In Sermon Illustrations: "Now What"

Today's Most Common Lie

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024

What is the most common lie in the modern world? It is when we click a box on a computer screen acknowledging that, “I have read and agree to the Terms ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:19, Proverbs 12:22, Acts 5:3-4, Colossians 3:9, Psalm 63:11, Revelation 21:8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Untruthful, Lies, Liar, Truthful, Lying, Lie  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Let God Do The Watering!" Mark 4: 1-20: Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 4, 2004

“Let God Do the Watering!” Mark 4: 1-20: Key verse(s): 11-12 “He told them, ‘The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that “‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and every hearing but never understanding; ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:10-20

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Lutheran

Tiger Breath!" Matthew 6:9-13 Key Verse(S): ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 6, 2005

“Tiger Breath!” Matthew 6:9-13 Key verse(s): 13:“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” It has been foreordained that life is a temptation! Now that is a depressing thought if I ever heard one. Foreordained? That means that no matter what I do or how I do it, ultimately I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 4:1-11

Tags: Risk Of Sin, Release, Sin Separates From God, Sin Exposed

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Plan For Pain!" Matthew 16:21-28 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 6, 2005

“God’s Plan for Pain!” Matthew 16:21-28 Key verse(s): 25:“‘For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.’” “And whatever you do, make sure you don’t hurt yourself!” The tractor tire was heavy; definitely a two man job. Perched on the back of his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

Can You Eat Too Many Cookies At Christmas?

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 27, 2025

Can You Eat Too Many Cookies at Christmas? Dr. James L. Snyder Christmas was over, and the house began to quiet down in a good way. Don’t get me wrong, I love the noise when all the family is together. It is a good feeling to be with your family during this wonderful holiday season. I love the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:8-10

Tags: Cookies, Christmas

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Great Question That Has Never Been Answered ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 25, 2001

"The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine ...read more

Tags: Marriage Obligations, Romantic Love

Denomination: Baptist

My Name Is George Snodgrass. I Really Believe ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 4, 2002

"My name is George Snodgrass. I really believe that if Pastor DoGood would stop ending his sermons with the phrase, ‘But then again, what ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Young Man Was Buying A Shirt In A Department ...

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 29, 2002

A young man was buying a shirt in a department store. The shirt label said, “Shrink Resistant.” He asked the clerk what that meant. The clerk said, “The label ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Communication General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is An Old Saying That Goes "Opportunity ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 11, 2004

There is an old saying that goes “Opportunity knocks once, but temptation beats on the door everyday.” What a true statement, for we live our lives constantly surrounded by temptations. There ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting, Temptation General

Denomination: Apostolic

Donors Want To Know: Most Donors Would Like To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Donors Want to Know: Most donors would like to receive more financial information about the ministries they support, plus information on what their past gift ...read more

Tags: Giving General

To Know Christ Is The Way To Grow In Holiness. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To know Christ is the way to grow in holiness. Ask yourself, in the moment of perplexity or temptation, what would He do if He were here? Nothing else ...read more

Tags: Holiness

A Truly Good Book Teaches Me Better Than To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down and commence living on its hint.What I ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Our Prayer Will Be Most Like The Prayer Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Our prayer will be most like the prayer of Christ if we do not ask God to show us what is going to be, or to make any particular thing happen, but ...read more

Tags: Faith

Ethics Is Suddenly The Congressional Mantra, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ethics is suddenly the congressional mantra, though looking for an ethic in Congress is as foolish as looking for a virgin in a bordello... H.L. Mencken warned of expecting too ...read more

Tags: Government

All Men Have Their Frailties; And Whoever Looks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks. We love ourselves notwithstanding our ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Flatterers Object Is To Please In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The flatterers object is to please in everything he does; whereas the true friend always does what is right, and so often gives pleasure, often pain, not wishing the ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Friendship Is The Allay Of Our Sorrows, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship is the allay of our sorrows, the ease of our passions, the discharge of our oppressions, the sanctuary to our calamities, the counsellor of our doubts, the clarity of our minds, the ...read more

Tags: Compassion

There Are Certain Things In Which Mediocrity Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. What torture it is to hear a frigid speech being pompously ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

The Law Of Prayer Is The Law Of Harvest: Sow ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The law of prayer is the law of harvest: sow sparingly in prayer, reap sparingly; sow bountifully in prayer, reap bountifully. The trouble is that we are ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Everyone Knows That By Far The Happiest And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the first. What is there about babies which makes us hug and kiss and fondle them, ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication