Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Prophetic Zeal" showing 21-40 of 489

Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • John Newton, The Writer Of Amazing Grace, Said ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,769 views

    John Newton, the writer of Amazing Grace, said – "What will it profit a man if he gains his cause, and silences his adversary, if at the same time he loses that humble, tender frame of spirit in which the Lord ...read more

  • Blake Griffin Is The Number One 2009 Nba Draft ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2009
     | 1,613 views

    Blake Griffin is the number one 2009 NBA draft pick for the Los Angeles Clippers. He is 6’10” and dominated college basketball playing for Oklahoma. After he was drafted, he called the Clippers general manager on a Saturday morning to open the gym so he could work out. Being a millionaire and ...read more

  • I Don't Want To Go Through The ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 18, 2009
     | 1,942 views

    “I don’t want to go through the motions I don’t want to go one more day Without your all consuming passion inside of me I don’t want to spend my whole life asking What if I had given ...read more

  • Lou Gehrig Was Such A Clumsy Ball Player That The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 1, 2009
     | 2,065 views

    Lou Gehrig was such a clumsy ball player that the boys in his neighborhood would not let him play on their team. But he was committed. He did not give up. Eventually, his name was entered into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Woodrow Wilson could not read until he was ten years old. But he was a ...read more

  • Bertoldo De Giovanni Is A Name Even The Most ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 1, 2009
     | 1,292 views

    Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to ...read more

  • I Was Pumping And Finally My Friend Sorin Said, ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 11, 2009
     | 1,866 views

    I was pumping and finally my friend Sorin said, “You know Ovidiu, I don’t think there is any water left down there… Oh yes, still there but deep down… And the good thing about the water that is deep down at 50 feet underground, is this: the deeper the water - the purer, the sweeter, the cooler ...read more

  • Following God Ordained Passions, Like Wilson ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 3,820 views

    Following God Ordained Passions, like Wilson Bentley the Snowflake Photographer I want to die the same way Wilson Bentley died. Wilson grew up on a farm in Jericho, Vermont, and as a young boy he developed a fascination with snowflakes. Obsession might be a better word for it. Most people go ...read more

  • The Boy Scout

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 6, 2010
     | 1,922 views

    The Boy Scout A noted brain surgeon, Dr. Bronson Ray, was taking a stroll when he saw a boy on a scooter smash headfirst into a tree. Realizing that the boy was seriously injured, the doctor told a bystander to call an ambulance. As he proceeded to administer first aid, a boy not much older than ...read more

  • Former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 22, 2010
     | 1,383 views

    Former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George said, "Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't ...read more

  • Wellington ...

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jul 30, 2010
     | 2,284 views

    Wellington defeated! -- The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte's last battle. His defeat put a final end to his rule as Emperor of the French. After Napoleon returned from exile and was restored to power, many states which had previously resisted his rule formed the ...read more

  • Consuming Fire

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 4, 2010
     | 3,855 views

    CONSUMING FIRE Every year there is at least one story or a wildfire born of carelessness quickly spreads, consuming the thick, dried-out vegetation and almost everything else in its path. What was once a forest becomes a virtual powder keg of untapped fuel. In a seemingly instantaneous burst, the ...read more

  • The French Philosopher Voltaire Once Said: ...

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 14, 2011
     | 1,978 views

    The French philosopher Voltaire once said: "Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe." Voltaire spoke of a form of faith that lives, breathes, and moves beyond the ordinary, to the extraordinary. In like manner, Dale Carnegie spoke of a form of living that ...read more

  • The Legions Of The Unjazzed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2011
     | 3,465 views

    THE LEGIONS OF THE UNJAZZED In Dr. David Jeremiah's book "Life Wide Open" he writes about a young man who turned the surfing world upside down in the 1950's. Killer Dana was the most notorious wave in California. When it was really ripping and roaring, the best surfers in the world gave it plenty ...read more

  • Is That All?  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 14, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,483 views

    IS THAT ALL? Listen to the words of Francis Chan: "You go to a building, someone gives you a bulletin, you sit in a chair, you sing a few songs, a guy delivers maybe a polished message, maybe not, someone sings a solo, you go home. "Though Christians believe in an almighty and all powerful God ...read more

  • 3 Truths About Passion

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Apr 27, 2008
     | 3,729 views

    3 TRUTHS ABOUT PASSION • Nothing significant is ever done in life without passion. • Most winners in life are just ex-losers who finally got passionate. • The worst ...read more

  • Every Believer Is Impacting The Spiritual Vigor ...

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008
     | 2,253 views

    Every believer is impacting the spiritual vigor of those around him! Gordon McDonald gave the following list... • Igniter- The Holy Spirit is the Creator of authentic spiritual energy! Do you provoke others? “I’ll paddle!” • Sharer- “… that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith ...read more

  • William Durant-‘to Give Life Meaning, One Must ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008
     | 1,513 views

    William Durant-‘To give life meaning, one must have a purpose ...read more

  • Thomas Costain's History, The Three Edwards, ...

    Contributed by Robert Joseph on Sep 10, 2008
     | 2,601 views

    Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means “fat.” After a violent quarrel, Raynald’s younger brother Edward led ...read more

  • Onward Christian Soldier  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Oct 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,130 views

    Onward Christian Soldier It was 1854. Pastor Dudley Tyng was voted as the new pastor of a Philadelphia church at only 29 years old. At first the work went well until he started to preach against the sin of slavery – at that point to church did not want to make anyone mad so they told him to shut ...read more

  • Passion For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 5,196 views

    Passion for God A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty ...read more

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 24
  • 25
  • Next