In Sermon Illustrations: "Real Friend"

From Storm To Peaceful Scene.

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 6, 2024

Another little me story, I went through a real struggle, mainly of my own making, thinking and due to anger and too much caffeine in Sri Lanka, where I was awake all night and ended up in hospital due to an atrial fibrillation that took 4 days to come right. Why do I share this with you, you are ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Tags: Anger, Awareness, Stupidity, Ill Health, Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Former President George H. W. Bush Told ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2004

1. Former President George H. W. Bush told mourners at Ronald Reagan’s funeral on Friday that the 40th U.S. president taught him kindness, courage and the power of humor during their years together at the White House. “As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32

Tags: Christian Love

Perhaps You Have Read Various Versions Of "The ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Jan 26, 2006

Perhaps you have read various versions of “The Penny” on the Internet. Here is a slightly different version: A rich man was observed by friends to repeatedly pick up any penny he found on the street. This behavior was quite intriguing to his friends for the condition of the penny wasn’t an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

When God Shows Up

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 3, 2019

I just finished reading a book called, “The Shack.” I read it about ten years ago, and something made me read it again, and I’m so glad I did. I commend it to you as a book that captures the very essence of a God who wants nothing more than to have a loving relationship with you. What an incredible ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-8

Tags: Humility, The Shack, God Shows Up, Miracle, Sacred In The Ordinary, Sacred In Secular  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Keep It Between The Lines  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002

Keep It Between The Lines. He was a sitting beside me in the passenger seat. As I looked through the window at the quiet little street. He was a smiling so proud as he gave me the key. But inside I knew he was as nervous as me. I said “Daddy, oh Daddy are you sure I know how? Are you sure that I ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Children

Denomination: United Methodist

Seems There Was A Talented Young Man In The ...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 19, 2003

Seems there was a talented young man in the Midwest. There were terrible fires in Yellowsont National Park burning thousands of acres. This young man was gifted with the camera and could capture the heart of crisis on film. So a well known national magazine hired the young man to picture this ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Was On My Honeymoon In The Bahama's When A Man ...  PRO

Contributed by John Mayes on Nov 1, 2005

I was on my honeymoon in the Bahama’s when a man walked up to me and said, "Would you like to buy some cocaine? You can tell everyone how much you really enjoyed the Bahama’s." After I said "No!" and got over the shock of that man’s boldness, I wondered how Jesus would have responded if someone ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-15

Tags: Evangelism, Evangelism How To, Evangelism Fear Of, Salvation, Witness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

22 Percent Of Married Men And 14 Percent Of ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 30, 2006

22 percent of married men and 14 percent of married women have strayed at least once during their married lives. -Source: Associated Press According to a 2005 study by Keynote, an Internet industry research firm 30 percent of online daters are married or live with a significant other. In 2002, ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Free For The Taking: Grace

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017

Joseph Cooke was a missionary to Thailand a generation ago. He illustrated grace this way. Picture a happily married couple in which both husband and wife are all that either could ever wish the other to be. The husband always respects his wife’s feelings, always treasures her individuality, is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:8

Tags: Grace, Love Of God

Denomination: Charismatic

A Fellow Skeptic Once Asked The Famous Atheist ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 14, 2000

A fellow skeptic once asked the famous atheist Voltaire if he would speak some words of comfort to a friend who was dying. Voltaire responded, "I don’t think I can do that. The ...read more

Tags: Hell, Satisfy, Second Coming

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For Loopholes  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 16, 2002

Looking For Loopholes Just before the death of actor W. C. Fields, a friend visited Fields’ hospital room and was surprised to find him thumbing through a Bible. Asked what he was doing with a ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Baptist

Rocker Rod Stewart Has Found That Out. A Usa ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004

Rocker Rod Stewart has found that out. A USA Today article quoted him saying - "I remember being in the south of France years ago, in a suite at the Carlton in Cannes, with girls coming ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jokes And Potato Salad  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005

JOKES AND POTATO SALAD Tony Campolo said, "If you ever start to feel proud, just remember that soon after your body has been lowered into the grave, your family & friends will ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:33-37

Tags: Humility

When Principles That Run Against Your Deepest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then battle is your calling, and peace has become sin; you must, at the price of dearest peace, lay your ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

A Memento  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 13, 2012

A MEMENTO Seeing her friend Sally wearing a new locket, Meg asks if there is a memento of some sort inside. "Yes," says Sally, "a lock of my husband's hair." "But Larry's still ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Independent/Bible

John Paul Sart Summarized The Despair Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Paul Sart summarized the despair of our world in a two-word title, “No exit” Once you die, friend, there is no exit, no way out. Jesus Christ died. “That’s ...read more

Tags: Death

We Are Not To Be Isolated But Insulated, Moving ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 8, 2003

We are not to be isolated but insulated, moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it. Separation is contact without contamination. Jesus was “holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners” (Heb. 7:26), yet He ...read more

Tags: Character, Christian Disciplines, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Trust In Yourself And You Are Doomed To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Trust in yourself and you are doomed to disappointment; trust in your friends and they will die and leave you; trust in money and you may have it taken from you; trust in reputation and some slanderous tongue may blast ...read more

Tags: Faith

Friendship Is The Greatest Of Worldly Goods. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods. Certainly to me it is the chief happiness of life. If I had to give a piece of advice to a young man about a place to live, I think I should say, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Try Coming To Church

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2010

Quote: "When you were born, your mother brought you to church. When you were married, your wife brought you to church. When you die, your friends will bring you to ...read more

Tags: Church General

Denomination: Brethren