In Sermon Illustrations: "One"

It Is Clear From Acts 2 That The Members Of The ...

Contributed by Jay Robison on Aug 30, 2004

It is clear from Acts 2 that the members of the early church depended on one another. They were unified and interconnected. As a church today, we depend on one another. We are a family. I depend on you for an example of holiness, for enthusiasm about what we are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Baptist

The Japanese Have Two Proverbs We Would Do Well ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 30, 2005

The Japanese have two proverbs we would do well to remember. The first one says, “The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a person six feet high.” The second one warns everyone: “The tongue is more to be ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Methodist

2. Tadlock States This About Hurry, "There Is ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 27, 2007

2. Tadlock states this about hurry, “There is little doubt that hurry is, indeed, the enemy of one’s spiritual life. Most of us who are a part of western culture live in a hurry-soaked world. Our lives are ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tadlock States This About Hurry, "There Is ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 11, 2007

Tadlock states this about hurry, “There is little doubt that hurry is, indeed, the enemy of one’s spiritual life. Most of us who are a part of western culture live in a hurry-soaked world. Our lives are ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If A Soul Thou Wouldst Redeem, And Lead A Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a soul thou wouldst redeem, And lead a lost one back to God; Wouldst thou a guardian-angel seem To one who long in guilt hath trod Go kindly to him take his hand With gentlest words within thine ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

It Is Quite Wrong To Think Of Old Age As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is quite wrong to think of old age as a downward slope. On the contrary, one climbs higher and higher with the advancing years, and that, too, with surprising strides. Brain-work comes as easily to the old as physical exertion to the child. One is moving, it is true, towards ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Have Always Believed That The Successful Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have always believed that the successful man has the hardest battle with himself rather than with the other fellow. To bring one's self to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain hard work continuously is the one big ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Methodist Minister And Author Charles L. Allen ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Methodist minister and author Charles L. Allen wrote of a fisherman friend who told him that one never needs a top for his crab basket. If one of the crabs starts to climb up the sides of the basket, the other crabs will reach up and pull it back ...read more

Tags: Faith

7 Ways To Rationalize Your Way To Ruin

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

7 ways to Rationalize your way to Ruin 1. Everyone’s doing it 2. I’ll just try it once 3. It’s just a little lie 4. No one ever needs to know 5. No one will really ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Separatists?

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 4, 2007

Separatists? A church had a sign in front: JESUS ONLY. One night a storm blew out the first three letters and left US ONLY. Too many churches have come to that. (Vance Havner, from The Vance Havner ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Some Have Described The Practice Of Mercy Or ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 26, 2008

Some have described the practice of mercy or being Christ-like as a pond. There are outlets at both ends. God’s grace, forgiveness, mercy, and blessings flow in one end and we in turn are to allow those blessings to flow out to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Best Kind Of Home

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

BEST KIND OF HOME D. A. Carson had this thought: "The worst kind of home to be brought up in is the one with many pretensions and low performance, the best kind of home to be brought up in is the one with few pretensions and high ...read more

Tags: Family

I ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008

Illustration: Pour water on the sponge and the duck. Which one soaks up the water? The sponge or the hard shelled duck? One is open to receive the water and other has a hard shell that reflects the water away. What are you like a sponge, or a ...read more

Tags: Revival

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ii. Bienvenn Tell Us, "When It Comes To ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 11, 2009

ii. Bienvenn tell us, “When it comes to instruction on how we should speak to one another there is one verse in the Bible that says it all: ‘Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification ...read more

Tags: Tongue

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Well ...

Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012

WELL DONE One mentally challenged young man I heard said, “In this life God places us in His oven. In here it is hot and it hurts. No one likes being in the oven but when life is over, and the bell dings, God takes ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Tags: Endurance, Suffering, Fire, Trial, Well Done, Suffering Joy In  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

A New Commandment In the Book of John 13:34-35, Jesus makes a powerful statement, “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (emphasis ours) Often people have ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Foundational ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Foundational Love In the Book of John 13:34-35, Jesus makes a powerful statement, “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (emphasis ours) God has given ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[236]. A Message From A Poem - Romans 5 Exploration

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 30, 2025

[236]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ROMANS 5 EXPLORATION The book of Romans is considered to be The Gospel According to Paul, and is the most theological book in the New Testament. Chapter 5 is one some find difficult in the arguments the Holy Spirit makes through the Apostle. I based my poem on ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, Romans 5:9, Romans 5:17, Romans 5:19

Tags: Transgression, Justified, Gift Of Righteousness, Second Man Adam, Christian Poems, Death, Life, Reconciliation, Redemption, Adam  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Parachute Illustration

Contributed by David Goering on Nov 1, 2019

SCRIPTURE: James 2:19 "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble." ILLUSTRATION: Two men are on a plane, an announcement comes over the loud speakers and says "This plane is going to crash, please put on the parachute that is under ...read more

Scripture: James 2:19

Tags: Faith, Salvation, Repentance

Below Standard  PRO

Contributed by Marcus Naugler on Nov 21, 2001

BELOW STANDARD Two cows were grazing alongside a highway when a tank-truck of milk on its way to the distributor happened to pass. On one side of the truck in big red letters was a sign that read, "Pasteurized, homogenized, standardized, Vitamin A ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Faith Vs. Works, Grace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ