In Sermon Illustrations: "One Sheep Lost"

Be Careful Who You Accuse

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025

Miss Abigale was the one church member sure to stick her nose into everyone’s business. One day, she accused George, a new member and a man of few words. She told him, in front of others, that he must be a drunk because his truck had been seen in front of the town’s only bar. George did not ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-19

Tags: Gossip, Revenge

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus Is Hard To Ignore And Easy To Miss

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 19, 2022

In a Christmas sermon, David Devine relates a story that appeared in the Washington Post last year... “He emerged from the Metro at the Plaza Station and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved ...read more

Tags: Mary, Christmas, Bethlehem, Manger, Angels, Prophecy, Joseph, Birth Of Christ, History, Spiritual Blindness, Shepherds  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Envy People Who Drink. At Least They Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I envy people who drink. At least they have something to ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Im A Commercial Writer, Not An Author. Margaret ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Im a commercial writer, not an author. Margaret Mitchell was an ...read more

Tags: Art

Todays Youngsters Are Precocious. They Start ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Todays youngsters are precocious. They start going steady with the opposite sex as ...read more

Tags: Children

On The Whole Human Beings Want To Be Good, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Better To Trust The Man Who Is Frequently In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one ...read more

Tags: Faith

You Cannot Dream Yourself Into A Character: You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Never Answer An Angry Word With An Angry Word. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never answer an angry word with an angry word. Its the second one ...read more

Tags: Anger

The Press Is Like The Peculiar Uncle You Keep In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The press is like the peculiar uncle you keep in the atticjust one of ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Faith Never Knows Where It Is Being Led, But It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Its Amazing How Grandparents Seem So Young Once ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Its amazing how grandparents seem so young ...read more

Tags: Family

When Liberty Becomes License, Some Form Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When liberty becomes license, some form of one-man power ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Sovereign Press For The Most Part ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The sovereign press for the most part acknowledges accountability to no one ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Blessed Are The Happiness-Makers. Blessed Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Blessed are the happiness-makers. Blessed are they who know how to shine on ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

The Attention Span Of A Typical Human Is Ten ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The attention span of a typical human is ten praises, six ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

It Is Well To Rememberthat The Entire ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is well to rememberthat the entire population of the universe, with one trifling ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

If You Have Good Qualities, Believe That Other ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have good qualities, believe that other ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

This Is My Prediction For The Future Whatever ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

This is my prediction for the future whatever hasnt happened will happen and ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Public Opinion Sets Bounds To Every Government, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real ...read more

Tags: Government