In Sermon Illustrations: "One Solitary Life"

Why Mike Guglielmucci Lied To The World  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008

Why Mike Guglielmucci Lied to the World The Australian musician who wrote "Healer" needed his own healing from a porn addiction. His tragic story should challenge us to embrace purity. I play the song "Healer" all the time in my car. I can't get the tune out of my head. You probably know the ...read more

Tags: Hypocrisy

Denomination: Wesleyan

Ever Been Bothered By People?

Contributed by John Herrmann on Mar 25, 2011

EVER BEEN BOTHERED BY PEOPLE? Sometimes church and worship can keep us from the living water people need and that we need. People can actually hide behind church, the machinery of church and worship. Recently I attended a Wednesday Lenten service with my wife in my former church. A stranger - a ...read more

Tags: Unconditional Love

Denomination: Lutheran

Guardrails

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012

GUARDRAILS A guardrail is actually a system designed to keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas. Now, nobody pays attention to guardrails unless you need one. There are all different kinds of guardrails, but guardrails are that invisible part of our driving experience. We’re ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:15-16

Tags: Conscience

Deepika And Discipline  PRO

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 27, 2013

DEEPIKA AND DISCIPLINE James 4:8 "Come near to God and He will come near to you..." She is just a doll! Fair, pretty with a smile that could steal anyone's heart; her name is Deepika, four year old daughter of a couple who pick up garbage from residential quarters. She was untamed, dirty, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Tags: Intimacy With God, Drawing Near To God

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Best Thanksgiving Ever

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus They lived a comfortable life in the upscale part of town, the children were teen and pre-teen then and had most anything their hearts desired. They had begun to recite their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: Gratitude, Serving Others, Giving Spirit

Denomination: Charismatic

Jewish Weddings Are A Portrait Of The Last Days

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 2, 2023

When a Jewish man found a woman he liked (and most times his father would pick one out for him) he would approach the young lady with a marriage contract (a covenant). In the contract were laid out the legal terms in which he would propose marriage. The most important part of this contract was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Tags: Revelation, Church, Israel, End Times, Last Days, Rapture, Bride Of Christ, Weddings  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Rich Family In Church  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 29, 2006

The Rich Family in Church by Eddie Ogan I’ll never forget Easter 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy was 12 and my older sister Darlene was 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what it was to do without many things. My dad had died five years before, leaving Mom with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Tags: Giving, Giving General, Sacrifice, Tithe

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Get A New Family  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008

#3 – We Get a New Family Ephesians 2:19-22 November 4, 2007 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Introduction We’ve been looking at different benefits or blessings of following Christ – living for Him, and not ...read more

Tags: Faith, Thanksgiving, Blessing, Revival

Denomination: Wesleyan

Character May Be Manifested In The Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Way You Motivate A Football Team Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

In Times Of Crisis, It Is Of Utmost Importance ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In times of crisis, it is of utmost importance not ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Freedom Of The Press Is Guaranteed Only To Those ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Effective Knowledge Is That Which Includes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Effective knowledge is that which includes knowledge of the ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

The Future Is Like Heaveneveryone Exalts It But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The future is like heaveneveryone exalts it but no one ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

It Is Easier To Love Humanity As A Whole Than To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

An Opportunity Grasped And Used Produces At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An opportunity grasped and used produces at least one ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

A Verbal Contract Isnt Worth The Paper Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A verbal contract isnt worth the paper ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Never Change A Winning Game. Always Change A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never change a winning game. Always ...read more

Tags: Competition

Jesus Is Hard To Ignore And Easy To Miss

Contributed by Garris Hudson 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

Erma Bombeck Wrote This Essay Entitled, When God ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Sep 26, 2002

Erma Bombeck wrote this essay entitled, When God Created Women. “By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his sixth day of working overtime. An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one?" And the Lord answered and said, "Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She ...read more

Tags: Share, Mother's Day, Parenting, Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible