In Sermon Illustrations: "One Line Sermons"

Sincerely Wrong  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2002

SINCERELY WRONG In November, 1987, a large group of anti-government rebels in Soroti, Uganda, had targeted a rural army post and airstrip for take over. A company numbering in the hundreds gathered in the dense surrounding brush for the attack. But this was to be no ordinary invasion. The task ...read more

Tags: Universalism, Apologetics General

Throwing A Life Away?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004

THROWING A LIFE AWAY? Lost behind the story of Seabiscuit, the most celebrated racehorse of the 20th century, and the jockey played by Spiderman’s Tobey Macguire was the story of its peculiar trainer, Tom Smith. When the rich man played by Jeff Bridges decided to turn to horse racing, he needed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Tags: Parable Good Samaritan, Forgiveness General, Compassion

I Was Once Conducting A Rap Session With High ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

I was once conducting a rap session with high school teenagers. I told them that they could ask me any question on any subject, and I would try and answer it. Their questions were typical of ones I had received in similar sessions scores of times before. As the session drew to a close, one girl ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Aron Ralston Did. The 27 Year-Old Mountain ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Aron Ralston did. The 27 year-old mountain climber spends his holidays climbing the Rocky Mountains. He’s done it over 45 times, alone, and always in the winter – most of the time after midnight. Life on the edge is nothing new for him. But life under an 800 pound boulder? He was climbing off one ...read more

Tags: Jesus' Ministry

The Guilt That Doesn't Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

THE GUILT THAT DOESN’T GO AWAY Those of you who know me know that I love fishing. I do not however like hunting. For some reason the thought of shooting an animal is just not appealing to me. That does not mean I do not know how to shoot. When I was a kid I was in a gun club. I competed in target ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19

Tags: Repentance

Ultimate Love, Complete Humility  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002

ULTIMATE LOVE, COMPLETE HUMILITY Only one act of pure love, unsullied by any taint of ulterior motive, has ever been performed in the history of the world, namely the self-giving of God in Christ on the cross for undeserving sinners. That is why, if we are looking for a definition of love, we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8

Tags: Christian Love, Forgiveness In Jesus

Love Them  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002

LOVE THEM Before becoming a mother I had a hundred theories on how to bring up children. Now I have seven children and only one theory: love them, especially when they least deserve to be loved. Kate Samperi, author SOURCE: Celebrating Mothers: A Book ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting, Unconditional Love

Jonathan Whitfield Was Preaching To Coal Miners ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Jonathan Whitfield was preaching to coal miners in England. He asked one man, “What do you believe?” “Well, I believe the same as the church.” “And what does the church believe?” “Well, they believe the same as me.” Seeing he was getting nowhere, Whitfield said, ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Are The Right People Doing The Right Thing? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Are The Right People Doing The Right Thing? Today’s rapid changes often overwhelm existing management and operations structures. I can perform an on-site audit and give you seasoned, objective and step-by-step direction on how your ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Zookeepers In The Netherlands Are Planning To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Zookeepers in the Netherlands are planning to hook up Dutch and Indonesian orangutans over the Internet and believe the link could at some stage be used as an online dating service where apes could get to know one another and keepers could work out whether they ...read more

The World Of Books Is The Most Remarkable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man; nothing else that builds ever lasts. Monuments fall, nations perish, civilizations grow old and die out. After an era of darkness, new races build others; in the world of books are volumes that live on; still as young and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-4

Tags: Books And Literature

The Family. We Were A Strange Little Band Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one anothers desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17, Numbers 12:13-15

Tags: Family

The Older I Grow In Years, The More My Wonder ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I grow in years, the more my wonder and my joy increases when I see the power of these words of Jesus I have called you friends to move the human heart. The one word friend breaks down each barrier of reserve, and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Sea Of Galilee Receives But Does Not Keep ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The Sea of Galilee receives but does not keep the River Jordan. For every drop that flows into it, another drop flows out. The giving and receiving go on, equal in measure. The other sea is shrewder, hoarding income jealously. It will not be tempted into any generous impulse. Every drop it ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Best Part Of Success Is That, Whether We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The best part of success is that, whether we know it or not, all of us have been successful at something, perhaps many times, during our lives. I think the most difficult part of success is knowing when it is really ours. To be successful is to achieve an objective, but to be ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

To Laugh Often And Much; To Win The Respect Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligence people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Minister Should Have Access To A Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The minister should have access to a good personal library or to a convenient source for good study materials. There are those who object to commentaries or information available from sources other than the Bible. It was Spurgeon who appropriately said, "Me thinks it rather ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

A Man Told Of Overhearing A Conversation Between ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A man told of overhearing a conversation between his son and two other little boys. The boys were bragging about their dads. One boy said proudly, “My dad knows the mayor of our town” Another said, “So, my dad knows the ...read more

Tags: Parenting

History Tells Of A Statue That Was Erected To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

History tells of a statue that was erected to celebrate the victory of the Grecian games. It so aroused the envious hatred of the rivals that one of them sneaked out at night to topple the statue. He found it so heavy he had to put quite an effort into rocking it back and forth. When he ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

There Were Two Young Men Who Were Toying With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There were two young men who were toying with doing something wrong that would be disapproved of by their fathers. One of them finally decided he could not go along. The other young man asked sarcastically, "Are you afraid your dad will find out and hurt ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose