In Sermon Illustrations: "Obeying In All Things"

Not All Moms Are Gentle

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2013

Not everyone has a gentle mom. A police recruit was asked during the exam, "What would you do if you had to arrest your ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All Guys Know What This Means. We Have All Been ...

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jul 9, 2008

All guys know what this means. We have all been in the position of wanting to please a woman of whom we were unworthy. We may want to buy her a gift. So we draw on our vast experience and the advice of other people to know what kind of gift is best: • It should not say the wrong thing • It should ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Mennonite

Of All Tear, They Are Best That Are Made By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Of all tear, they are best that are made by the blood of Christ, and of all joy, that is the sweetest that is mixed with mourning over Christ. Oh! it is a godly thing to be on our knees with Christ in our ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

3% Of All Web Traffic And 2% Of All Surfing Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

3% of all Web traffic and 2% of all surfing time involved an adult site during August. (The Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

3% Of All Web Traffic And 2% Of All Surfing Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

3% of all Web traffic and 2% of all surfing time involved an adult site during August. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people ...read more

Tags: Character

Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Death Smiles At All Of Us, All We Can Do Is ...

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jan 16, 2008

Death smiles at all of us, all we can ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One Of My All-Time Favorite Tv Shows Is All In ...

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 13, 2010

One of my all-time favorite TV shows is All In the Family. I really love the way that Edith would go into these elaborate stories to try and explain a situation to Archie, and Archie ...read more

Tags: Truth Of Christ

Denomination: Methodist

In Character, In Manners, In Style, In All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In character, in manners, in style, in all things, the supreme ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Most Valuable Of All Education Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do when it has to ...read more

Tags: Character

The Most Valuable Of All Education Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do when it has to ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

The Seven Things That Unite Us As Believers

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 2, 2023

Have you ever worked at a job where you felt a strong bond with your co-workers? Perhaps you were united by a sense of mission, or by a respect for your boss, or by the belief that a prosperous company will benefit everyone financially. The more points of agreement among members of a group, the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-13, Philippians 2:1-11

Tags: Fellowship, Church, Unity, One, Undivided, Division  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Solemn Regard To Spiritual And Eternal Things ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A solemn regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable ...read more

Tags: Greatness

Most Of The Important Things In The World Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying ...read more

Tags: Endurance

There Is No Racial Distinction In The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Mar 29, 2017

All human beings are equally created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27). God loved the world so much that He sent Jesus to lay down His life for us (John 3:16). The “world” obviously includes all ethnic groups. I like to use the following illustration which works as well with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27

Tags: Human Life, Jesus Died For All

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jewish Roots Of Discipleship

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025

From just before the time of Christ (when Jesus was a child, Hillel was still alive). "He [Hillel] would stand at the gate of Jerusalem and meet people going to work. He questioned them, "How much will you make at work today?" One person would answer, "A denarius." Another ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31, Luke 9:62, Matthew 19:16-22, Mark 1:16

Tags: Discipleship, Jewish, Disciples, Leaving All

Denomination: Independent/Bible

There Is No Royal Road To Anything. One Thing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Guilt Is Never A Rational Thing; It Distorts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Guilt is never a rational thing; it distorts all the faculties of the human mind, it perverts them, it leaves a man no longer in the free ...read more

Tags: Guilt

So All May Eat

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 22, 2013

So All May Eat Brad and Libby Birky opened a restaurant in Denver, Colorado. It is a 40-seat restaurant that has one thing conspicuously absent: a cash register. They serve healthy food to people in need. The Birkys do not charge for their meals, telling people "Pay whatever you can afford." ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:37-40

Tags: Benevolence, Helping Poor, Hunger Thirst

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ