In Sermon Illustrations: "Prayer Before Meals"

You Cannot Swim To Hawaii

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 20, 2024

If you put three swimmers on the coast of California and ask them to swim to Hawaii, the Olympic swimmer might swim 500 miles before she dies. The second swimmer might be a good swimmer and swim 25 miles before he dies. The last swimmer does not know how to swim very well and swims only one mile ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 29:29, John 8:58, Matthew 25:31-33

Tags: Jesus Is The Way, Other Religions

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Those Who Are Serious About Living A Pure And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Those who are serious about living a pure and effective life before the Lord will find more strength ...read more

Tags: Family

Without A Doubt, Today's Ever Quickening Cycle ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Without a doubt, today's ever quickening cycle of change is unprecedented, change is faster, more erratic ...read more

Tags: Change

Now That I Know Christ, I'm Happier When I'm ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Now that I know Christ, I'm happier when I'm sad than I was ...read more

Tags: Joy

Ye Have Lost A Child Nay, She Is Not Lost To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ye have lost a child nay, she is not lost to you, who is found to Christ; she is not ...read more

Tags: Death

The Car Trip Can Draw The Family Together, As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The car trip can draw the family together, as it was in the days before television when parents and ...read more

Tags: Family

Tax Reform Is Taking The Taxes Off Things That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on ...read more

Tags: Giving General

If You See Ten Troubles Coming Down The Road, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Trouble With The Dictionary Is That You You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The trouble with the dictionary is that you you have to know how a word is spelled before you can ...read more

Tags: Truth

Exhilaration Is That Feeling You Get Just After ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you, and just before ...read more

Tags: Emotions

As Harry S. Truman Said, "I Wonder Where The ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 13, 2012

As Harry S. Truman said, "I wonder where the Israelites would be if Moses had taken a poll ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Baptist

Brethren, Will They Be Able To Use The Bible You ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Dec 23, 2007

Brethren, will they be able to use the bible you read and carry to prove such fallacies? Think about it ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

You Can't Move People To Action Unless You First ...  PRO

Contributed by David Insell on May 5, 2003

"You can’t move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Sit Alone In The Lamplight With A Book ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Patience Had No Sooner Placed Herself By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Patience had no sooner placed herself by the mount of sorrows, but the whole heap sunk to such a degree, that it did not ...read more

Tags: Peace

Dancing Is Wonderful Training For Girls; Its The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dancing is wonderful training for girls; its the first place you learn to guess what a man ...read more

Tags: Culture

Let Us Remember That Revolutions Do Not Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Let us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom. Our own free institutions were not the offspring ...read more

Tags: Government

We Have All Eternity To Tell Of Victories Won ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have all eternity to tell of victories won for Christ, but we have only a few hours ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Every Time You Make A Choice, You Are Turning ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you, the part that chooses, into something a ...read more

Tags: Truth

Praise Is Prophetic Power...to Change Your ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 26, 2009

“Praise is prophetic power...to change your circumstances and to lift your burdens. Worship is like a victory ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits, Worship General

Denomination: Pentecostal