In Sermon Illustrations: "Real Estate"

One Person I Read This Week Was Talking About ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Thomas on Feb 10, 2004

One person I read this week was talking about growing up as a child in a rural community that specialized in growing tobacco. Their first summer job was to weed the crop, and most of the time he and his fellow workers would walk the seemingly endless rows with a hoe, scuffing out weeds in relative ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Without Risk

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006

Joe stopped by one day in midweek. His son wanted to see what church was like so he was checking out churches in the area. I showed him around answered his many questions. His family started coming, got semi involved. Joe wanted to have lunch. At lunch he told me he wanted to commit his ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Once, When I Was In The Seventh Grade, My Dad, My ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 26, 2002

Once, when I was in the seventh grade, my dad, my brother, and I were traveling from Oak Ridge, TN to Jellico, TN. My dad was going to preach, and I was going to play the guitar and my older brother the saxophone. We got into a discussion, I will never forget. Dad is a student of the ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

#8230; The Assertion [that Human Brings ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2001

“… the assertion [that human brings were made in the image of God] confirms the genuineness of each man’s freedom. Experience tells us that we are free, in the sense that we make real choices between alternatives and could have chosen differently, and theology agrees. Self-determining freedom of ...read more

As A Pharisee Paul Had Dedicated His Life To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 7, 2001

As a Pharisee Paul had dedicated his life to the scrupulous observance of his religion. John Wesley would have had much in common with Paul. When he was a young man at Oxford University he founded the "Holy Club" with the intention that he and his friends should live well-ordered lives in God’s ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

Richard Baxter, A Great Puritan Thinker And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 7, 2001

"Richard Baxter, a great Puritan thinker and writer, well understood the real truth. He used to write these words whenever he was asked to sign one of his books: "Lord, what Thou wilt, where Thou wilt, and when Thou wilt." In the old Puritan manner of speaking he was saying, "Lord, whatever you ...read more

Tags: Why

Richard Halverson, The Chaplain Of The U. S. ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001

Richard Halverson, the chaplain of the U. S. Senate, pointed out something that bothers a lot of people and excites a few. He said, “Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man’s real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Money

Denomination: Wesleyan

One Middle-Age Mother Came To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 11, 2001

ILL. One middle-age mother came to the conclusion that there was not a whole lot of difference between some of her physical problems & those of her teen-age children. Take their eyesight, for instance. Both of her children seemed to have a real problem with their eyesight. For example, her ...read more

Tags: Joy, Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Am I Dangerous?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2002

Am I Dangerous? "Utterly ordinary, so commonplace: while we profess to know a power the 20th century cannot reckon with. We are all sideliners, coaching and criticizing the real wrestlers while content to set by and leave the enemies of God unchallenged. We are spiritual pacifists, conscientious ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

I Know You Have Heard The Story Of The Man That ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 2, 2002

I know you have heard the story of the man that was on the ocean on a huge yacht. They had cruised for days, and somehow had gotten lost. The captain notice, the owner’s little son had placed his toy magnetic to the casing around the compass. The magnetic force had distorted the ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible, Bible Influence

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Charlie Brown And Linus  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002

Charlie Brown and Linus. Charlie brown asks Linus "What would you do if you felt that nobody liked you?" Linus responds "Well Charlie Brown I guess I would take a real hard look at myself, ask if I am doing anything that turns people off, How can I improve myself? Do I need to ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Mennonite

Max Jarman Asked In His Book, A Business Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 2, 2003

Max Jarman asked in his book, A BUSINESS MAN LOOKS AT THE BIBLE, "Is the Bible the real word of God? The answer a man gives to that question can have a lot to do with his life. The kind of life a person leads, the actions he takes, the mental security he finds are determined by the basic beliefs ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: *other

While 88% In A Recent Barna Poll Believe Jesus ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

While 88% in a recent Barna poll believe Jesus Christ was a real person, what they believe about him differs sharply from scriptural teaching. 42% (even 1/4th of the “born again” Christians) believe that while on earth Jesus sinned just like other people. 61% believe the devil is just a symbol of ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ

Personal Surfing: The 5th Annual Web@work Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Personal Surfing: The 5th annual Web@Work survey reports workers say they spend an hour or two each week surfing for their own interests. IT workers estimate the real number at slightly more than 6 hours weekly. Over 20% of workers say they use streaming software to listen to music or they store ...read more

Tags: Workplace

A Classic Type, Common To Many Renaissance ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Kennicott on May 31, 2006

"A classic type, common to many Renaissance paintings is the ’student.’ A favored follower, a protege or disciple, is always portrayed as very youthful, long-haired and clean-shaven...Throughout the Renaissance, artists portray St. John in this fashion. He is the ’disciple Jesus loved’ ....Only a ...read more

Tags: False Teaching

Denomination: Pentecostal

If The Blind Put Their Hand In God's  PRO

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 11, 2009

If the Blind Put Their Hand in God’s Helen Keller, shortly before her sixtieth birthday, expressed pity for the real unseeing, for those who have eyes yet do not see. Her long years of physical blindness have given her a spiritual insight which enables her to enjoy life in all its fullness. She ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:22-26, Mark 8:27-29

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Christian Church

Delight Yourselves In The Lord

Contributed by Kent Mishleau on Apr 5, 2010

DELIGHT YOURSELVES IN THE LORD "Delight" is to be happy or at peace with something. I wish I was an artist and could paint a picture of true wonderful delight. I wish I had awesome oratory skills that would set a picture in your minds that you could see a beauty that you would hold forever. I wish ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Freedom "For"  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 28, 2011

FREEDOM "FOR" From Robert Youngs: I have on my table a violin string... it is free. I twist one end of it and it responds. It is free. But it is not free to do what a violin string is supposed to do--produce music. So I take it, fix it in my violin and tighten it until it is taut. Only then ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Distortions

Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 29, 2012

DISTORTIONS I know you have heard the story of the man that was on the ocean on a huge yacht. They had cruised for days and somehow had gotten lost. The captain noticed the owner’s little son had placed his toy magnet next to the casing around the compass. The magnetic force had distorted the ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hell Is Past Calvary

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012

HELL IS PAST CALVARY Adrian Rogers once recalled hearing about a nightclub called "The Gates of Hades." The story goes that a newcomer to the city was looking for this nightclub and he stopped a policeman to ask directions. It just so happened that there was a church on that same street called ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:28

Tags: Hell