In Sermon Illustrations: "Power Source"

Making Service A Joy

Contributed by David Parks on Sep 2, 2011

MAKING SERVICE A JOY An amusing story was told to me by the manager of a New York hotel. The great Paderewski occupied a suite there a number of years ago during one of his seasons at Carnegie Hall. It was the master’s custom to practice for a couple of hours every morning on the magnificent ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:9-11

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There's A Familiar Story About The New Bride Who ...

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 11, 2014

There's a familiar story about the new bride who is cooking a big family dinner. As the ladies are gathered in the kitchen, the bride puts the roast in the pan and asks her mother why we always cut the end of the roast and put it in another pan? They ask grandma who says, "well honey, I cut the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-2

Tags: Newlywed, Tradition, Ritual, Misunderstandings

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kindness Costs  PRO

Contributed by James Westervelt on Nov 27, 2001

KINDNESS COSTS It costs something to care. There is often suffering involved. "It is the kind physician who lances the boil, drains off the poison, cleanses the wound, and so restores the patient." SOURCE: W. Phillip ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Compassion, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Marking The Time  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

MARKING THE TIME Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Scarcely A Thought  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Apr 9, 2002

SCARCELY A THOUGHT “We are too busy making money, paying our bills, trying to scramble to the top of the heap, and facing life’s challenges in general… Our attention is fastened almost solely upon this world, and ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness, Death

Denomination: Baptist

The Capital Declaration  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002

THE CAPITAL DECLARATION The Dome of the Capitol in Washington D.C. has this inscription: "One God, one law, one element; And one far off, divine event to which the whole creation moves." SOURCE: ...read more

Tags: God The Father, Jesus Teachings, Second Coming

We Cannot Be Profoundly Influenced (Or ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008

"We cannot be profoundly influenced (or encouraged) by that which we do not know. The comfort and strength of God's Word will avail us not at all if we do not know it" Source: Hughes, R. K. (1993). Hebrews: An ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Other

The Parents Television Council Says Children ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

The Parents Television Council says children watching TV during the first hour of primetime, once dubbed the "family hour" of television, now encounter violence, profanity or sexual content every ...read more

Tags: Children

Elvis Presley

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008

Elvis Presley Six weeks before he died, a reporter asked Elvis Presley, "Elvis, when you first started playing music, you said you wanted to be rich, famous and happy. Are you ...read more

Tags: Happiness

Denomination: Wesleyan

There Are 800,000 Words In The English Language, ...

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010

There are 800,000 words in the English language, 300,000 are technical terms. The average person knows 10,000 words and uses 5,000 in everyday speech. A journalist knows approximately 15,000 and ...read more

Tags: Words

Denomination: *other

I Am Told That When President Bush Was Governor ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 5, 2001

I am told that when President Bush was governor of Texas he had to deal with a lot of conflict. According to the sources I heard on the news one night in December (I tried to check this our with different sources and was unable to confirm it.) He came into office with a legislature that was in the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1-16, Deuteronomy 8:2-15, Deuteronomy 8:1-3, Matthew 2:1-17

Tags: Compassion, Friendship New Friends, Reconciliation, Workplace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Text From Romans Assures Us That The Holy ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 18, 2007

Our text from Romans assures us that the Holy Scriptures bring us encouragement and hope. All our hymns we are singing today affirm the encouragement and hope we receive by being “People of One Book.” I read the daily devotional for March 14 in Kenneth W. Osbeck’s devotional guide AMAZING GRACE: ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Boomers (Ages 40-To-60) Account For $2.1 Trillion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

Boomers (ages 40-to-60) account for $2.1 trillion in annual spending ...read more

Boomers (Ages 40-To-60) Account For $2.1 Trillion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Boomers (ages 40-to-60) account for $2.1 trillion in annual spending ...read more

Tags: Money

We Should Be As Careful Of The Books We Read, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Its Always A Privilege To Sit Down And Explain ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Its always a privilege to sit down and explain how forgiveness, cleansing, and power can be individually ours ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Three Great Apostles Of Practical Atheism ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The three great apostles of practical atheism that make converts without persecuting, and retain them without ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

If The Church Is To Rise To Its Fullest Stature ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the Church is to rise to its fullest stature in Godit must rely, not upon its numbers or skills, but ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Nothing Will Sustain You More Potently Than The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing will sustain you more potently than the power to recognize in your humdrum routine, as perhaps it may ...read more

Tags: Learning

Friends Are Essential To Success; They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends are essential to success; they are still more essential to happiness. To win place, power, honor and happiness, begin by ...read more

Tags: Compassion