Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Possibilities" showing 1,161-1,180 of 1,431

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
  • Order Of The Wooden Cross! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,191 views

    Order of the Wooden Cross! (10.11.05--Sacrifice!--1 Chronicles 21:22-24) Recently I was asked this question: “What have you sacrificed lately in light of all the sorrow, desolation and bloodshed that have gripped the world?” It was a challenge from a friend of mine who regularly gives to ...read more

  • One Of America's Greatest Poets Is Henry ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Dec 4, 2005
    based on 72 ratings
     | 4,584 views

    One of America’s greatest poets is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The year 1860 found Longfellow happy in his life, enjoying a widening recognition, and elated over the election of Abraham Lincoln which he believed signaled the triumph of freedom and redemption for the nation. The following year the ...read more

  • During Wwi One Of My Predecessors At Tenth ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,358 views

    During WWI one of my predecessors at Tenth Presbyterian Church, Donald Grey Barnhouse, led the son of a prominent American family to the Lord. He was in the service, but he showed the reality of his conversion by immediately professing Christ before the soldiers of his military company. The war ...read more

  • I Once Heard The Late Dr. F.e. Marsh Tell That On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,325 views

    I once heard the late Dr. F.E. Marsh tell that on one occasion he was preaching on this question and urging upon his hearers the importance of confession of sin and wherever possible of restitution for wrong done to others. At the close a young man, a member of the church, came up to him with a ...read more

  • There Once Were A Group Of Goldfish Who Lived In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Skinner on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,726 views

    There once were a group of goldfish who lived in a bowl. They had lived there as long as they could remember and none of them had ever left the bowl and come back to tell what was on the outside. One day, one goldfish asked another, “What do you think is outside the bowl?” This question generated ...read more

  • Over A Three-Decade Career In Baseball, Pete Rose ...

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Mar 20, 2007
     | 1,485 views

    Over a three-decade career in baseball, Pete Rose earned the nickname "Charlie Hustle" for his aggressive play and desire to win. He set dozens of records — including breaking Ty Cobb’s record for the most hits ever. That achievement, on Sept. 11, 1985, earned him a nine-minute ovation. But in ...read more

  • Misunderstood  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,119 views

    MISUNDERSTOOD It's easy to be misunderstood. Misunderstanding happens all the time. It is very, very easy to be misunderstood. One way to be misunderstood is to be vague and hazy. Just mumble under your breath and utter ambiguities, and I guarantee that you will be misunderstood. Some of you are ...read more

  • Examples Of Perseverance:

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 29, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,887 views

    Examples of Perseverance: George Washington, USS Squalus, Ben Hogan The tragedy of life is not the wound because life is so constituted that the wound is inevitable! The tragedy comes when we quit or give up on life because of the wound - when we fall down and we can’t get up! There are times, ...read more

  • Keep Waiting

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 20, 2010
     | 6,280 views

    There’s a story from the 1800’s of a young couple, William & Elizabeth, madly in love, and engaged to be married. Elizabeth enjoys planning for their future. William on the other hand knows that it’s only a matter of time before he is called away to sea to fight various enemies in far-off lands. ...read more

  • The Faith Of Cecil B. Demille

    Contributed by W F on Jan 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,633 views

    THE FAITH OF CECIL B. DEMILLE Cecil B DeMille, the famous Hollywood film director was responsible for a number of famous movies with Biblical themes such as: The King of Kings The Sign of the Cross The Crusades Samson and Delilah The Ten Commandments DeMille was once asked what his finest ...read more

  • This Baby Is For You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
     | 4,040 views

    THIS BABY IS FOR YOU Pastor and author Richard Foster writes about genuine, joyous giving. "Giving with a glad and generous heart has a way of rooting out the tough old miser within us. Just the very act of letting go of money or some other treasure does something great within us."1 Such genuine, ...read more

  • How Much Land?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,676 views

    HOW MUCH LAND? In his 1886 short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Leo Tolstoy shows how a continual desire for more can ultimately cause us to lose everything. The main character of the story is a peasant named Pahóm, who at the beginning can be heard complaining that he does not own ...read more

  • God's Word In A Mental Hospital

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 11, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,093 views

    GOD'S WORD IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL I think you'll agree that all true and sincere spiritual movement in your life has been caused and created by the word of God. I served for one year as a part-time chaplain at a mental hospital. One of my duties there was to help people suffering from chemical ...read more

  • One Man Who Learned To Experience The Peace Of ...

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 31, 2011
     | 2,332 views

    One man who learned to experience the peace of God was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. For the famous American poet and author, life was well. After the death of his first wife, he met Francis Appleton. He courted her for seven years! She finally said yes! Longfellow experienced fame and success. ...read more

  • William Booth Our First General Was A Remarkable Man.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 12, 2012
     | 4,064 views

    William Booth our first General was a remarkable man; I have recently been reading a book that was published last year on his visions, with strangely enough the name “William Booth’s Amazing Visions”. In it the editor David Ravenhill mentions that “For far too long the Body of Christ [for the ...read more

  • Watching The News Can Be Dangerous To Your ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,208 views

    WATCHING THE NEWS CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH, that is, your psychological health. Since most of the news is of a negative nature, if one is not careful, he/she can develop a very pessimistic view of human nature. Consider the following: The year is 2065. An astronaut has been stranded alone ...read more

  • Over A Three-Decade Career In Baseball, Pete ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,862 views

    Over a three-decade career in baseball, Pete Rose earned the nickname "Charlie Hustle" for his aggressive play and desire to win. He set dozens of records — including breaking Ty Cobb’s record for the most hits ever. That achievement, on Sept. 11, 1985, earned him a nine-minute ovation. But in ...read more

  • Peggy Noonan, Speech Writer For Ronald Reagan, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,579 views

    Peggy Noonan, speech writer for Ronald Reagan, relates a story about Frances Green, an eighty-three-year old woman who lived by herself on Social Security in a town just outside of San Francisco, California. Peggy was very poor, but for eight years she had been sending one dollar a year to the ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago (2004), Gordon Macdonald, Who Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Aug 29, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,610 views

    A few years ago (2004), Gordon MacDonald, who is one of my favorite authors wrote a little book entitled A Resilient Life. In this book he tells the story of a coach and teacher named Marvin Goldberg who changed his life in a great way. MacDonald said that he tried out for football but was so ...read more

  • Breaking In Baby By Dave Berry

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,222 views

    ILLUSTRATION: BREAKING IN BABY BY DAVE BERRY: • There is a parallel between physical growth and the spiritual growth of a Christian. We have a son who began as a baby and has successfully reached the age of three without becoming an axe murderer, as far as we know. Thus we are eminently qualified ...read more

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 71
  • 72
  • Next