In Sermon Illustrations: "Obeying In All Things"

All Truly Successful People In Life Have Been ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 27, 2005

ALL TRULY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN LIFE HAVE BEEN THOSE WHO PRIORITIZED. Furthermore, they had their priorities in order. A businessman, referring to a friend who was devoting most of his time and energy in pursuit of an insignificant matter, said, “He ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Wesleyan

We Could All Save Ourselves A Lot Of Words If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

We could all save ourselves a lot of words if we’d only remember that people rarely take advice unless they have to pay for it. The trouble with good advice is that it usually interferes with your plans. Good advice is what your own kids disregard but save to give to ...read more

Tags: Faith

Better A Bald Head Than None At All. - Austin ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Better a bald head than none at all. - ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Two Baseball Teams Had Battled To A Five-All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

Two baseball teams had battled to a five-all deadlock as darkness enveloped the diamond. In the last half of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the count three and two, the pitcher called for a conference with the catcher. “I’ll wind up and pretend to throw the next pitch. You wham your ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Religious Music Accounts For More Than 5% Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Religious music accounts for more than 5% of all music sales. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

52% Of All U.s. Churches Are Located In Small ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

52% of all U.S. churches are located in small town or rural areas. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

Only 24% Of All U.s. Households Are Comprised Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Only 24% of all U.S. households are comprised of two parents and children today. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

Miss Bettye And Her All-Night Prayer Kitchen  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010

MISS BETTYE AND HER ALL-NIGHT PRAYER KITCHEN Just this last September (2009), the Chicago Tribune ran a story about Bettye Tucker, a Christian cook who works the night shift at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She has been doing her job for 43 years -- 28 of them on the night shift. On ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Christian Witness

Abraham Lincoln Once Said, "Nearly All Men ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 30, 2010

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: *other

God Will Bless All Of You Who Choose To Follow ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 19, 2010

God will bless all of you who choose to follow Jesus; and that blessing, for some, will come in the form of insults. Many years ago I was outside Glasgow station and when a Hare Krishna devotee discovered I was a Christian he whacked me on the head with his ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Anglican

You Could All Have One If You Wanted  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2012

YOU COULD ALL HAVE ONE IF YOU WANTED In Gipsy Smith's book The Beauty of Jesus, Gipsy Smith told about Peter Apples, a man (during the Civil War) who went into the enemy's territory. Peter Apples did not know much about being a good soldier. He just knew that when his superior officer said, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:34-38

Tags: Evangelism How To

When Prayer Isn't All You Need

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2012

WHEN PRAYER ISN’T ALL YOU NEED Tim Hansel, Holy Sweat, 1987, Word Books Publisher, p. 63. In my late twenties, a bunch of my friends and I decided to sail around the world. I have to admit, though, at the time I was a bit worried. I hadn’t even sailed before. I was uneasy and anxious. So I spent a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Peace

It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Looses An ...

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 21, 2012

"It’s all fun and games until someone looses an ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Salvation Army

Unforgettable Bombs - All We Can Do Is Pray?

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 30, 2019

Elmer Bendiner, a crewmember in a World War II B-17 bomber, the Tondalayo, was barraged by flak from Nazi antiaircraft guns. That was not unusual, but on this particular occasion, the gas tanks were hit. Later Elmer reflected on the miracle of a 20 mm shell piercing the fuel tank without touching ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11, James 5:15, Psalm 34:15

Tags: Prayer, Power In Prayer, Intersession, Watchman Prayer

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God: Frank, You Know All About Gardens And ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 8, 2007

GOD: Frank, you know all about gardens and nature, what in the world is going on down there in the U.S.? What in the world happened to the dandelions, violets, thistles and the stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Motor Homes Have Allowed Us To Put All The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Motor Homes have allowed us to put all the conveniences of a home on wheels. A camper no longer means sleeping in a sleeping bag, cooking over a fire, or hauling water from a stream. Now people can park a fully equipped home on a cement slab in the midst of a few pine trees and hook up to a water ...read more

Tags: Faith General

I Think That We All Understand What Temptation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I think that we all understand what temptation is. There is a story told about a little boy in a grocery store that I think illustrates the nature of temptation. The boy was standing near an open box of peanut butter cookies. “Now then, young man,” said the grocer as he approached the young man. ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

During The 1992 Summer Olympics, All U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During the 1992 Summer Olympics, all U.S. athletes were required to wear Reebok warm-up suits at the awards ceremony. Charles Barkley of the U.S. basketball "Dream Team" anticipated the probability that his team would win the gold medal. He said, "Us Nike guys are loyal to Nike because they pay us ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

C.h. Spurgeon's Definition Of Faith Wraps All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C.H. Spurgeon’s definition of faith wraps all three steps into a neat little package: Faith is believing that Christ is what He is said to be, and that He will do ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

My Garden At Our First House Was ½ Acre. All ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Wunderink on Aug 8, 2007

My garden at our first house was ½ acre. All rototilled up and ready with great black dirt. Started out great, straight lines for beans, peas, tomatoes, sweet corn, etc. Got water on it and faithfully moved the water. Began hoeing the weeds, hoed some more, than tried to hoe some ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed