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children think not of what is past, nor what is to come, but enjoy the ...read more

Tags: Children

I'm Hitting The Woods Just Great. But I'm Having ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I'm hitting the woods just great. But I'm having a terrible ...read more

Tags: Sports

Experience Is Very Valuable. It Keeps A Man Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Experience is very valuable. It keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from ...read more

Tags: Experience

Fathers Should Never Underestimate The Priceless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Fathers should never underestimate the priceless return they receive both in this life and in the life to come ...read more

Tags: Parenting

One Difference Between Death And Taxes Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse ...read more

Tags: Giving General

No One Party Can Fool All Of The People All Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No one party can fool all of the people all of the time; that's ...read more

Tags: Government

Love Is The Emblem Of Eternity: It Confounds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory of a ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Was So Busy Doing Things I Should Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I was so busy doing things I should have delegated, I didnt ...read more

Tags: Communication General

When Necessary, Use Words

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

An as Francis of Assisi put so wonderfully: “Preach the Gospel at all times – and ...read more

Tags: Cross