In Sermon Illustrations: "Power Of One"

Lake Speed Has Been One Of The Prominent Racers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lake Speed has been one of the prominent racers on the NASCAR circuit. He said “Most of my life I had all the things the world says will make you happy, the big house, the cars and boat and I had also been very successful. But there was still an emptiness inside. And when the Lord asked that ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

D. At One Time, Most Every Church Founded Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

D. AT ONE TIME, MOST EVERY CHURCH FOUNDED WAS ALIVE AND VIBRANT, BUT THEN THAT CHURCH BECOMES FOCUSED INWARD, AND THEY THINK ONLY OF THEMSELVES. E. IT’S LIKE A CHURCH IN DALLAS I KNOW MUCH ABOUT, THAT STARTED WITH A LOT OF EVANGELISTIC ZEAL AND FERVOR, SO THEY BUILT A BIG BUILDING SEATING 700 AND ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

In High School, A Boy Named Tony, Came To Be One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In high school, a boy named Tony, came to be one of my best friends. After high school, Tina and I married and bought a home in Myrtle. My friend also married a pretty, young girl and bought the house next door. By this time, Tina and I had been saved and were trying to live for the Lord. But our ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

Tags: Endurance

One Of My Teachers At College Often Said That, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of my teachers at College often said that, “Orthodoxy must lead to orthopraxy.” In other words correct thinking or ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

It Was 103°f In Hell Creek, South Dakota, One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

It was 103°F in Hell Creek, South Dakota, one day in September 1993. Dinosaur hunter Michael Hammer was amazed at what he saw. Sticking out of the ground were the remains of a Thescelosaurus, a plant-eating dinosaur. The skeleton was almost complete. Hammer says he knew right away that it was "very ...read more

Tags: Faith General

One Day A Certain Old, Rich Man Of A Miserable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One day a certain old, rich man of a miserable disposition visited a rabbi, who took the rich man by the hand and led him to a window. "Look out there," he said. The rich man looked into the street. "What do you see?" asked the rabbi. "I see men, women, and children," answered the rich man. Again ...read more

Tags: Giving General

One Day Charlie Brown Was Talking To His Friend, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One day Charlie Brown was talking to his friend, Linus, about the pervasive sense of inadequacy he feels all the time. Charlie moaned, "You see, Linus, it goes all the way back to the beginning. The moment I was born and set foot on ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

I've Read A Lot Of Nursery Ryhmes. One Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"I’ve read a lot of nursery ryhmes. One of the most familiar is "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again." Charles Swindoll says that little nursery ryhme was originally written about people,; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Cecil B. Demille Was Making One Of His Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Cecil B. DeMille was making one of his great epic movies. He had 6 cameras at various points to pick up the overall action and 5 other cameras set up to film plot developments involving major characters. The large cast had begun rehearsing the scene at 6am and they went through it four times. ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

One New Year's Eve At London's Garrick Club, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One New Year’s Eve at London’s Garrick Club, British dramatist Frederick Lonsdale was asked by Seymour Hicks to reconcile with a fellow member. The two had quarreled in the past and never restored their friendship. "You must," Hicks said to Lonsdale. "It is very unkind to be unfriendly at such a ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

John Todd--Heaven Is Very Real. Here Is One Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

JOHN TODD--Heaven is very real. Here is one of the loveliest stories I have ever read: In October of 1800 a boy named John Todd was born in Rutland, Vermont. Shortly afterward, the family moved to the little village of Killingsworth. And there, when John was only six years old, both his parents ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

One Of The Wisest Statements I Ever Read Said ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of the wisest statements I ever read said that feelings must be owned before they can be disowned. People who make the psychological approach of “stuffing their feelings” do themselves a disservice. They avoid hard reality instead of working through it. Joseph Scriven, whose fiancée was ...read more

Tags: Death

Two Men Once Robbed A Jewelry Store. One Was A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Two men once robbed a jewelry store. One was a lawyer and other was a high-school dropout. After being arrested, convicted and sentence, the lawyer received a ten-year imprisonment. The dropout received three years. The counselors for the lawyer protested the harsh judgment and the disparity of ...read more

Tags: Cults

Imagine You Are On Your Way To Church One Sunday ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Imagine you are on your way to church one Sunday morning. You have had a more difficult week than normal. You are physically, emotionally and spiritually drained. You realize that you are running on fumes and are looking forward to getting your tank filled up so you can face the world again Monday ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-11

Tags: Communion, Easter Palm Sunday

Did You Know That There Is Only One Way To Get ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you know that there is only one way to get to Heaven? You have to believe in Jesus. You have to be a friend of His. A father took his son to a carnival one time for his birthday. The son asked six of his friends to go along. The father bought a whole roll of tickets for the seven boys. Each ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

One Of The Things I Love To Do Most Is To Tell ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of the things I love to do most is to tell people about how I met the risen Lord. I was a senior in high school. I was just about to graduate. And my English teacher gave us one final assignment. He put a bowl on the table filled with slips of paper. He said, "Each slip of paper has a value on ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

One Stormy Night A Boat Could Make No Headway, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One stormy night a boat could make no headway, and while the captain was struggling to get into port, a nervous passenger said to him: "Do you think we will get in all right?" He replied: "This is a leaky old boat, and we may go down; and the boilers are not in very good condition, so we may go up. ...read more

Tags: Anger

John Quincy Adams, Was Taking A Walk One Morning ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Quincy Adams, was taking a walk one morning when he meet a friend who asked, “How is John Quincy Adams this morning?” The former president replied, “John Quincy Adams is ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Early In His Career, Some One Said That Vince ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Early in his career, some one said that Vince Lombardi, the Hall of Fame Football Coach of the Green Bay Packers, knew very little about the game of Football. Thomas Edison’s teachers gave up on him and said that “He was too stupid to accomplish anything.” Henry Ford, failed and went broke 5 times, ...read more

Tags: Endurance