In Sermon Illustrations: "Put On"

It Is Only A Mans Own Fundamental Thoughts That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is only a mans own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of ...read more

Tags: Thought

Books Are Readily Available, And What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Books are readily available, and what companions they are. A good book is the same today as yesterday. It is never displeased when we put it down; it is always inspiring ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Four Soils: A Physical Illustration  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004

THE FOUR SOILS: A PHYSICAL ILLUSTRATION (The following physical illustration is taken from “Heno Head’s Simple Science Object Talks.” If you decide use it, take note that you need to carefully measure out how much baking soda you use, and how much vinegar you place in each jar. Since we have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Tags: Parable Sower And Seed

A Pitcher Of Grace

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2010

A PITCHER OF GRACE This past week I read this story about grace that I would like to share with you all this morning. This story is about a man named Henry Moorehouse One evening as Henry was walking along the street he saw a little girl coming out of a basement store carrying a pitcher of milk. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Grace

There Was A Small Boy In Sunday School And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2007

There was a small boy in Sunday School and the teacher told them that next Sunday was "bring a friend day." So the next Sunday this little one brought his little friend. All the kids were participating in the "old" activity where you put your hands together and interlock your fingers and build the ...read more

Matryoshka Doll

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 30, 2010

I purchased this doll a few years back when I visited in Russia. It’s called a Matryoshka doll (Russian Nesting doll). (taking dolls apart) If you’re familiar with these dolls, you know that you open up one and there’s another inside … and so on and so on. This continues until you get to the ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Set Free

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 2, 2011

SET FREE Ray Bakke, the Executive Director of International Urban Associates, tells a great story from World War II. An airman named MacDonald and a Scottish chaplain bailed out behind German lines, were captured and put into a prison camp, with MacDonald in the American barracks and the chaplain ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Give God A Blank Check!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021

I read once about a family that put their elderly grandmother on a plane for her first flight. She wasn’t too sure about this mode of transportation, but she grudgingly went along with it. When she returned, some of the family members couldn’t help playfully asking, “Grannie, did the plane hold you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Tags: Faith, Commitment, Trust, Will Of God, Believing God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Rhode Island School Is Testing A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

A Rhode Island school is testing a student-tracking system by putting computer chips on grade-schoolers' backpacks and a GPS system in their school buses. Parents are given a choice as to whether or ...read more

Tags: Security

But What Is Liberty Without Wisdom, And Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint. Men are qualified for liberty in exact ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

So Long As The People Do Not Care To Exercise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of ...read more

Tags: Government

Stop Procrastinating I Have Only To See Those ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Stop procrastinating I have only to see those words and Im jerked into starting immediately, because I know only too well from personal experience ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Song By Paul Overstreet- God Is Good All The Time ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 30, 2007

Song by Paul Overstreet- God is good all the time He put a song of praise In this heart of mine God is good all the time Through the darkest night His ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Roman Historian Livy: "Wealth Has Made Us ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 10, 2011

Roman historian Livy: "Wealth has made us greedy, and self-indulgence has brought us, through every form of sensual excess, to be, if I may so put it, ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Joseph Cook: Do You Know A Book That You Are ...

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 3, 2011

Joseph Cook: Do you know a book that you are willing to put under your head for a pillow when you are dying? Very well; that is the book you want to study when you ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Baptist

When I Grow Up

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jun 26, 2023

A photographer was snapping pictures of first graders at an elementary school, making small talk to put his subjects at ease. “What are you going to be when you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3, Ecclesiastes 2:17, Matthew 11:28-30

Tags: Rest, Stress, Responsibility, Work, Busyness, Weariness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

[032] A Message From A Poem – Before The Lord We Are His

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 21, 2025

[032] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BEFORE THE LORD WE ARE HIS To start with I want to say that all my poems are copyright in the sense that I own them and don’t want them altered without permission. All my poems God gave and therefore can be used in your ministry or for your enjoyment. I wish the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:16, Philippians 3:20, 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

Tags: Savior, King, Poetry, New Bodies, The Rapture  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quoted From 2004 Pastor's Conference Workshop At ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2004

Quoted from 2004 Pastor’s Conference Workshop at Moody Bible Institute: As Bill Thrall put it, "When my fear of the power of sin is greater than my ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

For, We Know, Not Every Morrow Can Be Sad; So, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For, we know, not every morrow can be sad; So, forgetting all the sorrows we have had, Led us fold away our fears, And put by our foolish ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

For, We Know, Not Every Morrow Can Be Sad; So, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For, we know, not every morrow can be sad; So, forgetting all the sorrows we have had, Led us fold away our fears, And put by our foolish ...read more

Tags: Emotions