In Sermon Illustrations: "One Flesh"

Another Area That We Need To Exercise Care Is In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008

Another area that we need to exercise care is in our communication. Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Stds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

STDs RAMPANT More than three million girls aged 14 to 19 have an STD. A new Center for Disease Control and Prevention study finds at least one in four U.S. teen girls has a sexually transmitted disease. Pro-family groups say sex-ed programs and the morning after pill ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Bruce Larson, In His Book "Wind And Fire," ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Bruce Larson, in his book "Wind and Fire," points out some interesting facts about sandhill cranes: "These large birds, who fly great distances across continents, have three remarkable qualities. First, they rotate leadership. No one bird stays out in front all the time. Second, they choose leaders ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Playing With Sin

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 9, 2009

Two girlfriends went to Mexico for a holiday and smuggled in a giant mouse to the US assuming it to be a puppy. It wheezes throughout the night and they just pet and snuggle him to bring relief to his pain. In the morning they took him to the Vet who disclosed to them that it was a rat with rabies ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:15-23

Tags: Sin, Sinfulness, Sin Wages Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Success In Difficulty

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011

SUCCESS IN DIFFICULTY "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed." - Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5 - "Many men owe the grandeur ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: *other

Who Flatters The King  PRO

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 14, 2012

WHO FLATTERS THE KING Francois Fenelon was the court clergy for King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century. One Sunday when the king and his attendants arrived at the chapel for the regular service, no one else was there but the preacher. King Louis demanded, "What does this mean?" Fenelon ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of Mom

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 14, 2014

A commander of an infantry unit in Vietnam was frustrated in his effort to make a soldier out of one particular PFC. The young man lagged behind on patrols, pretended to be ill, and managed to spend most of his time at headquarters. One day he changed his ways. When someone questioned the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:25

Tags: Mother's Day, Motherhood

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Seminary Students Who Would Not Stop To Help

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2022

In her book Kindness: Reaching Out to Others, Phyllis J. Le Peau relates this story: “Some seminary students were asked to preach on the story of the Good Samaritan. When the hour arrived for their sermon, each one was deliberately delayed en route to class. As the students raced across campus, ...read more

Tags: Parables, Hypocrisy, Levite, Good Samaritan, Jerusalem, Jericho, Priest  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sometimes To Make The Biggest Impression Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2008

" Sometimes to make the biggest impression is not ...read more

You Are The Light Of The World, But The Switch ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You are the light of the world, but the switch ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Education's Purpose Is To Replace An Empty Mind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind ...read more

Tags: Culture

Anger Is Never Without Reason, But Seldom With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anger is never without reason, but seldom ...read more

Tags: Anger

Anger Is Never Without An Argument, But Seldom ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anger is never without an argument, but seldom ...read more

Tags: Anger

A Learned Fool Is More Foolish Than An Ignorant ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A learned fool is more foolish than an ...read more

Tags: Truth

The Successful Revolutionary Is A Statesman, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the ...read more

Tags: Government

The Easiest Way To Solve A Problem Is To Pick An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The easiest way to solve a problem is to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Only Hope Of A Short War Is To Prepare For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The only hope of a short war is to prepare ...read more

Tags: War

A Learned Blockhead Is A Greater Blockhead Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than ...read more

Tags: Thought

Laughter Is Not A Bad Beginning For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Most Solid Stone In The Structure Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian