In Sermon Illustrations: "Preacher Bloopers"

Just Next To Me

Contributed by David Parks on Jun 2, 2004

Just Next To Me Our preacher sure did pour it on, But he just let me be. He took the starch all out of them That sat just next to me. You should have heard the things he said; It was true as it could be; He burned the seat from under them That sat just next to me. He hit the nail square ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wilhelm Busch Once Said, "To Become A Mother Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 6, 2004

Wilhelm Busch once said, “To become a mother is not so difficult; on the other hand, being a mother is very much so!” (Taken from Proclaim, “A Mother’s Day Sermon,” May 14, 1989). Concerning that statement, a preacher asked, “So, with all those qualifications, why bother with Mother’s Day at all? ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Unconditional Love

Denomination: Baptist

You Likely Have Never Heard Of Jeff Foran, Who ...

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 27, 2005

You likely have never heard of Jeff Foran, who lives in Foreman, Arkansas. Apparently Mr. Foran, aged 38, was drunk – very drunk, it looks like – one night in May and went out for a drive. Well, as he was driving, his cigarette fell out of his fingers and out the window. Not to waste a good ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed, Sin Wages Of

Denomination: Baptist

Charles Hadden Spurgeon: Worry /Fear

Contributed by Richard Sharp on May 14, 2007

ILL- Charles Hadden Spurgeon- worry /fear Charles Hadden Spurgeon, a great 19th century preacher, once said that he worried for weeks before a speaking engagement, even to the extent of hoping he would break a leg and miss the event . When he finally entered the pulpit to speak , he was ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

There Was A Man Waiting In Line At A Check-Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was a man waiting in line at a CHECK-OUT STAND. He seemed AGITATED and IMPATIENT and had a very SOLEMN and GLOOMY look on his face. When the CHEERY young woman at the check-out said, “Good morning” the man just GRUNTED. The woman was trying to loosen the man up by JOKING with him, but it was ...read more

Tags: Joy

Theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg Said That …the ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg said that …the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: First, it is a very unusual event. And second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live. [2] Wolfhart Pannenberg, in a conversation ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009

THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-10

Tags: False Teaching

You Are My Best Gift

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 28, 2011

YOU ARE MY BEST GIFT A daughter of a renowned preacher, who was used to gifts her loving dad used to purchase and bring for her after every overseas' trip, was once in for a major disappointment. Due to a mess-up in the airport customs, the gift was lost and her doting Dad landed home without a ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: *other

Really Giving  PRO

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002

REALLY GIVING The great Alliance preacher and renowned Christian author, A. W. Tozer, makes this observation: “Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will be judged not by how much I have done but by how much I could have done!... In God’s sight, my giving is measured not by how much I ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Giving General

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Really Giving  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005

REALLY GIVING The great Alliance preacher and renowned Christian author, A. W. Tozer, makes this observation: “Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will be judged not by how much I have done but by how much I could have done!... In God’s sight, my giving is measured not by how much I ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-43, Matthew 9:1, Mark 9:14-35

Tags: Jesus Teachings

Here's An Example From Nature Shared By Another ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2006

Here’s an example from nature shared by another fellow Preacher. When Mt. St. Helens erupted in May 1980, hundreds of square kilometers were obliterated under a sea of mud and ash. Every living thing was destroyed, buried, or burned. But within four months, the first flowers were blooming, within a ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Country, Town Or City

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Mar 11, 2007

In country, town or city Some people can be found Who spend their lives in grumbling At ev’rything around; O yes, they always grumble, No matter what we say, For these are chronic grumblers And they grumble night and day. They grumble when it’s raining, They grumble when it’s dry, And if the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Never Failed A Good Nap There

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I never failed a good nap there I was reading last week how, Hugh Latimer, the famous sixteenth century English Reformer and Preacher [11] was surprised to see a neighbor heading out the door early one Sunday morning. “My Lady, whither goest thou?” The neighbor replied, “I am going to Saint Thomas ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

John Fischer, On A Hill Too Far Away: Tells ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Fischer, On a Hill Too Far Away: tells about a church in Old Greenwich, CT which has a ten-foot cross located not on a wall or suspended from the ceiling or even on the steeple of the building. This cross is bolted firmly in front of the platform not three feet from where the preacher ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Dean Farrar Was A Privileged Personal Friend Of ...

Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 15, 2007

Dean Farrar was a privileged personal friend of Queen Victoria, though he seldom referred to the distinction. But on the first anniversary of the accession of Edward VII to the throne of England, during the service in Canterbury Cathedral, he told how the Queen, after hearing one of her chaplains ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Counterfeit Gospel  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 18, 2008

COUNTERFEIT GOSPEL Counterfeit money is lacking in authority—-it does not have the backing of the federal government. A good counterfeiter can dupe some people into accepting his copywork as legitimate currency. But eventually, when the fake money is brought before the authorities, it will be ...read more

Tags: Apostasy

Denomination: Other

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

Cookie Ingredients And Kids

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2010

COOKIE INGREDIENTS AND KIDS One time a preacher had a minute with the children before the sermon. He called them up front and he spoke about the ingredients required to make up a church, using a chocolate chip cookie as an example. He explained to the children that, as with a cookie requiring ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Tags: Children

Set The Church Back

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 3, 2011

Billy Graham that great and uncompromising preacher once in a Revival meeting held at Los Angeles, shared a passionate message on the Early Church, outlining what needs to be done for the Churches of modern era to become more effective. While many were moved by it, some “cannibal” Christians ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: *other