In Sermon Illustrations: "Power In Prayer"

The Way Of Sanctification Is The Way Of Spiritual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

The way of sanctification is the way of spiritual refreshment from the presence of the Lord. Picture your house when you go away for an extended vacation. You shut up the house and close all the blinds. While you’re gone the air becomes stale and musty. When you return the first thing you do is ...read more

The Wild Duck Over Norway  PRO

Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Aug 8, 2008

THE WILD DUCK OVER NORWAY A wild duck over Norway left the wild pack of ducks who were flying in formation. He swooped down low to a barn yard to investigate the free kernels of corn thrown upon the ground and stays too long until he grows horribly fat. Each year, he hears his wild pack returning ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Church Of God

Let Me Give You Another Example Of How God Is On ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 19, 2009

Let me give you another example of how God is on the move. Haiti is a state that made a pact with the devil three hundred years. It is renown as a centre of witchcraft, voodoo and satanic worship. In 1991 Christians went to the most traditional satanic voodoo field in Haiti and were "violent in ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Anglican

A Few Years Ago, When The New Volkswagen Beetle ...

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009

A few years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one feature that received lots of attention was the claim to be burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a highly skilled burglar and called a news ...read more

Tags: Security

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Miracles Are Beyond Our ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 8, 2009

Miracles are beyond our ability... "In the early 1980’s, Carol Cymbala decided to “make a little tape for the church,” and when she had trouble finding enough appropriate songs, she began writing them. Although she cannot read or write music, the Lord has given her a special gift to direct and ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Pentecostal

What We Do Not Know  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW F.B. Meyer once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are three things we do not know: First, we do not know how hard he or she tried not to sin. Second, we do not know the power of the forces that assailed him or her. Thirdly, we also do not know what we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, Acts 9:10-19, Galatians 6:1

Tags: Judgment

Yet, In A Way Ray Was A Hero (At Least By Our ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009

Yet, in a way Ray was a hero (at least by our culture’s standards). He was selfish. He was self-centered. He was egotistical. He was self-absorbed and was focused too much on power, privileges, and the pleasures that excessive wealth could bring. I say he was a hero because basically Rehoboam was ...read more

Tags: Self

Denomination: Church Of God

I Might Point Out The Difference Between A ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009

I might point out the difference between a passion for excellence and a passion for power. The desire for excellence is a gift of God, much needed in society. It is characterized by respect for quality and a yearning to use God’s gifts in a way that pleases him. Recall the words of Antonio ...read more

Tags: Workplace Integrity

Denomination: Pentecostal

On March 5, 1994, Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Prescott ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 3, 2009

On March 5, 1994, Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Prescott was teaching a class for police officers in the Salt Lake City Library. As he stepped into the hallway, he noticed a gunman herding eighteen hostages into the next room. Dressed in street clothes, Prescott joined the group as the nineteenth hostage, ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Spirit Is Like The Wind

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 8, 2009

THE SPIRIT IS LIKE THE WIND Dr. J. Henry Jowett, the well-known English preacher, was talking to an old salt about sailing a ship and he asked him, "Will you explain to me the phenomenon of the wind?" The seaman replied, "I don’t know what you mean, sir." Jowett persisted, "Well, how do you ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thomas Edison

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009

Thomas Edison “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I should never likely have become ...read more

Tags: Mothers

Denomination: Baptist

Worried That She'll Stop Clapping

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 3, 2009

WORRIED THAT SHE'LL STOP CLAPPING David Buttrick tells of a baby who claps her hands over most anything. "Shove breakfast cereal in the front of her, you’ll get a hand clap. Sit her in a circle of toys, and she’ll break into applause. Her parents took her to the seashore to watch the waves roll ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Wesleyan

Treasure In Christ, But "Out Of Gas"  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

TREASURE IN CHRIST, BUT "OUT OF GAS" Several years ago, on New Year’s Day, a beautiful float in the Tournament of Roses parade suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-20

Tags: God's Provision

Billy Graham's Rebuttal To Johnny Carson About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

Billy Graham’s Rebuttal to Johnny Carson about Second Coming Several years ago Johnny Carson had Billy Graham as a guest on his show. At one point there was a lull in the conversation and Johnny said, "You know what Billy, I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, I bet we’d do him in again!" Billy ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:11-16

Tags: Second Coming

Kunta Kinte

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 25, 2010

Kunta Kinte Our greatest sin is trying to deal with our sin-guilt by some form of denial. These various forms of denial think that we can escape and run away from our guilt. We imagine that freedom is within our power. Kunta Kinte tried to escape. He tried to mentally escape by refusing to ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Denomination: Lutheran

So When That Adversary Learned Of The New Guy On ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 20, 2010

So when that Adversary learned of the new guy on the Jordan, whom John had baptized amid some sort of theophany, he did his own research. All these human messiahs had come and gone with a few carefully- placed temptation. Even the great King David had succumbed to a foreign woman bathing next ...read more

Tags: Temptation Of Christ

Denomination: Catholic

Professor Of Philosophy Antony Flew Has Been A ...

Contributed by James Jack on Apr 29, 2010

Professor of Philosophy Antony Flew has been a renowned atheist for 50 years, travelling around universities, schools and elsewhere preaching his message. But this came to an abrupt end when he learnt about DNA. He’s not a Christian, but he has publicly repudiated his atheism. He said this: “What I ...read more

Tags: Creation, Apologetics God

Denomination: Anglican

Haydn: Not From Me, But From Thee

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

HAYDN: NOT FROM ME, BUT FROM THEE Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was present at the Vienna Music Hall where his oratorio The Creation was being performed. Weakened by age, the great composer was confined to a wheelchair. As the majestic work moved along, the audience was caught up with tremendous ...read more

Tags: Glory

Denomination: Brethren

The Need For Hope

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010

THE NEED FOR HOPE Years ago an S-4 submarine was rammed by a ship off the coast of Massachusetts. It sank immediately. The entire crew was trapped in a prison house of death. Every effort was made to rescue the crew, but it ultimately failed. Near the end of the ordeal, a deep sea diver, who was ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Brethren

Following The Masses

Contributed by Dusan Tillinger on Mar 30, 2012

FOLLOWING THE MASSES A few years ago I was walking down Prague's Wenceslaus Square when I coincidently, without realizing it, found myself in the middle of a protest. It was so easy to blend with them, to get into their middle and march with them, but once I tried to leave that mob, step out and ...read more

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

Denomination: Lutheran