In Sermon Illustrations: "Prayer How To"

Clearly, Dearly And Nearly...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jul 7, 2015

How true is this trustworthy saying…more we know God clearly, more we would love Him dearly and more we love Him ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10

Tags: Clearly

Denomination: *other

Someone Is Reported To Have Asked A Concert ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000

Someone is reported to have asked a concert violinist in New York’s Carnegie Hall how she became so skilled. She said that it was by “planned neglect”. She planned ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conflict  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2002

We must develop creative use of conflict. Conflict is neither good nor bad, Conflict is neutral, it is how we handle conflict that will bring us together or we will ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Nice Thing About Football Is That You Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The nice thing about football is that you have a scoreboard to show how you’ve done. In other things in life, you don’t. At least, not ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Did You Know That Butterflies Never Try To Fly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you know that butterflies never try to fly until their bodies reach exactly 81 degrees F. If they did, the material on their wings would come ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ

1) Imagine This: Two Houses Can Be Built By The ...

Contributed by William Schalk on Apr 9, 2008

1) Imagine this: Two houses can be built by the same construction company and yet end up as two very distinct houses. That said one comes to the realization that the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Five Frogs Were Sitting On A Log. Two Decided ...

Contributed by Dennis Cummins on May 8, 2008

Five frogs were sitting on a log. Two decided to jump off the log. How many are left? Five, just because we decided to do ...read more

Tags: Love, Relationships, Grow, Ambition

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Togetherness Actually Describes The Highest ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 28, 2008

Togetherness actually describes the highest dimension of any relationship and it simply identifies with marriage, the greatest of all human relationships. How ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Adam And Eve Had An Ideal Marriage. He Didnt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Adam and Eve had an ideal marriage. He didnt have to hear about all the men she could have married, and she didnt have to ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

When The Clouds Of Sorrow Gather Over Us We See ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When the clouds of sorrow gather over us we see nothing beyond them, nor can imagine how they will be dispelled; yet a new day succeeds the ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

We Need To Teach The Highly Educated Person ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We need to teach the highly educated person that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to find its cause. He must learn how to fail ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

One Must Keep Ever Present A Sense Of Humour. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One must keep ever present a sense of humour. It depends entirely on yourself how much you see or hear or understand. But the sense of humour I ...read more

Tags: Humor

Story Writers Say That Love Is Concerned Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people, and the excitement and glamour of romance end at the altar. How blind they are. The best romance is inside ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Women Are Most Fascinating Between The Ages Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40, after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass ...read more

Tags: Women

Lord, Bless Me

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 7, 2025

I remember once praying, “Lord, bless me so I can give more.” And I felt the Spirit whisper back, “Give more, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38, Proverbs 11:25, Acts 20:35, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Philippians 4:19  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Stewardship, Faithfulness

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Do You See, Do You See, All The People Sinking ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 29, 2006

Do you see, do you see, all the people sinking down, Don’t you care, don’t you care, are you gonna let them drown, How can you be so numb, not to care if they come, You close your eyes and pretend the job’s done. Oh Bless me Lord, bless me Lord, you know it’s all I ever hear, No one aches, no one ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

There's A Joke About A Man Who Was A Keen Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There’s a joke about a man who was a keen church goer. The pillar of the church. I looked up pillar of the church in my A-Z of Christianity: a big thick thing that holds everything up and restricts vision. (From Bacon Sandwiches and Salvation by Adrian Plass published by Authentic – a very funny ...read more

Tags: Hell

These Past Few Weeks We Have Experienced Some ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 6, 2008

These past few weeks we have experienced some amazing rainfall And these rains have been accompanied by thunder and lightning I love to watch storms, sit somewhere safe and view the lightning and listen to the thunder You ever thought about how powerful the lightning is? The leader of a bolt of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God's Hand Upon Our President, Pt. ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

“God’s Hand Upon Our President, Pt. 2” Proverbs 21:1 says; “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD; He directs it like a watercourse wherever He pleases.” Proverbs 21 is a powerful truth that must be grasped so Christians may pray in faith that God is fully able to put into effect His ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Restores Banged-Up ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

GOD RESTORES BANGED-UP PEOPLE Gary Inrig’s story in his book, Quality Friendships: Years ago, one family had a son who was in the Korean War. They had not heard from him for 10 months and were very concerned. Time went on and the war ended. Finally their son called home. The mother was excited. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Tags: Restoration