In Sermon Illustrations: "pastors wife"

A Flattered Pastor Becomes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009

A Flattered Pastor Becomes Proud A pastor received a Christmas card with a note in it, from a lady in his congregation. He said she was very complimentary about his preaching and compared him with Chuck Swindoll. She finished by writing, "I think you are one of the really great preachers of all ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3

Tags: Pride

What Not To Buy Your Wife  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 18, 2002

What NOT to Buy Your Wife 1. Don’t buy clothing that involves sizes. The chances are one in seven thousand that you will get her size right, and your wife will be offended the other 6999 times. 2. Avoid all things useful. The new silver polish advertised to save hundreds of hours is not going to ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Parenting

A Couple Moved Into A Community. The Wife Was A ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 10, 2004

A couple moved into a community. The wife was a backslid Christian, the husband had never received Christ. They were visited a couple of times by members of the local church. They became almost abusive in stating that they wanted to be left alone. One day the wife was looking out the front window ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Wife God Made For Adam

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007

The wife God made for Adam: God could have been jealous and desired that Adam would only relate to Him, but he lovingly realized that Adam was incomplete by himself. His aloneness was short of perfection, so God formed a special partner to compliment and complete Adam. God did not make a carbon ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Brezhnev's Wife Defies Atheism

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010

BREZHNEV'S WIFE DEFIES ATHEISM As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 53:1

Tags: Atheism

Take My Wife...please

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 30, 2011

TAKE MY WIFE...PLEASE A hooded robber burst into a Texas bank and forced the tellers to load a sack full of cash. On his way out the door, a brave Texas customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off revealing the robber’s face. The robber shot the customer without a moment’s hesitation. He then ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Forgetting Your Wife's Birthday

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 19, 2013

On a business trip to California, I realized that I had forgotten my wife's birthday the day before. Expecting I was in big trouble, I went to the jewelry section of a department store. After explaining my situation the ...read more

Tags: Marriage, Debt

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Husband And Wife Team Of Researchers, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2008

A husband and wife team of researchers, the founders of Empty Tomb, Inc., in Champaign, Illinois, have tracked American and American Christian expenditures as well as global needs. John and Sylvia Ronsvalle have estimated that $70-$80 billion a year could meet the most essential human needs around ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Thoughts On The Submission Of The Christian Wife

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 21, 2023

Means to follow your husband as he follows Christ. Intended to bless and protect the wife, not to enslave her. Does not mean that she is without voice in decision – making (Gethsemane). Never to be used by the man by force. Never to be used as an excuse for evil. Should always reflect the way ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-31

Tags: Wives, Marriage, Leadership, Submission, Husbands  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let The Pulpit Resound With The Doctrine And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let the pulpit resound with the doctrine and sentiments of religious liberty. Let us hear of the dignity of man's nature, and the noble rank he holds among the works of God.... Let it be known ...read more

Tags: Pastors

The Preachers Life Must Be A Life Of Large ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The preachers life must be a life of large accumulation. He must not be always trying to make sermons, but always seeking truth, and out of the truth ...read more

Tags: Pastors

No Matter In What Age Or In What Land He Lives, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No matter in what age or in what land he lives, the soul-winning preacher is, and must be, a pioneer in spirit.He must set his soul to seek other souls, ...read more

Tags: Pastors

In A Live Church The Preacher Does Not Do All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In a live church the preacher does not do all the talking. Dependable witnesses are as indispensable in the church as in the courtroom. Lawyers ...read more

Tags: Pastors

There Has Been Too Much Preaching. Lets Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There has been too much preaching. Lets just take an outline and go into the pulpit and tell the story of Jesus and how He died for our sins and how He took ...read more

Tags: Pastors

I Would Have Every Minister Of The Gospel ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I would have every minister of the Gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, the generous energy of a ...read more

Tags: Pastors

The Test Of A Preacher Is That His Congregation ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not what a lovely ...read more

Tags: Pastors

When I Hear A Man Preach, I Like To See Him Act ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Even The Angels Cannot Preach The Gospel. This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Even the angels cannot preach the Gospel. This is reserved for the ...read more

Tags: Pastors

A Preacher Must Be Both Soldier And Shepherd. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his ...read more

Tags: Pastors

My Grand Point In Preaching Is To Break The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My grand point in preaching is to break the hard heart, and ...read more

Tags: Pastors