In Sermon Illustrations: "Now What"

About A Month Ago, I Tuned Into The Green Bay ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

About a month ago, I tuned into the Green Bay Packer game. It was the last time Brett Favre was probably going to be playing at home. I’m not a huge football fan, but Brett Favre is a really amazing quarterback. He’s done a lot of things and it’s kind of a historic moment. So, I wanted to check him ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Which Desire Are You Feeding?  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Which Desire are You Feeding? Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James) Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:13

Tags: Overcome, Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Australia Is In The Middle Of Grand Final Fever ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 1, 2010

Australia is in the middle of GRAND FINAL FEVER with the NRL - THE DRAGONS VS THE ROOSTERS. What are the characteristics needed for those chosen to be the warriors of this battle? What is it that will win the game and bring victory? What will provide the competitive edge that guarantees success in ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Muscle Memory Of The Violin

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 17, 2026

From 5th grade through high school graduation, I played the violin. I was serious about it, participating in all-region orchestras, competitions, all of that. My senior recital was performing the Bach Double Concerto with one of my best friends. Here's the thing about playing a string ...read more

Scripture: John 21:3, Romans 7:15

Tags: Spiritual Drift, Sanctification

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Quickest And Most Effective Way For A Battle ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Affleck on Jan 23, 2001

The quickest and most effective way for a battle to be won is to knock the other man down – this is what the Devil does ...read more

Tags: Satan, Discipleship, Emotions

Denomination: Brethren

Nearly Half Of Americans Believe Little Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Nearly half of Americans believe little or nothing of what they read in America’s daily newspapers. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Truth

I Have Found The Best Way To Give Advice To Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then ...read more

Tags: Children

The Ability To Relate And To Connect, Sometimes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The ability to relate and to connect, sometimes in odd and yet in striking fashion, lies at the very heart of any creative use of the ...read more

Tags: Art

In America Only The Successful Writer Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, in ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Parents Exist To Teach The Child, But Also ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child has to teach them; and the ...read more

Tags: Children

Statistics And Stuff

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 9, 2002

Statistics and Stuff Percentage of American teens who say they want to be like their parents: 39%. Charis Conn, Ed., ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Favorite Seminary Professor J.w. Mac Gorman ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 31, 2002

My Favorite Seminary Professor J.W. Mac Gorman once said "It’s never the servants prerogative to ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Jesus Teachings, Servanthood

Denomination: Baptist

Learning To Serve: My Fear Is That The Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Matt Kyzer on Apr 2, 2004

Learning to serve: my fear is that the Christian motto is “Ask not what your church and staff can do for you, ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

Let God Take The Initiative. If You Will Wait, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let God take the initiative. If you will wait, God will work Cease from your trying; start to trust and ...read more

Tags: Peace

This Is Our Supreme Task As Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This is our supreme task as Christian educators, to gear youth into Christian service regardless of what the specific occupation may be and to encourage ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Jesus Christ Presented Humility As A Description ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Jesus Christ presented humility as a description of what we shall be unconsciously when we have become rightly related to ...read more

Tags: Humility

The Bravest Are Surely Those Who Have The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

If You Ask Enough People, You Can Usually Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you ask enough people, you can usually find someone who will advise you to do what ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

We See But Dimly Through The Mists And Vapors ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We see but dimly through the mists and vapors Amid these early damps, What seem to us like sad funeral ...read more

Tags: Death

Discipleship Is Not A Second Step In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Discipleship is not a second step in Christianity, as if one first becomes a believer in Jesus and then (if he chooses) a disciple, but from the beginning, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship