Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Positive"

showing 721-740 of 1,083
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Wearing A Fresh Shine On His Shoes, A Suit His ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 146 ratings
     | 4,046 views

    Wearing a fresh shine on his shoes, a suit his wife gave him on graduation day and a determined look on his face, Brian stood outside his new office. It wasn’t the corner office, but it looked pretty good to him. The smell of new leather from his chair and the warm glow of sunshine streaming ...read more

  • A Good Friend Of Mine Recently Told Me About An ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 100 ratings
     | 3,220 views

    A good friend of mine recently told me about an incident that happened to him that explains why a person can worship, and yet still not know God. It all began before the plane took off. Roger Williams III was sitting in the window seat and was looking forward to thumbing through a magazine on a ...read more

  • I'm A Firm Believer In Leftovers. I Hate Waste, ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,140 views

    I’m a firm believer in leftovers. I hate waste, so I try to make sure that stuff in the container in the refrigerator gets used before it becomes an alternate life form. But sometimes it’s just not appropriate to serve up leftovers. They aren’t as classy as fixing a meal. They don’t communicate ...read more

  • Interestingly, Stress Is Produced By Not Only ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,937 views

    Interestingly, STRESS is produced by not only NEGATIVE experiences, but also by POSITIVE ones. It was for this reason that Donna Parker HESITATED telling her husband about him WINNING the Reader’s Digest Association Sweepstakes. She was ECSTATIC when she got the CALL INFORMING her that a ...read more

  • Don Sutton's Motivation  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,199 views

    DON SUTTON'S MOTIVATION Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton hadn’t won a game in 8 weeks. The press was suggesting that he be dropped from the starting lineup. The future looked bleak, and Sutton felt terrible. Then, before a game, Dodgers manager Walter Alston tapped him on the shoulder. "I’d ...read more

  • Henry Surber Is A Distant And Ancient Relative Of ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 31, 2009
     | 1,707 views

    Henry Surber is a distant and ancient relative of mine. The following is from “History of Montgomery County, Kansas”: The Rev. Henry Surber, a Campbellite preacher and an early settler of the "Hoosier State." The latter took his family to Iowa in the early settlement of that state and he aided ...read more

  • Nine Year-Old Girl Transformed By Liver ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,330 views

    Nine year-old Girl Transformed by Liver Transplant and Change of Blood Type Demi-Lee Brennan had a liver transplant at age 9. She faced a life on anti-rejection drugs like every other transplant patient. Nine months later, however, her red blood cells were being attacked by her own white blood ...read more

  • 14 Years Ago Florida State’s Sports ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 16, 2010
     | 2,087 views

    . 14 years ago Florida State’s sports information department had big news for Clay Shiver last year: Playboy magazine had selected him for its preseason All-America football team. But quicker than he snaps the ball, the 6-foot2, 280-pound center said, “No thanks.” he went on to say, “My mind was ...read more

  • The True Story Is Told Of Anny Pennica, A 62 ...

    Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 2, 2010
     | 1,897 views

    The true story is told of Anny Pennica, a 62 year old woman who had been blind from birth. At age 47 she married a man she met in her Braille class and for the first 15 years of their marriage he did the seeing for both of them until he also became completely blind. Anny had never seen a tree or a ...read more

  • The Life Vest

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
     | 5,195 views

    THE LIFE VEST The USS Astoria (C-34) was the first U.S. cruiser to engage the Japanese during the Battle of Savo Island, a night action fought 8-9 August 1942. Although she scored two hits on the Imperial flagship Chokai, the Astoria was badly damaged and sank shortly after noon, 9 August. About ...read more

  • Hope Of Maria

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,060 views

    HOPE OF MARIA Hope weans God’s people from seeking and trusting this world. The story is told of Maria. She lived in a small town in southern Kentucky. She did not see or hear from her husband for years. Edward was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean war and captured when the ...read more

  • Special Delivery: Miracle Mandy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
     | 3,182 views

    SPECIAL DELIVERY: MIRACLE MANDY The doctor told Marsha Mark and her husband they needed to accept the fact they would never have biological children. Amid the discouragement, Marsha clung to a friend's words: "Somehow, Marsha, God is going to use your struggle with infertility for his glory." ...read more

  • A True Church Family

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,319 views

    A TRUE CHURCH FAMILY Fred Sigle, preaching minister at Garfield Christian Church in Indianapolis tells about Mark Knutson. On August 28, 1993, he was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of cancer. When diagnosed, he was already in the late stages and was only given a short time to ...read more

  • Loss

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Aug 9, 2019
     | 2,505 views

    Have you ever had a time in your life when you suffered drastic income loss? In 1995 I had a dream job, I had an office that was 30 foot by 40 foot with my own private bath, no boss on 2nd and 3rd shift and the pay was great, not bad for a blue-collar worker. We based our lifestyle on my wages, and ...read more

  • Deliverance

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 7,014 views

    DELIVERANCE Stanley Praimnath, Vice President for Fuji Bank, was in his office in the South Tower at the World Trade Center when his phone rang. "Are you watching the news?' asked a woman in their Chicago office. "Are you alright?" "I'm fine" he said wondering why she had called. Just then he ...read more

  • Forget The Cup--Enjoy The Hot ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 2,443 views

    FORGET THE CUP--ENJOY THE HOT CHOCOLATE A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering ...read more

  • South Park: God's Authority

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 15, 2009
     | 2,913 views

    SOUTH PARK: GOD'S AUTHORITY The hostile atheists do not want to admit that God is Creator because such an admission would give God authority over their lives. They would rather serve chance so that all experience is relative and so that there are no absolutes-—except perhaps, their certainty that ...read more

  • Walker Percy, In His Book Lost In The Cosmos, ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
     | 1,094 views

    Walker Percy, in his book Lost in the Cosmos, describes a scenario that can help us be a little more introspective. Imagine you’re bringing your garbage can out one evening. You roll it down your driveway, out to the street and you see your neighbor, John. You say hi, and he says hi. Then he ...read more

  • Back In 1990, I Was A Tenant Residing In A ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 22, 2007
     | 1,554 views

    Back in 1990, I was a tenant residing in a compound where the landlord and his family were also enclosed. The landlord and the tenants respected my family since they understood my position as a minister and servant of God. He allowed the believers to have their weekly fellowships within his ...read more

  • What Are You Willing To Camp Out For?

    Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 17, 2026
    based on 1 rating
     | 83 views

    A few years ago, a Chick-fil-A opened up in Murfreesboro and they ran that “First 100” promotion. The first 100 adults through the doors at 6 a.m. would get free Chick-fil-A for a year, basically a free meal every week. So people did what people do when something is on the line. They showed up ...read more