In Sermon Illustrations: "Planted By The Water"

Walking On Water

Contributed by Greg Carr on Feb 21, 2012

WALKING ON WATER There once was a young man named Jimmy who had heard a family rumor that his father, his grandfather and even his great-grandfather, all "walked on water" on their 21st birthday. When the day of his 21st birthday came, he believed that if they could do it, so could he. So, off he ...read more

Tags: Water, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Parable Of Water  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 21, 2012

The Parable of Water There are a lot of things I could compare when it comes to living in the world, sexual sin, the lust we have for objects that are shiny; but, I’ve decided that I’m not going to. I’ve decided to discuss two different liquids. One of them is water and the other is Coca Cola. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 106:1-12, James 1:16-19

Tags: God's Goodness, Kingdom Of God, Temptation General

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Blood And Water  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 24, 2013

THE BLOOD AND WATER Before I became a minister I attended a secular college for a couple of years. While I was there I took several classes I thought would help me when I went to Bible college, and some of those classes were in Philosophy. Now Philosophy and Christianity are somewhat at odds. ...read more

Tags: Blood Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Atheists In The Water  PRO

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 31, 2013

NO ATHEISTS IN THE WATER David Harrell wrote a book telling the story of his father, Edgar Harrell. Edgar was one of the 300 survivors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the last US ship sunk by enemy contact in WW2. 600 of the 900 men who survived the ship's sinking were stranded in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:15

Tags: Shipwreck, Death, Dying, Loneliness, Atheism  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Before The Water

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 15, 2018

Scott Harrison, founder of charity:water, shares this story: "I recently had the chance to visit charity:water's very first project. It was a well that we had funded on my thirty-first birthday and then built in the IDP camp of Bobi, Uganda. "The sprawling camp of 31,000 people had cleared out, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Tags: Birth Of Christ, Christmas, Jesus, Easter, Crucifixion  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Soap And Water!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 28, 2019

A pastor and his wife were asked to dinner by one of his church members. He knew she was a bad housekeeper, but still agreed. When he sat down at the table, he noticed that the dishes were the dirtiest he had ever seen in his life. "Were these dishes washed?" he asked his hostess, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:22

Tags: Humor, Pastors, Cleanliness, Dogs

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

By The Seeds You Plant  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

BY THE SEEDS YOU PLANT "Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Parable Sower And Seed, Sharing Your Faith, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Seeds In Mustard Plant

Contributed by Nick Scarpa on May 24, 2003

Seeds In Mustard Plant A gardener, prompted by curiosity, counted the seed pods on a medium-sized mustard plant. There were 85. The average number of seeds in each pod was eight. Since two crops in a given year could be matured, the gardener figured that it was possible in the interim between ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:30-34, Matthew 13:31-33

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

Strawberry Plants In Fl

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Strawberry plants in FL Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Plant City, Florida where they grow huge strawberries. They cultivate the soil and make special, raised beds for the strawberries. They then lay a thin sheet of black plastic over the beds before they plant the strawberries. ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Strawberry Plants In Fl

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Strawberry plants in FL Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Plant City, Florida where they grow huge strawberries. They cultivate the soil and make special, raised beds for the strawberries. They then lay a thin sheet of black plastic over the beds before they plant the strawberries. ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Planting The Wrong Seeds

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 4, 2011

PLANTING THE WRONG SEEDS Some time ago the Reader’s Digest magazine told a story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards. Glued to the postcard was a mustard seed. The card also contained the following words: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Brethren

Encourage: Plant A Tree

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 6, 2024

There was a man that looked around the barren community where he lived. The man wanted to do something to help the lifeless areas around his community. The man decided there was nothing he could do to help his neighbors. He prayed and asked God to help him help his family and his friends to bring ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:22, Ezekiel 11:19

Tags: Make A Difference, Encourage, Help

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Plant The Seed And Wait For The Harvest

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 4, 2022

D.L. Moody made an covenant with God that he would witness for Christ to at least one person each day. One night, about ten o- clock, he realized that he had not yet witnessed; so he went out in to the street and spoke to a man standing by a lamppost, asking him, "Are you a Christian?" ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Mark 4:1-20

Tags: Faithfulness, Word Of God, Witnessing, Evangelism, Harvest, Gospel  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Do We Plant?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the ship that will cross the sea, We plant the mast to carry the sails, We plant the planks to withstand the gales— The keel, the keelson, and beam and knee— We plant the ship ...read more

Tags: Creation

There Is No Unbelief; Whoever Plants A Seed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no unbelief; Whoever plants a seed beneath the sod And waits to see it push ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Friendship Is A Plant That Loves The Sun, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship is a plant that loves the sun, thrives ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Are You Planting The Right Seed?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011

ARE YOU PLANTING THE RIGHT SEED? Some time ago "Reader’s Digest" told the story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards with a mustard seed glued to it with the following caption that went something like this: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:16-34

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Bottled Water Industry

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The bottled-water industry is now a $7.7 billion a year market. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Money

Sin And Dirty Water

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jun 26, 2011

SIN AND DIRTY WATER A group of explorers in Africa came across some natives who for centuries had made their home on the banks of this one particular river. They showed the explorers the polluted stream that they drank from. It was filled with dirt and every contamination imaginable. The natives ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Not Falling Into The Water, But Lying In ...

Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008

It is not falling into the water, but lying in the water, that drowns. It is not falling into sin, but ...read more

Tags: Sin Wages Of

Denomination: Independent/Bible