In Sermon Illustrations: "Reading"

An Angry Hospital Patient ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010

An Angry Hospital Patient Repents I read about a woman who was in the hospital when she got a bad report. She was so mad at God she went into the hospital chapel to tell God off. She was angry because she thought God had been fooling people by telling them he was a God of love. As she approached ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:13

Tags: Repentance

Prayer And The Continental Congress

Contributed by Curtis Emerson on Jun 8, 2010

PRAYER AND THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS We need to remember Rev. Jacob Duché who, at the first meeting of the Continental Congress in Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia on September 7, 1774, was asked to come and open that session with prayer. "He read from the 35th Psalm and prayed for three hours. John ...read more

Tags: Independence Day

Denomination: Lutheran

Eternity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

Eternity Clothes Norma Lauby, of La Mesa, California, was browsing in the ladies’ department one day with her son who was just learning to read. Trying to read all the signs he could, he came upon one in the maternity department. “Look, Mom!” he said excitedly as he pointed at the sign. “They’re ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Tags: Salvation

An Eight Year Old Wrote About Love And True ...  PRO

Contributed by Stephen Ring on Apr 9, 2004

An Eight year old wrote about love and true love. Love is when Daddy reads me a bedtime story. True love is ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Christian Love

Denomination: Baptist

H.g. Wells Wrote In His Book, The Fate Of Man, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

H.G. Wells wrote in his book, The Fate of Man, "Who, except cranks and lunatics, reads the Book of Revelation?" (From a sermon ...read more

Tags: Revelation

The Bread Of Life Comes From Two Tables–the Ambo ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 13, 2009

The Bread of life comes from two tables–the ambo and the altar–the Word and the Sacrament. The word of God, read and proclaimed by the Church in the ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper

Denomination: Catholic

You Are The Prisoner!  PRO

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 22, 2014

YOU ARE THE PRISONER! One of the greatest quotes you will ever read on forgiveness comes from Lewis Smedes: "To forgive is to set a prisoner free.......and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:1-10

Tags: Forgiveness, Freedom, Bitterness, Unforgiveness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Each Day, People In The U.s. Spend 4 Hours ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Each Day, people in the U.S. spend 4 hours watching TV, 3 hours listening to radio and 14 minutes reading magazines. ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

It's Said That Field Marshall Montgomery Paused ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2007

It’s said that Field Marshall Montgomery paused while reading the Scriptures during a service to say, ‘And the Lord said, quite rightly ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

You Are Writing A Gospel, A Chapter Each Day, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You are writing a Gospel, A chapter each day, By deeds that you do, By words that you say. Men read what you write, Whether faithless or ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Dusty Bibles  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 20, 2002

Dirty lifes grow from dusty Bibles. We buy tapes, CD’s, video’s and books to tell us how to live and we never invest time ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Tyndale House And Gospelcom.net Have Formed An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Tyndale House and Gospelcom.net have formed an alliance that makes the New Living Translation available for reading and study on the Web at ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

A British Publication Once Offered A Prize For ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on May 19, 2006

A British publication once offered a prize for the best definition of a friend. The winning definition read: "A friend is the one who comes in when the whole ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Today's Most Common Lie

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024

What is the most common lie in the modern world? It is when we click a box on a computer screen acknowledging that, “I have read and agree to the Terms ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:19, Proverbs 12:22, Acts 5:3-4, Colossians 3:9, Psalm 63:11, Revelation 21:8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Lying, Lie, Liar, Lies, Truthful, Untruthful  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

There Is The Story Of The Little Girl Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

There is the story of the little girl who answered that love is when her daddy tucks her in to bead and reads a story to her – True love is when he ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

For A Person In Rugged Health Who Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"For a person in rugged health who is not particularly dressed up and does not want to write a letter or read the newspaper, we can imagine few diversions ...read more

Tags: Children

Hoag's Ladder Of Learning

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007

Hoag’s Ladder of Learning We remember: - 5 % of what you hear - 10 % of what you hear and see - 50 % of what you read - 30 ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Lutheran

Abraham Lincoln Said That When Future ...

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 26, 2008

“Abraham Lincoln said that when future generations read these words they would realize that, ‘they have a right to claim it as though they were blood of the blood and flesh of the ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

On Books

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

ILL.- TEACHER: Who is your favorite author? PUPIL: George Washington. TEACHER: But George Washington never wrote any books. PUPIL: You got it. TEACHER: How many books have you read in your lifetime? PUPIL: I don’t know. I’m not dead yet. TEACHER: What does your history book tell you about the ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Repentance Of Chuck ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009

Repentance of Chuck Norris I was reading about a martial arts fighter. He came forward at a Billy Graham crusade and accepted Christ as his Savior when he was 12 years old. But he never really committed his life to serving Christ. He went on to become the karate middleweight champion of the world ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:15

Tags: Repentance, Cup Of Salvation