In Sermon Illustrations: "Now What"

Over Your Head

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

OVER YOUR HEAD I remember struggling in the water and I remember going under. I also remember the distinct feeling that I was going to die. What I learned as a young child was that one should be careful about getting in over one's head. I would like to ask you a question. How many of you can ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-2

Tags: Fear, Commitment

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Curious Fellow Died One Day And Found Himself ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A curious fellow died one day and found himself waiting in the long line of judgment. As he stood there he noticed that some souls were allowed to march right through the pearly gates into heaven. Others, though, were led over to Satan who threw them into the burning pit. But every so often, ...read more

Tags: Money

A Man Named Victor Frankl, A Jewish Psychiatrist ...

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007

A man named Victor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, discovered this great truth in the midst of a Jewish concentration camp during WW II. While seeking to survive the horror of this imprisonment Frankl began observing his fellow prisoners in the hope of discovering what coping ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

The Story Is Told Of A Terrible Traffic Accident. ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

The story is told of a terrible traffic accident. Police officers were called to the scene and when they arrived they found a husband, wife, and 2 children lying unconscious in the car. They pulled them from the car, and as they waited for the paramedics to arrive they noticed a monkey in the car ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Tags: Excuses

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Named Victor Frankl, A Jewish Psychiatrist ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

A man named Victor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, discovered this great truth in the midst of a Jewish concentration camp during WW II. While seeking to survive the horror of this imprisonment Frankl began observing his fellow prisoners in the hope of discovering what coping ...read more

On The Enemy: Be Encouraged

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 7, 2008

ON THE ENEMY: BE ENCOURAGED 1. When the devil brings up your past, bring up his future. 2. The man who is fully surrendered to the Lord will never deliberately surrender to the Enemy. 3. When adversity is most ready to strike us, God is most ready to strengthen us. 4. The devil is an equal ...read more

Tags: Demons

Take The Lord's Table To Others

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 18, 2008

Take the Lord's Table to Others And just as we experience the presence of the Lord, I believe with every part of my being and more that we are to take this presence to share with those around us. We are to take the Lord's Table to other people. So as I talk about taking the Lord's Table to ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Church Of God

Greed Vs. Envy

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008

Greed vs. Envy Envy is the evil eye that looks on the success and happiness of another and resents his being so blessed. It is different from covetousness, which desires to have what another has. Envy simply resents the other person's having it. There's an old legend about a greedy man and an ...read more

Tags: Envy

Denomination: Pentecostal

Amazing Grace

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025

Amazing Grace Paul wrote of a higher righteousness that comes from God himself and never depends on our doings. Whenever we know that righteousness of God firsthand, it always changes our lives. One man tells that one day he blundered into an affair with someone else’s wife. He was weak and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16

Tags: Higher Righteousness, Amazing Grace

Denomination: Anglican

The Way To Gain A Good Reputation Is To Endeavor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Happy Is He Who Dares Courageously To Defend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Happy is he who dares courageously to ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Most Important Thing In Communication Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most important thing in communication is to hear ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Short Memories Of The American Voters Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our ...read more

Tags: Government

Nothing Is More Significant Of Men's Character ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing is more significant of men's character than ...read more

Tags: Humor

Whatever Your Job, It Is Important If It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whatever your job, it is important if it is what ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Propaganda Is The Art Of Persuading Others Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what you ...read more

Tags: Cynicism

Risk Is Essential. There Is No Growth Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Risk is essential. There is no growth or inspiration in staying within ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Teaching Kids To Count Is Fine, But Teaching ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them ...read more

Tags: Learning

We Are Tired By The Work We Do Not Do, Not By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are tired by the work we do not do, not ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Will Rogers  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 14, 2002

Will Rogers Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps. Of course, ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist